Abstract: The user is allowed to automatically generate a program by using a visual programming method and a system adopting the method for automatically generating a program wherein an object selection means 8 is used for selecting a behavioral graphical object defining the behavior of a load connected thereto, a behavior selection means 9 is used for selecting the type of the behavior of the behavioral graphical object, a relevant object selection means 10 is used for selecting relevant graphical objects related to the behavior of the behavioral graphical object and a behavioral rule setting means 11 is used for setting behavioral rules of the behavioral graphical object whereas a behavioral characteristic selection unit 3509 is used for selecting a behavior of a behavioral graphical object selected by using a behavioral object selection unit 3508, behavioral condition setting unit 3510 is used for setting conditions for the behavior of the behavioral graphical object and a relevant object selection unit 3511 is used

Abstract: A retrieval interface system which allows a user to view a retrieval result as a percentage of a total number of files, and to further classify the retrieval result into groups based upon attributes of the files. The retrieval interface system includes a classifying section which classifies the contents of a database based on a classification method, a display management section, a classification method storage section, a control section, a history information storage section which retains history information of retrieval conditions, and a quantity display conversion section which converts display elements into a form from which the user can determine the number of elements in each group.

Abstract: The database information retrieval system includes a parser for parsing a natural language input query into constituent phrases with a analysis of the syntax of the phrase. The parser may make use of tables and or dictionaries to aid in terminology identification and grammatical syntax analysis. The system also includes virtual tables for converting phrases from the natural language query into retrieval keys that are possessed by the database. The virtual tables account for particles or terms that modify the phrases in the natural language query. A collating unit is provided in the system for preparing a query or retrieval formula executable in the database from the retrieval keys provided by a virtual table the collating unit selects. Lastly, the system contains a retrieval execution unit for retrieving data from the database on the basis of the database retrieval formula produced by the collating unit.