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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2001
Noriaki Kawamae, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Yasuda, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Terumasa Aoki, Kamifukuoka-shi, Saitama, JP;
Noriaki Kawamae, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Yasuda, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Terumasa Aoki, Kamifukuoka-shi, Saitama, JP;
Other;
Abstract
A set of keyword candidates having orientation, with keywords input by a user as an origin, is appropriately presented. An information retrieval support system, for presenting candidate words to be subsequently input to input words, comprises a search sequence creation sectionfor creating a search sequence of a set of input words input by a user arranged in chronological order, a search sequence DBfor storing storage sequences, a hash creation sectionfor creating a hash that has keyed particular input words based on stored sequences, a hash DBfor storing created hashes, a hash acquisition sectionfor acquiring a hash for keying the input words from the hash database in response to input words supplied via a search engine, an index calculating sectionfor calculating an index relating to words contained in a hash, and a directory creation sectionfor creating a word directory by arranging the input words in a word directory for the keys roots when the words satisfy a specified condition, wherein the created word directory is output.