SUPPORTING CREATION OF SEARCH EXPRESSIONS EMPLOYING A PLURALITY OF WORDS
First Claim
1. A method for supporting creation of a search expression that employs a plurality of words, comprising the steps of:
- displaying a search expression creation support screen comprising a search word field for inputting therein search words and a search expression field for visually displaying, in a nodal form, a search expression that includes the inputted search words;
sorting the search words, inputted in the search word field, into one or more groups depending on their categories;
displaying, in the search expression field, the search words included in each of the groups as OR-connected nodes, while displaying connections between the groups as AND-connections; and
changing a search expression in the search expression field in response to a user'"'"'s operation that has been performed in the search word field or in the search expression field.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer program product for supporting creation of a search expression that employs a plurality of words may display a search expression creation support screen comprising a search word field for inputting therein search words and a search expression field for visually displaying, in a nodal form, a search expression that includes the inputted search words, sort the search words, inputted in the search word field, into one or more groups depending on their categories, display, in the search expression field, the search words included in each of the groups as OR-connected nodes, while displaying connections between the groups as AND-connections, and change a search expression in the search expression field in response to a user'"'"'s operation that has been performed in the search word field or in the search expression field.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for supporting creation of a search expression that employs a plurality of words, comprising the steps of:
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displaying a search expression creation support screen comprising a search word field for inputting therein search words and a search expression field for visually displaying, in a nodal form, a search expression that includes the inputted search words; sorting the search words, inputted in the search word field, into one or more groups depending on their categories; displaying, in the search expression field, the search words included in each of the groups as OR-connected nodes, while displaying connections between the groups as AND-connections; and changing a search expression in the search expression field in response to a user'"'"'s operation that has been performed in the search word field or in the search expression field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18)
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12. An apparatus for supporting creation of a search expression that employs a plurality of words, comprising:
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a display unit configured to display a search expression creation support screen comprising a search word field for inputting therein search words and a search expression field for visually displaying, in a nodal form, a search expression that includes the inputted search words; a categorization unit configured to sort the search words, inputted in the search word field, into one or more groups depending on their categories; and a search expression creation unit configured to display, in the search expression field, the search words included in each of the groups as OR-connected nodes, and display connections between the groups as AND-connections, wherein the search expression creation unit changes a search expression in the search expression field in response to a user'"'"'s operation that has been performed in the search word field or in the search expression field. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer program product for supporting creation of a search expression that employs a plurality of words, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising; computer usable program code configured to display a search expression creation support screen comprising a search word field for inputting therein search words and a search expression field for visually displaying, in a nodal form, a search expression that includes the inputted search words; computer usable program code configured to sort the search words, inputted in the search word field, into one or more groups depending on their categories; computer usable program code configured to display, in the search expression field, the search words included in each of the groups as OR-connected nodes, while displaying connections between the groups as AND-connections; and computer usable program code configured to change a search expression in the search expression field in response to a user'"'"'s operation that has been performed in the search word field or in the search expression field. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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