APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR INFORMATION SEARCH
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1. An information search apparatus, comprising:
- an interface configured to obtain a search option input by a user;
a processor; and
a storage device configured to store a plurality of instructions which causes the processor to perform search when the search option is obtained through the interface,wherein the processor is further configure to;
determine a search term based on the search option;
search a document database to obtain a document that matches the search term;
generate a search result including document information identifying the document that matches the search term and relevancy information indicating the degree of relevancy between the search term and the document; and
cause a display device to display the search result in a format indicating the correspondence relationship of the document information, the search term, and the relevancy information.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method of searching are disclosed. When a search result is obtained, the search result is displayed in a format indicating the correspondence relationship of at least two items of information included in the search result.
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1. An information search apparatus, comprising:
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an interface configured to obtain a search option input by a user; a processor; and a storage device configured to store a plurality of instructions which causes the processor to perform search when the search option is obtained through the interface, wherein the processor is further configure to; determine a search term based on the search option; search a document database to obtain a document that matches the search term; generate a search result including document information identifying the document that matches the search term and relevancy information indicating the degree of relevancy between the search term and the document; and cause a display device to display the search result in a format indicating the correspondence relationship of the document information, the search term, and the relevancy information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An information search system, comprising:
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an information processing apparatus configured to send a search option input by a user; and an information search apparatus coupled to the information processing apparatus via a network and configured to; determine a search term based on the search option received from the information processing apparatus; search a document database to obtain a document that matches the search term; and send a search result to the information processing apparatus, the search result including document information identifying the document that matches the search term and relevancy information indicating the degree of relevancy between the search term and the document, wherein the information processing apparatus is further configured to display the search result in a format indicating the correspondence relationship of the document information, the search term, and the relevancy information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An information search method, comprising:
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obtaining a search option input by a user through a user interface; determining a search term based on the search option; searching a document database to obtain a document that matches the search term; generating a search result including document information identifying the document that matches the search term and relevancy information indicating the degree of relevancy between the search term and the document; and displaying through a display device the search result in a format indicating the correspondence relationship of the document information, the search term, and the relevancy information. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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