JP2014002563A - Searching support apparatus and searching support program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a searching support apparatus and a searching support program in which a researcher and a developer use IPDL and the like similarly to a patent expert to easily perform searching with an F term and the like.SOLUTION: A searching support apparatus searches a theme code of an F term, obtained by searching a known publication number in a first search engine, in a second search engine to obtain a term list, displays the F term obtained by the first search engine with releasable discrimination on the term list and generates a searching expression to perform searching with the F term in a third search engine; and downloads a searching result obtained by sending a searching result to the first engine, to construct a local database.

Description

  The present invention relates to a search support apparatus and a search support program for supporting search of a plurality of similar technical documents such as patent gazettes from one technical document such as a patent whose publication number is known in advance.

  Databases are mainly used for searches and searches such as pre-application search and known example search. Among databases, the patent electronic library (IPDL) is widely used by researchers and developers because it can be used free of charge and easily connected. By the way, there is a case where only the keyword is the first clue when performing the search, but it is more accurate with reference to the classification given to the gazette extracted after extracting several similar gazettes by keyword search etc. Sometimes you want to do a search. However, it is impossible for a beginner of a patent search to reconstruct a search formula by referring to classification symbols such as FI symbols and F-terms given in the publication.

Here, in the F-term classification system, the invention is classified by a combination of a theme code and an F-term.
F-term chooses technical viewpoints (for example, function, structure, form, application, material, manufacturing method, etc.) and useful viewpoints in literature search in each technical field classified by International Patent Classification (IPC) It is created by expanding each detail.
The F term is a combination of the viewpoint category and the same viewpoint detail category.
For example, the F-term is composed of a total of four digits including two alphabetic characters (point of view classification) and two digits (same viewpoint detail division).
Additional codes may be set for some themes. The additional code is added by adding “.” After the F-term.

There is a conventional technique in which a symbol code is displayed in an easy-to-understand manner to perform a search based on a known publication or to facilitate the search.
Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-135109
Patent Document 2: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-175331 Patent Document 3: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-141164 Patent Document 4: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-044493 Patent Document 5: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-195808 Patent Document 6: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-195808 No. 2011-204209

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-228561 is a disclosure for searching a database with reference to a keyword included in a known publication.
Patent Document 2 arranges multi-viewpoint patent classifications assigned to a gazette obtained as a set of searches with reference to a multi-viewpoint classification table database together with explanations of viewpoints in order of appearance frequency to make it easy to understand the contents of the technology.
Patent document 3 reads data of known patent documents from the database, extracts multi-viewpoint patent classification symbols, searches patent documents from the patent information database using the multi-viewpoint patent classification symbols as search items, and searches each patent document searched. The number of multi-viewpoint patent classification symbols that hit the document is counted to determine the similarity of the patent document.
Patent Document 4 extracts a classification in a specific document set, obtains a frequency, performs trend analysis, and does not support the search itself.
Patent document 5 extracts classifications in a document set and displays them together with the frequency on a classification table.
In Patent Document 6, the extracted F-term is highlighted on a tree-like table for the purpose of assisting in organizing ideas.

