User interface for document retrieval
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First Claim
1. A graphical user interface for displaying results of a query applied to a database of text documents, the query including at least one key word, the results including at least one retrieved text document, the interface comprising:
- a plurality of relevance indicator locations on a display device, each indicator location being associated with a respective one of the at least one retrieved document, each indicator location being adapted to display at least one graphical indicator, each graphical indicator comprising a graphical representation of a respective relevance of a respective one of the at least one keyword in the respective one of the at least one retrieved document.
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Abstract
A user interface for a full-text document retrieval computerized system comprises a display with a words window in which each query word is displayed by means of a distinctive representation uniquely associated with each displayed word. In a subsequent results window, each document header or title or representation is accompanied by an indicator which employs the same distinctive representation to directly indicate to the user the relative contributions of the individual query words to each listed document. In a preferred embodiment, the distinctive representation is integrated with an associated weight first indicator in a words window, and in the results window the distinctive representations are also integrated with an associated weight second indicator. The distinctive representation can take several forms, such as by a different color or by means of hatching or shading or by displayed icons.
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1. A graphical user interface for displaying results of a query applied to a database of text documents, the query including at least one key word, the results including at least one retrieved text document, the interface comprising:
a plurality of relevance indicator locations on a display device, each indicator location being associated with a respective one of the at least one retrieved document, each indicator location being adapted to display at least one graphical indicator, each graphical indicator comprising a graphical representation of a respective relevance of a respective one of the at least one keyword in the respective one of the at least one retrieved document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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Current AssigneeMobile Enhancement Solutions LLC (Acacia Research Corporation)
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Original AssigneePhilips Electronics North America Corporation (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
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InventorsAalbersberg, Ijsbrand Jan
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Primary Examiner(s)Fetting, Anton
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Assistant Examiner(s)Corrielus, Jean M.
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Application NumberUS08/922,825Time in Patent Office1,056 DaysField of Search707/3, 707/529, 707/530, 707/531, 707/534US Class Current1/1CPC Class CodesG06F 16/338 Presentation of query resultsY10S 707/99931 Database or file accessingY10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. sear...Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data...
