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Method and apparatus for rapidly producing document summaries and document browsing aids

  • US 6,581,057 B1
  • Filed: 05/09/2000
  • Issued: 06/17/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer-assisted method for generating a summary of a document, comprising the steps of:

  • at an index creation time, with access to the entire document extracting from the document information that is relevant to at least one dummy query and is necessary to compile at least one temporary summary, and caching at least part of the information comprising substantially less than the entire document; and

    at a later search time, generating the summary from the information cached.

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