Search apparatus and method, and program

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor device to:
• determine a search area range to search image data based on character string information input at an external apparatus and provided over a communication network, wherein the search area range corresponds to position information determined based on position information corresponding to the character string information;
• and
• control transmission to the external apparatus, over the communication network, of search area range information representative of the search area range and the image data indicating at least one image file, for display by the external apparatus.

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor device to:
• display, on a display, an input box in which to input character string information as a search condition;
• provide to an external search apparatus, over a communication network, a search request including the character string information;
• display, on the display, search area range information representative of a search area range and image data indicating at least one image file, wherein the search area range information and the image data are provided from the external search apparatus over the network,
• wherein the search area range is determined based on the character string information and corresponds to position information determined based on position information corresponding to the character string information, wherein the image data is searched based on the search area range.

A method comprising:

• displaying, on a display, an input box in which to input character string information as a search condition;
• providing, over a communication network, a search request including the character string information;
• displaying, on the display, search area range information representative of a search area range and image data indicating at least one image file, wherein the search area range information and the image data are provided over the network,
• wherein the search area range is determined based on the character string information and corresponds to position information determined based on position information corresponding to the character string information, wherein the image data is searched based on the search area range,
• wherein the displaying of the input box, the providing and the displaying of the search area range information and the image data are by a processor device.

A non-transitory recording medium on which is recorded a program executable by a computer, the program comprising:

• displaying, on a display, an input box in which to input character string information as a search condition;
• providing, over a communication network, a search request including the character string information;
• and
• displaying, on the display, search area range information representative of a search area range and at least one image file indicated by image data, wherein the search area range information and the image data are provided over the network,
• wherein the search area range is determined based on the character string information and corresponds to position information determined based on position information corresponding to the character string information, wherein the image data is searched based on the search area range.