Method for streaming XPath processing with forward and backward axes
Patent 7171407 Issued on January 30, 2007. Estimated Expiration Date: 
October 3, 2022. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
October 3, 2022. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesHierarchical query feedback in an information retrieval system Patent #: 6094652 InventorsApplicationNo. 10264076 filed on 10/03/2002US Classes:707/4, Query formulation, input preparation, or translation707/1, DATABASE OR FILE ACCESSING707/3, Query processing (i.e., searching)707/5, Query augmenting and refining (e.g., inexact access)707/101, Manipulating data structure (e.g., compression, compaction, compilation)707/6, Pattern matching access704/9Natural languageExaminersPrimary: Wong, DonAssistant: Filipczyk, Marc Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 17/30AbstractA system and method for processing documents, such as XML documents, wherein the method includes the steps of: receiving a query comprising search criteria; receiving at least a portion of a document; modifying the search criteria such that constraints specifying a backward relation may be reformulated into constraints specifying a forward relation; processing the document using the modified criteria; and locating one or more nodes that satisfy the search criteria; and, emitting the selected nodes as output. | |
