METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING EXTENDED SEARCH

摘要

The invention provides a method and apparatus for performing extended search. The method comprising: receiving user-inputted keywords; extending the user-inputted keywords according to geographical information to acquire extended keywords; performing search by using the extended keywords; and returning search results to the user. With the technical solution of the invention, privilege control can be effectively performed in a cloud storage system. With embodiments of the invention, more information may be provided to user for reference.