US 2006/0041552 A1 · Electronic information searching apparatus, method of searching electronic information and program for the same

Abstract

An electronic information searching apparatus improves search velocity by sharing the process with a plurality of personal computers at the time of searching the received mails. The electronic information searching apparatus of the present invention is the apparatus connected to the network to make communication wit the other information processing, comprising a storage unit for storing the electronic information, an electronic information matching processing unit for conducting the matching process between the electronic information and the electronic information stored in the other information processing apparatus, an electronic information sharing determining unit for determining the sharing of the electronic information to be searched of the electronic information having completed the matching process, and an electronic information searching unit for searching the determined shared electronic information.

Claims24

Dependent claims

An electronic information searching apparatus comprising:

a storage unit connected to a network and operable to store electronic information usable communicating with an other information processing apparatus;
an electronic information matching processing unit operable to perform a matching process between the electronic information stored in the storage unit and electronic information stored in the other information processing apparatus;
an electronic information sharing determining unit operable to determine sharing of electronic information that is to be searched of the electronic information having completed the electronic information matching process;
and
an electronic information searching unit operable to search the determined shared electronic information.

2 more elements

An electronic information searching program for searching electronic information stored in an information processing apparatus in combination with an other information processing unit connected to a network, the program executable by a processor to perform:

an electronic information matching processing step which performs a matching process between electronic information of the other information processing apparatus and stored electronic information stored in the information processing apparatus;
an electronic information sharing determining step which determines sharing of electronic information to be searched of the electronic information having completed the matching process;
and
an electronic information searching step which searches the determined shared electronic information.

1 more element

A computer-readable storage medium recording an electronic information searching program for searching electronic information stored in an information processing apparatus in combination with an other information processing apparatus connected to a network , the program executable by a processor to perform:

an electronic information matching processing step which performs a matching process between electronic information of the other information processing apparatus and stored electronic information stored in the information processing apparatus;
an electronic information sharing determining step which determines sharing of electronic information to be searched of the electronic information having completed the matching process;
and
an electronic information searching step which searches the determined shared electronic information.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Electronic information searching apparatus, method of searching electronic information and program for the same

Life of this patent

Electronic information searching apparatus, method of searching electronic information and program for the same

Life of this patent

Abstract

Claims24