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Apparatus and method for retrieving and grouping images representing text files based on the relevance of key words extracted from a selected file to the text files

  • US 5,598,557 A
  • Filed: 09/22/1992
  • Issued: 01/28/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/22/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer system for searching and retrieving files in a database comprising:

  • a bus;

    an input device coupled to said bus for selecting a first reference file;

    a storage area coupled to said bus having stored therein a program;

    a processor coupled to said bus for executing said program, said program includingan algorithm for determining significant words of text comprising said first file, anda comparison algorithm for comparing said significant words of said first reference file and text of a second file in said database; and

    a display device, coupled to said bus, for displaying a plurality of said significant words from said first reference file and one or more images corresponding to retrieved files, wherein said one or more images are grouped based upon the retrieved files'"'"' relevance to said plurality of said significant words, wherein selecting one of said images designates the corresponding retrieved file as a second reference file for initiating a second search and retrieval of files in said database which are relevant to said second reference file.

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