Patent ID: 8126932
Filing Date: 2012-02-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: storing a table that stores data for a plurality of nodes in one or more XML documents, the table comprising an entry for each node of the plurality of nodes, the entry of each node comprising: wherein the table comprises at least a first entry for a first node and a second entry for a second node, wherein the first node has a first node text value but does not have any descendant nodes, and wherein the second node has a second node text value and has one or more descendant nodes; wherein the first entry for the first node comprises the first node text value; wherein the second entry for the second node comprises a null node text value; the table further comprising a third entry comprising the second node text value; and storing an index of the node text values stored in the entries of the table; wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.