Content item retrieval based on a free text entry

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2009-04-07

2011-10-18

Fleurantin, Jean B (Department: 2162)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database and file access

Search engines

C707S748000, C707S750000, C707S752000, C704S004000, C704S009000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08041700

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for textual searching of a database is provided herein. During operation a user will input a letter into a search engine. The search engine will score words based on the letter and display results of the highest-scored words. Another letter will again be received and the process repeated. In situations where titles are returned to the user, additional steps of associating the words with a title and scoring the title take place. The highest-scored titles are provided to the user as the displayed results.

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