Patent ID: 6216123
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for generating a full text index of a plurality of documents comprising:associating at least one group of word numbers with the words of an indexed document, the indexed document having an initial word number and a final word number associated therewith, the group having a predetermined group size greater than one, the initial word number associated with any indexed document being at least a group size distance from an initial word number associated with another indexed document;ensuring that a minimum delta value exists between a final word number associated with one indexed document and an initial word number associated with another indexed document;generating a word list having a plurality of word entries, each word entry comprising a word and a list of word numbers associated with the word; andgenerating a cross-reference table containing a cross-reference entry for each group, each cross reference entry containing a reference to an indexed document with which the group has been associated.