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`I, David Baldwin, declare the following:
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`(12) JAPANESE UNEXAMINED PATENT
`(11) Patent Application
`Disclosure No. JP H9-311869
`APPLICATION PUBLICATION (A)
`(43) Publication Date
`December 2, 1997 (Heisei 9)
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`JP H9-311869 A
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`(19) Japan Patent Office (JP)
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`(51) Int. Cl. 6
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`Basis for Classification
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`Total No. of Claims: 3 OL (Total 7 pages)
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`000003078
`TOSHIBA CORPORATION
`72 Horikawa-cho
`Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki-shi
`Kanagawa-ken
`Haruhiro Kurosawa
`c/o Toshiba Headquarters Office
`1-1-1 Shibaura,
`Minato-ku,
`Tokyo-to
`Hidekazu Miyoshi, Patent
`Attorney (and 3 others)
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`URL Listing
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`(22) Date of Filing
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`JP H8-130283 A
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`May 24, 1996 (Heisei 8)
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`(72) Inventor
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`(54) [Title of Invention] INTERNET SEARCH SERVER
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`(57) [Abstract]
`[Problem] To realize a search server that can obtain desired
`information from a plurality of URLs and deliver a report
`thereof simply by inputting search conditions from a client.
`[Resolution Means] When this internet search server is sent
`a search request from a client 3, a search webpage listing
`unit 12 first lists a search webpage in the client, search
`conditions are written, the search conditions are analyzed
`with a search condition element extraction unit to extract
`search condition elements, and a URL search unit 14
`accesses a URL database 11 and extracts URLs providing
`corresponding
`information. Then URL
`information
`gathering units 16 and 17 sequentially list respective URL
`addresses of the extracted URLs, gather information from
`corresponding URLs, edit the gathered results using an
`editing unit 18, and send them to the client.
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`[Scope of Patent Claims]
`[Claim 1] An internet search server, comprising: a search
`webpage listing unit for listing a search webpage to a
`client,
`a search condition receiving unit for receiving a search
`condition written to the search webpage by the client,
`a search condition element extraction unit for analyzing
`the search condition received by the search condition
`receiving unit and extracting a search condition element,
`a URL database referencing a URL respectively
`corresponding to various search condition elements,
`a URL search unit for accessing the URL database and
`searching for a corresponding URL for the search
`condition element extracted by the search condition
`element extraction unit,
`a URL information gathering unit for sequentially listing
`a respective URL address and gathering information from
`a corresponding URL based on search results of the URL
`search unit, and
`a URL information sending unit for sending the URL
`information gathered by the URL information gathering
`unit to the client.
`[Claim 2] The internet search server according to claim 1,
`wherein the URL search unit comprises a URL listing
`procedure determination unit for determining an address
`listing procedure for a plurality of searched URLs based
`on a prescribed priority condition and passing these in
`order to the URL information gathering unit.
`[Claim 3] The internet search server according to claim 2,
`wherein the URL information sending unit comprises a
`function for editing the URL information gathered by the
`URL information gathering unit to a prescribed format.
`[Detailed Description of the Invention]
`[0001]
`[Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention
`relates to an internet search server.
`[0002]
`[Conventional Art] In recent years, the internet has been
`rapidly spreading, and general users of a computer can
`easily use a browser to access the world wide web
`(WWW) to read various webpages listed on the WWW
`and obtain necessary information.
`[0003] FIG. 8
`illustrates
`the configuration of a
`conventional connection system between the internet and
`a company LAN. The company LAN 1 has a company
`server 2 and a plurality of clients 3 connected to the
`company server that also have a WWW browser function,
`and this is connected to an external internet 4 via a
`gateway 5 having security. A WWW server 6 provides a
`WWW service outside the company.
`[0004]
`[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] Due to the spread
`of the internet, many WWW servers are connected around
`the world, the respective WWW servers open individual
`webpages, and a uniform resource locator (URL) must be
`designated to access these webpages.
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`[0005] However, as illustrated in FIG. 9, there are
`numberless webpages listed on the WWW, and when a
`certain client 3 accesses the WWW and attempts to obtain
`information that is absolutely necessary, it is difficult to
`define the URL that provides the necessary information
`on the WWW at first, and for example, a method must be
`taken wherein a webpage H1 on one WWW server 1 is
`first accessed, then additional lower level, related
`webpages H11, H12; H121, H122; H1221, … and the like
`that are connected to the webpage H1 in the form of a
`hyperlink are accessed, or a webpage on another WWW
`server 2, server 3, … is transitioned to.
