Abstract: Method and apparatus for adding annotations to an index are disclosed. Annotation is defined as any supplemental information that may be stored in an index node in addition to the usual key and data references. Adding annotations to the index opens numerous applicative possibilities, including but not limited to, storing and retrieving aggregation, statistical, and security information pertaining to the indexed data and to the index itself.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 5, 2005
Date of Patent:
April 6, 2010
Assignee:
Rightorder, Inc.
Inventors:
Eli Benakot, Igor Bolotin, Levy Cohen, Yuval Levin, Alex Rosenberg, Neal Sample