Patent ID: 6460047
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of generating a documents index file useable by distributed search engines comprising:obtaining one or more documents to be indexed; generating a microindex of concepts for each of said one or more documents, said microindex having a document identification; creating a positions file having an entry of said microindex, said positions file comprising entries of one or more microindexes; creating a positions index file for said positions file, said positions index file having an entry for each of said one or more microindexes in said positions file, said entry in said positions index file comprising said document identification and an offset of said microindex's entry in said positions file; creating a documents file having an entry for each of said concept in said microindex, said entry in said documents file comprising one or more document identifications of microindexes in which each of said concept occurs; creating a documents index file for said documents file, said documents index file having an entry for each of said concept, said entry in said documents index file comprising an identification for said concept and an offset of said concept's entry in said documents file.