`[0006] Therefore, because it takes a long time to actually
`gather the required information by accessing the WWW
`in such a so-called fumbling or haphazard method, a
`method is taken wherein the URL is picked by first
`referring to a so-called yellow pages that is commercially
`available, then the URL is accessed, or a method for first
`accessing the URL of a webpage of a search service
`provided on the WWW, finding the URL that provides the
`information that the individual requires on that webpage,
`and then again accessing the URL that was found.
`[0007] However, even in this case, there is the problem of
`requiring
`time and effort
`to gather
`the required
`information because the client must individually search
`for the URLs of webpages that seem like they would
`provide the information that the individual requires, pick
`out the URL, and respectively access them.
`[0008] There is also no appropriate means for selecting
`and gathering only the information actually required from
`the information on the opened webpage.
`[0009] In light of the conventional problems above, an
`object of the present invention is to provide an internet
`search server that lists a search webpage for a search
`request from a client to input a search condition, has the
`client write the search condition on the search webpage,
`and after receiving this search condition information,
`automatically extracts a search condition element from
`the search condition, utilizes a URL database provided by
`the server itself to extract a URL, automatically accesses
`respective URL addresses and
`sequentially and
`automatically gathers information, takes a procedure for
`sending search results to the client, and makes it possible
`to have a detailed search information service based on the
`client’s request.
`[0010]
`[Means for Solving the Problem] The internet search
`server according to the invention of claim 1 is provided
`with: a search webpage listing unit for listing a search
`webpage to a client, a search condition receiving unit for
`receiving a search condition written to the search
`webpage by the client, a search condition element
`extraction unit for analyzing the search condition received
`by the search condition receiving unit and extracting a
`search condition element,
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`a URL database referencing a URL respectively
`corresponding to various search condition elements, a
`URL search unit for accessing the URL database and
`searching for a corresponding URL for the search
`condition element extracted by the search condition
`element extraction unit, a URL information gathering unit
`for sequentially listing a respective URL address and
`gathering information from a corresponding URL based
`on search results of the URL search unit, and a URL
`information sending unit
`for sending
`the URL
`information gathered by the URL information gathering
`unit to the client.
`[0011] In the internet server according to the invention of
`claim 1, when a search request is sent from the client via
`the internet, the search webpage listing unit first lists a
`search webpage to the client and has the client write a
`search condition.
`[0012] If the client writes to the search webpage, the
`search condition receiving unit receives the written search
`condition, the search condition element extraction unit
`analyzes the search condition and extracts a search
`condition element, and the URL search unit accesses the
`URL database and extracts a URL providing related
`information for the search condition element extracted by
`the search condition element extraction unit. The URL
`information gathering unit sequentially lists a respective
`URL address of the URL extracted by the URL search
`unit, gathers information from a corresponding URL, and
`sends the gathered results to the client using the URL
`information sending unit.
`[0013] In this manner, when there is a search request from
`a client, search conditions thereof are written by the client
`to the webpage thereof, the search condition elements
`thereof are analyzed, URLs providing corresponding
`information are extracted, these URLs are automatically
`accessed to gather information, and the results thereof can
`be provided to the client. This makes it possible for the
`client to obtain desired information simply by designating
`search conditions, and it becomes extremely simple to
`gather information using the internet.
`[0014] The invention of claim 2 is the internet search
`server of claim 1, wherein the URL search unit is
`provided with a URL listing procedure determination unit
`for determining an address listing procedure for a
`plurality of searched URLs based on a prescribed priority
`condition and passing these in order to the URL
`information gathering unit.
`[0015] In the internet search server according to the
`invention of claim 2, the listing procedure determination
`unit determines an address
`listing procedure
`in
`compliance with a prescribed priority order determination
`condition for a plurality of URLs searched for by the URL
`search unit, and the URL information gathering unit
`sequentially accesses the corresponding URLs to gather
`information in accordance with the determined URL
`address listing procedures.
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`[0016] This therefore makes it possible to gather
`information more efficiently than when accessing all
`searched URLs in no particular order.
