Method of keyword-based searching for a similar case study

摘要

The present invention provides a method of searching for and locating a similar case study from a set of case studies (F_i), wherein case study keywords are assigned to each case study, the method involving accepting an input search query containing one or more search keywords (S_j), determining the most similar case study to each search keyword by a) calculating the distance from the search keyword to each case study keyword, b) establishing a minimum (D_j) of the distance, c) repeating steps a) and b) for each search keyword, d) summing the minima for each case study, e) sorting the summed minima by size, and outputting the case study with the smallest summed minima. The method of the present invention is particularly well suited for implementation in a computer and/or computer system.