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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2005
Andrew Carol, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Yan Arrouye, Mountain View, CA (US);
Dominic Giampaolo, Mountain View, CA (US);
Andrew Carol, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Yan Arrouye, Mountain View, CA (US);
Dominic Giampaolo, Mountain View, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for managing an index database. In one exemplary method, an index database is stored on a machine readable volume with an operating system and the files which have been indexed, and then the volume is, after the storing, made available for distribution to licensees or customers. In this manner, the volume will include a previously created index database, allowing a user to begin use of the index database without having to perform an indexing operation.