INFORMATION SEARCH METHOD AND INFORMATION SEARCH APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An information search method in which a computer executes an information search process, wherein the computer performs:
- receiving a search request from a searcher'"'"'s terminal;
searching for and retrieving, from a database, candidate information that includes a content satisfying a search criteria set in the search request;
constricting the retrieved candidate information based on similarities between an attribute of an authorized person who is authorized to determine disclosure and non-disclosure of the candidate information included in the candidate information, and an attribute of a searcher who transmits the search request from the searcher'"'"'s terminal;
transmitting disclosure requests for the constricted candidate information to the authorized person'"'"'s terminal; and
receiving a response to the disclosure request and transmitting, to the searcher'"'"'s terminal, candidate information which received a response permitting disclosure.
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Abstract
An information search apparatus includes a receiving unit which receives a search request from a searcher'"'"'s terminal; a search unit which searches and retrieves, from a database, candidate information that includes a content satisfying a search criteria set in the search request; a constriction unit which constricts the retrieved candidate information based on similarities between an attribute of an authorized person who is authorized to determine disclosure or non-disclosure of the candidate information included in the candidate information, and an attribute of the searcher who transmits the search request from the searcher'"'"'s terminal; and a transmission unit which transmits disclosure requests for the constricted candidate information to an authorized person'"'"'s terminal and transmits candidate information in which a response for the disclosure request received by the receiving unit is set to permit disclosure to the searcher'"'"'s terminal.
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7 Claims
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1. An information search method in which a computer executes an information search process, wherein the computer performs:
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receiving a search request from a searcher'"'"'s terminal; searching for and retrieving, from a database, candidate information that includes a content satisfying a search criteria set in the search request; constricting the retrieved candidate information based on similarities between an attribute of an authorized person who is authorized to determine disclosure and non-disclosure of the candidate information included in the candidate information, and an attribute of a searcher who transmits the search request from the searcher'"'"'s terminal; transmitting disclosure requests for the constricted candidate information to the authorized person'"'"'s terminal; and receiving a response to the disclosure request and transmitting, to the searcher'"'"'s terminal, candidate information which received a response permitting disclosure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An information search apparatus comprising:
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a receiving unit which receives a search request from a searcher'"'"'s terminal; a search unit which searches and retrieves, from a database, candidate information that includes a content satisfying a search criteria set in the search request; a constriction unit which constricts the retrieved candidate information based on similarities between an attribute of an authorized person who is authorized to determine disclosure or non-disclosure of the candidate information included in the candidate information, and an attribute of the searcher who transmits the search request from the searcher'"'"'s terminal; and a transmission unit which transmits disclosure requests for the constricted candidate information to an authorized person'"'"'s terminal and transmits candidate information in which a response for the disclosure request received by the receiving unit is set to permit disclosure to the searcher'"'"'s terminal.
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7. A computer-readable storage medium storing an information search program causing a computer to execute:
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receiving a search request from a searcher'"'"'s terminal; searching for and retrieving, from a database, candidate information that includes a content satisfying a search criteria set in the search request; constricting the retrieved candidate information based on similarities between an attribute of an authorized person who is authorized to determine disclosure or non-disclosure of the candidate information included in the candidate information, and an attribute of the searcher who transmits the search request from the searcher'"'"'s terminal; transmitting disclosure requests for the constricted candidate information to an authorized person'"'"'s terminal; and receiving a response for the disclosure request and transmitting, to the searcher'"'"'s terminal, candidate information for which a response to permit disclosure is received.
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