  The disclosures of Patent Literature 1 to Patent Literature 6 do not clearly indicate a configuration that can function as a single search support device, and display them using the frequency of classification / keywords. It's not something In addition, since there is no description of the location of the database such as F-term, there is a problem that the whole structure as an actual thing is unclear and it is difficult to deal with the business. In addition, there has been no emergence of a product that allows researchers and developers to easily search by F-term etc. using IPDL as well as patent experts, and there is an urgent need to develop a new search support device. It was.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, documents relating to industrial property rights to which theme codes and F-terms defined in the F-term classification system according to the present invention are assigned are stored, and at least a publication number is used as a search key. A search support device for searching information by a computer terminal operated by a user using a database capable of searching by theme code and a combination of theme code and F-term. An input unit for inputting at least one of a number, a public number, or a registration number; a first operation unit for instructing a search by the database using a number input to the input unit as a search key; A second operation unit for instructing a search by the database using a search key as a search key, and a search expression generated by a user or A third operation unit for instructing a search by the database using the generated search formula as a search key, and a theme code from the search result of the database by the input number by the operation to the first operation unit OR the F code and the combination of the theme code and the F term that share the theme code and the F term viewpoint classification in the combination of the extracted theme code and the F term. For each theme code, a step of creating a term generated for each F-term viewpoint category, and a step of generating a search expression obtained by ANDing the terms created for each F-term viewpoint category. As the search result of the database by the theme code extracted by the operation to the first operation unit by the operation to the second operation unit The F-term list data, which is F-term list data corresponding to the theme code, can be identified, and the extracted F-term and other F-terms can be identified based on the acquired F-term list data. Executing a step of displaying and a step of causing the user to select an F-term to correct the extracted F-term and regenerating the search expression based on the corrected F-term extracted. It was.

The search support device accumulates documents related to industrial property rights to which theme codes defined in the F-term classification system and F-terms are assigned, searches using at least a publication number as a search key, searches using theme codes, Information is searched by a computer terminal operated by a user using a database that can be searched by a combination of codes and F terms.
In the input section, the user inputs at least one of a legal division concerning industrial property rights and an application number, a publication number or a registration number.
In the first operation unit, the user instructs a search using the database using the number input in the input unit as a search key.
In the second operation unit, the user instructs a search using the database using the theme code as a search key.
In the third operation unit, a search by the database is instructed by using the search expression generated by the user or the re-generated search expression as a search key.
A step of extracting a theme code and F-term from a search result of the database by the inputted number by an operation on the first operation unit; and a theme code in a combination of the extracted theme code and F-term For each F-term viewpoint category, a step of creating a term obtained by logically summing a code combining a theme code and an F-term that share the same F-term viewpoint category with each F-term viewpoint category, and for each F-term viewpoint category A step of generating a search expression obtained by logically ANDing the created terms is executed for each theme code.
F-term data that is data of an F-term list corresponding to the theme code obtained as a search result of the database by the theme code extracted by operating the first operation unit by operating the second operation unit A step of acquiring list data, a step of displaying the extracted F-term and other F-terms in an identifiable manner based on the acquired F-term list data, and allowing the user to select the F-term and performing the extraction The F-term is corrected, and the search formula is regenerated based on the corrected F-term extracted.
As a result, developers and researchers who are users can easily understand the relationship between viewpoint classification and F-terms, and search the database efficiently.

  The search support apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described below. The present invention includes any of the embodiments described below, or a combination of two or more of them.

  In the search support apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, the database includes one or a plurality of search engines that search for information via a communication network, and stores storage unit URL information for the one or more search engines. The URL information of the search engine to be connected is read from the storage means in response to an instruction to one of the first operation unit, the second operation unit, or the third operation unit. The retrieved URL is searched by a search engine.

A search support apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is generated as a result of searching in a database in advance, and is searched using a theme code as a search key from a computer terminal operated by a user without using a communication line. A local database for outputting F-term list data, which is data corresponding to the F-term list, from the storage means by an operation on one of the first operation unit or the third operation unit; The URL information of the search engine to be connected is read, and the search by the search engine of the read URL is performed, and the local database is searched by an instruction to the second operation unit.

  The search support apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention reads the URL information of the search engine to be connected from the storage means by performing an operation on the second operation unit and performs a search by the theme code by the search engine. The F-term list data, which is data corresponding to the F-term list corresponding to the theme code obtained as a result, is stored in the storage device together with the theme code, and a search by the theme code by the operation of the second operation unit is instructed. In some cases, it is confirmed whether or not the theme code is stored in the storage device. When the theme code is stored in the storage device, data corresponding to the F-term list is read from the storage device.

