Data providing device, method for providing data, and recording medium

• US 20090177631A1
• Filed: 12/31/2008
• Published: 07/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: Ohwada, Toshikazu
• Application Number:
  US12/318,566
• Publication Number:
  US 20090177631A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/903 Querying for retrieval from the web G06F16/953

Abstract

A data providing device connected via a network to a data processing device and a data storage server storing data which is continuously updated. The data providing device includes a receiving unit configured to receive one or more search conditions for searching data to be provided to the data processing device, a first data providing unit configured to extract data to be provided to the data processing device from the data storage server based on the one or more search conditions, and a second data providing unit configured to provide data on synchronization between the data stored in the data storage server and data for search corresponding to the data stored in the data storage server to the data processing device.

Claims

1. A data providing device connected via a network to a data processing device and a data storage server storing data which is continuously updated, the data providing device comprising:

a receiving unit configured to receive one or more search conditions for searching data to be provided to the data processing device;

a first data providing unit configured to extract data to be provided to the data processing device from the data storage server based on the one or more search conditions; and

a second data providing unit configured to provide data on synchronization between the data stored in the data storage server and data for search corresponding to the data stored in the data storage server to the data processing device.

2. The data providing device according to claim 1, further comprising a storage unit configured to store a subset of the data stored in the data storage server,

wherein:

the first data providing unit extracts data to be provided to the data processing device from the data storage server based on the subset of the data stored in the storage unit as well as the one or more search conditions; and

the second data providing unit provides data on synchronization between the data stored in the data storage server and the subset of the data stored in the storage unit to the data processing device.

3. The data providing device according to claim 1, wherein the second data providing unit further provides data for prompting a user to input an instruction to search data as well as the data on synchronization.

4. A method for providing data via a network to a data processing device, the method for providing data comprising:

receiving one or more search conditions for searching data to be provided to the data processing device;

extracting data to be provided to the data processing device from a data storage server in which data stored therein is continuously updated based on the one or more search conditions; and

providing data on synchronization between the data stored in the data storage server and data for search corresponding to the data stored in the data storage server to the data processing device.

5. The method for providing data according to claim 4, further comprising storing a subset of the data stored in the data storage server,

wherein:

data to be provided to the data processing device is extracted from the data storage server based on the subset of the data stored in the storage unit as well as the one or more search conditions; and

data on synchronization between the data stored in the data storage server and the subset of the data stored in the storage unit is provided to the data processing device.

6. The method for providing data according to claim 4, wherein data for prompting a user to input an instruction to search data is provided as well as the data on synchronization.

7. A computer-readable recording medium on which is recorded a program for causing a computer to perform the method for providing data according to claim 4.