INFORMATION SEARCH APPARATUS, INFORMATION SEARCH METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
First Claim
1. An information search apparatus configured to search a plurality of files including numerical information, the apparatus comprising:
- a processor, wherein the processor comprises;
inputting a first numerical value and a keyword as a query used for determining a range;
determining a unit of the first numerical value;
acquiring a second numerical value of the unit that corresponds to the keyword;
searching the plurality of files and outputting a file included in the range determined based on the first and the second numerical values.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a technique for determining a search range using metadata that is associated with information (file) of an image as well as determining granularity of the search range based on a unit of numerical information included in a query when a file is searched from a database. More particularly, an information search apparatus searches a plurality of files that include numerical information. As a query for determining the search range, a first numerical value and a keyword are input, a unit of the first numerical value is determined, the second numerical value of the unit that corresponds to the keyword is acquired, and a file included in the search range that is determined based on the first the second numerical values is searched from the plurality of files.
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8 Claims
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1. An information search apparatus configured to search a plurality of files including numerical information, the apparatus comprising:
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a processor, wherein the processor comprises; inputting a first numerical value and a keyword as a query used for determining a range; determining a unit of the first numerical value; acquiring a second numerical value of the unit that corresponds to the keyword; searching the plurality of files and outputting a file included in the range determined based on the first and the second numerical values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for searching a plurality of files including numerical information, the method comprising:
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inputting a first numerical value and a keyword as a query used for determining a range; determining a unit of the first numerical value; acquiring a second numerical value of the unit corresponding to the keyword; and searching the plurality of files for a file and outputting the file included in a range determined based on the first and the second numerical values. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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