ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SEARCHING FOR ENTRY WORD IN DICTIONARY DATA, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND PROGRAM PRODUCT
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a search unit for searching for an entry word in dictionary data including entry words and text data and object data associated with said entry words, based on information entered via said input unit; and
a relevant information storage unit for storing information associating said object data with a keyword,said search unit conducting a search to find said keyword included in said relevant information storage unit and corresponding to said information entered via said input unit, conducting a search to find said object data associated in said relevant information storage unit with said found keyword and conducting a search to find an entry word associated in said dictionary data with said found object data.
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Abstract
An electronic dictionary searches for an entry word in dictionary data, and further conducts a search based on a keyword associated with image data. The electronic dictionary first searches for a keyword as described above, then extracts an image ID associated with the keyword found by the search, extracts an entry word associated in the dictionary data with the extracted image ID, and thereafter provides the entry word.
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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an input unit; a search unit for searching for an entry word in dictionary data including entry words and text data and object data associated with said entry words, based on information entered via said input unit; and a relevant information storage unit for storing information associating said object data with a keyword, said search unit conducting a search to find said keyword included in said relevant information storage unit and corresponding to said information entered via said input unit, conducting a search to find said object data associated in said relevant information storage unit with said found keyword and conducting a search to find an entry word associated in said dictionary data with said found object data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of controlling an electronic device for conducting a search using dictionary data stored in a predetermined storage device and including entry words and text data and object data associated with said entry words, comprising the steps of:
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storing information associating said object data with a keyword of said object data; conducting a search to find said object data stored in association with said keyword corresponding to information entered to said electronic device; and conducting a search for an entry word associated in said dictionary data with said found object data. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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