EP 2030659 A3 20100505 - Word search device, method, and program
Title (en)
Word search device, method, and program
Title (de)
Wörtersuchvorrichtung, -verfahren und -programm
Title (fr)
Dispositif, procédé et programme de recherche de mots
Publication
Application
Priority
JP 2007225362 A 20070831
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP2030659A2] Provided is a word search device which has a simple structure suitable when provided to a small-size device such as an electronic dictionary and searches for the answer to a cryptic crossword. The word search device includes: a character input device (20) for inputting a clue to the cryptic crossword and the number of characters of an answer word; a word list storage unit (41) for storing a word list containing a plurality of words; a word search unit (12) for searching the word list storage unit (41) for a word that has the number of characters of the answer word contained in a character string composing the clue; a conditional word comparison unit (14) for comparing the word retrieved in the word search unit (12) with the character string composing the clue to judge whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied; and a display device (30) for displaying the word judged to satisfy the predetermined condition based on classification according to the predetermined condition.
IPC 8 full level
A63F 3/04 (2006.01); A63F 13/45 (2014.01); A63F 13/52 (2014.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A63F 3/0421 (2013.01); A63F 2003/0428 (2013.01); A63F 2003/0431 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [I] DE 4219585 A1 19931216 - WESTENDORP ROBERT DIPL ING [DE]
- [ID] JP H07325845 A 19951212 - CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA MK RS
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2030659 A2 20090304; EP 2030659 A3 20100505; EP 2030659 B1 20130130; JP 2009059138 A 20090319
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 08252707 A 20080815; JP 2007225362 A 20070831