CN101261640B - Contents providing system, output control device, and output control program - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a contents providing System, an output control device, and an output control program. The contents providing system is provided with an information obtaining unit that obtains at least one of input information input to a user interface of a client device and output information output from the user interface, a content searching unit that searches for contents in accordance with the information obtained by the information obtaining unit, a content output control unit that outputs a content searched by the content searching unit to an output unit, the output unit providing the content to a user of the client device, and a content identifying unit that identifies one of the contents searched by the content searching unit, each of the contents having executed a predetermined process, the content identifying unit identifies the content that has executed the predetermined process latest. Further, the contents output control unit outputs the content identified by the content identifying unit prior to other contents searched by the content searching unit.

Description

Content provides system, output control equipment and Output Control Program

The cross reference of related application

The application relates to while Japanese patent application 2005-044347 number and 2005-044348 number in application on February 21st, 2005, and the full content of these two applications is incorporated herein by reference.

Technical field

Many aspects of the present invention relate to that user to client device provides content and a content being configured provides system, provide output control equipment and the program thereof that adopts in the system in this content.

Background technology

Recently, plurality of kinds of contents provides system to be suggested.Content provides system typically to be disposed like this, and based on user's input of user interface, content provides systematic search user possibility interested content, exports the content of such search by user interface or display unit or the like.

Jap.P. temporarily openly 2004-164678 number (hereinafter being called ' No. 678 open source literatures) example that such content provides system is disclosed.Particularly, ' No. 678 open source literature discloses a system, obtains user's voice by microphone, uses speech recognition and extracts key word from the voice of discerning.Then, system is based on the keyword search content, and the output Search Results is to display unit.

But according to ' No. 678 open source literatures, the content of search is exported continuously.Therefore, need to export whole search contents through the long time.In addition, when content is found, even the user may uninterested content also will be shown.Be shown owing to comprise the full content of unnecessary like this content, the user may interested other content can not be shown in the stage early.That is, the content according to prior art necessity may not be shown at reasonable time.

Summary of the invention

The advantage of many aspects of the present invention is, adopts a kind of technology to make content provide system to provide user's possibility interested content in suitable timing (promptly not having unnecessary delay).

Need point out, illustrate the various relations between the element in the following description.Need point out that except as otherwise noted, these relations generally can be direct or indirect, and instructions does not limit in this respect.Many aspects of the present invention can realize in computer software, as storable program on computer-readable medium, such medium includes but not limited to RAM, ROM, flash memory, EEPROM, CD medium, dvd media, temporary storage, hard disk drive, floppy disk, permanent storage, or the like.

According to many aspects of the present invention, provide a kind of content of content that provides that system is provided, this system is provided with: information acquisition unit, its acquisition are input to the input information of user interface of client device and at least one from the output information of user interface output; Contents searching unit, the information search content that it obtains according to the information acquisition unit; The content output control unit, its content with the contents searching unit search outputs to an output unit; Above-mentioned output unit, it offers content the user of client device; With the content recognition unit, one of content of its identification contents searching unit search, the processing that each content executed is predetermined, the content of predetermined process is carried out in the identification of content recognition unit the latest.In addition, the content output control unit is prior to other content of contents searching unit search and output content recognition unit content identified.

Output unit can comprise display unit, the content output control unit can be on this display unit the content of displaying contents search unit search, so that the user of content to client device to be provided.

The content output control unit can be different from other content of contents searching unit search, displaying contents recognition unit content identified.

The content output control unit can be on display the content of displaying contents search unit search so that this content according to the execution of predetermined process from the latest to the earliest series arrangement.

Content provides system also can comprise the keyword extraction unit, and it extracts key word from the information that the information acquisition system obtains.Contents searching unit can be searched for the corresponding content of extracting with the keyword extraction unit of key word.

Recognition unit can be discerned the content that its key word is extracted the latest by the keyword extraction unit from the content of contents searching unit search.

This content provides system can comprise the time register system, it is configured to during the processing of contents searching unit search content, register the time of carrying out predetermined process relatively with content, the content recognition unit is discerned and near corresponding content of the time of current time, this time is registered by above-mentioned time register system.

According to other of the present invention aspect, provide an output control equipment, it comprises: the content output control unit, the content that its output is searched for according to user's operation is to offer the user with this content; With the content recognition unit, it discerns a content from the content of searching for according to user's operation, is to carry out with the order more later than other content to the identifying operation of this content.The content output control unit can be prior to any other content output content recognition unit content identified of searching for according to user's operation.

According to many aspects of the present invention, the computer program that comprises computer-readable instruction is provided, and this computer-readable instruction makes computing machine carry out following steps: obtain the input information relevant with the user interface that is provided to client device and by in the output information of user interface output at least one; Search is corresponding to the content of the information that step obtained of acquisition; The content that search step is searched for outputs to output unit, this content is offered the user of client device; With identification one content in the content of from search step, searching for, more late than the identifying operation of other content to the execution of the identifying operation of this content.Other content that the output step can be searched for prior to search step and export identification step institute content identified.

According to many aspects of the present invention, provide a kind of content that system is provided, this system is provided with: information acquisition unit, its acquisition are input to the input information of user interface of client device and at least one from the output information of user interface output; The search procedure starting unit, it begins to search for the search procedure of the content of the information that is obtained corresponding to the information acquisition unit subsequently in reservations database; The content output control unit, its content that search procedure starting unit is searched for outputs to an output unit; Above-mentioned output unit, it is provided to content the user of client device; And stop element, when information acquisition unit acquired information and carrying out predetermined quantity or during more search procedure, this stop element stops in a plurality of search procedures that are performed at least one search procedure of starting the earliest.

The search procedure starting unit can start the program of the information that is obtained corresponding to the information acquisition unit from multiple search procedure, and, when information acquisition unit acquired information and carrying out predetermined quantity or during more with a kind of search procedure, stop element can stop a plurality of at least one search procedure of starting the earliest that are performed in the search procedure.

Predetermined quantity can change according to various search procedures.

According to many aspects of the present invention, provide content system is provided, it comprises: information acquisition unit, its acquisition are input to the input information of user interface of client device and at least one from the output information of user interface output; The search procedure starting unit, it begins to search for the search procedure of the content of the information that is obtained corresponding to the information acquisition unit subsequently in reservations database; The content output control unit, its content that search procedure starting unit is searched for outputs to an output unit; Above-mentioned output unit, it is provided to content the user of client device; Elapsed time is investigated the unit, and it is to elapsed time after each search procedure investigation search procedure starting; And stop element, it stops the search procedure that the elapsed time is equal to or greater than scheduled time slot.

When the information acquisition unit obtains subsequently information, if the elapsed time of being investigated be equal to or greater than scheduled time slot, the stop element process that can stop search.

The search procedure starting unit can start that a kind of search procedure of information in polytype search procedure, that obtained corresponding to the information acquisition unit, and predetermined periods can change according to the type of search procedure.

According to many aspects of the present invention, a kind of Search Control equipment that is used for output control equipment is provided, it comprises: information acquisition unit, its acquisition are input to the input information of user interface of client device and at least one from the output information of user interface output; The search procedure starting unit, it begins to search for the search procedure of the content of the information that is obtained corresponding to the information acquisition unit subsequently in reservations database; The content output control unit, its content that search procedure starting unit is searched for outputs to an output unit; Above-mentioned output unit, it is provided to content the user of client device.Above-mentioned Search Control equipment can comprise stop element, and when information acquisition unit acquired information and carrying out predetermined quantity or during more search procedure, this stop element stops in a plurality of search procedures that are performed at least one search procedure of starting the earliest.

According to many aspects of the present invention, a kind of Search Control equipment that is used for output control equipment is provided, it comprises: information acquisition unit, its acquisition are input to the input information of user interface of client device and at least one from the output information of user interface output; The search procedure starting unit, it begins to search for the search procedure of the content of the information that is obtained corresponding to the information acquisition unit subsequently in reservations database; The content output control unit, its content that search procedure starting unit is searched for outputs to an output unit; Above-mentioned output unit, it is provided to content the user of client device.Above-mentioned Search Control equipment can comprise: the elapsed time is investigated the unit, and it is to elapsed time after each search procedure investigation search procedure starting; And stop element, it stops the search procedure that the elapsed time is equal to or greater than scheduled time slot.

According to many aspects of the present invention, a kind of computer program that comprises computer-readable instruction is provided, and this computer-readable instruction makes computing machine carry out following steps: obtain to be input to the input information of user interface of client device and at least one from the output information of user interface output; Begin search procedure subsequently, in reservations database, to search for the content of the information that is obtained corresponding to the information acquisition step; The content that searches is outputed to an output unit; Above-mentioned output unit is provided to content the user of client device; When information acquisition step acquired information and predetermined quantity or more search procedure are being carried out, stop in a plurality of search procedures that are performed at least one search procedure of starting the earliest.

