Encoding semi-structured data for efficient search and browsing
US8489597B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99942
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for encoding XML tree data that includes the step of encoding the semi-structured data into strings of arbitrary length in a way that maintains non-structural and structural information about the XML data, and enables indexing the encoded XML data in a way that facilitates efficient search and browsing.
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