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(11) | EP 2 030 659 A3 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | Word search device, method, and program |
| (57) 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.
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