International Business Machines Corporation

Gregory T Brown

Lev Kozakov

Youssef Drissi

Yurdaer Nezihi Doganata

Moon Ju Kim

Tong-Haing Fin

Thomas Anthony Cofino

Juan Leon-Rodriquez

John Williams Miller

Ricardo Vilalta

Noon Ju Kim

Search time is reduced with a search engine that includes a bi-directional inverted index facility which can be accessed with a keyword search in one of a number of languages and provide a listing of documents contained in all of those languages. The keywords in all supported languages are preferably stored in an inverted index lookup table cross referenced to documents in those language containing the keywords. Keywords with the same meaning in different languages are accessible together when that keyword in one of the languages is queried. The search engine containing the table can identify pertinent documents either in a selected language, a second language or in all supported languages, as determined by the user. Information about each document can include not only the identity of the document but also information used in ranking the documents such as the number of times that a keyword appears in that document, and the keywords proximity to other keywords. The use of the inverted index table therefore reduces search time by eliminating the need for translation of keywords, their identification in documents and accumulating of ranking information at search runtime and avoids inaccuracies which may result from full text translations of documents.

Retrieving matching documents by queries in any national language

A document search and retrieval system and program product therefor. Search requests are provided to the system through a user interface. A document decomposer decomposes documents into individual document components. Document components and corresponding searchable indices for each are stored in a Component Library. A search unit searches stored document components responsive to search queries. A results validator compares document hitlists with a document type identified in a search query to select valid hitlists entries for a final hitlist. A document view assembly module collects identified document components and assembles them into a document for view at the user interface.

System and method for generating and retrieving different document layouts from a given content

Euclidean analysis is used to define queries in terms of a multi-axis query space where each of the keywords T, T, . . . T, . . . Tis assigned an axis in that space. Sets of test queries Sfor each one from one of a plurality of server sources, are plotted in the query space. Clusters of the search terms are identified based on the proximity of the plotted query vectors to one another. Predominant servers are identified for each of the clusters. When a search query Sis received, the location of its vector is determined and the servers accessed by the search query Sare those that are predominant in the cluster which its vector may fall or is in closest proximity to.

Optimization of server selection using euclidean analysis of search terms

A search engine system is provided in which inputted data in various configurations is first passed through transitional translation layers which convert the data in its multiple configurations to a common or kernel computer form and language. The data is operated on and stored in the kernel form and language. The operated on data is then outputted through transitional translation layers and provided in the desired format the same or different from the input form and language.

Universal search management over one or more networks

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Rockmart, GA, United States of America

Gregory T Brown