Information searching apparatus, information searching method, and computer program
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorAyahiro NAKAJIMA
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Abstract
In response to a search request, the type of the terminal from which the request originated is determined, and a selection history is weighted and accumulated so that the order of the results of a search carried out according to set search conditions varies depending on the selection history. In the case where the type of the request origin terminal is a terminal type in which the number of search results that can be displayed on a single screen is less than in other terminal types or the movement of the screen is more complicated than in other terminal types and search results have been selected across a plurality of screens, a greater weight is applied to the selection history of the selected search results than for other terminal types.
Claims7
An information searching apparatus comprising:
- an information searching unit that searches for information in response to a search request from a search request origin;
- a selection history accumulation unit that accumulates a selection history of search results from past search requests;
- a search conditions setting unit that sets a condition for the search carried out by the information searching unit in accordance with the selection history;
- and
- a terminal type determination unit that determines the type of the terminal from which the search request originated,
- wherein the selection history accumulation unit weights and accumulates the selection history so that the order of the results of the search carried out by the information searching unit varies depending on the selection history used by the search conditions setting unit,
- wherein the weight is determined based on the terminal type.
An information searching method that, in response to a search request from a search request origin, searches for information based on search conditions set in accordance with a selection history of search results from past search requests, the method comprising:
- determining the type of the request origin terminal based on the search request;
- and
- weighting and accumulating the selection history so that the order of the results of the search carried out according to the set search conditions varies depending on the selection history,
- wherein the weight is determined based on the terminal type,
- wherein the each of above steps are executed by processor.
A non-transitory computer readable medium that, when installed in a computer, causes the computer to function as:
- an information searching unit that searches for information in response to a search request from a search request origin;
- a selection history accumulation unit that accumulates a selection history of search results from past search requests;
- a search conditions setting unit that sets a condition for the search carried out by the information searching unit in accordance with the selection history;
- and
- a terminal type determination unit that determines the type of the terminal from which the search request originated,
- wherein the selection history accumulation unit weights and accumulates the selection history so that the order of the results of the search carried out by the information searching unit varies depending on the selection history used by the search conditions setting unit,
- wherein the weight is determined based on the terminal type.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.