According to many aspects of the present invention, a kind of computer program that comprises computer-readable instruction is provided, and this computer-readable instruction makes computing machine carry out following steps: obtain to be input to the input information of user interface of client device and at least one from the output information of user interface output; Begin search procedure subsequently, in reservations database, to search for the content of the information that is obtained corresponding to the information acquisition step; The content that search step is searched for outputs to an output unit; Above-mentioned output unit is provided to content the user of client device; It is to elapsed time after each search procedure investigation search procedure starting; And stop the search procedure that its elapsed time is equal to or greater than scheduled time slot.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a block diagram, and expression provides the configuration of system according to the whole contents of many aspects of the present invention.

Fig. 2 represents to comprise that a content of a plurality of viewing areas provides an example of window.

Fig. 3 is a process flow diagram, and expression is according to a PC fact-finding process of many aspects of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a process flow diagram, and expression is according to a telephone poll process of many aspects of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a process flow diagram, and expression is according to a source information enrollment process of many aspects of the present invention.

Fig. 6 represents the data structure according to a source control table of many aspects of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a process flow diagram, and expression is according to a keyword extraction process of many aspects of the present invention.

Fig. 8 represents the data structure according to a search information admin table of many aspects of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a process flow diagram, and expression is according to a Search Control process of many aspects of the present invention.

Figure 10 represents the data structure according to a search utility table of many aspects of the present invention.

Figure 11 is a process flow diagram, and expression is according to a search procedure of many aspects of the present invention.

Figure 12 represents the data structure according to a Search Results management process of many aspects of the present invention.

Figure 13 is a process flow diagram, and expression is according to a retrieval control procedure of many aspects of the present invention.

Figure 14 A-14C represents the data structure of entry indicator gauge, copy table and text/image indicator gauge respectively.

Figure 15 is a process flow diagram, and expression is according to the first and second output control procedures of many aspects of the present invention.

Figure 16 A-16D represents the data structure according to the entry display list and the text/image display list of many aspects of the present invention.

Figure 17 is a process flow diagram, and expression is according to the 3rd output control procedure of many aspects of the present invention.

Figure 18 is a process flow diagram, and expression is according to a Search Control process of the many aspects of second embodiment of the invention.

Figure 19 represents the data structure according to a search utility table of the many aspects of second embodiment of the invention.

Figure 20 is a process flow diagram, and expression is according to a search procedure of the many aspects of second embodiment of the invention.

Figure 21 represents the data structure according to a Search Results admin table of the many aspects of second embodiment of the invention.

Figure 22 is a process flow diagram, and expression is read control procedure according to of the many aspects of second embodiment of the invention.

Figure 23 is a process flow diagram, and expression is according to a readout of the second embodiment many aspects.

Figure 24 is a process flow diagram, and expression is according to an output procedure of the second embodiment many aspects.

Figure 25 is a process flow diagram, and expression is according to a Search Control process of the many aspects of third embodiment of the invention.

Figure 26 is a process flow diagram, and expression is according to a readout of the many aspects of fourth embodiment of the invention.

Figure 27 represents the data structure according to a sense information admin table of the many aspects of fourth embodiment of the invention.

Embodiment

Below, with reference to the accompanying drawings, will describe illustrative embodiment of the present invention in detail.

The configuration of total system

Fig. 1 is a block diagram, and expression provides system 1 according to a content of many aspects of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 1, one or more webservers 10 that content provides system 1 to comprise to have the various contents that are provided are connected to one or more information search servers 20 of WAN (as the wide area network of the Internet).Content provides system 1 also to comprise to be connected at least one the personal computer (PC) 30 of LAN (LAN (Local Area Network)), 50 and information gathering/analytical equipments 70 of digital telephone equipment (hereinafter simply being called phone).This LAN is connected to this WAN by router R.

Information search server 20 provides: control module 21, and it comprises CPU (CPU (central processing unit)), ROM (ROM (read-only memory)), RAM (random access storage device) (not shown); Storage unit 23, it comprises for example hard disk drive (not shown); With communication unit 25, it controls the data communication between WAN and the LAN.

Storage unit 23 database of storage and various search utilities, database comprises the address information (URL information) of the webserver 10 available various contents.When information search server 20 receives inquiry from external unit, carry out one or more search utilities.Information search server 20 (being control module 21) is according to the inquiry that receives and the content of searching request, and returns Search Results and give query source (promptly having sent the external unit of this inquiry).

PC30 comprises: control module 31, and it comprises CPU, ROM, RAM (not shown); Storage unit 33, it comprises for example hard disk drive (not shown); Investigation unit 35 (hereinafter describing); Communication unit 37, it controls the data communication between WAN and the LAN; User interface 40, the display unit 43 that it provides the input block 41 of the input operation that is used for obtaining the user and shows each bar information.

In storage unit 33, various application software (hereinafter simply being called software) but Be Controlled unit 31 carry out, with realize various functions (as, produce text data based on text data by input block 41 inputs, the text of videotex data representation, or the like).

The predetermined software of the various softwares that investigation unit 35 investigation control modules 31 are carried out as target software, is collected data thus.A process (promptly hereinafter with the PC fact-finding process of describing) is carried out in investigation unit 35, to collect by text input block 41 inputs or that show on display unit 43 based on software.

Telephone unit 50 comprises: provide CPU, ROM, the control module 51 of RAM (not shown); Provide the storage unit 53 of hard disk drive; Investigation unit 55; The communication unit 57 of data communication between control WAN and the LAN; User interface 60, it comprises the voice output unit 63 that receives voice (audio frequency) inputs (being voice (audio frequency) signals) and voice (audio frequency) conversion of signals is become the sound input block 61 of voice data and voice (audio frequency) ripple that outputting audio data is represented.It is as an IP (Internet Protocol) phone that telephone plant 50 is configured to function, can be connected on the external call equipment by WAN and LAN.

The voice data that 55 investigation of investigation unit are exchanged by user interface 60, and be to collect voice data to carry out a process (i.e. the telephone poll process of hereinafter describing).

Information gathering/analytical equipment 70 comprises: provide CPU, ROM, the control module 71 of RAM (not shown); Provide the storage unit 73 of hard disk drive or the like; The communication unit 75 of data communication between control WAN and the LAN; The display unit 77 that shows each bar information; Configuration is used for the voice output unit 79 of sound wave of output sound (audio frequency) data representation; Analytic unit 81; Search unit 83; Reading unit 85 and output control unit 87, this will be described below.

Memory device 73 storages are by the various programs of control module 71, analytic unit 81, search unit 83, reading unit 85 and output control unit 87 execution and the various tables of data of consulting when carrying out said procedure.

Display unit 77 is operated, and shows that a content provides window, as shown in Figure 2.Particularly, this content provides window to comprise: the text/image zone is used for showing the text/image that can roll therein; But the animated image play area of playing animation image; With the entry viewing area that shows the entry Search Results.

Below with reference to process flow diagram shown in Figure 3, the performed PC fact-finding process in investigation unit 35 of PC30 is described.After PC is activated, repeat this PC fact-finding process.

When this PC fact-finding process began, control judged whether there is the software (S110) that remains with the text data that also is not collected in a plurality of predetermined software.

If control determines not exist such software (S110:NO), control repeats S110, till at least one software keeps uncollected text data.If control determines to exist the such software (S110:YES) that keeps uncollected text data, control the replacement timer and restart counting (being Measuring Time) (S120).

Then, the text-processing pattern is checked in control, and wherein (at S110) definite software keeps uncollected text (S130).When the software among the control inspection S110, after being received, the notice that software sends to judge the text-processing pattern.If software upgrading be presented at content and text data on the display unit 43, as response to the input operation by input block 41, the text-processing pattern of software notice is one " a text creation pattern ", if and predetermined text (text of representing as the text data that utilizes input block 41 appointments) is displayed on the display unit 43, the software notice is " a text browsing pattern ".Like this, control is judged the text-processing pattern according to the notice of software.

Determining software when control is (S130:YES) when carrying out in " text creation pattern ", and control produces the equipment use information (S140) of expression " text creation ".If software is not to carry out (promptly carrying out) (S130:NO) in " text creation pattern " in " text browsing pattern ", the equipment that control produces expression " text browsing " uses information (S145).

As mentioned above, after generation equipment use information, control begins to write text data as the transmission objectives file, and collects uncollected text data (S150) from software.Continuation is in the processing that writes of S150, and the count value of the timer of resetting in S120 reaches scheduled unit time T1 (being 1 minute) in this illustrative embodiment.In other words, if less than T1 (S160:NO), controlling, the count value of timer turns back to S150.When the count value of timer was T1 (S160:YES), control proceeded to S170, produced the source generation time information (source generating time information) of expression current time.

Then, the source generation time information that comprises transmission objectives file, produces at S170 corresponding to the text data of the period T1 of unit, the input source information that is PC30 in the equipment use information and the expression transmission source of S140 or S145 generation is relative to each other, and is sent to information gathering/analytical equipment 70 (S180) as source information then.Then, S110 is returned in control, waits for next generation of not collecting data.

Below, the telephone poll process of investigation unit 55 execution of telephone plant 50 will be described with reference to figure 4.Should point out, after telephone plant 50 is activated, repeat the telephone poll process.

