INFORMATION RETRIEVAL DEVICE

Abstract

In order for even a user not used to retrieval to be able to easily and rapidly obtain desired information, the information retrieval device 10 comprises a first retrieval unit 11 for performing retrieval, using a first retrieval character string, a retrieval result display unit 12 for outputting display data displaying identifiably second retrieval character string candidates together with its retrieval result, a second retrieval character string selection unit 13 capable of selecting a second retrieval character string and a second retrieval unit 14 for adding the second retrieval character string to the first retrieval character string and implementing the first retrieval unit 11.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows the outline of the information retrieval device in the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration needed to implement the information retrieval device in the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the outline of the process of the information retrieval device in the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 shows the display data in the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the generation process of the display data by the information retrieval device in the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 shows an example of a text file stored in the retrieval database in the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 shows an example of the file list information in the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 shows an example of the temporary analysis file in the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 shows the image of an analysis result obtained when a morphological analysis is applied to the temporary analysis file; and

FIG. 10 shows an example of the appearance frequency list information in the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Claims

1. An information retrieval device, comprising: a first retrieval unit searching for information including a character string which coincides with at least one first retrieval character string;a retrieval result display unit extracting second retrieval character string candidates used to further narrow a result of the retrieval from character strings included in the information obtained by the retrieval of the first retrieval unit and outputting display data displaying identifiably a second retrieval character string candidates together with a retrieval result;a second retrieval character string selection unit capable of selecting a desired second retrieval character string from the second retrieval character string candidates displayed identifiably; anda second retrieval unit adding the retrieval character string selected by the second retrieval character string selection unit to the first retrieval character string and performing retrieval by the first retrieval unit.

2. The information retrieval device according to claim 1, wherein the retrieval result display unit comprises a character string extraction unit extracting a specific character string from the information obtained by the retrieval by the first retrieval unit;a frequently appearing character string extraction unit extracting frequently appearing character strings from the extracted character strings as the second retrieval character string candidate; anda retrieval result output unit generating display data displaying identifiably the second retrieval character string candidates extracted by the frequently appearing character string extraction unit together with a result of the retrieval by the first retrieval unit and outputting them to a display unit.

3. The information retrieval device according to claim 1, wherein the display data displays at least a name of information obtained by the retrieval by the first retrieval unit and a part or all of the information, and displays identifiably the second retrieval character string candidates included in the display.

4. An information retrieval method for enabling an information retrieval device to execute a process, the process comprising: a first retrieval process of searching for information including a character string which coincides with at least one first retrieval character string and storing its retrieval result in a storage unit;a retrieval result display process of reading the retrieval result from the storage unit, extracting second retrieval character string candidates used to further narrow the retrieval result from character strings included in the information obtained by the retrieval and outputting display data displaying identifiably a second retrieval character string together with the retrieval result;a second retrieval character string selection process capable of selecting a desired second retrieval character string from the second retrieval character string candidates displayed identifiably; anda second retrieval process of adding the retrieval character string selected by the second retrieval character string selection process to the first retrieval character string and performing retrieval by the first retrieval process.

5. The information retrieval method according to claim 4, wherein the retrieval result display process enables an information retrieval device to execute a process, the process comprising: a character string extraction process of extracting a specific character string from the information obtained by the retrieval by the first retrieval process;a frequently appearing character string extraction process of extracting frequently appearing character strings from the extracted character strings and specifying them as the second retrieval character string candidates; anda retrieval result output process of generating display data displaying identifiably the second retrieval character string candidates extracted by the frequently appearing character string extraction process together with a result of the retrieval by the first retrieval process and outputting them to a display unit.

6. The information retrieval method according to claim 4, wherein the display data displays at least a name of information obtained by the retrieval by the first retrieval process and a part or all of the information, and displays identifiably the second retrieval character string candidates included in the display.

7. A recording medium storing an information retrieval program for enabling an information retrieval device to execute a process, the process comprising: a first retrieval process of searching for information including a character string which coincides with at least one first retrieval character string and storing its retrieval result in a storage unit;a retrieval result display process of reading the retrieval result from the storage unit, extracting second retrieval character string candidates used to further narrow the retrieval result from character strings included in the information obtained by the retrieval and outputting display data displaying identifiably the second retrieval character string candidates together with the retrieval result;a second retrieval character string selection process of selecting a desired second retrieval character string from the second retrieval character string candidates displayed identifiably; anda second retrieval process of adding the retrieval character string selected by the second retrieval character string selection process to the first retrieval character string and performing retrieval by the first retrieval process.

8. The recording medium storing the information retrieval program according to claim 7, for enabling an information retrieval device to execute a process, wherein the retrieval result display process enables an information retrieval device to execute a process, the process comprising: a character string extraction process of extracting specific character strings from the information obtained by the retrieval by the first retrieval process;a frequently appearing character string extraction process of extracting frequently appearing character strings from the extracted character strings and specifying them as the second retrieval character string candidates; anda retrieval result output process of generating display data displaying identifiably the second retrieval character string candidates extracted by the frequently appearing character string extraction process together with a result of the retrieval by the first retrieval process and outputting them to a display unit.

9. The recording medium storing the information retrieval program according to claim 7, for enabling an information retrieval device to execute a process, wherein the display data displays at least a name of information obtained by the retrieval by the first retrieval process and a part or all of the information, and displays identifiably the second retrieval character string candidates included in the display.