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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2007
Applicant:
John Martin Hoernkvist, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventor:
John Martin Hoernkvist, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods for processing an index are described. An index may be merged with another index of comparable age and size into a single index. Since older indexes are less likely to need updating, they are 'set aside' to age based on certain adaptive criteria such as the age and size of the index, percentage of deletions, and how long it takes to update the index. An index that has been set aside may be compacted into a format that is optimized for fast searching.