`[0017] The invention of claim 3 is the internet search
`server according to claim 2, wherein the URL information
`sending unit is provided with a function for editing the
`URL information gathered by the URL information
`gathering unit to a prescribed format.
`[0018] In the internet search server according to the
`invention of claim 3, a plurality of URL information
`gathered by the URL information gathering unit can be
`edited to a prescribed format in the URL information
`sending unit and sent to a client, and it can be delivered
`to the client in a form matching the search conditions
`wherein it is easy to see only required information.
`[0019]
`[Embodiments of the Invention] Embodiments of the
`present invention will be described in detail below with
`reference to drawings. FIG. 1 illustrates the system
`configuration of one embodiment of
`the present
`invention, wherein a company LAN 1 is configured
`connecting a plurality of clients 3 to a company server 2.
`The company LAN 1 and the internet 4 are connected via
`a gateway 5 for security. The company LAN 1 is also
`equipped with a WWW server 6.
`[0020] A characteristic of the present invention is that a
`search server 10 is also connected in such an internet
`system. This search server 10 is configured by a computer
`having the functional configuration illustrated in FIG. 2.
`[0021] The search server 10 is provided with a URL
`database 11 made up of a comparison table having a
`plurality of keywords that are search condition elements,
`and URLs relating to these keywords. The content shown
`in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 is one example. FIG. 5 is a keyword
`table 21 and lists keywords used in the URL table 22
`illustrated in FIG. 6. Therefore, anything that is not listed
`in the keyword table 21 cannot be searched for. The URL
`table 22 illustrated in FIG. 6 is a comparison table of a
`plurality of URLs and keywords related thereto. For
`example, the URL http://www.tokyo.co.jp/sibaden is a
`mass marketer in Shibuya, Tokyo that also carries out
`mail orders, and their product line covers general
`computer-related products. Furthermore, it also shows
`that a price list is listed.
`[0022] Furthermore, the URL
`http://www.osaka.co.jp/sakaden
`is a mass marketer of household electric appliances in
`Nakanoshima, Osaka that also handles computer-related
`products, also carries out mail orders, and shows that a
`price list is also listed.
`[0023] The search server 10 must regularly update the
`URL table 22 of the URL database 11, and this is
`currently carried out using various automatic search tools
`called an internet web crawler.
`[0024] The search server 10 is also provided with a search
`webpage listing unit 12 for describing the search request
`process to the user and listing search webpages
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`for inputting search conditions, a search condition
`element extraction unit 13 for analyzing search conditions
`input from the client 3 via the search webpage listed by
`the search webpage listing unit 12 and extracting search
`condition elements, a URL search unit 14 for referring to
`the keyword table 21 of the URL database 11 and the
`keyword list of the URL table 22 to pick out a URL in
`which a matching keyword is listed, and a URL listing
`order arranging unit 15 for determining the order of which
`URL to list based on preset priority conditions for a
`plurality of URLs picked by the URL search unit 14.
`[0025] The search server 10 is also provided with a URL
`listing unit 16 for sequentially listing the URLs of the
`plurality of URLs that the URL listing order arranging
`unit 15 has ordered and accessing the webpages of the
`corresponding addresses on
`the WWW, a URL
`information gathering unit 17 for gathering information
`of the respective webpages that have been accessed by the
`URL listing unit 16, a search results editing unit 18 for
`editing the gathered URL information and sending to the
`client 3, and a sending and receiving processing unit 19
`connected to the internet for controlling the sending and
`receiving of signals.
`[0026] Next, the operation of the internet search server
`configured as described above will be described. As
`illustrated in FIG. 3, when the URL of the search server
`10 is designated and accessed by the client 3 via the
`company LAN 1, the search webpage listing unit 12 of
`the search server 10 lists a search webpage (web page)
`and sends to the client 3 (step S1).
`[0027] In the client 3, the user reads the process
`description on this search webpage and inputs search
`conditions in accordance with the designated procedures.
`Here, it is assumed that the search conditions input from
`the client 3 have the content illustrated in A1 of FIG. 4.
`That is, “I would like to purchase a B company computer
`in the A region, and would like to know the price at each
`store.” If search conditions are received from the client 3
`in the search condition element extraction unit 13 of the
`search server 10 (step S2), the search condition elements
`are extracted (step S3). Here, the elements “A area,” “B
`company computer,” and “each store price” are extracted.
