Method and system for retrieving information based on manually-input keyword and automatically-selected keyword
OwnerTakashi Yanoinventor
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Abstract
A system for retrieving information includes: a first-keyword extracting unit that extracts a character string from a document displayed on a display as a first keyword; a second-keyword extracting unit that extracts a second keyword from a predetermined part of the document; an information retrieving unit that retrieves the information based on the first keyword and the second keyword; and an information displaying unit that displays the information retrieved on the display.
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A system for retrieving information, the system comprising:
- a first-keyword extracting unit that extracts a character string from a document displayed on a display as a first keyword;
- a command-menu displaying unit that displays a command menu for the first keyword on the display;
- a second-keyword extracting unit that extracts, when a command for retrieving the information is selected by a user from the command menu, a second keyword from a predetermined part of the document;
- an information retrieving unit that retrieves the information based on the first keyword and the second keyword;
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- an information displaying unit that displays the information retrieved on the display.
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A client device connected to a server for retrieving information via a network, the client device comprising:
- a first-keyword extracting unit that extracts a character string from a document displayed on a display as a first keyword;
- a command-menu displaying unit that displays a command menu for the first keyword on the display;
- a second-keyword extracting unit that extracts, when a command for retrieving the information is selected by a user from the command menu, a second keyword from a predetermined part of the document;
- a keyword sending unit that sends the first keyword and the second keyword to the server;
- an information receiving unit that receives the information retrieved by the server based on the first keyword and the second keyword;
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- an information displaying unit that displays the information received on the display.
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A method of retrieving information, the method comprising:
- extracting a character string from a document displayed on a display as a first keyword;
- displaying a command menu for the first keyword on the display;
- extracting, when a command for retrieving the information is selected by a user from the command menu, a second keyword from a predetermined part of the document;
- retrieving the information based on the first keyword and the second keyword;
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- displaying the information retrieved on the display.
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A computer-readable recording medium that stores therein a computer program for retrieving information, wherein the computer program causes a computer to execute:
- extracting a character string from a document displayed on a display as a first keyword;
- displaying a command menu for the first keyword on the display;
- extracting, when a command for retrieving the information is selected by a user from the command menu, a second keyword from a predetermined part of the document;
- retrieving the information based on the first keyword and the second keyword;
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- displaying the information retrieved on the display.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.