SEARCH SUPPORT APPARATUS, SEARCH SUPPORT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM OF SEARCH SUPPORT PROGRAM

• US 20130110856A1
• Filed: 10/26/2012
• Published: 05/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: OTA, Tomonori
• Application Number:
  US13/661,444
• Publication Number:
  US 20130110856A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/758
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/90328 using search space presentation or visualization, e.g. category or range presentation and selection

Abstract

A support method of searching includes in a case that a plurality of display elements each of which is associated with attributes are specified, generating a search condition including attributes associated with the plurality of display elements, and a logical operator corresponding to a specifying method by which the plurality of display elements were specified, by a processor.

Claims

1. A support method of searching, comprising:

in a case that a plurality of display elements each of which is associated with attributes are specified, generating a search condition including attributes associated with the plurality of display elements, and a logical operator corresponding to a specifying method by which the plurality of display elements were specified, by a processor.

2. The support method according to claim 1, wherein

the plurality of display elements are respectively associated with a plurality types of attributes.

3. The support method according to claim 2, wherein

the search condition includes condition elements connected each other,

in a case that the plurality of display elements are individually specified, the condition elements, each of which is a condition regarding one of the plurality of display elements, are connected by a logical OR operator, and

in a case that the plurality of display elements are specified by range specification, the condition elements, each of which is a condition regarding one of the plurality types, are connected by a logical AND operator.

4. The support method according to claim 3, wherein

the condition regarding the one of the plurality of display elements includes the plurality types of attributes, which are associated with the one of the display elements, connected by a logical AND operator.

5. The support method according to claim 3, wherein

in a case that attributes belonging to the one of the plurality types are expressed as discrete values, the condition regarding the one of the plurality type includes the attributes, which are belonging to the one of the plurality types, connected by a logical OR operator, and

in a case that attributes belonging to the one of the plurality types are expressed as consecutive values, the condition regarding the one of the plurality type is designation of a range based on the attributes belonging to the one of the plurality types.

6. The support method according to claim 1, further comprising:

searching based on the generated search condition; and

outputting a result of the searching.

7. The search support method according to claim 6, wherein

the result includes data retrieved by the searching which are associated with another type of attributes, the another type being different from any one of the plurality type.

8. The support method according to claim 1, wherein

the attributes included in the generated search condition are connected each other by the logical operator.

9. A computer-readable recording medium storing a support program of searching that causes a computer to execute a procedure, the procedure comprising:

in a case that a plurality of display elements each of which is associated with attributes are specified, generating a search condition including attributes associated with the plurality of display elements, and a logical operator corresponding to a specifying method by which the plurality of display elements were specified.

10. The recording medium according to claim 9, wherein

the search condition includes condition elements connected each other,

in a case that the plurality of display elements are individually specified, the condition elements, each of which is a condition regarding one of the plurality of display elements, are connected by a logical OR operator, and

in a case that the plurality of display elements are specified by range specification, the condition elements, each of which is a condition regarding one of the plurality types, are connected by a logical AND operator.

11. The recording medium according to claim 10, wherein

the condition regarding the one of the plurality of display elements includes the plurality types of attributes, which are associated with the one of the display elements, connected by a logical AND operator.

12. The recording medium according to claim 10, wherein

in a case that attributes belonging to the one of the plurality types are expressed as discrete values, the condition regarding the one of the plurality type includes the attributes, which are belonging to the one of the plurality types, connected by a logical OR operator, and

in a case that attributes belonging to the one of the plurality types are expressed as consecutive values, the condition regarding the one of the plurality type is designation of a range based on the attributes belonging to the one of the plurality types.

13. The recording medium according to claim 9, wherein the procedure further comprising:

searching based on the generated search condition; and

outputting a result of the searching.

14. The recording medium according to claim 13, wherein

the result includes data retrieved by the searching which are associated with another type of attributes, the another type being different from any one of the plurality type.

15. A support apparatus of searching comprising:

interface that receives input information; and

a processor that executes a procedure, the procedure including;

in a case that a plurality of display elements each of which is associated with attributes are specified by the input information, generating a search condition including attributes associated with the plurality of display elements, and a logical operator corresponding to a specifying method by which the plurality of display elements were specified.

16. The support apparatus according to claim 15, wherein

the search condition includes condition elements connected each other,

in a case that the plurality of display elements are individually specified, the condition elements, each of which is a condition regarding one of the plurality of display elements, are connected by a logical OR operator, and

in a case that the plurality of display elements are specified by range specification, the condition elements, each of which is a condition regarding one of the plurality types, are connected by a logical AND operator.

17. The support apparatus according to claim 16, wherein

the condition regarding the one of the plurality of display elements includes the plurality types of attributes, which are associated with the one of the display elements, connected by a logical AND operator.

18. The support apparatus according to claim 16, wherein

in a case that attributes belonging to the one of the plurality types are expressed as discrete values, the condition regarding the one of the plurality type includes the attributes, which are belonging to the one of the plurality types, connected by a logical OR operator, and

in a case that attributes belonging to the one of the plurality types are expressed as consecutive values, the condition regarding the one of the plurality type is designation of a range based on the attributes belonging to the one of the plurality types.

19. The support apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the procedure further including:

searching based on the generated search condition; and

outputting a result of the searching.

20. The support apparatus according to claim 19, wherein

the result includes data retrieved by the searching which are associated with another type of attributes, the another type being different from any one of the plurality type.