In the search support apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, the display unit of the F term list data acquired as a search answer of the second search engine by the operation on the second operation unit is a mouse or the like for each F term. It is configured to be able to select the selected state and unselected state with the pointing device,
In the initial state, the F term obtained as a search answer of the first search engine is displayed as a selected state on the display section of the F term list data.

  The search support apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention generates a search expression based on the selected F-term in the F-term list data, and displays a search result based on the generated search expression by operating the third operation unit. obtain.

The search support device according to the embodiment of the present invention stores a plurality of publication numbers, types, and legal divisions acquired as a result of transmitting a search expression to a third search engine,
Connecting to the first search engine via a network communication device based on the URL information of the search engine stored in the first storage means and transmitting information indicating the stored legal division, number and type; A step of continuously downloading the publication data hit as a search result of the first search engine and a step of making the downloaded publication data into a database to be a local database are executed.

  In order to achieve the above object, a search support apparatus of the present invention is a search support apparatus that searches for information via a communication network using a computer terminal, and includes a legal division and an application number, a publication number, or an industrial property right. Input unit for inputting at least one of registration numbers, first storage means for storing URL information of first search engine for searching for publication number on communication network, and instructing connection to first search engine A first operation unit; a second storage unit that stores URL information of a second search engine that searches an F-term list on a communication network; and a second operation unit that instructs connection to the second search engine. , Third storage means for storing URL information of a third search engine for searching by the theme code and F-term on the communication network, and the third search engine A third operation unit for instructing connection to the gin, and the instruction from the first operation unit obtains URL information of the search engine stored in the first storage unit, and transmits the URL information via the network communication device. Connecting to one search engine, transmitting information indicating the legal division, number and type, downloading bulletin data hit as a search result of the first search engine, and a theme from the downloaded data Extracting a code and an F-term; creating a logical sum for each viewpoint category of the extracted F-term; generating a search expression based on a logical product of the logical sums created for each viewpoint category; The URL information of the search engine stored in the second storage means is acquired in accordance with an instruction from the second operation unit, and the network communication device is used. Connecting to the second search engine and transmitting information indicating a theme code; acquiring F-term list data of F-term as a search answer of the second search engine; and acquiring the F-term list in the acquired F-term list A step of displaying the extracted F-term and another F-term in an identifiable manner, and a step of causing the searcher to correct the extracted F-term and regenerating the search expression, and the third operation To obtain the URL information of the third search engine stored in the third storage means, connect to the third search engine via a network communication device, and the generated search expression A search support apparatus characterized by transmitting.

  With this configuration, if the legal division, application number, publication number, registration number, etc. of the publication having the technical contents related to the patented technology to be searched are known, the publication number search formula is transmitted to the search engine using this. The theme code and F-term included in the hit publication data are obtained. However, the obtained theme code and F-term originally consist of symbols, and it is difficult for researchers and developers to understand this. For this reason, the theme code is searched by the search engine of the F-term list of the F-term obtained as the search answer. An F-term list for each theme code can be obtained as a search answer, but it is difficult to understand the relationship with the technical content that researchers are trying to search. For this reason, in the present invention, the F-term obtained by searching for the publication number is displayed in the F-term list so as to be distinguishable from other F-terms. In the F-term list, viewpoints are arranged on the vertical axis from (AA), and F-terms are arranged on the horizontal axis in order of superordinate concepts. However, the content of the gazette of the number searched first is not the gazette of the target patent document but the technical content that is close to the target patent document but different. Therefore, in order to clarify what F-terms are assigned to publications with similar technical contents but different technical contents on the F-term list, the F-term list is displayed so that the difference can be seen from other F-terms. This makes it easier for developers and researchers to understand the relationship between viewpoint categories and F-terms.

