Method of searching an audio/visual programming database using selected criterion having implicit logical operation
US5671411A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99934
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of searching a database uses a plurality of search criteria each having an implicit logical operation associated therewith. After one or more of the search criteria is selected, a computer system with appropriate software formulates the search including the implicit logical operation to search the database, all without the need for the user to input any logical operation connecting the one or more of the selected desired search criterion. An operation is performed on a portion of the search result.
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