When the telephone poll process was started, control suspended, and was established (being that communication line is closed) (S210) up to being connected between telephone plant 50 and another telephone plant.In other words, if communication line is not closed (S210:NO), control repeats S210.When communication line is closed, that is, when telephone plant 40 is connected to another telephone plant (S210:YES), control judges whether because telephone plant 50 has been called out and connect (S220).

Telephone plant 50 sends if control is determined calls out and connect (S220:YES), and the equipment that control produces expression " call state " uses information (S230).(S220:NO), the equipment that control produces expression " called state " uses information (S235) if control determines to call out (being that telephone plant 50 receives a calling) by miscellaneous equipment.

As mentioned above, after equipment use information has been produced, before the process period T2 of unit, control obtains the I/O of voice data by sound input block 61 and sound output unit 63, utilize known speech recognition technology that voice data is converted to text data, and storage text data (S240) in the transmission objectives file.

Next, control produces the source generation time information (S250) of expression current time.Then, it is that the input source information of telephone plant is relative to each other that the transmission objectives file that produces at S240, the source generation time information that produces at S250, the equipment that produces at S230 or S235 use information and expression transmission sources, and be transferred to information gathering/analytical equipment 70, as source information (S260).

After transmission sources information S260, control judges to connect whether be cut off (being that communication line is opened).Be not cut off (S270:NO) if connect, control turns back to S240, and repeats in follow-up period T2 voice data to be converted to the processing of text data.Be cut off (S270:YES) if control is determined to connect, control turns back to S210, and waits for that another time connects (S210:NO).

Below, with the various processes of descriptor collection/analytical equipment 70 execution.

Fig. 5 is a process flow diagram, represents a source information enrollment process, and after information gathering/analytical equipment 70 was by starting, control module 71 repeated this enrollment process.

When carrying out the source information enrollment process, control suspends, up to the source information that sends from PC30 (Fig. 3: S180) or the source information (Fig. 4: S260) be received that sends from telephone plant 50.That is, up to the reception of source information, the decision in S310 is " NO ", repeats S310.

When source information is received (S310:YES), the transmission objectives file that is included in the source information is stored in the storage unit 73, as the file (S320) with predetermined file name.

Then, have the filename (or pathname) of the transmission objectives file of storing among the S320, source generation time information, the equipment that is included in the source information that S310 receives uses information and input source recording of information to be registered in (S330) in the source control table.Then, control turns back to S310, suspends, and is received up to next source information.Should point out that according to this illustrative embodiment, record comprises that source generation time information, equipment uses information, the input source information relevant with the filename of transmission objectives file, and the source control table of storing this record is stored in the storage unit 73.At S330, this information is registered in the respective record of table.

Below, with reference to the process flow diagram of figure 7, after information gathering/analytical equipment 70 was activated, analytic unit 81 repeated the keyword extraction process.

When the keyword extraction process was activated, control judged whether the record that is untreated not processed in the following step is registered in the above-mentioned source control table (S420).Write down if be untreated and not to be registered (S420:NO), control suspends, and record is registered in the source information enrollment process by repeating S420 up to being untreated.

If control determines to exist the record (S420:YES) that is untreated, this untreated record of control setting is as a target record, read have predetermined file name in the target record text data (promptly, the transmission objectives data), analyze text data according to known morphological analysis, be included in noun in the text that text data represents with extraction, then,, the noun of extraction except that predetermined noun is as key word (S430).Particularly, will think that the generic noun that is not suitable for carrying out as key word content search is identified as predetermined noun, and with these predetermined nouns from according to morphological analysis to get rid of the noun that extracts key word and extract.

Below, control with S430 in the as many many records of kind of the key word that extracts add search information admin table (S440) to.The search information admin table is stored in storage unit 73, as tables of data, as shown in Figure 8, with quantity of storage source generation time information, search key, search key or the like.At S440, for the necessary new record of above-mentioned information is set, the quantity of adding record is identical with the quantity of key word in the following step of control interpolation.

Below, " search key " that the key word that extracts among the S430 and the quantity of key word are registered in identical recordings respectively reaches in the project of " searched key number of words " (S450 and S460).Below, in the project of " the source generation time information " of each record, the time of " the source generation time information " of the respective record of source control table expression is stored (S470).Then, control turns back to S420, suspends, and is registered in the source information enrollment process up to untreated record.

Below, the Search Control process that search unit 83 repeats after will being activated with reference to figure 9 descriptor collection/analytical equipments 70.

When the Search Control process was activated, the quantity that search is handled in control was initialized as 0 (S510).Then, at S520, control judges whether (S550) not processed record that is untreated is registered in the following step.Record is not registered (S520:NO) if control is determined to be untreated, and control suspends, and record is registered in the above-mentioned keyword extraction process by repeating S520 up to being untreated.

Record is registered in (S520:YES) in the search information admin table if control is determined to be untreated, control selects to have the record (S530) by the time the latest of " source generation time information " expression from the record of registration, with the record of " search key " with maximum quantity, as target record (S540).

Below, control judges that whether the quantity of search processing is less than preset upper limit (according to illustrative embodiment, this is 10) in S545.If the quantity that search is handled is equal to or greater than this upper limit (S545:NO), control turns back to S520, judges whether untreated record is registered in the search information admin table.

Below, control is selected not send the search utility of inquiry from the search utility that the record of search utility table is discerned, and carries out a search procedure, begins the search utility (S550) of this selection.According to first illustrative embodiment, as shown in figure 10, search utility address, the inquiry that expression produces the method comprise the inquiry of search for formula of address information that expression comprises the server (information search server 20 in first illustrative embodiment) of search utility produces the classification information of the content type that information, expression search utility searches for and the search utility table of the tables of data of the query time that sends as storage or the like, is stored in the storage unit 73.

At S550, select a record in the record of control from be registered in above-mentioned search utility table, for this record, do not produced or transmitted corresponding to the inquiry of " search key " of the target record of selecting among S530 and the S540, and based on the record startup search procedure of selecting, like this, carry out the search utility of this record identification at server side.

Should point out that above-mentioned search information admin table is queue type's tables of data, when in S550, starting search procedure, the target record of selecting among S530 and the S540 by from the search information admin table as treated record deletion.

At S560, the quantity that search is handled in control increases by 1, judges in the search utility that the record of search utility table discerns whether have the search utility (S570) that does not send inquiry.With similar in S550, if having the generation of " search key " corresponding inquiry of the target record of selecting among S530 and the S540 and the record of transmission in the search utility table, then control is determined also to exist not send the search utility of inquiry.

If control is determined existence and is not sent the search utility (S570:YES) of inquiry that control turns back to S550, selects not send a search utility of inquiry, to start search procedure.If control determines not exist the search utility (S570:NO) that does not send inquiry, control turns back to S520, suspends, and is registered in the above-mentioned keyword extraction process up to untreated record.

Below with reference to Figure 11, the search procedure that starts among the S550 of Fig. 9 is described.Parallel with above-mentioned Search Control process, this search utility is carried out by search unit 83.

When search procedure starts, based on " Query Information " in the record of selecting in the search utility table among the S550 of " search key " in the target record of the search information table of selecting among the S530 of Fig. 9 and the S540 and Fig. 9, control produces a search formula, and produces an inquiry (S610) that comprises this search formula.

Below, control sends to the inquiry that produces among the S610 " the search utility address " that is included in the record, wherein this record is to select in the search utility table from the S550 of Fig. 9, therefore, startup is corresponding to the search utility (S620) of the record of server (being information search server 20 in this illustrative embodiment) side.

After receiving inquiry, server (as information search server 20) is according to the search formula search content that comprises in the inquiry.Then, the address of one or more contents of server search is returned, as the response to inquiry.

Should point out that according to first illustrative embodiment, the response of being returned by server to inquiry is configured to make that expression is relevant with address information to the evaluation of estimate of the evaluation of content.This evaluation of estimate is the parameter that is illustrated in the significance level of each content of calculating according to preordering method in the server.

After the indication server was carried out search utility in S620, if not from the response (S630:NO) of server, control judged that whether the halt instruction of the process that stops search is issued (S640) according to user's operation or external command.If halt instruction is not issued (S640:NO), control turns back to S630.

If control determines that halt instruction is issued (S640:YES), be controlled at S640 and will cease and desist order and send to the server that in S620, is sent out inquiry, to stop at the search utility that server side is activated at S620.Then, control turns back to S630.From the server that reception is ceased and desisted order, the information that the expression search utility has been stopped is sent out, as the response to ceasing and desisting order.

As mentioned above, be sent out or cease and desist order after S650 is sent out at S620 in inquiry, if and be received (S630:YES) from the response of server, and this response be not to the inquiry response (promptly, if it is the response to ceasing and desisting order) (S660:NO), the quantity that search is handled in control increases by 1 (S670), and finishes search utility.

If the response that receives from server at S630 is the response to inquiry, that is, the Search Results of content (S660:YES), " classification information " that the selected record of search utility table from the S550 of Fig. 9 is checked in control (S680).

If classification information is represented " entry search " (S680:YES), control is from one or more address information of the content that receives from server, being registered in (S690) in the Search Results admin table with an address information in response.

