SEARCH APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM
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Abstract
A search apparatus includes 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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21 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor device to; determine a search area range to search image data based on character string information input at an external apparatus and provided over a communication network, wherein the search area range corresponds to position information determined based on position information corresponding to the character string information; and control transmission to the external apparatus, over the communication network, of search area range information representative of the search area range and the image data indicating at least one image file, for display by the external apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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determining a search area range to search image data based on character string information input at an external apparatus and provided over a communication network, wherein the search area range corresponds to position information determined based on position information corresponding to the character string information; and controlling transmission to the external apparatus, over the communication network, of search area range information representative of the search area and the image data indicating at least one image file, for display by the external apparatus, wherein the determining and the controlling transmission are by a processor device.
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11. A non-transitory recording medium on which is recorded a program executable by a computer, the program comprising:
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determining a search area range to search image data based on character string information input at an external apparatus and provided over a communication network, wherein the search area range corresponds to position information determined based on position information corresponding to the character string information; and controlling transmission to the external apparatus, over the communication network, of search area range information representative of the search area and the image data indicating at least one image file, for display by the external apparatus.
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12. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor device to; display, on a display, an input box in which to input character string information as a search condition; provide to an external search apparatus, over a communication network, a search request including the character string information; display, on the display, search area range information representative of a search area range and image data indicating at least one image file, wherein the search area range information and the image data are provided from the external search apparatus over the network, wherein the search area range is determined based on the character string information and corresponds to position information determined based on position information corresponding to the character string information, wherein the image data is searched based on the search area range. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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displaying, on a display, an input box in which to input character string information as a search condition; providing, over a communication network, a search request including the character string information; displaying, on the display, search area range information representative of a search area range and image data indicating at least one image file, wherein the search area range information and the image data are provided over the network, wherein the search area range is determined based on the character string information and corresponds to position information determined based on position information corresponding to the character string information, wherein the image data is searched based on the search area range, wherein the displaying of the input box, the providing and the displaying of the search area range information and the image data are by a processor device.
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21. A non-transitory recording medium on which is recorded a program executable by a computer, the program comprising:
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displaying, on a display, an input box in which to input character string information as a search condition; providing, over a communication network, a search request including the character string information; and displaying, on the display, search area range information representative of a search area range and at least one image file indicated by image data, wherein the search area range information and the image data are provided over the network, wherein the search area range is determined based on the character string information and corresponds to position information determined based on position information corresponding to the character string information, wherein the image data is searched based on the search area range.
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