INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS

摘要

A terminal device stores therein an application program provided by a second provider and including an image search program. An image search system provided by a first provider stores therein image data and identification information identifying the image search program; registers, in association with the identification information, setting information indicating whether a storage area to be searched is a first storage area exclusive to the second provider or a second storage area not exclusive to the second provider; stores the image data specified as a search target by the second provider in the first or second storage area; receives a search request for the image data transmitted from the terminal device; determines, when the search request includes the identification information, a storage area to be searched among the first and second storage areas; and determines, when not, the second storage area to be the storage area to be searched.

主权项

1. An information processing system comprising:
a terminal device; and an image search system provided by a first provider, wherein the terminal device comprises:
a first memory configured to store therein an application program that includes at least an image search program for using the image search system, and that is provided by at least one second provider; anda first processor configured to transmit a search request requesting search for image data to the image search system, the image search system comprises:
a second memory configured to store therein image data, linkage information associated with the image data, and identification information identifying the image search program, the identification information being provided from the first provider to the second provider and being different second provider by second provider; anda second processor configured to:
register, in association with the identification information, setting information indicating whether a storage area to be searched during the search for the image data is a first storage area or a second storage area in the second memory, the first area being exclusive to the second provider and being provided by the first provider, and the second area being not exclusive to the second provider;store the image data that is specified as a search target by the second provider in the first storage area exclusively assigned to the second provider, or in the second storage area, in the second memory;receive the search request for the image data transmitted from the terminal device;determine, when the search request includes the identification information, a storage area to be searched for the received image data from among the first storage area and the second storage area, based on the received identification information and the registered setting information;determine, when the search request does not include the identification information, the second storage area to be the storage area to be searched;search the determined storage area for the image data that is received from the terminal device in response to the search request; andtransmit a search result to the terminal device.