Technique for locating an item of interest within a stored representation of data
First Claim
1. A method for accessing an item of interest within a particular one of a plurality of stored representations of data, the method comprising the steps of:
- searching a plurality of stored annotations corresponding to different items within the plurality of stored representations to locate an annotation of interest corresponding to the item of interest, the annotation of interest having an associated search identifier and an associated location identifier corresponding to a location of interest within the particular one of the plurality of stored representations;
searching a plurality of stored search identifiers associated with the plurality of stored annotations,to locate the search identifier and an address identifier corresponding to a location of the particular one of the plurality of stored representations within the plurality of stored representations; and
accessing the item of interest at the location of interest using the address identifier and the location identifier.
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Abstract
A technique for accessing an item of interest within a particular one of a plurality of stored representations of data is disclosed. In one embodiment, the technique is realized by having a processing device searching a plurality of stored annotations corresponding to different items within the plurality of stored representations to locate an annotation of interest corresponding to the item of interest. The annotation of interest has an associated search identifier and an associated location identifier corresponding to a location of interest within the particular one of the plurality of stored representations. The processing device then searches a plurality of stored search identifiers associated with the plurality of stored annotations to locate the search identifier and an address identifier corresponding to a location of the particular one of the plurality of stored representations within the plurality of stored representations. The processing device then accesses the item of interest at the location of interest using the address identifier and the location identifier.
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1. A method for accessing an item of interest within a particular one of a plurality of stored representations of data, the method comprising the steps of:
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searching a plurality of stored annotations corresponding to different items within the plurality of stored representations to locate an annotation of interest corresponding to the item of interest, the annotation of interest having an associated search identifier and an associated location identifier corresponding to a location of interest within the particular one of the plurality of stored representations;
searching a plurality of stored search identifiers associated with the plurality of stored annotations,to locate the search identifier and an address identifier corresponding to a location of the particular one of the plurality of stored representations within the plurality of stored representations; and
accessing the item of interest at the location of interest using the address identifier and the location identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22)
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21. An apparatus for accessing an item of interest within a particular one of a plurality of stored representations of data, the apparatus comprising:
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a first processor for searching a plurality of stored annotations corresponding to different items within the plurality of stored representations to locate an annotation of interest corresponding to the item of interest, the annotation of interest having an associated search identifier and an associated location identifier corresponding to a location of interest within the particular one of the plurality of stored representations;
a second processor for searching a plurality of stored search identifiers associated with the plurality of stored annotations to locate the search identifier and an address identifier corresponding to a location of the particular one of the plurality of stored representations within the plurality of stored representations; and
a third processor for accessing the item of interest at the location of interest using the address identifier and the location identifier. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. An article of manufacture for accessing an item of interest within a particular one of a plurality of stored representations of data, the article of manufacture comprising:
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a computer readable storage medium; and
computer programming stored on the storage medium;
wherein the stored computer programming is configured to be readable from the computer readable storage medium by a computer and thereby cause the computer to operate so as to;
search a plurality of stored annotations corresponding to different items within the plurality of stored representations to locate an annotation of interest corresponding to the item of interest, the annotation of interest having an associated search identifier and an associated location identifier corresponding to a location of interest within the particular one of the plurality of stored representations;
search a plurality of stored search identifiers associated with the plurality of stored annotations to locate the search identifier and an address identifier corresponding to a location of the particular one of the plurality of stored representations within the plurality of stored representations; and
access the item of interest at the location of interest using the address identifier and the location identifier. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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