`[0028] The URL search unit 14 then extracts keywords
`included in the search condition elements from the
`keyword table 21 of the URL database 11, and picks out
`URLs having the extracted keywords listed therein from
`the URL table 22 (step S4). Here, URL 1 to URL X are
`picked as optimal URLs (A3).
`[0029] Then, in the URL listing order arranging unit 15,
`the listing order of the URL addresses is determined based
`on fixed priority conditions to make efficient searching
`possible for the number of URL 1 to URL X picked by
`the URL search unit 14 (step S5). When determining the
`priority order, a method for giving priority to URLs
`having a number of keywords that most closely match the
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`search condition elements of the client 3 is suitable.
`However, a method can also be adopted for setting
`priority conditions in advance such as prioritizing area,
`prioritizing technical field, or prioritizing country name,
`or checking priority conditions when search conditions
`are input from the client 3 and setting priority order based
`on this. A4 shows the listing procedures determined in
`this manner.
`[0030] Afterward, the URL listing unit 16 sequentially
`lists the URL addresses for all URLs listed in accordance
`with the determined listing procedures, accesses the
`webpages thereof, and the information on these webpages
`is sequentially accumulated in the URL information
`gathering unit 17 (step S6 and A5 in FIG. 4).
`[0031] When information gathering up to the final URL
`3 has been completed in accordance with prescribed
`address listing procedures, the search results editing unit
`18 edits the gathered information in the form of a
`prescribed report and sends to the client 3 (step S8 and
`A6).
`[0032] The following is a more detailed description of the
`operation of the internet search server configured as
`described.
`[0033] It is assumed that a search condition is written
`from the client 3 that they would like to know the selling
`price of each store for a B company computer in the
`Tokyo area on the listed search webpage of the search
`server.
`[0034] In the search server that has received this, the
`search condition elements “Tokyo area,” “computer,” “B
`company,” and “price” are extracted by the search
`condition element detecting unit 13, and when the URL
`search unit 14 receives these, URLs having “Tokyo,”
`“Shinjuku,” and “Shibuya” listed therein as areas
`included in the “Tokyo area” are extracted as candidates,
`URLs having “computer” or “personal computer,”
`“calculator,” and “electronic calculator”
`listed as
`keywords relating
`to “B company computer” are
`extracted as candidates, and URLs having “price” listed
`are also extracted as candidates. It is assumed that only
`URL a and URL b are picked from the table 22 in FIG. 6.
`[0035] Next, it is determined which of URL a and URL b
`is to be prioritized in the URL listing order arranging unit
`15. In this example, a priority order is not particularly
`given because the number of matching keywords is equal
`and the areas are close, information is gathered in the
`order extracted, the address of URL a is listed first, the
`information on the webpage thereof is gathered, and the
`address of URL b is then listed and the information
`thereof is gathered.
`[0036] After this, the search results gathering unit 18 edits
`to a report format such as that illustrated in FIG. 7 and
`sends to the client 3. Note that “store i” here is the name
`of a store having its webpage open at the address of URL
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`a, and “store ii” is the name of the store at the address of
`URL b.
`[0037] In this manner, according to the internet search
`server of the present embodiment, simply by a user
`accessing the URL of an internet search server from a
`client and inputting search conditions on the opened
`search webpage, it then becomes possible to pick out a
`URL matching the search conditions on the internet
`search server side, gather information, and obtain the
`results thereof as a report, and it becomes possible to
`especially save time and effort needed for searching.
`[0038] Note that the report from the internet search server
`mentioned here may be a format obtained by waiting
`while the line of the client side is still connected, but it
`may also be a format obtained after the line is temporarily
`disconnected after sending the search conditions and sent
`to the client’s email address in the form of an email.
`[0039]
`[Effect of the Invention] According to the invention of
`claim 1 as described above, when there is a search request
`from a client, search conditions thereof are written to the
`webpage thereof, the search condition elements are
`analyzed, URLs providing corresponding information are
`extracted, these URLs are automatically accessed to
`gather information, and the results thereof are provided to
`the client. This makes it possible for the client to obtain
`desired
`information simply by designating search
`conditions, and it becomes extremely simple to gather
`information using the internet.
