Method and system for selectively retrieving text strings
A method (50) and system(10) for selectively retrieving text strings from a plurality of stored text strings contained on a data storage medium accessible by a processor (12) can include a data input device (18) providing a query to the processor. The processor can be programmed to receive (52) the query, determine a number of significant words in the query (54), determine a number of significant words in a candidate text string (56), determine a number of matches between the significant words in the query and the candidate text string (58), and compute a match score (60) for each candidate text string using the number of significant words in the query, the number of significant words in the candidate text string, and the number of matches. The system can further include a speaker (21) or a display device (22) rendering (68 or 69) at least one candidate text string having the largest match score.