Method, terminal and computer program for keyword searching
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1. A method for searching a document consisting of a plurality of unit documents by a keyword, data of said document being stored in a database, comprising:
- accepting a specified keyword for search;
searching preregistered search data from said document to identify a unit document that contains said specified keyword; and
displaying a document structure chart that shows a relation among said plurality of unit documents of said document, as well as the indicator that specifies a unit document that contains said keyword in said chart.
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Abstract
To provide a keyword search method and a keyword search terminal that can retrieve keywords efficiently. Indicators M1 and M2 are displayed on tree-like chart L that shows the logical structure of a document and titles of chapters Ta, sections Tb, and topics Tc, in the document when displaying search result, thereby denoting locations that include keywords specified by the user.
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1. A method for searching a document consisting of a plurality of unit documents by a keyword, data of said document being stored in a database, comprising:
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accepting a specified keyword for search;
searching preregistered search data from said document to identify a unit document that contains said specified keyword; and
displaying a document structure chart that shows a relation among said plurality of unit documents of said document, as well as the indicator that specifies a unit document that contains said keyword in said chart. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for searching a document consisting of a plurality of topics by a keyword, data of said document being stored in a database, comprising the steps of:
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accepting a request for keyword search while said document is displayed;
identifying a topic of said document displayed when said request is accepted;
extracting a keyword registered in relation to said identified topic;
displaying a list of extracted keywords;
accepting a keyword for search, specified in said list of keywords; and
searching said document for said specified keyword. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A terminal for searching a document consisting of a plurality of unit documents by a keyword, comprising:
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a keyword accepting unit for accepting a search keyword; and
a search result displaying unit for displaying a document structure chart that shows a relation among said unit documents of said document together with the indicator that indicates a portion that contains said keyword in said document structure chart as a result of searching said document according to said specified keyword. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A computer program product, in a computer-readable medium for performing a keyword search in a data processing system for a document of which data is stored in a database, comprising:
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instructions for accepting a specified search keyword;
instructions for identifying a portion in said document, which contains said keyword; and
instructions for displaying a chart of the logical structure of said document together with the indicator that indicates a portion containing said keyword in said structure chart. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A computer program product, in a computer-readable medium, for searching a document, in a data processing system, by a keyword whose data is stored in a database, comprising:
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instructions for generating search data by extracting a keyword contained in said document and information on a unit document related to said keyword based on data of said document stored in said database;
instructions for generating data of a document structure chart that shows a relation among unit documents of said document based on the data of said document stored in said database;
instructions for accepting a specified search keyword;
instructions for identifying a unit document that contains said keyword in said document; and
instructions for displaying the indicator that indicates said identified unit document in said document structure chart.
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15. A computer program product, in a computer-readable medium, for performing a keyword search, in a data processing system for a document consisting of a plurality of topics, data of said document being stored in a database, comprising:
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instructions for accepting a request for keyword search while said document is displayed;
instructions for identifying a topic of said document displayed when said request is accepted;
instructions for extracting a keyword registered in advance in relation to said identified topic;
instructions for displaying a list of extracted keywords to prompt specification of a keyword for search in said list; and
instructions for searching a keyword specified in response to said prompt in said document.
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