Text search system for complex queries
AssigneeBusiness Machines Corporation
InventorSteven Victor Kauffman
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Abstract
A device for retrieving stored data includes means for assigning at least one prioritized attribute to the data prior to storage and means for retrieving the stored data, where the stored data is retrieved in an order determined by the priority of the at least one prioritized attribute assigned to the stored data. The stored data may include an identifier, and the at least one prioritized attribute may be encoded into the identifier. The stored data, means for assigning, and means for retrieving may be connected to and distributed over a network having a plurality of nodes.
Claims20
A device for retrieving stored data comprising:
- a processor for assigning at least one prioritized attribute to the data prior to storage;
- and
- a processor for retrieving said stored data, wherein said stored data is retrieved in an order determined by the priority of said at least one prioritized attribute assigned to said stored data.
A method for retrieving stored data comprising:
- assigning at least one prioritized attribute to the data prior to storage;
- and
- retrieving said stored data in an order determined by the priority of said at least one prioritized attribute assigned to said stored data.
A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for retrieving stored data, said method comprising:
- assigning at least one prioritized attribute to the data prior to storage;
- and
- retrieving said stored data in an order determined by the priority of said at least one prioritized attribute assigned to said stored data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.