Rendering discriminator members from an initial set of result data
US6668251B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 1, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99935
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A search is refined, where a user enters a keyword, and a database comprising terms is searched for terms comprising the keyword. Every unique member in the terms is assigned an importance value to produce a set of discriminator members. The discriminator members are presented to the user, and the user may select one or more of the discriminator members to refine the search. If the user selects any keywords, a new keyword is created using the original keyword and the selected discriminator members. A new search is conducted based on the new keyword.
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