5. The method according to claim 4 , further comprising designating a parent genuine node of said root node as a new root node once traversal through a merged type tree has been performed.
5. The method according to claim 4 , further comprising designating a parent genuine node of said root node as a new root node once traversal through a merged type tree has been performed. 6. The method according to claim 5 wherein said designating of a new root node occurs when a non-genuine leaf node is located.