Method for finding objects
US7523115B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99944
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
What is disclosed is a computer-implemented method for finding objects which are based on data structures, the method comprising the following steps: announcing a selection of objects; generating and/or invalidating a characterization of one object or several objects of the selection, with characterization being effected by means of an item of characterization information; calculating weights of the objects of the selection and/or of objects located in a vicinity of the characterized objects based on the characterization information, weights already calculated, and/or weights already stored; and modifying the selection and continuing the method from the first step until objects to be found are contained in the selection, until the method is interrupted, or until a given or calculated number of method steps has been carried out, with the possibility of terminating or interrupting the method after any one of the preceding steps.
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