Information processing apparatus, information processing system, processing method thereof, and recording medium

• US 8,554,810 B2
• Filed: 11/12/2008
• Issued: 10/08/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Inose, Tsutomu, Itoh, Fumiaki
• Primary Examiner(s): PEACH, POLINA G
• Application Number:
  US12/269,640
• Publication Number:
  US 20090132498A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,791 Days
• Field of Search: 707/722, 707/761
• US Class Current: 707/830
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/20 of structured data, e.g. relational data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results

Abstract

Aspects of invention may allow an operator to recognize that a search corresponding to search conditions set in a search folder does not function when such case occurs. In one embodiment, an information processing apparatus may include a search unit that conducts a search that corresponds to each of one or a plurality of search conditions set in a search folder, and searches for at least one folder element of the search folder. The apparatus also includes a search status confirmation unit that confirms the search status for each search condition in the search unit, and a folder-content display unit (e.g., search folder display unit) that displays, when the search status confirmation unit confirms that the search corresponding to the one or plurality of search conditions set in the search folder does not function, information indicating a malfunction.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

at least one processor programmed to control;

a control unit configured to determine whether a received folder is a search folder or a folder that is not the search folder, wherein the search folder has a search status and holds a search result, and wherein the folder that is not the search folder is not searched and does not include a search status or a search result,

wherein the search condition includes a condition that considers a text of the file as a search target, and wherein the search folder and the folder that is not the search folder are disclosed as a target folder;

a search unit that conducts a search or searches corresponding to one or a plurality of search conditions set in the search folder, wherein search unit comprises a full-text search unit that conducts a full-text search capable of holding full-text search index data, and conducts a full-text search based on the index data and acquires a folder information list based on the target folder information;

performing a repetitive check to identify the search folder when the folder is a search folder, and

wherein the search unit checks that the full text search is functioning and provides a receipt confirming the search status;

a display unit configured to display the search folder based on the search status receipt as an element of lower hierarchy, and the folder that is not the search folder without the element of lower hierarchy;

an obtaining unit configured to obtain the search status of the search folder, wherein the obtained search status includes a plurality of conditions for the full text search; and

a determination unit configured to determine whether the obtained search status includes at least one abnormal condition indicating a search status that fails to conduct a normal search, for each of the plurality of the conditions,

wherein the display unit displays the search folder so as to be identifiable from the folder that is not the search folder, and

wherein the display unit visually marks the search folder indicating an abnormal search condition on the search folder;

wherein the search folder has the search status which is determined by the determination unit to include at least one abnormal condition.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein if it is determined by the determination unit that the obtained search status includes the abnormal condition and the obtained search status changes to not include the abnormal condition, the display unit displays information indicating that the obtained search status does not include the abnormal condition.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein if the obtained search status includes a search status that conducts a full-text search of a file using a file index and the file index is not created, it is determined by the determination unit that the obtained search status includes the abnormal condition.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein if an external module which conducts a search using the obtained search status stops a function, it is determined by the determination unit that the obtained search status includes the abnormal condition.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a communication unit configured to communicate an external apparatus via a network, wherein if a search scope of the obtained search status includes the external apparatus and the communication via the network does not function, it is determined by the determination unit that the obtained search status includes the abnormal condition.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein if a search scope of the obtained search status includes data stored in a database system and a failure occurs in the database system, it is determined by the determination unit that the obtained search status includes the abnormal condition.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays the search folder using an icon indicating the determination result, wherein the icon in a case the obtained search status includes the abnormal condition is different from the icon in a case the obtained search status does not include the abnormal condition.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein if it is determined by the determination unit that the obtained search status includes the abnormal condition, the display unit further displays a message indicating the determination result.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays a message indicating which condition is the abnormal condition, for each of the plurality of the conditions.

10. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein if it is determined by the determination unit that the obtained search status includes the abnormal condition, the display unit displays, as a message, a recovery method for recovering from the abnormal condition.

11. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining unit comprises:

a display target obtaining unit configured to obtain a list of elements to be displayed on the display unit;

an extraction unit configured to extract the search folder among the elements included in the obtained list; and

a search status obtaining unit configured to obtain a search status of the extracted search folder.

12. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the search unit is further configured to search based on a search status of the search folder.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the display unit displays the search result by the search unit and the determination result by the determination unit simultaneously.

16. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays, together with elements under the search folder, a message indicating that the search folder does not contain all of the search results since the abnormal condition has no function to perform a normal search.

14. An information processing method comprising:

using at least one processor to perform the following;

receiving a folder and determining whether the received folder is a search folder or a folder that is not the search folder, wherein the search folder has a search status and holds a search result, and wherein the folder that is not the search folder is not searched and does not include a search status or a search result,

wherein the search condition includes a condition that considers a text of the file as a search target, and wherein the search folder and the folder that is not the search folder are disclosed as a target folder;

searching one or a plurality of search conditions set in the search folder and conducting a full-text search capable of holding full-text search index data, and conducting a full-text search based on the index data and acquiring a folder information list based on the target folder information;

performing a repetitive check to identify the search folder when the folder is a search folder;

checking that the full text search is functioning and providing a receipt confirming the search status;

displaying the search folder based on the search status as an element of lower hierarchy, and the folder that is not the search folder without the element of lower hierarchy;

obtaining the search status of the search folder, wherein the obtained search status includes a plurality of conditions for the full text search;

determining whether the obtained search status includes at least one abnormal condition indicating a search status that fails to conduct a normal search, for each of the plurality of conditions; and

displaying the search folder so as to be identifiable from the folder that is not the search folder, and

visually marking an abnormal search condition on the search folder,

wherein the search folder has the search status that includes at least one abnormal condition.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium containing computer-executable instructions for performing an information processing method, the method comprising:

receiving a folder and determining whether the received folder is a search folder or a folder that is not the search folder, wherein the search folder has a search status and holds a search result, and wherein the folder that is not the search folder is not searched and does not include a search status or a search result,

wherein the search condition includes a condition that considers a text of the file as a search target, and wherein the search folder and the folder that is not the search folder are disclosed as a target folder;

searching one or a plurality of search conditions set in the search folder and conducting a full-text search capable of holding full-text search index data, and conducting a full-text search based on the index data and acquiring a folder information list based on the target folder information;

performing a repetitive check to identify the search folder when the folder is a search folder;

checking that the full text search is functioning and providing a receipt confirming the search status;

displaying the search folder based on the search status as an element of lower hierarchy, and the folder that is not the search folder without the element of lower hierarchy;

obtaining the search status of the search folder, wherein the obtained search status includes a plurality of conditions for the full text search;

determining whether the obtained search status includes at least one abnormal condition indicating a search status that fails to conduct a normal search, for each of the plurality of conditions; and

displaying the search folder so as to be identifiable from the folder that is not the search folder, and

visually marking an abnormal search condition on the search folder,

wherein the search folder has the search status that includes at least one abnormal condition.