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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2003
Robert T. Berks, Auckland, NZ;
Miroslaw A. Flasza, Pickering, CA;
Matthew A. Huras, Ajax, CA;
Leo T. M. Lau, Richmond Hill, CA;
Catherine S. Mcarthur, Uxbridge, CA;
David Tremaine, Thornhill, CA;
Gary Valentin, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Michael J. Winer, Markham, CA;
Robert T. Berks, Auckland, NZ;
Miroslaw A. Flasza, Pickering, CA;
Matthew A. Huras, Ajax, CA;
Leo T. M. Lau, Richmond Hill, CA;
Catherine S. McArthur, Uxbridge, CA;
David Tremaine, Thornhill, CA;
Gary Valentin, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Michael J. Winer, Markham, CA;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention herein provides method and apparatus for managing attribute-tagged index entries contained in an index by assigning or tagging an index entry attribute indicator to a newly inserted index entry (that is, at the time when a key data value is inserted into the index, the key data value becomes a newly inserted index entry and an attribute indicator is tagged to the newly inserted index entry). The index entry can be placed anywhere within the index. Once a group of attribute-tagged index entries have been inserted into the index, the attribute identifiers can be switched off instantaneously (that is, the attribute associated with the attribute indicators is disabled).