Apparatus and method for search and retrieval of documents
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1. A computer based method for creating a database, the method comprising:
- receiving at least one search query including at least two terms;
storing said at least one search query as a stored query;
searching for and displaying at least one stored query as submitted that includes at least one term included in said received search query; and
storing the terms, included in said at least one search query, as related terms in a database, wherein related terms are terms that appeared in a same query.
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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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1. A computer based method for creating a database, the method comprising:
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receiving at least one search query including at least two terms; storing said at least one search query as a stored query; searching for and displaying at least one stored query as submitted that includes at least one term included in said received search query; and storing the terms, included in said at least one search query, as related terms in a database, wherein related terms are terms that appeared in a same query. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer based method for performing searches for queries and terms, the method comprising:
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receiving a search query including at least one previously received term to search for documents; searching for stored queries that were stored as submitted and include at least one term included in said received search query; searching for terms related to the received term in the received query, wherein a term related to the received term is a term that appeared together with said received term in a same query; and displaying the results of at least one of said searches for stored queries and related terms. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer based method for creating a database, the method comprising:
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receiving at least one search query including at least two terms; storing said at least one search query so as to be displayed as submitted; storing the terms, included in said at least one search query, as related terms in a database, wherein related terms are terms that appeared in a same query; and storing information on at least one user who used said search query and the related terms. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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