  In the apparatus according to the present invention, the search for publication numbers, the search for theme codes, and the search by F-term are performed by different search engines on different communication networks, so it is necessary to have these databases in-house or in the search apparatus. For example, an IPDL search engine can be used. Therefore, the support device itself can be a light and compact device. Furthermore, in the search support device of the present invention, after downloading the F-term list of HTML-format F-terms, it is displayed on the personal computer screen as data with the tags removed, and can be selected and non-displayed by clicking with a pointing device such as a mouse. It is configured to be able to be in a selected state. This provides the searcher with an interface for easily correcting the F-term.

  Furthermore, in order to make it easier for developers and researchers unfamiliar with patents to understand how to combine the identified theme codes and F-terms to obtain the target set of technologies, the F-terms are classified by viewpoint category. For example, a group of F terms for each viewpoint division, such as a group of viewpoint division AA and a group of viewpoint division AB, is created, and the F terms in the group are logically summed, and groups of F terms with different viewpoint divisions Generate a search expression with the logical product of.

  Further, the search expression is sent to the search engine for the F-term search URL, and the publication number is obtained as the search result. In a normal search such as IPDL, a detailed result is displayed by clicking on a list of search results one by one. However, it takes time. For this reason, the device according to the present invention connects to the search engine URL of the publication number based on the publication number obtained as a search response, and transmits the legal classification, number, and publication type as a search key from the computer to the search engine. And download the detailed contents displayed as a result.

  With this configuration, the downloaded publication data is made into a database in the local computer, so that the search results can be collectively screened, and the search efficiency is remarkably improved. However, download the search results and build a local database.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, documents relating to industrial property rights to which theme codes and F-terms defined in the F-term classification system according to the present invention are assigned are stored, and at least a publication number is used as a search key; Using a database that can be searched by theme code and search by combination of theme code and F-term, a search support program for searching for information is applied to a computer terminal operated by the user. An input function for inputting at least one of a number, a public number, or a registration number; a first operation function for instructing a search by the database using a number input to the input function as a search key; And a second operation function for instructing a search by the database using the search key as a search key and a search generated by the user. A third operation function for instructing a search by the database using an expression or a regenerated search expression as a search key, and searching the database by the number input by an operation to the first operation function A step of extracting a theme code and F-term from the result, and a code combining the theme code and F-term that share the same theme code and F-term viewpoint classification in the combination of the extracted theme code and F-term Creating a term obtained by logically summing the terms for each F-term viewpoint category, and generating a search expression obtained by logically ANDing the terms created for each F-term viewpoint category; Is executed for each theme code, and the data by the theme code extracted by the operation to the first operation function is obtained by the operation to the second operation function. Obtaining F-term list data, which is F-term list data corresponding to the theme code obtained as a base search result, and extracting the F-term and other F-terms based on the obtained F-term list data Displaying the terms in an identifiable manner, allowing the user to select the F terms and correcting the extracted F terms, and regenerating the search formula based on the corrected F terms , To be executed.

In order to achieve the above object, a search support program according to the present invention searches for information via a communication network, and a user operates a computer terminal operated by a user to set a legal division and an application number related to industrial property rights. , An input function for inputting at least one of a public number or a registration number, a first storage function for storing URL information of a first search engine for searching for a publication number on a communication network, and the user performing the first search The first operation function for instructing connection to the engine, the second storage function for storing URL information of the second search engine for searching the F-term list of the F-term on the communication network, and the user URL information of the second operation function for instructing connection to the search engine and the third search engine for searching by F-term on the communication network And a third operation function for the user to instruct connection to the third search engine, and the first storage function is provided by an instruction to the first operation function. Obtaining URL information of a search engine stored in the function, connecting to the first search engine via a network communication device, and transmitting information indicating the legal division, number, and type; and A step of downloading publication data hit as a search engine search result, a step of extracting a theme code and an F term from the downloaded data, and a step of creating a logical sum for each viewpoint category of the extracted F term , Generating a search expression based on a logical product of logical sums created for each viewpoint category, and instructing the second operation function, Obtaining URL information of a search engine stored in the storage means, connecting to the second search engine via a network communication device and transmitting information indicating a theme code; and searching for the second search engine Obtaining the term list data as data corresponding to the F-term list of the F-term as an answer, and displaying the extracted F-term and other F-terms in the obtained term-list data so as to be distinguishable; and the extraction URL information of the third search engine stored in the third storage means by the step of causing the searcher to correct the generated F-term and regenerating the search expression, and by operating the third operation function And connecting to the third search engine via a network communication device and transmitting the generated search expression. It was supposed to be.
With the configuration of the present invention described above, it is possible to achieve the same effect as the above-described search support apparatus according to the present invention.

