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Efficient buffered reading with a plug-in for input buffer size determination

  • US 8,205,025 B2
  • Filed: 08/11/2010
  • Issued: 06/19/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of buffered reading of data, the method comprising:

  • receiving a read request from a requestor for data by a buffered reader within a data processing system;

    in response to the read request, obtaining a predetermined value for an amount of the data to be read and placed in a memory buffer;

    reading by the buffered reader the amount of the data indicated by the predetermined value;

    placing by the buffered reader the data read into the memory buffer; and

    returning the data placed in the memory buffer to the requestor;

    wherein the read request is for a posting list when searching an inverted index for a search term, and wherein the posting list is associated with the search term.

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