Search apparatus and method, and program
First Claim
1. A search apparatus comprising:
- provisional search condition inputting means for inputting character string information as a provisional search condition;
character string/position correspondence information holding means for holding character string/position correspondence information including a correspondence between character string information and position information;
position information obtaining means for obtaining position information corresponding to the character string information input as the provisional search condition from the character string/position correspondence information;
search object information storage means for storing search object information of predetermined form having at least position information added thereto as additional information; and
searching means for performing a search for the position information added to the search object information stored in the search object information storage means using the position information obtained by the position information obtaining means as an actual search condition, and outputting, as a search result satisfying the provisional search condition, search object information to which position information found by the search is added.
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Abstract
A search apparatus may include the following elements. A provisional search condition inputting unit inputs character string information as a provisional search condition. A character string/position correspondence information holding unit holds character string/position correspondence information including a correspondence between character string information and position information. A position information obtaining unit obtains position information corresponding to the character string information input as the provisional search condition from the character string/position correspondence information. A search object information storage unit stores search object information with additional information including at least position information. A searching unit performs a search for the position information of the search object information stored in the search object information storage means using the position information obtained by the position information obtaining unit as an actual search condition, and outputs search object information having the found position information as a search result satisfying the provisional search condition.
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6 Claims
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1. A search apparatus comprising:
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provisional search condition inputting means for inputting character string information as a provisional search condition;
character string/position correspondence information holding means for holding character string/position correspondence information including a correspondence between character string information and position information;
position information obtaining means for obtaining position information corresponding to the character string information input as the provisional search condition from the character string/position correspondence information;
search object information storage means for storing search object information of predetermined form having at least position information added thereto as additional information; and
searching means for performing a search for the position information added to the search object information stored in the search object information storage means using the position information obtained by the position information obtaining means as an actual search condition, and outputting, as a search result satisfying the provisional search condition, search object information to which position information found by the search is added. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A search method comprising:
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inputting character string information as a provisional search condition;
obtaining position information corresponding to the character string information input as the provisional search condition from character string/position correspondence information including a correspondence between character string information and position information; and
searching means for performing a search for position information added as additional information to search object information of predetermined form using the obtained position information as an actual search condition, and outputting, as a search result satisfying the provisional search condition, search object information to which position information found by the search is added.
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5. A program for allowing a search apparatus to execute a process comprising:
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inputting character string information as a provisional search condition;
obtaining position information corresponding to the character string information input as the provisional search condition from character string/position correspondence information including a correspondence between character string information and position information; and
searching means for performing a search for position information added as additional information to search object information of predetermined form using the obtained position information as an actual search condition, and outputting, as a search result satisfying the provisional search condition, search object information to which position information found by the search is added.
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6. A search apparatus comprising:
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a provisional search condition inputting unit that inputs character string information as a provisional search condition;
a character string/position correspondence information holding unit that holds character string/position correspondence information including a correspondence between character string information and position information;
a position information obtaining unit that obtains position information corresponding to the character string information input as the provisional search condition from the character string/position correspondence information;
a search object information storage unit that stores search object information of predetermined form having at least position information added thereto as additional information; and
a searching unit that performs a search for the position information added to the search object information stored in the search object information storage unit using the position information obtained by the position information obtaining unit as an actual search condition, and that outputs, as a search result satisfying the provisional search condition, search object information to which position information found by the search is added.
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