As described above, the search support apparatus and the search support program according to the present invention have the following effects due to their configurations.
There is an effect that a set of target technical contents can be accurately formed in a short time based on a publication number similar to the target technical contents.

It is a front view of one Example of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the change of the highlighting of F term. It is an example of the search reply transmitted to the search assistance apparatus 1. It is an example of the symbol of P which shows the produced | generated legal division, the symbol of A which shows a gazette classification, and a gazette number.

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a change in highlighting of the F term.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of a search support apparatus according to the present invention. The search support apparatus 1 has a computer terminal device having a CPU (not shown) as a basic configuration. The search support apparatus 1 is connected to the first to third search engines 3, 3 ′, 3 ″ via the communication network 2. The search support apparatus 1 includes a keypad 4 used to input numbers and the like, and a mouse 5 as a pointing device. The search support apparatus includes first to third storage units 6 to 8 capable of storing at least three types of information. The search support apparatus 1 further includes a number input unit 9 for inputting the number of the publication, a switch 10 for designating and inputting a legal division, and a switch 11 for specifying the type of the number input to the number input unit 9. Reference numeral 12 is a button for designating a search by a number that functions as a first operation unit. Reference numeral 13 is a button for designating a search by a theme code functioning as a second operation unit. Reference numeral 14 is a button that functions as a third operation unit and designates transmission of a search expression by F-term. Reference numbers 15 and 15 'are F-term display windows having the same theme code, and reference numbers 16 and 16' are theme codes for searching the F-term list of F-terms when there are a plurality of theme codes. This is a check box for specifying. Reference numeral 17 is an F-term list of F-terms. The F-term displayed in the F-term display window 15 is given a mark 18 so that it can be distinguished from other F-terms. Reference numbers 19 and 19 ′ designate which search expression is used when there are a plurality of F-term search expressions in the check box. Reference numerals 20 and 20 'are search expressions generated by program processing of the F-term displayed in the display windows 15 and 15'. The reference number 21 displays the F-term list of the F-term on the monitor, displays the numbers 0-9, and is also used as a display unit at the time of inputting a number by a pointing device such as the mouse 5 and screening.

The operation of the search support apparatus of the present invention will be described below.
A gazette number close to the technology to be investigated is input from the keypad 4 to the input unit 9. The number can also be input by displaying a number list (not shown) on the monitor 21 and clicking with the mouse 5. In order to specify the publication, it is necessary to specify the legal division and the number type. In this embodiment, the switches 10 and 11 are used to specify the legal division and the number type. However, an input unit for specifying the legal division and the number type is provided on the monitor 21 to specify these. You can also.

  When the input of the number, the specification of the legal division and the specification of the number type are completed, the first operation unit 12 is operated to acquire the URL information of the search engine for number search stored in the first storage means 6. To the first search engine 3 via the communication network 2, and the legal classification specified by the switch 10, the number input to the number input unit 9 and the type specified by the switch 11 are transmitted to the search engine. A method of performing a search with a search engine using a publication number and obtaining a result is disclosed in detail in Japanese Patent No. 4370596 related to the same applicant.

