APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL OF DOCUMENTS
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Abstract
A system for the support and management of search for documents is presents. The system includes knowledge-database, query interface and communication to a database of documents to be searched. Information generated during a search session is collected by the system and is added to the knowledge-database. The information is ranked automatically according to the usage of that information by the user. During successive search session, or during search made by other users, the system uses the knowledge-database to support the users with keywords, queries and reference to documents.
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41 Claims
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13. A computer system implementing a method for creating a database and using said database for composition of queries, comprising the steps of:
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storing in a database at least two terms included within a first query received for a search process as related terms; receiving terms submitted within a second query for a new search process; using at least one of said received terms included within said second query to identify at least one stored related term related to said at least one received term in said second query; and including at least one of said identified related terms, in at least one third query in said new search process. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer system implementing a method for creating a database and using said database for the composition of queries, comprising:
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receiving a first query; storing said first query in a database of stored first queries; receiving a second query; identifying at least one related stored first query, said related stored first query includes at least one term of said second query; and using at least a part of said at least one identified related stored first query to perform a search for documents. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A computer system implementing a method for creating a database and using said database for the composition of queries, comprising the steps of:
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receiving at least one first query for a first search; storing in a database said at least one received first query; storing in a database at least two terms that were included within said at least one received first query as related terms. receiving at least one term submitted within a second query for a second search, using said at least one received term of said second query to search said database for previously stored first queries that contain at least one related term to said at least one received term within said second query, and; retrieving at least one first stored query that contain at least one of said related terms for use in third search. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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