Patent ID: 6247010
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A related information search method, comprising:entering text by a user, the text corresponding to at least a portion of the document under formulation;searching for and displaying information related to the document under formulation to help formulate the document;analyzing the text entered by the user;searching for information related to a search key extracted based on the text that was analyzed;storing a predetermined amount of the related information;indicating the presence or absence of the related information by a display format of an interaction element which accepts a search instruction from the user; anddisplaying a search result corresponding to a current cursor position in response to a user's operation on the interaction element,wherein the presence or absence of the related information and not the search result is provided on the display format prior to the user's operation, andwherein the search result is displayed after the user's operation.