Inventors:
Eli Benakot - Moshav Emunim, IL
Igor Bolotin - Sunnyvale CA, US
Levy Cohen - Santa Clara CA, US
Yuval Levin - Sunnyvale CA, US
Alex Rosenberg - Cupertino CA, US
Neal Sample - Santa Cruz CA, US
Assignee:
Rightorder, Inc. - San Jose CA
International Classification:
G06F 17/00
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.