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Information retrieval system and information retrieval method using network

  • US 20020065817A1
  • Filed: 03/30/2001
  • Published: 05/30/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for retrieving information from a site on a network, said apparatus comprising:

  • a storage device having prestored therein various information about predetermined one or more sites and search information for calling up the sites;

    a display device;

    an operator unit; and

    a processor device coupled with said storage device, said display device and said operator unit, said processor device being adapted to;

    read out the information stored in said storage device;

    cause the read-out information to be displayed on said display device;

    transmit, when a predetermined item of information is selected from among the information displayed on said display device in response to an operation of said operator unit, the search information corresponding to the selected item of information to the network; and

    receive information supplied from a particular one of the sites, via the network, in response to the transmitted search information.

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