SEARCH SYSTEM AND SEARCH METHOD USING DESIGNATION FOR SEARCH KEY

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to easily generate a search formula in the case of searching the information of intellectual property.SOLUTION: A patent information search system 2 includes: an applicant/claimant database 6 in which applicant/claimant names and applicant identification numbers are stored in association; a search key acquisition part for acquiring a search object key from a user terminal 10 via a network; a designation search part for extracting the applicant/claimant name corresponding to the key with the applicant identification number from the applicant/claimant database 6; a search result transmission part for transmitting the set of the extracted applicant/claimant name and the applicant identification number via the network to the user terminal; a search identification number acquisition part for acquiring the search object applicant identification number to be selected by the user from among a plurality of different applicant identification numbers from the user terminal via the network; and an identification number search part for extracting the applicant/claimant name corresponding to the acquired applicant identification number from the applicant/claimant database 6.