Global Patent Index - EP 0978058 A1

EP 0978058 A1 20000209 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING OPTIMAL SEARCH QUERIES

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING OPTIMAL SEARCH QUERIES

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND GERÄT UM OPTIMALE SUCHABFRAGEN ZU GENERIEREN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF ET PROCEDE SERVANT A GENERER DES INTERROGATIONS DE RECHERCHE OPTIMISEES

Publication

EP 0978058 A1 20000209 (EN)

Application

EP 97925219 A 19970619

Priority

  • IB 9700743 W 19970619
  • US 66754496 A 19960621

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9749045A1] A computer creates a data structure that reveals the relationship among words contained within a sample of documents. The computer uses that data structure, which includes a similarity matrix, to form a search query for identifying documents whose subject matter relates to that of a document containing information of interest.

IPC 1-7

G06F 17/30

IPC 8 full level

G06F 17/30 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06F 16/332 (2018.12)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9749045A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9749045 A1 19971224; AU 3044397 A 19980107; EP 0978058 A1 20000209; ZA 975476 B 19980220

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 9700743 W 19970619; AU 3044397 A 19970619; EP 97925219 A 19970619; ZA 975476 A 19970620