Patents by Inventor Robin P. Tuck

Robin P. Tuck has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for rapid full text index creation
    Patent number: 5717912
    Abstract: A computer system and method for document indexing and data retrieval. A full text index is created in two phases. In the first phase, a word list symbol table, an alphabetically ordered list, and a non-repeating word number stream are constructed from the source text. In the second phase, a word number access array and in-memory full text index are constructed and then index data is merged into the final index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Novell, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald P. Millett, Robin P. Tuck, Blaine S. Dennis, David O. Robertson
  • Method and apparatus for rapid full text index creation
    Patent number: 5701459
    Abstract: A computer system and method for document indexing and data retrieval. A full text index is created in two phases. In the first phase, a word list symbol table, an alphabetically ordered list, and a non-repeating word number stream are constructed from the source text. In the second phase, a word number access array and in-memory full text index are constructed and then index data is merged into the final index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignee: Novell, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald P. Millett, Robin P. Tuck, Blaine S. Dennis, David O. Robertson