Browse by prompted keyword phrases
First Claim
1. A method for identifying one of a plurality of documents stored in a computer-readable medium, the method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:
- automatically identifying for a user keyword phrases in the plurality of documents;
prompting the user to construct a query expression in which at least one of the keyword phrases is an operand; and
identifying one of the plurality of documents based on the query expression.
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Abstract
A method for identifying one of a plurality of documents stored in a computer-readable medium is disclosed. The method includes the steps of automatically identifying for a user keyword phrases in the plurality of documents, prompting the user to construct a query expression in which at least one of the keyword phrases is an operand, and identifying one of the plurality of documents based on the query expression. The identified document is presented to the user in the form of an abstract. Identification of the keyword phrases and generation of the abstract are accomplished by linguistically analyzing the plurality of documents.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for identifying one of a plurality of documents stored in a computer-readable medium, the method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:
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automatically identifying for a user keyword phrases in the plurality of documents; prompting the user to construct a query expression in which at least one of the keyword phrases is an operand; and identifying one of the plurality of documents based on the query expression. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for browsing documents stored in a computer-readable medium, the method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:
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identifying keyword phrases in the documents; prompting a user to construct a query expression in which at least one of the keyword phrases is an operand; identifying one of the documents based on the query expression; generating an abstract from the identified one of the documents; and
presenting the abstract to the user. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of sequences of instructions, said plurality of sequences of instructions including sequences of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause said processor to perform the steps of:
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automatically identifying for a user keyword phrases in documents readable by said processor; prompting the user to construct a query expression in which at least one of the keyword phrases is an operand; and identifying one of the documents based on the query expression. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of sequences of instructions, said plurality of sequences of instructions including sequences of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause said processor to perform the steps of:
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identifying keyword phrases in documents readable by said processor; prompting a user to construct a query expression in which at least one of the keyword phrases is an operand; identifying one of the documents based on the query expression; and generating an abstract from the identified one of the documents; and
presenting the abstract to the user.
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16. A computer system comprising:
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a bus; a processor coupled to said bus; a user input device coupled to said bus; a display coupled to said bus; and a memory coupled to said bus, said memory being readable by said processor and having stored therein documents; and sequences of instructions which, when executed by said processor, cause said processor to perform the steps of; identifying keyword phrases in the documents; on said display, presenting the keyword phrases to a user; on said display, prompting the user to construct a query expression in which at least one of the keyword phrases is an operand; receiving input from the user via said user input device; constructing the query expression based on the input from the user; and identifying one of the documents based on the query expression.
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17. A method for constructing a logical expression, the method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:
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automatically identifying keyword phrases in a plurality of documents; presenting the keyword phrases on a display; presenting a plurality of logical operation elements on the display, each logical operation element representing a logical operator; prompting a user to associate one of the keyword phrases with one of the plurality of logical operation elements; and joining the one of the keyword phrases to the logical expression based on the logical operator represented by the one of the plurality of logical operation elements. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of sequences of instructions, said plurality of sequences of instructions including sequences of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause said processor to perform the steps of:
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automatically identifying keyword phrases in a plurality of documents; presenting the keyword phrases on a display; presenting a plurality of logical operation elements on the display, each logical operation element representing a logical operator; prompting a user to associate one of the keyword phrases with one of the plurality of logical operation elements; and joining the one of the keyword phrases to a logical expression based on the logical operator represented by the one of the plurality of logical operation elements.
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