US 8,527,535 B2 · Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

Abstract

An apparatus performs a first search for first information that contains a first character input through an operation, and performs a second search for second information that contains both of the first character and a second character when the second character is input after the first search is started. Before the searches are performed, either a first search mode or a second search mode is selected: in the first search mode, a search is started for the first information independently of an input of the second character after the input of the first character; and in the second search mode, a determination is made whether or not there is an input of the second character after the input of the first character, and a search is started for the first information when there is no input of the second character is selected.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus comprising:

a central processing unit (CPU);
a memory coupled to the CPU, the memory containing instructions that, when executed by the CPU, cause the CPU to perform operations comprising:
inputting a first character through an input operation;
performing a first search for first information that contains the first character;
performing a second search for second information that contains both of the first character and a second character when the second character is input after the first search is started, the first search is performed in a first search mode in which a search is started for the first information independently of an input of the second character after the input of the first character, or in a second search mode in which a search is started for the first information when it is determined that there is no input of the second character after the input of the first character;
and
determining a response time from a storage device, wherein the first search mode is selected when the response time is shorter than a predetermined value, and the second search mode is selected when the response time is longer than the predetermined value.

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A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer-executable program of instructions for causing a computer to perform operations comprising:

inputting a first character through an operation;
performing a first search for first information that contains the first character and performing a second search for information that contains both of the first character and a second character when the second character is input after the first search is started,
in the searches for the information, selecting one of a first search mode in which a search is started for the first information independently of the input of the second character after the input of the first character, and a second search mode in which a search is started for the first information when it is determined that there is no input of the second character after the input of the first character;
and
determining a response time from the storage device, wherein the selecting selects the first search mode when the response time is shorter than a predetermined value, and selects the second search mode when the response time is longer than the predetermined value.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

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Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

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