Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database and file access – Post processing of search results
Reexamination Certificate
2009-02-10
2011-12-06
Vital, Pierre (Department: 2156)
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
Database and file access
Post processing of search results
C707S748000, C707S752000, C701S213000, C704SE21020, C704SE21020
Reexamination Certificate
active
08073845
ABSTRACT:
Provided is an information retrieval method including: retrieving, by a computer, a name including input characters from a database for storing the name, an attribute word associated with the name, and a degree of relevance between the name and the attribute word; outputting the retrieved name as a candidate name; and extracting an attribute word associated with the candidate name, the extracting including: calculating a degree of independency indicating a degree of difference between the extracted attribute words, a degree of coverage indicating an extent to which the combination of the extracted attribute words covers the candidate names, and a degree of equality of a number of corresponding candidate names for each attribute word; and calculating a score of the combination of the attribute words based on at least one of the independency, the coverage and the equality to output the combinations of the attribute words to an output unit.
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Hom-ma Takeshi
Kokubo Hiroaki
Takahashi Hisashi
Antonelli, Terry Stout & Kraus, LLP.
Nguyen Loan T
Vital Pierre
Xanavi Informatics Corporation
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