Patent Document ID: 9104658
Application ID: 12891907

Base Claim:
1. An electronic dictionary comprising: a dictionary database configured to store dictionary information in which a plurality of headwords in a first language type and a plurality of explanation information are correlated with each other, respectively; a non-transitory computer-readable memory configured to store computer-executable units; and a processor, communicatively coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the computer-executable units, wherein the computer-executable units comprise: a first input frame display control unit configured to display a first input frame for the first language type via a display unit; an input unit configured to input, based on a user operation, a first search string in the first language type into the first input frame; an information display control unit configured to: retrieve a headword, of the plurality of headwords, corresponding to the first search string in the first language type inputted by the input unit; and display, via the display unit, the explanation information correlated with the retrieved headword by reading the dictionary information from the dictionary database; a keyword registration unit configured to register a keyword in the first language type and/or a second language type different from the first language type to link with the headword stored in the dictionary database in response to a user operation; a language type judgment unit configured to judge whether at least one of the keyword registered by the keyword registration unit is in the second language type; a second input frame add-and-display control unit configured to add and display a second input frame for the second language type when the language type judgment unit judges that at least one of the keyword registered by the keyword registration unit is in the second language type, wherein the second input frame and the first input frame are concurrently displayed via the display unit; and an input frame selection unit configured to select the first input frame or the second input frame based on a user operation; wherein the input unit inputs a second search string in the second language type into the second input frame based on a user operation when the input frame selection unit selects the second input frame; and wherein the information display control unit: further retrieves the headword that is linked to a keyword including the second search string in the second language type inputted by the input unit; and displays, via a display unit, the explanation information correlated with the retrieved headword by reading the dictionary information from the dictionary database.

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Claim 5:
5. The electronic dictionary according to claim 1 further comprising: an encyclopedia database configured to store encyclopedia information in which a plurality of categories and a plurality of explanation information are correlated with each other, respectively; wherein the computer executable units further comprise: a dictionary selector unit configured to select one of the dictionary database and the encyclopedia database as a search area based on a user operation; a category selection screen display unit configured to display a category selection screen for selecting a category from the encyclopedia database, when the encyclopedia database is selected as the search area by the dictionary selector; and an explanation information display control unit configured to: read explanation information for the category selected based on a user operation through the category selection screen from the encyclopedia database; and display the read explanation information; wherein the keyword registration unit registers a keyword inputted by a user to link with the category whose explanation information is displayed, wherein, when a keyword is linked to a category by the keyword registration unit, the category selection screen display unit further displays an third input frame which corresponds to a language type of the linked keyword in the category selection screen, wherein the input unit inputs a search string into the third input frame in the category selection screen based on a user operation, and wherein the explanation information display control unit: retrieves the category that is linked to a keyword corresponding to the search string when the search string is inputted into the third input frame by the input unit; reads explanation information of the retrieved category from the encyclopedia database; and displays the read explanation information.