Figure 12 represents an example of Search Results admin table, and this Search Results admin table is stored source generation time information, search keyword information address, classification information, evaluation of estimate and address (URL) information in relevant mode.At S690, from one or more address information of conduct from the content of the response of server, the address information with evaluation of estimate of mxm. is registered in the identical recordings of Search Results admin table.Particularly, be registered as " address information " corresponding to the address information of mxm., evaluation of estimate is registered as " evaluation of estimate ", and the information of expression " entry search " is registered as " classification information ".The part that is stored of the target record of the search information admin table of selecting in S530 and S540 in addition, is registered as " search keyword information address ".

If classification information is represented " general search " (S680:NO), from one or more address information, the address information of predetermined quantity is registered in (S700) in the Search Results admin table as the content that receives from the response of server.Should point out,, register 5 address informations at most according to first illustrative embodiment.If actual number of address information is less than 5, actual number of registration address information.

Particularly, from one or more address information that receives as response from server, for example, will with compare 5 information that address information is relevant at the most with higher rating value with out of Memory, descending mode with evaluation of estimate is registered in respectively in the respective record of Search Results admin table.

More particularly, 5 address informations of 5 high evaluation value are registered as " address information " of different recording, are registered as the evaluation of estimate of 5 records corresponding to the evaluation of estimate of 5 address informations.In addition, the information of the general search of expression is registered in each " classification information " in 5 records, and the part that is stored of the target record of the search information admin table of selecting in the S530 of Fig. 9 and S540 is registered as " search keyword information address ".

When in S690 or S700 with after each bar information registering is in the Search Results admin table, control proceeds to S670, the quantity that search is handled increases by 1.Then, search procedure is finished in control.

Below, read control procedure with reference to Figure 13 with what descriptor collection/analytical equipment 70 was activated that back reading unit 85 repeats.

When reading control procedure when being started, be controlled at S810 and reset and read the numerical value (promptly being set to 0) of processing.Then, control from the Search Results admin table deletion by time of " source generation time information " expression early than the record (S820) of current time scheduled volume (is 10 minutes according to first illustrative embodiment).

Below, the not processed record (S830) that is untreated in handling below control judges whether to exist in.If control determines not exist untreated record (S830:NO) in the Search Results admin table, control turns back to S820.If control determines to exist untreated record (S830:YES), control judge in the readout quantity whether (S840) less than preset upper limit value (is 10 according to first illustrative embodiment).If the quantity of readout is equal to or greater than this upper limit (S840:NO), control turns back to S820.

If the quantity of readout is less than this upper limit (S840:YES), control increases by 1 (S850) to the quantity of readout.Then, extract a record in the record that is untreated of control from the Search Results admin table, " evaluation of estimate " of this record has maximal value (S860), and be from its position by obtaining content (S870) in " address information " of the record of such extraction specified server (according to illustrative embodiment, promptly information search server 20).Particularly, in this case, session between the server (its position is specified by " address information ") is established (i.e. communication beginning), (as the HTTP request) is sent to server to requests for content, is received as the content that this request responding (as passing through http response) server is sent.

Below, at S880, the type of the content that obtains among the S870 is checked in control.If content is that control is by specifying predetermined filename to store data in storage unit 73 by data (text data) expressions (S880:YES) of expression entry or the like.In addition, control is registered in filename (or pathname) in the entry indicating gauge itself and " source generation time information ", " search keyword information ", " classification information " relevant with " evaluation of estimate " (S890).Then, control reduces by 1 (S900) to the quantity of readout, and turns back to S820.Shown in Figure 14 A, the entry indicating gauge is the tables of data that is used for registering the record of being made up of " source generation time information ", " search keyword information ", " classification information ", " evaluation of estimate " and " filename ".At S890, control is registered in sense information and source information generation date in the respective record of entry indicating gauge.

If content is to form (S880:NO by the data (being view data, voice data) of expression animated image and/or sound; S910:YES), the predetermined filename of Control Allocation and it is stored in the storage unit 73.In addition, at S920, control is registered in filename (or pathname) in the copy table, make its with S860 in to extract " source generation time information ", " search keyword information ", " classification information " of record relevant with " evaluation of estimate ", then, control proceeds to S900, the quantity of readout is reduced 1, and turn back to S820.Be similar to the entry indicating gauge, copy table is the tables of data of registration record, and wherein each record comprises " source generation time information ", " search keyword information ", " classification information ", " evaluation of estimate " and " filename " (referring to Figure 14 B).At S920, control is registered in sense information and source information generation date in the respective record of copy table.

If content is formed (being text data, view data) (S910:NO) by the data of information of expression except that entry, the filename that Control Allocation is scheduled to is to data, and data storage in storage unit 73.Control further is registered in (S930) in the text/image indicating gauge with filename (or pathname), make its with S860 in " the source generation time information ", " search keyword information ", " classification information " that extract to write down relevant with " evaluation of estimate ".Then, control subtracts 1 to the quantity of readout, and turns back to S820.Should point out, be similar to the entry indicating gauge, the text/image indicating gauge is the tables of data of registration record, and each record comprises " source generation time information ", " search keyword information ", " classification information ", " evaluation of estimate " and " filename " (referring to Figure 14 C).At S930, control is registered in sense information and source information generation date in the respective record of text/image table.

Below, with reference to process flow diagram shown in Figure 15, descriptor collection/analytic unit 70 is started the first output control procedure that back output control unit 87 repeats.

At first, when the first output control procedure when being started, control suspends, up to according to above-mentioned read control procedure in the entry indicating gauge, registered below in the step till the not processed record that is untreated.In other words, control suspends, and is NO in the decision of S1010.

When untreated record is registered (S1010:YES), " source generation time information ", " search keyword information " and " filename " that control will be write down is registered in the entry indication tabulation (S1020).Entry indication tabulation is the tables of data that is used for registration record, and each record has " source generation time information ", " search keyword information " and " filename ", shown in Figure 16 A.At S1020, this information is registered in the respective record of table (referring to Figure 16 B).

Below, the record ordering (S1030) during control is tabulated the entry indication in the descending mode of " source generation time information ".Then, entry indication tabulation is the expression record like this, so that more outmoded record (i.e. the record of " source generation time information " more outmoded time of expression) is positioned at top (referring to Figure 16 C).

At S1040, the record of control from be registered in entry indication tabulation, the time of deletion " source generation time information " expression is the oldest record (promptly being arranged in the record of uppermost position in the tabulation) (referring to Figure 16 C).

Then, in S1050, reading pointer of control setting points to the record (i.e. the record of the bottom position of tabulating) of " source generation time information " with up-to-date time of expression to specify a record that will be read out in the indication of the entry from the following processing tabulation in this stage.

In S1060, when by the text of data representation, be read pointer when specified, the size (as full-size) that the size of control letter/character is set to be scheduled to " filename " indicated in the record.Then, " filename " represented data of control playback record, in this stage, reading pointer is set to this record.The represented text of the data that read like this is presented at display unit 77 with the letter/character size that sets content provides in the entry viewing area of window (referring to Fig. 2) (S1070).Text can be rolled to higher part from lower part in the entry viewing area.

Below, in S1080, control judges except the record that reading pointer sets " source generation time information " the represented time is whether a nearest record exists (that is, control judges whether that all records are read).If there be (S1080:YES) in such record, be controlled to be this recording setting reading pointer, letter/character size that the represented text of the data of " filename " of record is set is less size (S1090).Then, control turns back to S1070, and shows the represented text of data of " filename " with record.Should point out, at S1070, text be displayed on the previous videotex that just rolled below, the new text that adds also rolls along with the rolling of previous videotex.

If there be not (S1080:NO) in next record, control turns back to S1010, suspends, and is registered up to untreated record.

Below, parallel with the first output control procedure of describing, after information gathering/analytical equipment 70 was activated, output control unit 87 repeated the second output control procedure.Should point out, " the entry indicating gauge " if of first control procedure, " entry indication tabulation " and " entry viewing area " are respectively by " text/image indicating gauge ", " text/image indication tabulation " and " text/image viewing area " replace, and then the second output control procedure is similar to the first output control procedure.Therefore, for for purpose of brevity, the description of the second output control procedure is omitted.

With reference to the process flow diagram shown in Figure 17, after descriptor collection/analytical equipment 70 is activated, the 3rd output control procedure that output control unit 87 repeats.Parallel with the above-mentioned first and second output control procedures, the 3rd output control procedure is output control module 87 and carries out.

When the 3rd output control procedure was activated, control judged whether untreated record is registered (S1110) in the copy table in reading control procedure.If this untreated record is registered (S1110:YES), control is read data (animation data and voice data) that its filename is instructed to (S1120) in this record.

Then, output buffer free time (S1130) whether is judged in control.Output buffer is used for that content displayed provides the animation replication region of window to duplicate animated image on display unit 77, and is used for the 79 output sound waves from the voice output unit.If the impact damper free time (S1130:YES), control will write in the data that S1120 reads in the output buffer, duplicate/output data (S1140) beginning.Then, control turns back to S1110.Utilize S1140, if be the animated image data in the S1120 data retrieved, the duplicating and being activated of the animated image in the animated image replication region from the voice output of voice output unit 79.If data retrieved is a voice data, be activated from the voice output of voice output unit 79.

