Patent TW-538350-B (TW)
Title: Word searching method by classified indexing the related vocabulary group
Inventor: CHEN HUAI-YAN
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 1999-11-05
Granted: 2003-06-21
Abstract: A word searching method by classified indexing the related vocabulary group is disclosed, which is to classify the Chinese/English vocabulary in the way of related vocabulary group according to the mutual relation characteristics among the same category of vocabulary and the category relationship among objects, I.e. categorize the Chinese word and the corresponding English vocabulary in the way of related vocabulary, so as to store Chinese and English of the same category or related/closed meaning into the database system in the form of related vocabulary group, so that the user can input a Chinese word or input an English vocabulary with similar meaning to search and confirm the category of vocabulary by checking the category catalog from the related vocabulary group of the database system, indexing and confirm the category of the vocabulary, and further find the vocabulary to be searched. Firstly, proceed classification to the objects of human society and natural things, and to proceed classification to the Chinese and English vocabulary according to this principle, and set up the category relationship. Then store the vocabulary into the database system. Thus, when the user searches, he can index and confirm the category of words from the database system through checking the classification category, and further find the word to be searched. When the user want to search the corresponding English vocabulary of a Chinese word but does not know how to spell it in English, he can find a familiar English vocabulary with its meaning related to the Chinese word to be searched by associating the English vocabulary meaning of the same category, and input the English vocabulary of the same category as that of the Chinese word to be searched. Furthermore, the English vocabulary group related to the meaning of the well-known English vocabulary is found through the related characteristics of the English vocabulary in the same category in the way of indexing by category of the related English vocabulary, and the user can index by category to find the English vocabulary corresponding to the Chinese word to be searched from the related English vocabulary group. If the user doesn't know how to spell the English vocabulary corresponding to the Chinese word, and cannot figure out the English vocabulary related to the meaning of the Chinese word to be searched, the user can proceed classification, indexing and searching to the Chinese vocabulary related to the Chinese word from the catalog of the related Chinese vocabulary group in the database, so as to find the English vocabulary related to this Chinese word; furthermore, the user can find the English vocabulary corresponding to the Chinese word from this English vocabulary group. During searching by the method of the present invention, the display device can show the picture image for the user to learn/memorize the related vocabulary, and proceed global analysis, explanation to each portion of a certain object since it has the function of explaining the image, so as to provide a straight forward visual effect for the user in the way of image associated with text, thereby the user can learn and memorize vocabulary more effectively.