Method and apparatus for searching information, and a recording medium on which is recorded an information searching program
US6405206B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S715/968
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
When searching information from the Internet, for example, it is difficult to effectively and accurately obtain the information which the user desires. Moreover, it is also difficult to display the searched information which the user desires. Several types of processing managers (called editors) are described with icons and displayed, respectively, on the display screen of the personal computer or the like, and characteristics that show what kind of searching and editing each editor performs are also displayed. Searching and editing are performed in accordance with the characteristic of an editor selected by the user, and the edited result is displayed.
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