As impact damper not idle (S1130:NO), if when this stage writes data in the output buffer and upgrades than S1120 data retrieved (S1160:YES), control proceeds to S1140.Therefore at S1140, control rewrites output buffer with data retrieved, stops duplicating of the voice data that just is being output.After data were rewritten, control began duplicating of data, and turns back to S1110.If the data that write in the output buffer are upgraded (S1160:NO) unlike the S1120 data retrieved, control turns back to S1110, and does not carry out S1140.Should point out that data relatively is to carry out by " source generation time information " represented time of the record in " filename " pairing copy table of the data of storing in " the source generation time information " of the record of registering among the S1110 relatively represented time and the output buffer in S1160.Should point out, can be revised as to duplicating of sound that by in S1140, rewriteeing output buffer duplicating in advance of data is stored in the output buffer.

If untreated record is not registered in (S1110:NO) in the copy table, control judges whether " source generation time information " the represented time of the record in " filename " the corresponding copy table that is stored in the data in the output buffer is later than " current time " predetermined periods (is 10 minutes according to this illustrative embodiment) (S1170).If " current time " passed through predetermined periods (S1170:NO), control turns back to S1110.

If " source generation time information " represented time representation of record has been passed through predetermined periods (S1170:YES) from the current time, output buffer (S1180) is removed in control, and turns back to S1110.

As mentioned above, according to said system 1, information gathering/analytical equipment 70 can be collected:

The text data of expression text, it is updated according to the input operation of the input block 41 by PC30 subsequently;

The text data of expression text, its basis is displayed on the display unit 43 by the input operation of the input block 41 of PC30; With

Text data by the voice data conversion is collected, and this voice data is to be transfused to/to export (S180 of Fig. 3, the S260 of Fig. 4 and the S310-330 of Fig. 5) by the sound input block 61 of telephone plant 50 and sound output unit 63.

From the text data of such collection, control extract key word (S430 of Fig. 7, S450), as the search key when the search content.Information gathering/analytical equipment 70 send produce based on the search key of such acquisition inquire server (being information search server 20), come search content (S620 of Figure 11) with the search utility that starts server side.Then, information gathering/analytical equipment 70 is collected these contents (S690 of Figure 11 and S700) when the search content of its reception server side.

Utilize display unit 17 content displayed that screen is provided, content is shown and/or duplicates (S1070 of Figure 15 and the S1140 of Figure 17).

Particularly, will be registered in by the content that the entry text is formed in the entry indicating gauge in the output control procedure that output control unit 87 carries out (S890 of Figure 13).Then, in the first output control procedure,, promptly produce the time (S170 of Fig. 3 that generates the text data that search key relied on based on the time of " source generation time information " expression, the S250 of Fig. 4), content is sorted on PC30 or telephone plant 50 with ascending order (or descending).Then, the content that is sorted is subsequently according to providing (S1050-S1090 of Figure 15) on the window from being presented at content to the earliest mode the latest.

The content that information outside the entry is formed also is registered in the text/image table in the output control procedure that output control unit 87 carries out (S930 of Figure 13).In the second output control procedure, based on the time of " source generation time information " expression, the time that promptly obtains content is to content ordering with ascending order (or descending) then.Then, be sorted content subsequently according to providing (S1050-S1070 of Figure 15) on the window from being displayed on content to the earliest mode the latest.

The content of being made up of animated image and sound also is registered in (S920 of Figure 13) in the copy table.Then, in the 3rd output control procedure,, promptly obtain time of content based on the time of " source generation time information " expression, with ascending order (or descending) to content ordering.Then, be sorted content subsequently according to from providing window to be replicated (S1150-S1140 of Figure 16) to the earliest mode by content the latest.

As mentioned above, by display unit 77 demonstrations, copy data and/or by voice output unit 79 output sounds, content can be provided for the user.

As mentioned above, based on from after the search key that extracts of the text data that produces and user's needs are satisfied in the content supposition of searching for, this is because the interval between the generation of the input of text and search key is shorter.

Therefore, by showing prior to other content and/or duplicating these contents, can reduce by the I/O of text of extraction search key and the demonstration of content and/or duplicate between the interval.As a result, can provide the user's interest content at reasonable time.

According to the first and second output control procedures, content is shown like this, makes that promptly corresponding to the content after the time of " source generation time information " expression be to show with large-size.Particularly, the demonstration of content the latest is different from other content (referring to the S1060 of Figure 15, S1070).Promptly content the latest is shown prior to other content.Therefore, the content that is most interested in of user is provided for the user prior to other content.

In addition, in the first and second output control procedures, according to the time of " source generation time information " expression, the record of display list is sorted.Then, according to the tabulation that is sorted, content provides window to be arranged like this in content, so that content the latest is positioned at top, content early is arranged on bottom (S1050-1090 of Figure 15).Because content the latest is presented at top, the interested content of user's possibility is displayed on the top of tabulation.Utilize this configuration, the order of record makes can be with later content prior to offering the user than content early.

In information gathering/analytical equipment 70, collect content based on search key, this search key is the key word (S430 of Fig. 7 and the S610 of Figure 11 and S620) that extracts from the text data of PC30 and telephone plant 50 collections.Because search key (being key word) is to extract from the text that text data is represented, and search is to utilize the key word that extracts like this to be performed, and can get rid of unnecessary text when carrying out search.Therefore, can search for the content that satisfies user intention preferably.

Should point out that according to many aspects of the present invention, above-mentioned first illustrative embodiment can be modified in every way.

In first illustrative embodiment, the first and second output control procedures (Figure 15 and 17) are carried out by the output control unit 87 of information gathering/analytical equipment 70.This configuration can be modified like this, so that the first and/or second output control procedure and other process are carried out by the control module 71 of information gathering/analytical equipment 70 concurrently.

In first illustrative embodiment, first and second output control procedures in, content is shown like this so that based on " source generation time information " expression time, content the latest is shown with the size of maximum, and content early is shown with less size.Utilize this configuration, have maximum size during owing to demonstration, content the latest has right of priority (S1070-S1090) when showing.This configuration is exemplary, and the method for any other expression right of priority may be utilized.For example, can revise the first and second output control procedures, be the latest so that have only the content of the time of " source generation time information " expression.Under these circumstances, behind the S1070 of execution Figure 15, skip S1080, control turns back to S1010.

In above-mentioned illustrative embodiment, content is by showing on display unit 77 and/or being provided for the user by voice output unit 79 output sounds.

In addition, in first illustrative embodiment, PC30, telephone plant 50 and information gathering/analytical equipment 70 are different equipment.It is of course possible to PC30 or telephone plant 50 is incorporated in information gathering/analytical equipment 70.

In first illustrative embodiment, based in PC30 or telephone plant 50 sides from the time that text data (transmission objectives data) extracts search key, determine the content (referring to the S1050 of Figure 15, the S1160 of Figure 17) that is shown/duplicates prior to other content.Utilize the different time (i.e. time except that the data generation time) to determine that the right of priority that shows/duplicate also is possible.

For example, also can be when priority resolution with reference to the time that obtains content at S870 (Figure 13).Under these circumstances, process can be revised as the S890, the S920 that make the current time be registered as Figure 13 and " the source generation time information " among the S930.It also can be the time that produces or send inquiry among the S610 of Figure 11 or the S620.Under these circumstances, the time of " source generation time information " expression was updated according to the current time.

Below, will detection control procedure according to second embodiment be described with reference to Figure 18.Should point out that the system configuration of second embodiment is identical with the system configuration of first embodiment shown in Figure 1.In addition, according to PC fact-finding process, telephone poll process and the keyword extraction process of second embodiment respectively with first embodiment in identical, as Fig. 3, shown in 4 and 7.

When the Search Control process is activated, the quantity initialization (it is 0 that this quantity promptly is set) of search processing (Figure 18) in S2512 control.Then, control judges whether untreated record also is registered in (S2514) in the search information admin table.If control determines not register the record (S2514) that is untreated, control suspends, up to the record that is untreated (promptly repeating S2514) is arranged.

Record is registered in (S2514:YES) in the search information admin table if control is determined to be untreated, and control is selected to have by the registration record (S2516) of the time the latest of " source generation time information " expression and the record of search key with maximum quantity as target record (S2518).

Below, control judges that whether the quantity of search processing is less than preset upper limit among the S2520 (is 10 according to illustrative embodiment).If the quantity that search is handled is equal to or greater than this upper limit (S2520:NO), control turns back to S2514, suspends, and is registered in the keyword extraction process up to untreated record.

At S2520, if control determines that the quantity of search processing is less than this upper limit (S2520:YES), in S2522, control is based on " quantity of search key " in the processing target record of the search information admin table of selecting among S2516 and the S2518, determine below processed search utility in the step, and carry out search procedure based on the type of search utility.

