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Indexing and querying data stores using concatenated terms

US8438173B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

Willard Bruce Jones · Redmond, US
Simon Skaria · Sammamish, US
Naresh Kannan · Puliyur, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 9, 2009
Grant date	May 7, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 15, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F16/3331
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Tools and techniques for indexing and querying data stores using concatenated terms are provided. These tools may receive input queries that include at least two query terms. The query terms are correlated respectively with fields contained within records within a data store, with these fields being populated with respective field values. The query terms are arranged according to an indexing priority according to which the fields are ranked within an indexing table, which is associated with the data store. The tools then concatenate the query terms as arranged according to the indexing priority. In turn, the tools search the index table for any entries that are responsive to the concatenated query terms.

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