Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Generating and using a customized index
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Application No.: US13722544Application Date: 2012-12-20
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Publication No.: US09721000B2Publication Date: 2017-08-01
- Inventor: Utkarsh Jain , Fan Wang , Martin Irman , Andrija Antonijevic , Xingtao Wei , Syed Jawad
- Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
- Current Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agency: Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP
- Main IPC: G06F17/30
- IPC: G06F17/30

Abstract:
In various embodiments, systems and methods are provided for generating and using a customized index. In embodiments, an index structure is constructed to efficiently utilize machines containing index portions. In this regard, the index structure for a particular application is customizable such that a number of virtual index units for a particular index type and/or a number of machines associated with the virtual index units for the particular index type can be optimized for machine and/or system performance and efficiency. Utilizing the constructed index structure, documents can be distributed to various index units, virtual index units, and/or machines in real-time or near real-time. Further, the customized index structure can be used to efficiently serve search results in response to search queries.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140181122A1 GENERATING AND USING A CUSTOMIZED INDEX Public/Granted day:2014-06-26
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