Should point out that above-mentioned search information admin table is the table of queuing matrix-type, for the target record of S2516 and S2518 selection, when search procedure was performed, they were deleted as treated record from the search information table.

As shown in figure 19, in second illustrative embodiment, the search utility table is stored in the storage unit 73, and particularly, the search utility table stores: the address information of the server of search utility is represented to comprise in search utility address, this address; Inquiry generation information, expression produces the method that comprises the inquiry of searching for formula; Classification information, the classification of the content that the expression search utility will be searched for and the time (date and time) when inquiry is issued.

In the search utility table, the type of " classification information " expression search utility.In the second exemplary invention, two type of search programs are arranged: a kind of being used for " entry search " program; Another kind is used for " general search ".At S2522, if " quantity of search key " in the processing target of the search information admin table record less than predetermined quantity (according to second embodiment, this is 5), selection is used for the search utility of entry search, if and the quantity of search key is equal to or greater than predetermined quantity, select to be used for the search utility file of general search.Should point out, in second illustrative embodiment, determine that the method for search utility is determined search utility according to the quantity of search key.But any other method may be utilized.

If the search utility of in S2522, determining be " entry search " (S2524:YES), control record and current " entry search " program (S2526) that is not performed of judging whether to exist corresponding to the search utility table.

In second illustrative embodiment, " sending the time " of being included in the record that is registered in the search utility table stores the time of being started corresponding to the search utility that writes down, and when search utility was finished, registry was deleted.

In other words, with the corresponding search utility of record that is registered in the search utility table in, the search utility that temporal information is stored in " sending the time " is the search utility of current execution, and the search utility that does not have information to be stored in " sending the time " is the search utility that is not performed.

For in " entry search " search utility and " general search " search utility each, determine the condition that program parallelization is carried out.At S2526, based on the enrollment status of each record of registering in the search utility table " sending the time ", control judges whether to exist the search utility of current unenforced being used for " entry search ".

If there is the search utility (S2526:YES) of unenforced " general search ", control selects the search of such program and startup search utility to handle (S2528) (hereinafter describing).Then, the quantity that search is handled in control increases by 1 (S2530), and turns back to S2512, suspends, and is registered in the above-mentioned keyword extraction process up to untreated record.

If there is unenforced program (S2526:NO), the search utility of ceasing and desisting order is sent in control, and this search utility is (S2532) that is activated in earliest time in corresponding to the search utility of " the entry search " of the record of search utility table.In this step, the start-up time of the search utility of (that is, this program has been performed the longest time) the earliest of ceasing and desisting order and being issued to " sending the time " expression in corresponding to the search utility of " the entry search " of the record of search utility table.Utilization is ceased and desisted order, and handles by the search that S2528 starts, and the indication server stops search utility.

In the deleted back of the register content of the pairing record of search utility with Earliest Starting Time " sending the time " (S2534), control proceeds to S2528, selection is corresponding to the search utility of the record of deleted content, and the search procedure of the search utility of selecting is carried out in startup.

If the search utility of determining at S2522 is " general search " program (S2524:NO), at S2536, control judges whether to exist from a plurality of search utilities corresponding to the record of search utility table unenforced " general search " search utility is as the processing at S2526.

If there is unenforced " general search " search utility (S2536:YES), control is selected one of them, starts search procedure, to start search utility (S2538).At S2580, the quantity that search is handled in control increases by 1, turns back to S2514, suspends, and is registered in the keyword extraction process up to a untreated record.

If do not have unenforced program (S2536:NO) in " general search " search utility corresponding to the record of search utility table, as at S2532, the program with Earliest Starting Time is selected, sends cease and desist order (S2540) to it.By ceasing and desisting order, by the search procedure that begins at S2538, the order of the program that stops search is sent to server.

After deletion is corresponding to the register content of the record of the search utility with Earliest Starting Time " sending the time " (S2542), control proceeds to S2538, selection is corresponding to the search utility of the deleted record of register content, and the beginning search procedure is with the starting search utility.

Below, the S2528 of Figure 18 will be described with reference to Figure 20, the search procedure of carrying out among the S2538 should be pointed out, and is parallel with above-mentioned Search Control process, search unit 83 is carried out this search procedure.

When search procedure is started, " Query Information " based on the record of selecting in the S2528 of " search key " and Figure 18 in the target record of the search information table of selecting among the S2516 of Figure 18 and the S2518 and the search utility table among the S2538, control produces a search formula, and generation comprises an inquiry of searching for formula.

Below, control sends " the search utility address " that is included in the record that inquire of S2610 generation, this record is the S2528 from Figure 18, select in the search utility table among the S2538, thereby startup is corresponding to the search utility (S2620) of the record of server (being information search server 20 in illustrative embodiment) side.

After receiving inquiry, server (as information search server 20) is according to the search formula search content that comprises in the inquiry.Then, the address of one or more contents of server search is returned, as the response to inquiry.

Should point out that according to first illustrative embodiment, the response of the inquiry that server returns is such configuration, so that the evaluation of estimate that the expression content is estimated is related with address information.Evaluation of estimate is a parameter according to each content significance level of expression of the calculating of the preordering method in the server.

Below, control will be registered in " sending the time " corresponding to the record of the search utility that starts among S2620 and the S2625 current time.

After the indication server was carried out search utility in S620, if there is no from the response (S2630:NO) of server, whether the halt instruction that the process that stops search is judged in control was issued (S2640) in the S2532 of Figure 18 or S2540.If halt instruction is not issued (S2640:NO), control turns back to S2630.

If control determines that halt instruction is issued (S2640:YES), control sends the server that is sent out inquiry among the S2620 that ceases and desist order, and stops at the search utility that starts at server side among the S2620 at S2640.Control turns back to S2630 then.From the server that reception is ceased and desisted order, the information that the expression search utility has been stopped is sent out, as the response to ceasing and desisting order.

As mentioned above, the inquiry S2620 be sent out or S2650 cease and desist order be sent out after, if the response from server is received (S2630:YES), and this response be not to the inquiry response (promptly, if it is the response to ceasing and desisting order) (S2660:NO), the record of the search utility table of registering among the control deletion S2625 " sending the time " (S2665).Then, the quantity that search is handled in control increases by 1 (S2670), finishes search procedure.

If the response of the server that receives at S2630 is the response to inquiry, that is, the Search Results of content (S2660:YES), " classification information " that the record of selecting in the S2528 of Figure 18 or the search utility table among the S2538 is checked in control (S2680).

If classification information is represented " entry search " (S2680:YES), control is registered in (S2690) in the Search Results admin table with an address information from one or more address information as the content that receives from the response of server.

Figure 12 represents an example of Search Results admin table, and it is with correlation form storage source generation time information, search keyword information address, classification information, evaluation of estimate, address (URL) information and output configuration information.At S2690, from as one or more address information from the content of the response of server, that address information with high evaluation value is registered in the identical recordings of Search Results admin table.Particularly, be registered as " address information " corresponding to the address information of high evaluation value, evaluation of estimate is registered as " evaluation of estimate ", and the information of expression " entry search " is registered as " classification information ".Should point out that " output configuration information " is set to " FALSE ", as initial value.

If classification information represent be " general search " (S2680:NO), from as one or more address information from the received content of server response, the address information of predetermined bar number is registered in (S2700) in the Search Results admin table.Should point out,, register 5 address informations at most according to second illustrative embodiment.If actual number of address information less than 5, registered actual number of address information.At S2700, the initial value of " output configuration information " is set to " FALSE " in addition.

After each bar information in S2690 or S2700 was registered in the Search Results admin table, control proceeded to S2665 or S2670, finishes search procedure.

Below, with reference to Figure 22, descriptor collection/analytical equipment 70 is read control procedure by what starting back sensing elements 85 repeated.

When reading control procedure when being activated, at S2810, control is reset and is read the quantity (promptly being set to 0) of processing.

Then, control judges whether there is the record (S2820) that is untreated in the Search Results admin table.There is not (S2820:NO) in record if be untreated, and control suspends, and is registered in the search procedure up to the record that is untreated.If there is untreated record (S2820:YES), at S2830, whether the control judgement reads the quantity of processing less than preset upper limit (being 10 in a second embodiment).Be equal to or greater than this upper limit (S2830:NO) if read the quantity of processing, control turns back to S2820.

If the quantity of reading processing is less than this upper limit (S2830:YES), be controlled at select in the being untreated record in the Search Results admin table the latest one as processing target record (S2840), and based on the information that writes down, readout (hereinafter describing) is performed (S2850).Then, control increases by 1 (S2860) to the quantity of reading processing, turns back to S2820.

With reference to the process flow diagram of Figure 23, will the readout of carrying out among Figure 22 be described.Parallel with the above-mentioned control procedure of reading, sensing element 85 is carried out readout.

When readout is started, control the replacement timer, to restart counting (S2910).

Then, " address information " that the record of selecting among the S2840 of Figure 22 is read in control, the specified visit destination of request " address information " sends content (S2930).If the equipment that the visit purpose of asking in reception is located in can provide the content of request, it just sends these contents.If can not provide, the visit destination sends error message.

