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Avoiding slow sections in an information search

  • US 20060287983A1
  • Filed: 06/16/2005
  • Published: 12/21/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for retrieving results of a search request, comprising:

  • receiving a search request for one or more data items associated with a search string;

    searching an index for an identification of any of the one or more data items associated with the search string;

    returning one or more data items identified in the index that are stored at a local memory location and skipping one or more data items identified in the index that are stored at a remote memory location;

    scanning one or more memory locations for any of the one or more data items associated with the search string that are not identified in the index; and

    returning any of the one or more data items associated with the search string that are not identified in the index that are stored at a local memory location and skipping any of the one or more data items associated with the search string that are not identified in the index that are stored at a remote memory location.

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