Patent ID: 6971061
Filing Date: 2005-11-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An information retrieval system for retrieving a plurality of information existing on a network, said information retrieval system comprising: a storage unit which stores location information about information selected by a user as a location information database; an analyzer unit which analyzes frequency of utilization of each location information in the location information database; an accumulation unit which accumulates information in a predetermined accumulation range on an accumulation base point corresponding to location information having the frequency of utilization depending on a threshold value, as a retrieval information database, wherein the predetermined accumulation range is a number of links linked one after another to be retrieved and the threshold value is an average of a maximum value and a minimum value for the frequency of utilization; and a retrieval unit which retrieves required information from the retrieval information database based on a retrieval condition designated by the user.