Search apparatus and method, and program

摘要

A search apparatus includes the following elements. A provisional search condition inputting unit inputs character string information as a provisional search condition. A character string/position correspondence information holding unit holds character string/position correspondence information including a correspondence between character string information and position information. A position information obtaining unit obtains position information corresponding to the character string information input as the provisional search condition from the character string/position correspondence information. A search object information storage unit stores search object information with additional information including at least position information. A searching unit performs a search for the position information of the search object information stored in the search object information storage means using the position information obtained by the position information obtaining unit as an actual search condition, and outputs search object information having the found position information as a search result satisfying the provisional search condition.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a processor device to: determine a search area range to search image data based on character string information input at an external apparatus and provided over a communication network; acquire map information based on the search area range; acquire first image data based on the search area range; control transmission to the external apparatus, over the communication network, of display data for displaying a map image corresponding to the map information and the first image data on a display device corresponding to the external apparatus; receiving, after the transmission of the display data, changed search area range information, in which a basis of the changed search area range information is on the map information and vertical and horizontal screen display coordinates indicating a frame from a resizing operation in relation to a screen display of the map image, from the external apparatus over the communication network; and acquiring second image data based on the changed search area range information.