`[0040] According to claim 2, address listing procedures
`are determined in compliance with prescribed priority
`order determination conditions for a plurality of URLs
`extracted by a URL search unit based on search
`conditions of the client, and corresponding URLs are
`sequentially accessed to gather information in accordance
`with the determined URL address listing procedures. This
`makes it possible to gather information more efficiently
`than when accessing all URLs extracted based on search
`conditions of the client in no particular order.
`[0041] According to the invention of claim 3, a plurality
`of URL information gathered by a URL information
`gathering unit can be edited to a prescribed format in a
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`URL information sending unit and sent to a client, and it
`can be delivered to the client in a form matching the
`search conditions wherein it is easy to see only required
`information.
`[Brief Description of the Drawings]
`[FIG. 1] is a system configuration diagram of one
`embodiment of the present invention.
`[FIG. 2] is a functional block diagram of an internet
`search server in the embodiment above.
`[FIG. 3] is a flowchart of a search process according to
`the embodiment above.
`[FIG. 4] is a flowchart of a search process according to
`the embodiment above.
`[FIG. 5] is a description diagram of a keyword table of a
`URL database in the embodiment above.
`[FIG. 6] is a description diagram of a URL table of a
`URL database in the embodiment above.
`[FIG. 7] is a description diagram of a report of search
`results in the embodiment above.
`[FIG. 8] is a system configuration diagram of a
`conventional example.
`[FIG. 9] is a typical configuration diagram of the
`internet.
`[Description of the Reference Numerals]
`1 Company LAN
`2 Company server
`3 Client
`4 Internet
`5 Gateway
`6 WWW server
`10 Search server
`11 URL database
`12 Search webpage listing unit
`13 Search condition element extraction unit
`14 URL search unit
`15 URL listing order arranging unit
`16 URL listing unit
`17 URL information gathering unit
`18 Search results editing unit
`19 Sending and receiving processing unit
`21 Keyword table
`22 URL table
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`Listing Unit
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`Search Unit
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`Internet
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`Gateway
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`Search Server
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`List Search Webpage
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`Receive Search
`Conditions
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`Procedures
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`Internet
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`Sending and
`Receiving
`Process Unit
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`URL Listing
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`URL Listing
`Order Arranging
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`URL
`Information
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`Search
`Results
`Editing Unit
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`Keywords
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`Computer, personal computer, calculator,
`electronic calculator, microcomputer, CPU,
`printer
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`Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Shinjuku,
`Akihabara, Shibuya, Yokohama
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`Household electric appliances, household
`electronics, audio, video, AV, television,
`TV, radio cassette, tape recorder,
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`Search Report of Requested Information
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`The price list of B company computers is as follows.
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`Store ii
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`Search Condition: I would like to purchase a B company computer in
`the A region, and would like to know the price at each store.
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`URL List
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`Keywords
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`Computer, personal computer, calculator, printer, CPU, Tokyo,
`Shibuya, mass marketer, mail order, price, …
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`Keywords
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`Household electronic appliances, computer, CPU,
`microcomputer, Tokyo, Shinjuku, mass marketer, price, …
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`Keywords
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`Computer, printer, microwave, television, household electronic
`appliances, Osaka, Nakanoshima, mass marketer, mail order,
`price, …
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`Keywords
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`Camera, photographic camera, video camera, video, Tokyo,
`Shinjuku, mass marketer, price, …
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`(19)日本国特許庁（ＪＰ）
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`(12)公開特許公報（Ａ）
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`(11)特許出願公開番号
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`特開平9－311869
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`(43)公開日 平成９年(1997)12月２日
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`(51)Int.Cl. 識別記号 庁内整理番号 ＦＩ 技術表示箇所
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`審査請求 未請求 請求項の数３ ＯＬ （全７頁）
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`(21)出願番号 特願平8－130283
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`(71)出願人 000003078
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` 株式会社東芝
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`(22)出願日 平成８年(1996) ５月24日
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` 神奈川県川崎市幸区堀川町72番地
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`(72)発明者 黒澤 治弘
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` 東京都港区芝浦一丁目１番１号 株式会社
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` 東芝本社事務所内
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`(74)代理人 弁理士 三好 秀和 （外３名）
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`(54)【発明の名称】インターネット検索サーバ
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`(57)【要約】
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`【課題】 クライアントから検索条件を入力するだけで
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`ＷＷＷの多数のＵＲＬから所望の情報を得てそのレポー
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`【解決手段】 このインターネット検索サーバは、クラ
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