  The search result of the publication number is transmitted to the search support apparatus 1 via the communication network. Actually, the publication data received by the search support apparatus is processed by a program in the memory or temporarily stored in a storage device such as a hard disk, and the saved publication data is processed by the program to extract the F-term. These programs and algorithms are common. In the present invention, after the publication data is downloaded, the F term is extracted by program processing. However, even if the data placed in the memory is programmed, it is necessary to save the result, so that the result is downloaded. . The extracted F-term is displayed in the display windows 15 and 15 '.

  Next, a logical sum is created for each viewpoint category of the F-term displayed in the display windows 15 and 15 ′ by program processing, and further, search expressions 20 and 20 ′ are generated by a logical product of the logical sums created for each viewpoint category. Is done. Here, the viewpoint division means the next two-digit alphabetic character following the theme code 5K034 in the example shown in the figure, and the two alphabetic characters are logically ORed with the same F-term, and the F-terms with different perspective segments are logically ANDed. The search expression is generated as follows.

  For example, the search formula for each theme code is made by ANDing the terms created for each F-term viewpoint category, and the term is a theme code that makes the theme code and the F-term viewpoint category common. This is the result of ORing the codes that combine F and F terms.

  Next, the computer device acquires URL information of the search engine stored in the storage means 7 according to an instruction from the second operation unit 13, connects to the second search engine 3 ′ via the network communication device, and checks the check boxes 16, The theme code information designated by 16 'is transmitted to the search engine 3'.

  The F-term list data of the F-term is transmitted to the search support device 1 as a search answer of the second search engine 3 ', and this term list data is downloaded. The downloaded data is programmed to extract the explanation part corresponding to the F term, and the term list 17 is displayed on the monitor 21. Next, the F-term displayed in the F-term display window 15 is displayed on the F-term list 17 so as to be distinguishable from other F-terms. In this embodiment, the mark 18 is added to the F-term portion of AA16 and AA17 and highlighted. Instead of the mark 18, various methods can be applied to clearly distinguish from other F-terms, such as blinking characters or changing colors.

By designating the part to which the mark 18 is attached with a pointing device such as the mouse 5, the highlighting is canceled as shown in FIG. 2, and the part of the F term that is not highlighted is clicked with the mouse 5. It can be highlighted. That is, the highlighted part of the displayed term list can be arbitrarily edited so that a searcher such as a developer or a researcher can obtain the technical contents intended by the developer.
At the same time as changing the highlighting of the term list or after changing the highlighting of the F-term list, the contents of the F-term display window 15 and the search expression 20 are updated by giving an instruction using an instruction button (not shown).
As a result, the “extracted F term” can be regenerated.

  Next, by the operation of the third operation unit 14, the computer apparatus acquires the URL information of the third search engine stored in the third storage unit 8, and the third search engine 3 ′ is obtained via the communication network 2. Connect to 'and send the generated search expression 20.

  The search formula 20 is edited by a researcher and a developer, and is transmitted to the search engine as a more desirable form, so that the search result by the generated search formula 20 is close to the target. However, depending on the contents of the search, even if the search expression is generated in this way, a large number of data may be hit. In this case, the F-term list 17 of the F-term may be displayed by designating the second operation unit, and the search may be performed again by changing the selected F-term, or the search may be performed by directly rewriting the search expression 20. It can also be done.

  The search response of the third search engine 3 ″ is transmitted to the search support apparatus 1 in the legal division, type, number and name format of the publication. When the number and type of the gazette transmitted here are downloaded and the same function as the operation by the first operation unit 12 is performed by the program, the first search is performed based on the search answer of the third search engine 3 ″. The search by the engine 3 is repeatedly performed, and the publication data can be continuously stored in the hard disk or the like of the search support apparatus 1. If the saved gazette data is made into a database, search results can be continuously screened while communication with the search engine is disconnected.

