Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database design – Data structure types
Patent
1997-06-13
2000-08-01
Breene, John E.
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
Database design
Data structure types
707 5, 707 10, B06F 1730
Patent
active
060980664
ABSTRACT:
A method for searching a document directory hierarchy which partitions a user-initiated search. The document directory hierarchy comprises a plurality of document directories stored in a tree data structure. Each of the plurality of document directories corresponds to a category within a class hierarchy and stores at least one document. A user query comprising one or more search terms is accepted from an input device. If the user query includes a user-selected category, a directed search is performed. However, if the user query does not include a user-selected category, an undirected search is performed. The directed search confines the search to one of the plurality of document directories corresponding to the user-selected category, and returns relevant documents within the user-selected category. The undirected search is performed within each of the plurality of document directories within the document directory hierarchy, and returns relevant categories corresponding to document directories within the document directory hierarchy.
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Snow William A.
Breene John E.
Robinson Greta L.
Sun Microsystems Inc.
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