APPARATUS FOR SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION WITHIN SPACE OF INTEREST

摘要

One aspect of the invention provides an apparatus for searching for position information. The apparatus includes: a search input unit for receiving a search request from a user, the search request specifying (i) one or more search terms and (ii) one or more space of interest (SOI) objects in which the search is to be conducted; a search processing unit for conducting a search for the one or more search terms within the one or more SOI objects specified in the search request and one or more sub-SOIs of the one or more specified SOI objects; a database; and a search output unit for outputting a result of the search by the search processing unit to the user.