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Index indicator, index display method and recording medium storing index indicator program
Assignee: Fujitsu Ltd
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Filing: 1998-09-04
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Granted: 2000-12-26
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Expires: 2018-09-04
Abstract
Abstract Intervals between a plurality of indexes are determined in accordance with the total number of data items and the number of data items corresponding to each of the plurality of indexes. The plurality of indexes are displayed at the intervals thus determined so that the user can readily know the number of data items associated with respective indexes and the distribution of the plurality of indexes.
Inventors
- 👤 Tsutomu Yamada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 16:23
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0484; G06F3/0485; G06F3/04855; G06F16/00; G06F16/30; G06F16/33; G06F16/332; G06F16/3322; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99951; Y10S707/99952
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
76 words
An index indicator that provides an index for assisting a search for a desired data item, comprising: an index interval determining unit for determining intervals between a plurality of indexes in accordance with a total number of data items and a number of data items corresponding to each of the plurality of indexes; a displaying unit displaying the plurality of indexes in an index display area at the intervals determined by said index interval determining unit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
76 words
An index indicator that provides an index for assisting a search for a desired data item, comprising: an index interval determining unit for determining intervals between a plurality of indexes in accordance with a total number of data items and a number of data items corresponding to each of the plurality of indexes; a displaying unit displaying the plurality of indexes in an index display area at the intervals determined by said index interval determining unit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
The index indicator according to claim 1, further comprising: an indicator displaying unit displaying, in an indicator display area, an indicator that aids selection of a desired data item from the entirety of data, the display being given in association with said index display area.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The index indicator according to claim 2, further comprising a keyword displaying unit displaying a keyword associated with the data item indicated by said indicator.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The index indicator according to claim 3, wherein said keyword displaying unit displays the keyword adjacent to said indicator.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The index indicator according to claim 1, wherein the index for the data item is determined in accordance with a keyword associated with the data item and used in sorting the entirety of data.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
The index indicator according to claim 5, further comprising a sort selection unit selecting a method of sorting the entirety of data and a type of index to be used in the sorting, and for sorting the entirety of data using the selected method.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The index indicator according to claim 6, further comprising an unsorted data display unit displaying data items that fail to be sorted.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The index indicator according to claim 6, wherein the keywords for the entirety of data are sorted in the order of 50 syllables of the Japanese language.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The index indicator according to claim 6, wherein the keywords for the entirety of data are sorted in the alphabetical order.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The index indicator according to claim 6, wherein the keywords for the entirety of data are sorted in the numerical order.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
67 words
An index display method for displaying an index for assisting a search for a desired data item, comprising the steps of: determining intervals between a plurality of indexes in accordance with a total number of data items and a number of data items corresponding to each of the plurality of indexes; a displaying unit displaying the plurality of indexes at the intervals determined in said determining step.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
67 words
An index display method for displaying an index for assisting a search for a desired data item, comprising the steps of: determining intervals between a plurality of indexes in accordance with a total number of data items and a number of data items corresponding to each of the plurality of indexes; a displaying unit displaying the plurality of indexes at the intervals determined in said determining step.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
The index display method according to claim 11, further comprising the step of: displaying an indicator that aids selection of a desired data item from an entirety of data.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
35 words
The index display method according to claim 12, wherein the index for the data item is determined in accordance with a keyword associated with the data item and used in sorting the entirety of data.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
44 words
The index display method according to claim 13, further comprising the step of selecting a method of sorting the entirety of data and a type of index to be used in the sorting, and for sorting the entirety of data using the selected method.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
The index display method according to claim 11, further comprising the step of displaying a keyword associated with the data item indicated by said indicator.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
17 words
The index display method according to claim 15, wherein the keyword is displayed adjacent to said indicator.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
68 words
A machine-readable recording medium storing a program that causes a computer to operate as an index displaying for determining intervals between a plurality of indexes in accordance with a total number of data items and a number of data items corresponding to each of the plurality of indexes, and for displaying, in an index display area, the plurality of indexes at the intervals determined in said determining step.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
68 words
A machine-readable recording medium storing a program that causes a computer to operate as an index displaying for determining intervals between a plurality of indexes in accordance with a total number of data items and a number of data items corresponding to each of the plurality of indexes, and for displaying, in an index display area, the plurality of indexes at the intervals determined in said determining step.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
43 words
The machine-readable recording medium according to claim 17, storing a program that causes a computer to display an indicator that aids selection of a desired data item from an entirety of data, the display being given in association with the index display area.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
34 words
The machine-readable recording medium according to claim 18, storing a program that causes a computer to operate as a keyword displaying unit displaying a keyword associated with the data item indicated by said indicator.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
53 words
The machine-readable recording medium according to claim 19, storing a program that causes a computer to operates as a sort selection unit selecting a method of sorting the entirety of data and a type of index to be used in the sorting, and for sorting the entirety of data using the selected method.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
31 words
The machine-readable recording medium according to claim 20, wherein a program that causes a computer to operate as an unsorted data display unit displaying data items that fail to be sorted.
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