Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing program

An information processing method performed by a computer, the method comprising:

• obtaining given search criteria given by a user;
• retrieving, as related search criteria, search criteria related to the obtained given search criteria, from a search criteria history storage that stores a history of search criteria previously specified by the user;
• retrieving first search results including search objects matching the retrieved related search criteria, from a search object storage that stores search objects;
• retrieving second search results including search objects matching the obtained given search criteria, from the search object storage;
• retrieving operation logs corresponding to the retrieved related search criteria, from an operation history storage that stores search criteria previously specified by the user and operation logs on search objects included in search results retrieved based on the previously specified search criteria in association with each other;
• identifying selection criteria based on the retrieved operation logs;
• generating, based on a comparison between third search results and fourth search results, distinction information indicating a distinction of the fourth search results, the third search results being among the retrieved first search results and identified based on the retrieved operation logs, the fourth search results being among the retrieved second search results and matching the identified selection criteria;
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• providing the generated distinction information.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing thereon an information processing program, the information processing program causing a computer to obtain given search criteria given by a user;

• retrieve, as related search criteria, search criteria related to the obtained given search criteria, from a search criteria history storage that stores a history of search criteria previously specified by the user;
• retrieve first search results including search objects matching the retrieved related search criteria, from a search object storage that stores search objects;
• retrieve second search results including search objects matching the obtained given search criteria, from the search object storage;
• retrieve operation logs corresponding to the retrieved related search criteria, from an operation history storage that stores search criteria previously specified by the user and operation logs on search objects included in search results retrieved based on the previously specified search criteria in association with each other;
• identify selection criteria based on the retrieved operation logs;
• generate, based on a comparison between third search results and fourth search results, distinction information indicating a distinction of the fourth search results, the third search results being among the retrieved first search results and identified based on the retrieved operation logs, the fourth search results being among the retrieved second search results and matching the identified selection criteria;
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• provide the generated distinction information.