FIELD: metadata index structures.
SUBSTANCE: in accordance to the invention, key is searched for across index structure of multi-keys, containing values of multi-keys and identifying information for metadata, corresponding to multi-key value, while multi-keys are structured by means of a combination of predetermined metadata fields, after than a fragment of metadata is extracted using the found key.
EFFECT: increased index searching speed.
4 cl, 15 dwg, 6 tbl
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Dates
2007-08-20—Published
2004-10-14—Filed