METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INDEXING SERVICE IN PORTABLE TERMINAL

摘要

Provided is a method and apparatus for providing an indexing service in a portable terminal. The method includes recognizing at least one data selected by a user from a first file provided through a text viewer of the portable terminal and extracting absolute locations of the recognized data in the first file, storing the extracted locations of the data and arranging the data in a predetermined order to create a first sub file related to the first file, and indexing the first file to allow a search in the first file based on particular data by displaying the locations stored for the respective data arranged in the created first sub file. The first sub file is further linked to data from other files according to the data selected by a user so that a user can determine location of a particular data.