Patent ID: 7194460
Filing Date: 2007-03-20
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A search device comprising a processor, a first keyword entry unit accepting a first keyword for a search, a related word retrieve unit transferring the first keyword to the related word dictionary database system which extracts related words of a keyword for extracting related words and obtaining one or more words related to the first keyword, a related word selector unit, in response to an instruction from an instruction data entry unit, prompting a user to choose one or more as desired from the related words to the first keyword obtained from the related word retrieve unit so as to produce a second keyword made of all or part of the related words, a search result retrieve unit transferring the second keyword produced by said related word selector unit to a search engine to perform a search using a keyword to search for data and obtaining search results from the search engine, the search result retrieve unit transferring the first keyword to the search engine and obtaining search results including some matches with the first keyword, an output unit presenting the search results in a data display, the output unit producing the search results using the first keyword in the data display, and a linked location registration database system where the first and second keywords are related to file identifiers and added to registered keywords as used in the past, wherein the search result retrieve unit, in response to an instruction from the instruction data entry unit, transfers to the linked location registration database system the first and second keywords and a return of the file identifiers from the search engine as a result of the search using the first and second keywords, and lets the linked location registration database system to add these data to the registered ones.