Behind request content, control judges whether the count value of timer surpasses a treatment limits period (S2940).If count value surpasses the treatment limits period (S2940:YES), control increases by 1 (S2960) to the quantity of reading processing, finishes readout.

If control is determined the count value of timer and is no more than the treatment limits period (S2940:NO) control judges from the server that sends request content whether response (S2070) is arranged.If do not receive response (S2970:NO), control proceeds to S2980.If the user based on external command does not operate and send cease and desist order (S2980:NO) that stops readout, control and turn back to S2940.Be issued if cease and desist order (S2980:YES), control proceeds to S2960, the quantity of reading processing is subtracted 1, finishes readout.

If control is determined to be received (S2970:YES) from the response of server, control proceeds to S3000.If response is not the content of asking among the S2930, that is, if response is error message (S3000:NO), control proceeds to S2960, and the quantity of reading processing is subtracted 1, finishes readout.If the response that receives comprises the content (S3000:YES) of S2930 request, the filename that Control Allocation is predetermined, storage these contents (S3010) in storage unit 73.Then, " address information " of the processing target record of selecting among the S2840 of control with Figure 22 is updated to the filename and the pathname (S3020) of the memory location of content.Then, control proceeds to S2960, the quantity of reading processing is subtracted 1, finishes readout.

Below, with reference to process flow diagram shown in Figure 24, after the 70 quilt startings of descriptor collection/analytical equipment, the output procedure that output control unit 87 repeats.

When output procedure is started, at first, whether handle to judge in the content that in readout, is stored in storage unit 73 meaningful not being output (S3110).If the definite content (S3110:NO) that is not output of control, control suspends, and is stored in the storage unit 73 up to the content that is not output in readout.Should point out, the content of storage whether be output be based on be included in be registered in the Search Results admin table each the record in " address information " and " output configuration information " and make.Particularly, based on " address information ", wherein discern the existence of the content on the specified path, if " output configuration information " is set to initial value (i.e. " FALSE "), control determines that content also is not output.

If the content (S3110:YES) that existence is not output is determined in control, one of control chosen content is as processing target content (S3120).Then, control inspection is handled the kind (S3130) of object content.If the processing target content be expression entry information data (being text data) (S3130:YES), be controlled at content display process object content (S3140) in the entry viewing area of window be provided, and proceed to S3200.If another content has been presented in the entry viewing area, original demonstration is wiped in control, and before other content, the display process object content.

If the type of processing target content is data (animated image the data) (S3130:NO of animated image, S3150:YES), control is registered in " the source generation time information " of the record of the Search Results admin table of processing target content (pathname) and alignment processing object content in the animated image data queue (S3160), and control proceeds to S3200 then.Register to content in the animated image data queue and be written into (with the order of registration) in the output buffer subsequently, like this, in content provides the animation replication region of window, duplicate animated image and be, and carry out voice output from voice output unit 79.Therefore, the duplicating and begun of animated image in the animation replication region from the voice output of voice output unit 79.Should point out that if output buffer has been stored some other contents, control is overwritten in the processing target content in the output buffer, like this, prior to other contents processing processing target content.

If the type of processing target content is that voice data (S3150:NO, S3170:YES), control and proceed to S3200 by the sound (S3180) of voice output unit 79 outputs as content by control.Should point out that if the output of other content is begun, control stops voice output, prior to the sound of other content replication processing target content.

If the type of processing target content be the information of expression outside the entry data (being that type is text data and/or view data) (S3170:NO), control is in relevant mode, be registered in processing target content (its pathname) with corresponding to " the source generation time information " of the record of the Search Results admin table of processing target content and show in the formation (S3190) that control proceeds to S3200 then.Be registered in the content that shows in the formation like this and be sent to output buffer subsequently, with videotex/image in the text/image viewing area that window is provided by control module 71 content displayed on display unit 77, therefore, content is displayed on along with scrolling up in the text/image viewing area.Should point out, according to second illustrative embodiment, when other content is stored in the output buffer, the processing target content is displayed in the text/image viewing area, make the image of processing target content be arranged on original memory contents image below, scrolled up along with the scrolling up of image of original memory contents.

After the demonstration of content separately/duplicate is activated, control will be updated to " TRUE ", the end (S3200) of expression output corresponding to " the output configuration information " of the record of the Search Results admin table of processing target content.Then, control deletion produces formation and the video data formation these contents (with source generation time information) (S3210) from animated image, and its source generation time is early than current time predetermined periods.Therefore, control turns back to S3110, suspends, and is stored in readout in the storage unit 73 up to the content that is not output.

Utilization provides system according to the content of second illustrative embodiment, information gathering/analytical equipment 70 is collected the text data of expression text, its user's operation according to the input block 41 of PC30 is displayed on the display unit 43, and from the text data (S180 of Fig. 3 of the voice data conversion of the sound input block 61 of telephone plant 50 and 63 I/O of sound output unit, the S260 of Fig. 4, the S310-330 of Fig. 5).

From the text data of such collection, when search content, the search key that the key word conduct is extracted (S430 of Fig. 7, S450).Information gathering/analytical equipment 70 sends and inquires server (as information search server 20), and wherein inquiry is based on search key and is produced.When inquiry is received, carry out the search utility (S2620 of Figure 20) of search content at server side.Then, and the content of search of information gathering/analytical equipment 70 reception servers and transmission (S2690 of Figure 20, S2700).The content of content on display unit 77 provide on the window and be shown/duplicate (S3140 of Figure 24, S3160, S3180, S3190).

When information gathering/analytical equipment 70 sends inquiry with when server side starts search utility, if the quantity of the current search utility that is performed is equal to or greater than predetermined quantity (in the exemplary embodiment, be whole), information gathering/analytical equipment 70 is sent and is ceased and desisted order, with the program (that is the program that at first starts in a plurality of programs that, are performed) that stops to have Earliest Starting Time.

When specific text be user interface 40 or 60 by PC30 or telephone plant 50 be transfused to/when exporting, the search utility that is activated in earliest time is activated.Like this, certainly, the search utility that has Earliest Starting Time starts through the long period.The content of such search utility search may not be that the user is interested, because passed through the long time after text is transfused to/exports by user interface 40 or 60.

Therefore, cease and desist order, (particularly with the search utility that stops to have Earliest Starting Time by sending, adopt the search procedure of search utility), possiblely be, prevent such situation, the content that promptly may be discontented with sufficient active user's interest was provided in the time afterwards.As a result, can provide the user very interested content at reasonable time.

In above-mentioned illustrative embodiment, when information gathering/analytical equipment 70 is operated, with when server side starts search utility, if just be performed corresponding to all search utilities that are registered in the record in the search utility table, the search utility that stops at first to be activated (promptly using the search procedure of the search utility that at first starts) (S2532 of Figure 18, S2540).

Particularly, to each type of search utility carry out the quantity of the search utility of checking current execution process (S2526 of Figure 18, S2536) and the process of the search utility that stops at first to start (S2532 of Figure 18, S2540).Therefore, for every kind of search utility, the program that can stop at first to carry out.

Below, provide system with the content of describing according to the 3rd illustrative embodiment.Because the major part of the 3rd embodiment is similar to second, has only the process difference of some parts.Therefore, will describe these difference in detail.

Except some steps, the Search Control process of the 3rd embodiment is similar to the Search Control process of second embodiment.Therefore, in the following description, have identical step number with step identical among second embodiment, and different steps is assigned to different steps, will describe in detail.

Figure 25 represents the process flow diagram according to the Search Control process of the 3rd illustrative embodiment.When the Search Control process is activated, carry out S2512-S2522.If the search utility of determining at S2522 is to be used for " entry search " (S2524:YES), control judges whether there is a search utility in the search utility corresponding to " the entry search " that be registered in the record in the search utility table, its corresponding record comprises early than current time scheduled volume (according to the 3rd embodiment, being 5 minutes) " sending the time " (S2542).

If control determines not exist the search utility (S2542:NO) of the time of " sending the time " expression early than the current time scheduled volume, control proceeds to S2526.If there is such search utility (S2542:YES), as among the S2532, the search utility of ceasing and desisting order (S2544) is sent in control, and deletion is corresponding to the register content (S2546) of " sending the time " in the record of search utility, and control proceeds to S2528.

If the search utility of in S2522, determining be " general search " (S2524:NO), control judges in the search utility corresponding to " the general search " that be registered in the record in the search utility table whether have a search utility, its corresponding record comprises early than current time scheduled volume (according to the 3rd embodiment, being 5 minutes) " sending the time " (S2552).

The time of the expression of if there is no " sending the time ", control proceeded to S2536 early than the search utility (S2552:NO) of current time scheduled volume.If there be (S2552:YES) in such search utility, the search utility of ceasing and desisting order (S2554) is sent in control, and deletion is corresponding to the content (S2556) of " sending the time " in the record of search utility, and control proceeds to S2538.

According to the 3rd embodiment, except advantage and the effect that second embodiment obtains, the effect below also obtaining.

