COMPUTER SEARCH WITH HELP OF ASSOCIATIVE LINKS Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC G06F17/30 

FIELD: physics; computer equipment.

SUBSTANCE: invention is related to computer search with the help of associative links. Search is performed in index data base for identification as preliminary results of list from one or more selected computer objects that have identifying information stored in index data base. One or more selected objects that correspond to preliminary results of search are correlated with one or more computer objects, which have associative links with selected computer objects that correspond to preliminary results of search, combined search results are produced, which include preliminary results of search with one or more computer objects, which have associative links with selected computer objects that correspond to preliminary results of search, at that associative links may be defined by system of associative links and include relations between computer files based on user interaction with objects or other interactions between objects. Associative links between objects may include extents of similarity between these objects and their importance.

EFFECT: provision of higher efficiency of computer files and objects search in index database.

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