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MECHANISM FOR EFFICIENTLY SEARCHING XML DOCUMENT COLLECTIONS

  • US 20100228734A1
  • Filed: 02/24/2009
  • Published: 09/09/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method:

  • storing an index, wherein the index contains index entries that index a collection of XML documents that contain words;

    wherein each index entry of said index entries includes;

    a particular word of said words; and

    at least one location indicator, wherein a location indicator includes;

    a document identifier that identifies an XML document in the collection of XML documents that contains the particular word; and

    at least one of;

    (a) an order key that specifies a hierarchical position of a node within the XML document that contains the particular word, or(b) a path representation representing a path of a node within the XML document that contains the particular word.

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