Information processing apparatus, and method and program for searching text information candidate

A method for searching for a target text information candidate from among text information candidates stored in order to search for and/or input target information, comprising:

• generating and displaying display information, the display information including only both a first character line of characters extending in a first direction including a character set to be selected, and a second character line of characters related to the first character line, extending in a second direction and intersecting the first character line, out of a two-dimensional matrix of rows and columns of characters arranged for selection;
• and
• receiving a shift instruction to shift from the character set to be selected,
• wherein each character in the two-dimensional matrix comprises a Japanese Kana character in the Japanese Kana syllabary of a two-dimensional matrix of rows and columns of Kana characters.

A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having stored thereon program for causing a computer to execute a method for searching for a target text information candidate from among text information candidates stored in order to search for and/or input target information, comprising:

• generating and displaying display information, the display information including only both a first character line of characters extending in a first direction including a character set to be selected, and a second character line of characters related to the first character line, extending in a second direction and intersecting the first character line, out of a two-dimensional matrix of rows and columns of characters arranged for selection;
• and
• receiving a shift instruction to shift from the character set to be selected,
• wherein each character in the two-dimensional matrix comprises a Japanese Kana character in the Japanese Kana syllabary of a two-dimensional matrix of rows and columns of Kana characters.

An information processing apparatus for searching for a target text information candidate from among text information candidates stored in order to search for and/or input target information, comprising:

• a display information generating unit having a video synthesizer and configured to generate and display display information, the display information including only both a first character line of characters extending in a first direction including a character set to be selected, and a second character line of characters related to the first character line, extending in a second direction and intersecting the first character line, out of a two-dimensional matrix of rows and columns of characters arranged for selection;
• and
• a shift instruction receiving unit configured to receive a shift instruction input to shift from the character set to be selected,
• wherein each character in the two-dimensional matrix comprises a Japanese Kana character in the Japanese Kana syllabary of a two-dimensional matrix of rows and columns of Kana characters.