SEARCH APPARATUS, SEARCH METHOD, AND PROGRAM

Title:

SEARCH APPARATUS, SEARCH METHOD, AND PROGRAM

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/140636

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A first storage unit (14) stores keyword groups generated by grouping keyword candidates for a search keyword according to a predetermined rule. A first acquisition unit (17) acquires a first suggestion keyword that is a keyword candidate partially matching a non-final input character string. A second acquisition unit (18) acquires a second suggestion keyword that is a keyword candidate other than the first recommendation keyword in the keyword group that the first recommendation keyword belongs to. The output unit (19) outputs a search screen that displays the first suggestion keyword and the second suggestion keyword in a selectable manner. The search unit (20) performs a search using the first suggestion keyword or the second suggestion keyword selected from the search screen.

Inventors:

NAKANO WATARU (JP)
MANABE TOSHIHIKO (JP)
KOKUBU TOMOHARU (JP)
INABA MASUMI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2012/066183

Publication Date:

September 26, 2013

Filing Date:

June 25, 2012

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Assignee:

TOSHIBA KK (JP)
TOSHIBA SOLUTIONS CORP (JP)
NAKANO WATARU (JP)
MANABE TOSHIHIKO (JP)
KOKUBU TOMOHARU (JP)
INABA MASUMI (JP)

International Classes:

G06F17/30

Foreign References:

JP2010198477A	2010-09-09
JP2011070532A	2011-04-07
JPH09198396A	1997-07-31