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Title:
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SORTING AND SORTING PROGRAM
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2004133301
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To extract top (m) pieces of data fast after rearranging an all-order set consisting of (n) pieces of data in decending or ascending order.

In a sorting method of the present invention, top (m) pieces of data of the all-order set consisting of (n) pieces of data are rearranged in the decending or ascending order (first sorting step S1). Then (m+1)th and succeeding pieces of data on the all-order set are selected one after another and then rearrangement in the decending or ascending order is carried out using one selected piece of data and the top (m) pieces of data of the all-order set (second sorting step S2).


Inventors:
SATO NORIYUKI
Application Number:
JP2002299331A
Publication Date:
April 30, 2004
Filing Date:
October 11, 2002
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Assignee:
SONY CORP
International Classes:
G10L19/02; G10L19/08; G10L19/12; H03M7/30; (IPC1-7): G10L19/00; G10L19/12; H03M7/30
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Akira Koike
Eiichi Tamura
Seiji Iga