Selecting effective keywords for database searches
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorJunichi Satoh
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Abstract
An input interface for effectively selecting keywords for a database search, and a search system using the interface. A database search system includes a engine section, an input/output control section that controls entry of a keyword and output of a database search result, and a search system control section that determines a display manner of the keyword responsive to an effectiveness measure of the keyword such as a hit ratio or number of hits in the database. Before the search is executed, the search system control determines the display manner of the keyword. Display manners may specify various display colors, fonts, special symbols, and the like.
Claims24
A database system comprising:
- a search engine for searching a database;
- an input/output control section that controls input of a keyword and output of a search result found by searching the database using the search engine;
- and
- a search system control section that determines a display manner of the keyword responsive to an effectiveness measure of the keyword before the search is performed;
- wherein the input/output control section displays the keyword on a predetermined display section in the display manner determined by the search system control section.
A terminal device comprising:
- input control means for receiving a keyword for use in a database search and displaying the keyword using a display section;
- and
- display manner control means for controlling a display manner of the keyword that is displayed using the display section, based on an effectiveness measure of the keyword.
A search database server that receives a keyword from an input terminal and conducts a database search using the keyword, said search database server comprising:
- a search engine for searching a database;
- a search system control section for acquiring an effectiveness measure of the keyword in the database before the search engine searches the database;
- and
- a response processing section for sending, to the input terminal, information about the effectiveness measure of the keyword acquired by the search system control section.
A keyword entry support method for database searches, said method comprising:
- receiving a keyword entered by a user;
- acquiring information about effectiveness of the keyword;
- and
- displaying the keyword in a display manner responsive to the acquired information about effectiveness.
A program product enabling a computer to conduct a database search using a keyword entered from an input terminal, said program product causing the computer to function as:
- search means for searching a database;
- search system control means for acquiring an effectiveness measure of the keyword before searching the database;
- and
- response processing means for sending information about the effectiveness measure of the keyword to the input terminal.
A program product for enabling a computer to support input of a keyword used for searching a database, said program product including program instructions for modules comprising:
- an input control module for receiving entry of a keyword for searching a database and displaying the keyword in a display section;
- and
- a display manner control module for controlling a display manner of the keyword on the display section responsive to an effectiveness measure of the keyword.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.