  In addition, the search response of the third search engine 3 ″ is transmitted to the search support apparatus 1 in the legal division, type, number, and name format of the publication. FIG. 3 shows an example of a search response transmitted to the search support apparatus 1, which is normally transmitted as data in HTML format via the communication network 2. The search support apparatus 1 removes the tag from the HTML data by program processing, and generates a P symbol indicating the legal division, an A symbol indicating the publication type, and a publication number as shown in FIG. In this apparatus, for example, the publication type is A and the legal division is P, but various symbols suitable for the search system can be used. The data shown in FIG. 4 is transmitted as a search key to the first search engine 3 via the communication network 2. The publication data transmitted to the search support apparatus 1 as a search result of the search engine 1 stores the publication number as a file name for each case, or creates a folder corresponding to the publication number for each case, and creates a folder in this folder. to download. When the download of the gazette data is completed, a bibliographic item, claims, drawings and the like are extracted from the downloaded gazette data by a program to construct a local database. This database is small in size and does not go through the communication network 2, so that high-speed screening is possible and search efficiency is greatly improved. In addition, from the download of the gazette data to the creation of the database for screening can be continuously performed by the program processing.

  As described above, according to the present invention, there is an effect that a set of target technical contents can be accurately formed in a short time based on a publication number similar to the target technical contents.

The embodiments are exemplifications of the idea of the present invention, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the claims of the present invention.
The description has been made using a search engine for searching for a publication number, a search engine for searching for a theme code of an F-term classification system, and three search engines for searching using a theme code and an F-term. If these search functions are provided and the search function can be switched by code, these codes are recorded in the storage devices 6 to 8 instead of the URL, and the codes are read out according to the type of search. Can be sent to search engines. In addition, since the search support apparatus 1 has a minimum configuration, all data necessary for the search is obtained from a search engine on the network. However, since the F-term list of the F-term is composed of text, the theme code May be stored in a local storage device, and when the button 13 is operated, the local data is searched and the F-term list 17 may be displayed. In general, researchers and developers often search for similar technical contents, so the F-term list once obtained via the communication line 2 is stored in a storage device inside or outside the search support device, If the corresponding F-term list is stored when the search for the theme code is instructed, the F-term list can be quickly obtained by using the local data without performing the search by the second search engine 3 ′. 17 can be displayed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Search assistance apparatus 2 Communication network 3 1st search engine 3 '2nd search engine 3''3rd search engine 4 Keypad 5 Mouse 6 1st memory | storage means 7 2nd memory | storage means 8 3rd memory | storage Means 9 Number input section 10 Switch 11 Switch 12-14 Button 15 Display window 15 'Display window 16 Check box 16' Check box 17 Term list 18 Mark 19 Check box 19 'Check box 20 Search formula 21 Search formula

JP-A-5-135109 JP 2002-175331 A JP2003-141164A JP 2003-044493 A JP 2006-195808 A JP 2011-204209 A

Claims (8)

