Report:IP.com/Search Syntax/Allowed Operators/Other Operators
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Other Operators
Symbol |
Description |
Example |
~~ |
Inclusive numeric range |
12~~24 matches 18 |
: |
Variable term weighting |
apple:4 w/5 pear:1 |
Numeric Range Searching
Numeric range searching provides a way to search for a number that falls between two bound numbers. A numeric range term can be added to a search by entering the upper and lower bounds separated by a double tilde (~~).
Example: A query for "banana w/5 11~~25" will return any document with the word banana within five words of any number between 11 and 25.
Note: The bounds are inclusive, so in the above example, 11 and 25 are included in the range. Numeric range searches only work with positive integers and numbers should be entered without commas.
Variable Term Weighting
By default, all search terms within a query are given equal weight when the results are sorted. The Variable Term Weighting feature lets a searcher weigh some search terms in a query more heavily than others. This is done by specifying the relative weights of each term within a query with a colon and number after the term. See the example query below.
Example: A query of "banana:5 AND orange:1" will weight the term banana five times more heavily than orange.
Note: Variable Term Weighting will not affect the contents of the result set, but only alter the order in which the returned results are sorted.
Variable Term Weighting is also available from the free search interface on the IP.com Intellectual Property Library, which can search through the IP.com Prior Art Database. However, the required syntax is a carrot (^) rather than a colon.
