Clustering hypertext with applications to WEB searching
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1. A method of searching a database of documents, said method comprising:
- performing a search of said database using a query to produce query result documents;
constructing a word dictionary of words within said query result documents;
constructing an out-link dictionary of documents within said database that are pointed to by said query result documents;
adding said query result documents to said out-link dictionary;
constructing an in-link dictionary of documents within said database that point to said query result documents; and
adding said query result documents to said in-link dictionary.
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A method of searching a database of documents, wherein the method includes performing a search of the database using a query to produce query result documents; constructing a word dictionary of words within the query result documents; constructing an out-link dictionary of documents within the database that are pointed to by the query result documents; adding the query result documents to the out-link dictionary; constructing an in-link dictionary of documents within the database that point to the query result documents; and adding the query result documents to the in-link dictionary.
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1. A method of searching a database of documents, said method comprising:
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performing a search of said database using a query to produce query result documents; constructing a word dictionary of words within said query result documents; constructing an out-link dictionary of documents within said database that are pointed to by said query result documents; adding said query result documents to said out-link dictionary; constructing an in-link dictionary of documents within said database that point to said query result documents; and adding said query result documents to said in-link dictionary. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A program storage device readable by computer, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by said computer to perform a method of searching a database of documents, said method comprising:
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performing a search of said database using a query to produce query result documents; constructing a word dictionary of words within said query result documents; constructing an out-link dictionary of documents within said database that are pointed to by said query result documents; adding said query result documents to said out-link dictionary; constructing an in-link dictionary of documents within said database that point to said query result documents; and adding said query result documents to said in-link dictionary. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for searching a database of documents, said system comprising:
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means for performing a search of said database using a query to produce query result documents; means for constructing a word dictionary of words within said query result documents; means for constructing an out-link dictionary of documents within said database that are pointed to by said query result documents; means for adding said query result documents to said out-link dictionary; means for constructing an in-link dictionary of documents within said database that point to said query result documents; and means for adding said query result documents to said in-link dictionary.
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