Method and apparatus for organizing and accessing electronic mail messages using labels and full text and label indexing
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1. A computerized method for labeling data records, comprising:
- receiving data records in an index server;
parsing the data records into words;
storing the words in a full-text index;
automatically, when the data records are received, adding labels to the data records and the full-text index;
accessing the data records by searching the full-text index using queries including the words and the labels of the data records; and
automatically, when one of the accessed records is processed by a user in a predefined manner for a first time, removing a label from the one accessed record and updating the full-text index accordingly.
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Abstract
In a computerized method for labeling data records, data records are received in an index server. The records are parsed into words, and the words are stored in a full-text index. Labels are added to the data records and the full-text index. The data records are accessed by searching the full-text index using queries including the words and the labels of the data records. Labels can be removed from the full-text index.
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1. A computerized method for labeling data records, comprising:
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receiving data records in an index server; parsing the data records into words; storing the words in a full-text index; automatically, when the data records are received, adding labels to the data records and the full-text index; accessing the data records by searching the full-text index using queries including the words and the labels of the data records; and automatically, when one of the accessed records is processed by a user in a predefined manner for a first time, removing a label from the one accessed record and updating the full-text index accordingly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising:
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parsing instructions for parsing received data records into words; indexing instructions for storing the words in a full-text index; automatic labeling instructions for automatically, when the data records are received, adding labels to the data records and the full-text index; query processing instructions for accessing the data records by searching the full-text index using queries including the words and the labels of the data records; and automatic label removal instructions for automatically, when one of the accessed records is processed by a user in a predefined manner for a first time, removing a label from the one accessed record and updating the full-text index accordingly. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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