Documents related to industrial property rights to which theme codes and F-terms defined in the F-term classification system are stored, search using at least the publication number as a search key, search by theme code, theme code and F-term A search support device that searches for information using a computer terminal operated by a user, using a database that can be searched by a combination of:
An input section for the user to enter at least one of a legal division concerning industrial property rights and an application number, a publication number or a registration number;
A first operation unit for instructing a search by the database using a number input to the input unit by a user as a search key;
A second operation unit in which a user instructs a search by the database using a theme code as a search key;
A third operation unit for instructing a search by the database using a search expression generated by the user or a re-generated search expression as a search key;
A step of extracting a theme code and F-term from a search result of the database by the inputted number by an operation on the first operation unit; and a theme code in a combination of the extracted theme code and F-term For each F-term viewpoint category, a step of creating a term obtained by logically summing a code combining a theme code and an F-term that share the same F-term viewpoint category with each F-term viewpoint category, and for each F-term viewpoint category Generating a search expression obtained by logically ANDing the created terms for each theme code,
F-term data that is data of an F-term list corresponding to the theme code obtained as a search result of the database by the theme code extracted by operating the first operation unit by operating the second operation unit A step of acquiring list data, a step of displaying the extracted F-term and other F-terms in an identifiable manner based on the acquired F-term list data, and allowing the user to select the F-term and performing the extraction Modifying the generated F-term and regenerating the search expression based on the modified F-term extracted.
A search support apparatus characterized by that. The database includes one or more search engines that search for information over a communication network;
Storage means for storing URL information of one or more of the search engines;
With
In response to an instruction to one of the first operation unit, the second operation unit, and the third operation unit, URL information of a search engine to be connected is read from the storage unit, and the read Search by URL search engine is performed.
The search support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: F-term list that is generated as a result of searching in the database in advance and is data corresponding to the F-term list of the F-term retrieved from a computer terminal operated by the user without using a communication line as a search key It has a local database that outputs data,
By operating one of the first operation unit or the third operation unit, the URL information of the search engine to be connected is read from the storage means, and the read URL is searched by the search engine. Done,
The local database is searched by an instruction to the second operation unit.
The search support apparatus according to claim 2, wherein: An F-term list corresponding to a theme code obtained as a search result by reading out URL information of a search engine connected from the storage means by performing an operation on the second operation unit and performing a search using a theme code by the search engine. F-term list data, which is data corresponding to
When the search by the theme code by the operation of the second operation unit is instructed, it is confirmed whether or not the theme code is stored in the storage device, and the theme code is stored in the storage device When the data corresponding to the F-term list is read from the storage device,
The search support apparatus according to claim 2, wherein: By operating the second operation unit, the display unit of the F-term list data acquired as a search answer of the second search engine can select a selected state and a non-selected state with a pointing device such as a mouse for each F-term. Composed of
5. The F-term obtained as a search answer of the first search engine is displayed in a selected state on the display section of the F-term list data in an initial state. Search support device described in one. 6. The search expression according to claim 5, wherein a search expression is generated based on an F-term selected in the F-term list data, and a search result based on the generated search expression is obtained by an operation of the third operation unit. Search support device. Storing a plurality of publication numbers, types, and legal divisions acquired as a result of sending a search expression to a third search engine;
Connecting to the first search engine via a network communication device based on the URL information of the search engine stored in the first storage means and transmitting information indicating the stored legal division, number and type; A step of continuously downloading publication data hit as a search result of the first search engine, a step of making the downloaded publication data into a database and making it a local database,
Run the
The search support apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the search support apparatus is a search support apparatus. Documents related to industrial property rights to which theme codes and F-terms defined in the F-term classification system are stored, search using at least the publication number as a search key, search by theme code, theme code and F-term A search support program for searching for information using a database that can be searched by a combination of
On the computer terminal operated by the user,
An input function for the user to enter at least one of the legal division and application number, publication number or registration number regarding industrial property rights;
A first operation function for instructing a search by the database using a number input to the input function by a user as a search key;
A second operation function in which a user instructs a search by the database using a theme code as a search key;
A third operation function for instructing a search by the database using a search expression generated by the user or a re-generated search expression as a search key;
A step of extracting a theme code and an F-term from a search result of the database by the inputted number by an operation on the first operation function; and a theme code in a combination of the extracted theme code and the F-term For each F-term viewpoint category, a step of creating a term obtained by logically summing a code combining a theme code and an F-term that share the same F-term viewpoint category with each F-term viewpoint category, and for each F-term viewpoint category A step of generating a search expression obtained by logically ANDing the created terms, and executing for each theme code, and extracting by operation to the first operation function by operation to the second operation function F-term list data, which is F-term list data corresponding to the theme code obtained as a search result of the database by the theme code A step of displaying the extracted F-term and other F-terms in a distinguishable manner based on the acquired F-term list data, and correcting the extracted F-term by allowing the user to select the F-term. And regenerating the search expression based on the modified F-term that has been modified,
A search support program characterized by that.

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