CLIENT SYSTEM AND SERVER
First Claim
1. A client system comprising:
- a display means for displaying an image on a screen;
a reception means for receiving search result question information or search result answer information, screen data for displaying a search information input region for inputting search information, and a search result display region for displaying searched questions or answers;
a control means for controlling the display means to perform an operation to display a searched question or an answer; and
a transmission means for transmitting identification information for identifying the user, and search information for searching for a question or an answer.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a client system and a server for searching, through the Internet, useful information that matches more closely a user'"'"'s intention. The system is used for searching questions or answers posted by members in a Q&A (question and answers) site which is used by users who are registered as members. The members are then classified into multiple types based on a database, in which posted questions and answers were separated, and attribute information of members. For each question and answer, the tendency of the type who often supports the contents is stored. In this way, a question or answer is searched based on not only a search keyword but also on a type of searcher.
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17 Claims
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1. A client system comprising:
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a display means for displaying an image on a screen; a reception means for receiving search result question information or search result answer information, screen data for displaying a search information input region for inputting search information, and a search result display region for displaying searched questions or answers; a control means for controlling the display means to perform an operation to display a searched question or an answer; and a transmission means for transmitting identification information for identifying the user, and search information for searching for a question or an answer. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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2. A server comprising:
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a question information accumulation means for accumulating a question; an answer information accumulation means for accumulating an answer to the question; a reception means for receiving search information for searching for a question or an answer; a question search means for searching for a question from the question information accumulated in the question information accumulation means; an answer search means for searching an answer from the answer information accumulated in the answer information accumulation means; and a transmission means for transmitting the search result question information and the search result answer information. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for searching for a question or an answer comprising:
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collecting a question or an answer to the question from a user; accumulating the question and the answer separately; and receiving identification information for identifying the user, and evaluation information to a specific question or answer. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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