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Techniques for improved searching of electronically stored information

  • US 6,778,980 B1
  • Filed: 09/27/2001
  • Issued: 08/17/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of electronic searching comprising:

  • performing an OR search based on a search request having one or more search terms;

    generating a hit for each of one or more OR search results that match a corresponding search term;

    using the hits and combinations of the hits to generate a hit vector, wherein the hit vector includes one or more bits, each of the one or more bits respectively representing a search result for each of the one or more search terms;

    sorting the hit vectors; and

    providing search results based, at least in part, on the sorted hit vectors.

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