Information Terminal and Program

An information terminal, comprising:

• facility storage means which stores information on facilities;
• a first facility search means which searches and retrieves the facilities stored in the facility storage means based on a designated search condition;
• a second facility search means which requests, via a network, a facility information providing device for providing the information on the facilities to provide facility information based on the designated search condition;
• search method determination means which determines which of the first facility search means and the second facility search means is to be used to search and retrieve the facilities;
• and
• result displaying means which displays results retrieved by the first facility search means or the second facility search means,
• wherein the search method determination means determines which of the first facility search means and the second facility search means is to be used to search and retrieve the facilities based on the designated search condition.

A program for causing a computer to execute a procedure for searching for and retrieving facilities, the program further causing the computer to function as:

• control means;
• facility storage means which stores information on the facilities;
• a first facility search means which searches for and retrieves the facilities stored in the facility storage means based on a designated search condition;
• and
• a second facility search means which requests, via a network, a facility information providing device for providing the information on the facilities to provide facility information based on the designated search condition,
• the program further causing the control means to execute:
• a search method determination procedure of determining which of the first facility search means and the second facility search means is to be used to search for and retrieve the facilities;
• and
• a result displaying procedure of displaying results retrieved by the first facility search means or the second facility search means,
• the program further causing the control means to determine, in the search method determination procedure, which of the first facility search means and the second facility search means is to be used to search for and retrieve the facilities based on the designated search condition.