Data searching method e.g. for telephone directories involves displaying search term if it is stored in search table such that succeeding term of input search term is displayed if search term is not in search table

摘要

The method involves searching and storing the preceding terms and the succeeding terms to an input search term in a search table (27). The search term is also stored in the table, if the search term is available in the searched databases. The search term is displayed if it is stored in the search table. The succeeding term of the input search term is displayed, if the search term is not in the table. An Independent claim is also included for a database system.