The partitioned-layer index: Answering monotone top-k queries using the convex skyline and partitioning-merging technique

Information Sciences

Volumn 179, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 3286-3308

  Heo, Jun Seok ^a   Whang, Kyu Young ^a   Kim, Min Soo ^a   Kim, Yi Reun ^a   Song, Il Yeol ^b  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

Convex hulls; Merging; Monotone linear score functions; Partitioning; Skylines; Top k queries

Indexed keywords

CONVEX HULLS; MONOTONE LINEAR SCORE FUNCTIONS; PARTITIONING; SKYLINES; TOP-K QUERIES;

MERGING; QUERY PROCESSING;

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL;

EID: 67651004685     PISSN: 00200255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ins.2009.05.016     Document Type: Article

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