Server, method, and storage medium for searching and displaying results

A server that provides information to a terminal device, comprising:

• a memory configured to store a plurality of pieces of display information associated with search conditions;
• and
• processing circuitry configured to:
• identify any of the search conditions and identify the display information associated with the identified search condition;
• and
• transmit display data for displaying a screen containing the identified display information to the terminal device, wherein
• if a first search condition and a second search condition are identified, the display information associated with the first search condition and the display information associated with the second search condition are identified, and
• if the display information associated with the first search condition and the display information associated with the second search condition include overlapping display information, the display data for displaying the screen containing the display information in which respective display forms of the overlapping display information are made so as to be different from each other, and
• with respect to the overlapping display information, if a degree of matching between individual display information associated with the first search condition included in the display information identified based on the first search condition and individual display information associated with the second search condition included in the display information identified base on the second search condition is equal to or higher than a predetermined value, the display data for displaying the screen in which the overlapping display information is placed from each other at a predetermined distance is transmitted.

An information provision method to be performed by a computer that includes a storage section and provides information to a terminal device, comprising:

• storing a plurality of pieces of display information associated with search conditions in the storage section;
• identifying any of the search conditions;
• identifying the display information associated with the identified search condition;
• and
• transmitting display data for displaying a screen containing the identified display information to the terminal device, wherein
• if a first search condition and a second search condition are identified in the identifying any of the search conditions, the display information associated with the first search condition and the display information associated with the second search condition are identified in the identifying the display information,
• in the transmitting display data, if the display information associated with the first search condition and the display information associated with the second search condition include overlapping display information, the display data for displaying the screen in which the overlapping display information is placed apart from each other at a predetermined distance is transmitted, and
• the predetermined distance is set to be longer
• as a display area that displays the display information associated with the first search condition and a display area that displays the display information associated with the second search condition match each other to a higher degree of matching, or
• as individual display information included in each of the overlapping display information matches each other to a higher degree of matching.

An information provision method to be performed by a computer that includes a storage section and provides information to a terminal device, comprising:

• storing a plurality of pieces of display information associated with search conditions in the storage section;
• identifying any of the search conditions;
• identifying the display information associated with the identified search condition;
• and
• transmitting display data for displaying a screen containing the identified display information to the terminal device, wherein
• if a first search condition and a second search condition are identified in the identifying any of the search conditions, the display information associated with the first search condition and the display information associated with the second search condition are identified in the identifying the display information,
• in the transmitting display data, if the display information associated with the first search condition and the display information associated with the second search condition include overlapping display information, the display data for displaying the screen containing the display information in which respective display forms of the overlapping display information are made so as to be different from each other is transmitted, and
• with respect to the overlapping display information, if a degree of matching between individual display information associated with the first search condition included in the display information identified based on the first search condition and individual display information associated with the second search condition included in the display information identified based on the second search condition is equal to or higher than a predetermined value, the overlapping display information is placed from each other at a predetermined distance.

A storage medium that stores an information provision program of a server that includes a storage section and provides information to a terminal device, comprising causing the server to perform:

• storing a plurality of pieces of display information associated with search conditions in the storage section;
• identifying any of the search conditions;
• identifying the display information associated with the identified search condition;
• and
• transmitting display data for displaying a screen containing the identified display information to the terminal device, wherein
• if a first search condition and a second search condition are identified in the identifying any of the search conditions, the display information associated with the first search condition and the display information associated with the second search condition are identified in the identifying the display information,
• in the transmitting display data, if the display information associated with the first search condition and the display information associated with the second search condition include overlapping display information, the display data for displaying the screen in which the overlapping display information is placed apart from each other at a predetermined distance is transmitted, and
• the predetermined distance is set to be longer
• as a display area that displays the display information associated with the first search condition and a display area that displays the display information associated with the second search condition match each other to a higher degree of matching, or
• as individual display information included in each of the overlapping display information matches each other to a higher degree of matching.

A storage medium that stores an information provision program of a server that includes a storage section and provides information to a terminal device, causing the server to perform:

• storing a plurality of pieces of display information associated with search conditions in the storage section;
• identifying any of the search conditions;
• identifying the display information associated with the identified search condition;
• and
• transmitting display data for displaying a screen containing the identified display information to the terminal device, wherein
• if a first search condition and a second search condition are identified in the identifying any of the search conditions, the display information associated with the first search condition and the display information associated with the second search condition are identified in the identifying the display information,
• in the transmitting display data, if the display information associated with the first search condition and the display information associated with the second search condition include overlapping display information, the display data for displaying the screen containing the display information in which respective display forms of the overlapping display information are made so as to be different from each other is transmitted, and
• with respect to the overlapping display information, if a degree of matching between individual display information associated with the first search condition included in the display information identified based on the first search condition and individual display information associated with the second search condition included in the display information identified based on the second search condition is equal to or higher than a predetermined value, the overlapping display information is placed from each other at a predetermined distance.