search processing method and apparatus

US 20040230570A1

(12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2004/0230570 A1 (19) United States

Hatta et al. (43) Pub. Date: NOV. 18, 2004

(54) SEARCH PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS

(75) Inventors: Hiroyuki Hatta, Kawasaki (JP); Nobuyuki Hiratsuka, Kawasaki (JP); Isamu Watanabe, Kawasaki (JP); Kazunari Tanaka, Kawasaki (JP)

Correspondence Address: STAAS & HALSEY LLP SUITE 700 1201 NEW YORK AVENUE, N.W. WASHINGTON, DC 20005 (US)

(73) Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED, Kawasaki (JP)

(21) Appl. No.: 10/766,039

(22) Filed: Jan. 29, 2004

(30) Foreign Application Priority Data

Mar. 20, 2003 (JP) .................................... .. 2003-077724

Publication Classi?cation

(51) Int. Cl? ................................................... .. G06F 17/30 (52) Us. 01. ................................................................ .. 707/3

(57) ABSTRACT

This invention enables a searcher to analyze search results, intuitively. Data items of plural documents extracted by the search are presented as the following processing keys and selectable display items to a user in a ?rst display form, and in response to the user’s selection of the display item, data items of the documents corresponding to the selected display item are further presented to the user as the further following processing keys and selectable display items in a second display form designated by the user. Therefore, the analysis object and display manner are changed with an intuitive interface to progress the analysis.

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PUBLICATION NO.

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INDIVIDUAL, CHANGE, MEDIA, SOFTWARE, HISTORY, PROGRAM, IMPROVEMENT, EXTERNAL, EFFICIENCY, AUTOMATIC, INSTALLATION, CONTENT, RECORD, NECESSITY, AUTOMATIC OPERATION, FILE, MEMORY, CONTROL

p2000_066927 PERFORMANCE, PERFORMANCE DATA ACQUISITION, HYPERVISOR, PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT PROGRAM, MAIN STORAGE, EXTERNAL INFORMATION, SYSTEM PROGRAM, INTERVENTION, MAIN, TRACKING, STORAGE, MEMORY, SCHEDULED CONTROL, REAL PERFORMANCE VALUE, PERFORMANCE CHANGE, TARGET PERFORMANCE VALUE, PROGRAM,

ADDRESS, MEASUREMENT, EXTERNAL, TABLE, TOLERANCE, SERVICE PROCESSOR, AREA, READ, ALL, DATA AREA, DUPLICATE, SAVE AREA, ALLOWANCE, SCHEDULE, TARGET, STOP, NONE, PROCESSING, RANGE, INTERFACE, CHANGE, SPECIFICATION, PROCESSOR, SERVICE, DISPLAY, CHANGE, CONTROL, SOFTWARE

PS57-209551 A/B, HISTORICAL INFORMATION, HISTORY, COMPARISON, HARDWARE CODE, FINAL HISTORICAL INFORMATION, FIRMWARE, CODE, RESPECTIVELY, OS, FINALITY, HARDWARE, CONTENT, FIRMWARE CODE, ExTRACTED INITIAL SET, UNIQUENESS, CONTENT OS CODE, EACH PRESCRIBED AREA, HISTORY MANAGEMENT SCHEME, OPERATION PREPARATION,

ASPECT, AT FIRST, MAINTENANCE, DISPLAY, THIS TIME, PECULIARITY, ACCOMMODATION, ACCOMPANYING, FORWARDING, MAINTENANCE MEANS, CORRECTION INFORMATION, WRITING, RAM, EXTERNAL STORAGE, MANAGEMENT SCHEME, PREPARATION, PROGRAM, RESULT, COMPARISON CIRCUIT, OPERATION, COMPARISON RESULT, INDEPENDENCE, CHANNEL, A, B, MEMORY, MOTOR, SIMULTANEOUS, INTERRUPT, RECOGNITION, LEVEL, SET, EXTRACTION, EXTERNAL, AREA, CORRECTION, CORRESPONDENCE, USE, ADDRESS, ACCESS, EXECUTION, SOFTWARE

P20022029“ JOB, ACCESS TICKET, JOB MANAGEMENT, TICKET, JOB MANAGEMENT COMMAND, PERIPHERM ENT, DECIPHERMENT, ACCESS, COMMAND, CONSOLE, NETWORK, IN NETWORK ENVIRONMENT, NETWORK ENVIRONMENT, DIRECTORY SERVER, ACCESS CONTROL, MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE, INVESTING, UNION, DUPLICATE, DIRECTORY, MANAGEMENT METHOD, ENVIRONMENT, CONTENT, CONTROL, CONNECTION, INPUT, SERVER SOFTWARE

P2002.233416 EQUIPMENT, NETWORK ADDRESS, SPECIFICATION, BUSY, USE REQUEST, STORAGE PART, STATE, ASSET MANAGEMENT, REFERENCE, ASSET, SOFTWARE USE REQUEST, EQUIPMENT INFORMATION STORAGE, ADDRESS, SERVER, ASSET MANAGEMENT METHOD, USE, USER, INFORMATION PROCESSING EQUIPMENT, INFORMATION STORAGE, MEMORY, USE

PERMISSION, NETWORK, SOFTWARE INFORMATION, EQUIPMENT INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, REQUEST, USE, ISSUE, EACH OTHER, CHANGE, PERMISSION, TERMINAL, RESPONSE, RELATION, SPECIFIC

p|-|04.15Q443 ADDRESS, PAGE SIZE, PAGE, ADDRESS CONVERSION, SIZE, VIRTUAL ADDRESS, CONVERSION, BIT, ADDRESS CONVERSION METHOD, VIRTUAL ADDRESS SPACE, CONVERSION MEMORY,

SPACE, REAL ADDRESS, VIRTUAL, ADDRESS PAIR, AT THE ADDRESS TRANSLATION, THE MOST SMALL UNIT, REAL ADDRESS SPACE, REAL PAGE, REAL MEMORY, IN INFORMATION PROCESSOR, DYNAMIC ADDRESS TRANSLATION METHOD, MEMORY, OBJECT OF

COMPARISON, BIT NUMBER, CORRESPONDENCE, PAIR, ADJUSTMENT, THE MOST SMALL, EXPAND, CONTROL, PART, USE, DYNAMIC, EFFECTIVE, UNIT, CHANGE, OBJECT, HARDWARE, CORRESPONDENCE, ACCESS, STORAGE, SEITING, COMPARISON, SOFTWARE

P20Q0.088927 ASYNCHRONOUS PROCESS, ASYNCHRONOUS SYSTEM, INTERRUPT CONTROL, INTERRUPT, ASYNCHRONOUS PROCESS MECHANISM, STANDBY, HOT, CONTROL, START INSTRUCTION, STANDARD SYSTEM, USELESSNESS, FAILURE OCCURRENCE, STANDARD, REPORT, LOAD, END, RECOGNITION, START, TROUBLE, INSTRUCTION, OCCURRENCE, PLURAL, CONNECTION, PROCESSING, SOFTWARE

RELATED WORDS

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