Information processing apparatus and search method

A search method in an information processing apparatus, the method comprising:

• executing a search on the basis of a search condition;
• specifying particular data as an item from data included in a result of the search executed on the basis of the search condition;
• storing the specified item in a storage apparatus;
• generating a search result without data overlap on the basis of data included in a result of a search executed on the basis of a new search condition and the item stored in the storage apparatus;
• and
• displaying the generated search result.

A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as:

• a search execution unit configured to execute a search on the basis of a search condition;
• an item specification unit configured to specify particular data as an item from data included in a result of the search executed by the search execution unit on the basis of the search condition;
• an item storage unit configured to store the item specified by the item specification unit in a storage apparatus;
• a search result generation unit configured to generate a search result without data overlap on the basis of data included in a result of a search executed by the search execution unit on the basis of a new search condition and the item stored in the storage apparatus;
• and
• a search result display unit configured to display the search result generated by the search result generation unit.