Document retrieving apparatus and method thereof for outputting result corresponding to highlight level of inputted retrieval key
US5950187A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 10, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99935
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A user inputs to a document retrieving apparatus a retrieval string whose priority level is represented by using multiple of highlight levels, such as a degree of a font size and the like. A document retrieving apparatus retrieves a document including the retrieval string from a database and displays the retrieval string included in the retrieval result on a screen at the same highlight level as that at a time of inputting. In this way, the strings having different priority levels within the document are displayed at highlight levels different from each other. It is possible to specify a new retrieval string within the document of the retrieval result to thereby carry out a re-retrieval.
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