Methods and systems for search indexing
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1. A method of performing a search comprising:
- receiving a first string in a first search field;
in response to receiving the first string, incrementally locating a first group of documents that has at least a first word that begins with the first string;
receiving a second string in the first search field, wherein the first and second strings are separated by a string separator character in the first search field;
in response to receiving the second string, incrementally locating a second group of documents that has at least a second word that begins with the second string and identifying one or more documents that are included in each of the first and second groups of documents; and
displaying an indication of one or more of the identified one or more documents that are included in each of the first and second groups of documents.
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Abstract
The present invention provides for quick and efficient searching. One embodiment includes a first instruction configured to read at least a first search string and a second search string entered into a same first search field, and a second instruction configured to incrementally filter search results to locate at least a first document that has a least a first word that begins with the first string and a second word that begins with the second string.
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1. A method of performing a search comprising:
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receiving a first string in a first search field; in response to receiving the first string, incrementally locating a first group of documents that has at least a first word that begins with the first string; receiving a second string in the first search field, wherein the first and second strings are separated by a string separator character in the first search field; in response to receiving the second string, incrementally locating a second group of documents that has at least a second word that begins with the second string and identifying one or more documents that are included in each of the first and second groups of documents; and displaying an indication of one or more of the identified one or more documents that are included in each of the first and second groups of documents. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A search apparatus stored on a computer readable medium, the search apparatus comprising instructions configured to be executed by a computing device in order to perform the method of:
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receiving a first string in a first search field; in response to receiving the first string, incrementally locating a first group of documents that has at least a first word that begins with the first string; receiving a second string in the first search field, wherein the first and second strings are separated by a string separator character in the first search field; in response to receiving the second string, incrementally locating a second group of documents that has at least a second word that begins with the second string and identifying one or more documents that are included in each of the first and second groups of documents; and displaying an indication of one or more of the identified one or more documents that are included in each of the first and second groups of documents.
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