Process for searching a repository of resources
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1. Process for searching a repository of resources indexed by a search engine, said process comprising:
- monitoring the access to said repository by users and maintaining a shortcut index to resources which are flagged by the users;
processing at least some new queries entered by users with a first preliminary search within said shortcut index; and
conducting a full search of the respository if the preliminary search is unsuccessful.
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Abstract
A process for accelerating search in a repository of resources indexed by a search engine. Each resource is classified in accordance with a least a first classification level. The process comprises the steps of: monitoring the access to said repository by the users and creating a shortcut index of resources which are flagged by the users in order to develop experience from the use of the repository; processing each new query entered by one user by a first preliminary searching within said shortcut index, followed by a standard search within the whole repository.
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1. Process for searching a repository of resources indexed by a search engine, said process comprising:
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monitoring the access to said repository by users and maintaining a shortcut index to resources which are flagged by the users;
processing at least some new queries entered by users with a first preliminary search within said shortcut index; and
conducting a full search of the respository if the preliminary search is unsuccessful. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. Process for searching a document within a repository of documents being partitioned with at least one level of classification, said process comprising the steps of:
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establishing a cache of documents extracted from said repository and identified as being problem-solving documents and indexing said cache;
in response to the entering of a query, analysing whether said query corresponds to at least one partition for which documents exist within said cache;
identifying documents within said cache which potentially match said query and, in case of failure, completing said process with an exhaustive search within said repository.
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9. A system for searching a repository of resources, said system comprising:
program code elements for monitoring the access to said repository by users and maintaining a shortcut index to resources which are flagged by the users; and
a search engine arranged to processing at least some new queries entered by users with a first preliminary search within said shortcut index; and
to conduct a full search of the respository if the preliminary search is unsuccessful.- View Dependent Claims (10)
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