Global Patent Index - EP 1461725 A4

EP 1461725 A4 20050622 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INFORMATION RETRIEVAL

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INFORMATION RETRIEVAL

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM ABRUFEN VON INFORMATIONEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF D'EXTRACTION D'INFORMATIONS

Publication

EP 1461725 A4 20050622 (EN)

Application

EP 02779016 A 20021127

Priority

  • AU 0201597 W 20021127
  • AU PR914601 A 20011127

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03046755A1] A method for automated search and retrieval of information available on a networked database, the method including the steps of providing search topic information, providing a target information resource location, spidering or dividing the target information resource location for further resource locations that are likely to lead to relevant information, and retrieving information from the target information resource location or from a relevant one of the further resource locations.

IPC 1-7

G06F 17/30

IPC 8 full level

G06F 17/30 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06F 16/951 (2018.12 - EP US); G06F 16/9538 (2018.12 - US)

Citation (search report)

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  • [X] WO 9629661 A1 19960926 - INTERVAL RESEARCH CORP [US]
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  • See references of WO 03046755A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03046755 A1 20030605; WO 03046755 A9 20030912; AU PR914601 A0 20011220; CA 2507279 A1 20030605; EP 1461725 A1 20040929; EP 1461725 A4 20050622; NZ 533730 A 20060428

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 0201597 W 20021127; AU PR914601 A 20011127; CA 2507279 A 20021127; EP 02779016 A 20021127; NZ 53373002 A 20021127