INFORMATION RETRIEVAL DEVICE, INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, INFORMATION RETRIEVAL PROGRAM AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL METHOD

• US 20100185608A1
• Filed: 01/11/2010
• Published: 07/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Nakano, Yosuke, Hagiwara, Yukie, Kawashima, Chie
• Application Number:
  US12/685,121
• Publication Number:
  US 20100185608A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/723
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/90335 Query processing

Abstract

Provided is an information retrieval device connected to a content server which stores contents to be retrieved through a network, the information retrieval device including: a content storing unit storing contents including some of the contents stored in the content server; a retrieval request reception unit receiving contents retrieval request for the content server and the content storing unit; a first retrieval unit acquiring a first retrieval result of the contents stored in the content storing unit based on the retrieval request received by the retrieval request reception unit; a second retrieval unit acquiring a second retrieval result of the contents stored in the content server based on the retrieval request received by the retrieval request reception unit; and an integrated retrieval result display unit displaying an integrated retrieval result obtained by integrating the first retrieval result and the second retrieval result.

Claims

1. An information retrieval device connected to a content server which stores contents to be retrieved through a network, the information retrieval device comprising:

a content storing unit storing contents including some of the contents stored in the content server;

a retrieval request reception unit receiving contents retrieval request for the content server and the content storing unit;

a first retrieval unit acquiring a first retrieval result of the contents stored in the content storing unit based on the retrieval request received by the retrieval request reception unit;

a second retrieval unit acquiring a second retrieval result of the contents stored in the content server based on the retrieval request received by the retrieval request reception unit; and

an integrated retrieval result display unit displaying an integrated retrieval result obtained by integrating the first retrieval result and the second retrieval result.

2. The information retrieval device according to claim 1, further comprising an identification information storing unit storing an identification information specifying the configuration of the information retrieval device,

wherein the second retrieval unit acquires the second retrieval result of the contents stored in the content server based on the retrieval request received by the retrieval request reception unit and the identification information stored in the identification information storing unit.

3. The information retrieval device according to claim 1, wherein the integrated retrieval result display unit displays the integrated retrieval result in order of the score of the contents of the retrieval request, and displays contents included in the first retrieval result at the top when the contents included in the first retrieval result and the contents included in the second retrieval result have the same score.

4. The information retrieval device according to claim 1, wherein:

the contents to be retrieved is support information used for supporting the use of the information retrieval device, and

the content storing unit stores contents used for troubleshooting connection problems of the network.

5. An information retrieval system in which a content server, which stores contents to be retrieved, and an information retrieval device, which performs a retrieval request of the contents to be retrieved, are connected through a network, wherein:

the content server includes;

a content database storing contents to be retrieved; and

a content retrieval unit performing retrieval of the contents stored in the content database according to the retrieval request of the information retrieval device, and

the information retrieval device includes;

a content storing unit storing contents including some of the contents stored in the content server;

a retrieval request reception unit receiving contents retrieval requests for the content server and the content storing unit;

a first retrieval unit acquiring a first retrieval result of the contents stored in the content storing unit based on the retrieval request received by the retrieval request reception unit;

a second retrieval unit acquiring a second retrieval result of the contents stored in the content server based on the retrieval request received by the retrieval request reception unit; and

an integrated retrieval result display unit displaying an integrated retrieval result obtained by integrating the first retrieval result and the second retrieval result.

6. An information retrieval program for controlling an information retrieval device which is connected to a content server storing contents to be stored and has a content storing unit storing contents including some of the contents stored in the content server, which executes, on a computer, the information retrieval program comprising:

a retrieval request reception function of receiving contents retrieval requests for the content server and the content storing unit;

a first retrieval function of acquiring a first retrieval result of the contents stored in the content storing unit based on the retrieval request received by the retrieval request reception function;

a second retrieval function of acquiring a second retrieval result of the contents stored in the content server based on the retrieval request received by the retrieval request reception function; and

an integrated retrieval result display function of displaying an integrated retrieval result obtained by integrating the first retrieval result and the second retrieval result.

7. An information retrieval method of an information retrieval system in which a content server storing contents to be retrieved and an information retrieval device, which has a content storing unit storing contents including some of the contents stored in the content server and performs a retrieval request of the contents to be retrieved, are connected through a network, the information retrieval method comprising:

receiving a retrieval request of the contents stored in the content server and the content storing unit, in the information retrieval device;

performing retrieval of the contents stored in a content database according to the retrieval request of the information retrieval device, in the content server having the content database storing contents to be retrieved;

acquiring a first retrieval result of the contents stored in the content storing unit based on the received retrieval request, in the information retrieval device;

acquiring a second retrieval result of the contents stored in the content server based on the received retrieval request, in the information retrieval device; and

displaying an integrated retrieval result obtained by integrating the first retrieval result and the second retrieval result, in the information retrieval device.