INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM WITH A SEARCH ASSIST SERVER
First Claim
1. An information retrieval system comprising:
- an information network;
a plurality of information servers connected to said information network; and
an information retrieval terminal connected to said information network; and
a search assisting server connected to said information network, wherein said search assisting server has list data of a list of identifiers to access information pages stored in each of said information servers connected to said information network, an identifier from said list of identifiers that corresponds to a requested item is searched from said list data stored in said search assisting server in accordance with the designation of said requested item by said information retrieval terminal, and said information network is accessed by said searched identifier so as to obtain said information page corresponding to said requested item.
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Abstract
An information retrieval system which can search for requested information by an easy operation. Together with a plurality of information servers, a search assisting server having list data constructed by a list of identifiers to access each of the information servers is connected to an information network. In response to a designation of a requested item by an information retrieval terminal, the identifier corresponding to the requested item is searched for from the list data held in the search assisting server. An access to the information network is made by the searched identifier, thereby obtaining the requested information page.
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10 Claims
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1. An information retrieval system comprising:
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an information network;
a plurality of information servers connected to said information network; and
an information retrieval terminal connected to said information network; and
a search assisting server connected to said information network, wherein said search assisting server has list data of a list of identifiers to access information pages stored in each of said information servers connected to said information network, an identifier from said list of identifiers that corresponds to a requested item is searched from said list data stored in said search assisting server in accordance with the designation of said requested item by said information retrieval terminal, and said information network is accessed by said searched identifier so as to obtain said information page corresponding to said requested item. - View Dependent Claims (4, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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2. An information retrieval system comprising:
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an information network;
a plurality of information servers connected to said information network;
an information retrieval terminal connected to said information network; and
a search assisting server connected to said information network, wherein said search assisting server has list data of a list of identifiers to access information pages stored in each of said information server connected to said information network, said information retrieval terminal has list display means for displaying a list of items showing each of said information pages, designating means for designating a desired item from said list of the items, and transmitting means for transmitting said item designated by said designating means to said search assisting server, said search assisting server has search means for searching said identifier corresponding to said item transmitted from said information retrieval terminal from said list data and transmitting means for transmitting said identifier searched for by said search means to said information retrieval terminal, and said information retrieval terminal accesses said information page corresponding to said requested item by using said identifier transmitted from said search assisting server. - View Dependent Claims (3, 5, 6)
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