Configuration information collection/analytical equipment 70 is ceased and desisted order to send, be used to the program of stopping search (particularly, utilize the process of search utility), this search utility be performed predetermined periods or longer (promptly, the time of " sending the time " expression of respective record is early than the current time scheduled time slot) (S2542-S2546 of Figure 25, the S2552-S2556 of Figure 25).

As mentioned above, when search utility has been performed predetermined periods or when longer, the information that triggers search utility certainly is transfused to/exports back (is that user interface 40 and 60 by PC30 and telephone plant 50 is transfused to/export as, text), through the long period.Therefore, search and the content of collecting may be lost interest in for the user, this be since after by the text of user interface 40 and 60 I/O spend the long period.

As mentioned above, by stopping to be performed predetermined periods or the search utility of longer time to cease and desist order, possiblely be, avoid such situation, the stage is provided afterwards promptly not satisfy the content of customer requirements.As a result, can provide user's possibility interested content at reasonable time.

Should point out that without departing from the present invention, the foregoing description can be modified in every way.

For example, in illustrative embodiment, PC fact-finding process (Fig. 3) is performed by the investigation unit 35 of PC30.It can be revised as the PC fact-finding process is carried out by the control module 31 of PC30.

In addition, in above-mentioned illustrative embodiment, telephone poll process (Fig. 4) is to be carried out by the investigation unit 55 of telephone plant 50.This configuration can be modified like this, so that the telephone poll process is carried out by the control module 51 of telephone plant 50.

In illustrative embodiment, keyword extraction process (Fig. 7) is to be carried out by the analytic unit 81 of information gathering/analytical equipment 70.This configuration can be modified like this, so that keyword extraction process and other process are carried out by the control module 71 of information gathering/analytical equipment 70 concurrently.

In illustrative embodiment, search procedure (Fig. 9 or 18) is to be carried out by the search unit 83 of information gathering/analytical equipment 70.This configuration can be modified like this, so that Search Control process and other process are carried out by the control module 71 of information gathering/analytical equipment 70 concurrently.

In illustrative embodiment, search procedure (Figure 11 or 20) is to be carried out by the search unit 83 of information gathering/analytical equipment 70.This configuration can be modified like this, so that Search Control process and other process are carried out by the control module 71 of information gathering/analytical equipment 70 concurrently.

In illustrative embodiment, reading control procedure (Figure 13 or 22) is to be carried out by the sensing element 85 of information gathering/analytical equipment 70.This configuration can be modified like this, so that Search Control process and other process are carried out by the control module 71 of information gathering/analytical equipment 70 concurrently.

In illustrative embodiment, when search utility when server side is activated, if with search list in corresponding all search utilities of record of registering just be performed, at first the search utility of Zhi Hanging be stopped (S2532 of Figure 18, S2540).This process can be modified like this, if predetermined quantity or more search utility just are performed, at first the search utility of Zhi Hanging is stopped.

Alternatively, not only to stop a search utility (promptly at first carry out or program the earliest), can stop at a plurality of search utilities of earliest stages.

In a second embodiment, determine that the standard whether original program of carrying out is stopped is the quantity of execute file.This quantity can change according to the type of search utility.In other words, search utility can be stopped according to different standards.

In the 3rd embodiment, when search utility when server side is activated, the program that its elapsed time (be after program is carried out through period) is equal to or greater than scheduled time slot is stopped.The timing that program stops not to need to be limited in the timing that search utility will be performed, and any other timing can be used.

For example, whenever when PC30 and telephone plant 50 obtains key words, after it is carried out through period can be stopped greater than the search utility of scheduled time slot.In this case, in source information enrollment process shown in Figure 5, after the execution of S330, corresponding to the S2542 of Figure 25, S2552, the S2544 of Figure 25, S2546, the S2554 of Figure 25, the processing of S2556 is performed the type of search utility (no matter how), and control turns back to S310.According to such configuration, whenever search key when PC30 and telephone plant 50 obtains, the search utility that has been performed above scheduled time slot can be stopped.

According to the 3rd embodiment, determine that the standard of " scheduled time slot " that whether search utility is stopped can be provided with like this, so that the user is no longer interested in the search key after the process scheduled time slot, the occurrence of scheduled time slot can be determined according to situation separately.

Should point out,, carry out different processes according to the type of search utility.Therefore, under specific circumstances, " scheduled time slot " can change according to the type of search utility.In other words, under specific circumstances, different " scheduled time slots " can be used for the dissimilar of search utility.For example, in Figure 25, " scheduled time slot " in S2542 and S2552 can be different.Utilize such configuration,, use the different standards program that stops search according to the type of search utility.

In above-mentioned the 3rd embodiment, information gathering/analytical equipment 70 is configured, with the quantity of search utility of restriction executed in parallel.The quantity that this configuration can be changed to making the process that content is provided is limited.

For such purpose, first and second quantity of handling are reset at the S2310 of Figure 22, and do not carry out S2830 and S2860.In addition, Figure 23 should be modified, as shown in figure 26.

As shown in figure 26, " address information " after S2920 is read, control judge the visit destination of address information appointment whether be an exterior storage zone (database) (S3052).The destination is exterior storage zone (S3052:YES) if visit is determined in control, judges that in S3054 control whether first quantity of handling is less than a preset upper limit (this is 2 according to present embodiment).

If first quantity of handling is less than a preset upper limit (S3054:YES), the type (promptly inner or outside) and the current time of the visit destination that control will " address information ", " searched key word address ", " classification information ", address information are indicated are registered in the sense information admin table.Then, control proceeds to S2930, request content.Figure 27 represents an example of sense information admin table.As shown in figure 27, the stored record of sense information admin table, each record comprises project " address information ", " searched key word address ", " classification information ", " reading start time information ", " visit destination type ".At S3056, the registration of information is performed.Should point out, in " reading start time information ", the storage current time, in " visit destination type ", the value " LAN/WAN " in storage representation exterior storage zone.

If first quantity of handling is equal to or greater than the predetermined upper limit (S3054:NO), record of control deletion, the value of " visit destination type " indication expression exterior storage of this record, and to time of visit destination request content (S3058) the earliest.Then, control proceed to S3056, with this information registering in the sense information admin table.Then, S2930 is carried out in control, and request content.

If control determine the visit destination be internal storage areas (database) (S3052:NO), at S3060, control judges that whether the quantity of second processing is less than preset upper limit (this is 4 according to present embodiment).Should point out that the setting of second upper limit of handling is greater than first upper limit of handling.

If second quantity of handling is less than preset upper limit (S3060:YES), be similar to S3056, control is registered in (S3062) in the sense information admin table with the type and the current time of the visit destination that " address information ", " searched key word address ", " classification information ", address information are represented.Then, control proceeds to S2930, request content.Should point out value " LOCAL " conduct of control registration expression internal storage areas " visit destination type ".

If second quantity of handling is equal to or greater than preset upper limit (S3060:NO), record of control deletion, " visit destination type " of this record is storage inside, and the time of the visit destination of " address information " expression (that is, has the record in long elapsed time) the earliest.Then, control proceed to S3056, with information registering in the sense information admin table.Then, S2930 is carried out in control, and request content.

Behind request content, if the visit destination is an exterior storage, control increases by 1 to first quantity of reading processing.If the visit destination is a storage inside, control increases by 1 (S3064) to the quantity that second reading goes out to handle.Then, S2940 is carried out in control.

If at S2960, the visit destination is the exterior storage zone, and control reduces 1 to first quantity of reading processing.And if the visit destination is an internal storage areas, control reduces 1 to the quantity that second reading goes out to handle, and finishes readout.

In above-mentioned configuration, be exterior storage or storage inside according to the visit destination, the upper limit of the quantity of processing is different.Should point out, be bigger value corresponding to the upper limit of internal storage areas.This is because if visit the destination in inside, have only the processing time of less factor (as Internet traffic) influence search.Therefore, search can be performed in the search period of one average (generally), and reading of content can be carried out in the short period.

Because when visit destination when being the outside, the upper limit of handling quantity is bigger, it is bigger to visit destination upper limit when inside simultaneously, and when visiting the destination and be inside, more contents can be provided.Such content is searched and read in the short period, and satisfies changeable user's interest.

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1. a content provides system, comprising:

Information acquisition unit, its acquisition are input to the input information of user interface of client device and at least one from the output information of this user interface output;

The search procedure starting unit, it begins to be set to the search procedure of parallel running subsequently, and described search procedure is searched for the content of the information that is obtained corresponding to described information acquisition unit in reservations database;

The content output control unit, it outputs to an output unit with the content that described search procedure starting unit is searched for subsequently, simultaneously described search procedure starting unit continues the starting search procedure, and described output unit is provided to this content the user of client device;

And stop element, when described information acquisition unit acquired information, and predetermined quantity or more search procedure be when carrying out, and described stop element stops in a plurality of search procedures that just are being performed at least one search procedure of starting the earliest.

2. content as claimed in claim 1 provides system,

Wherein said search procedure starting unit starts the process of the information that is obtained corresponding to described information acquisition unit from multiple search procedure, and,

When described information acquisition unit acquired information, and predetermined quantity or when more carrying out with a kind of search procedure, described stop element stops a plurality of at least one search procedure of starting the earliest that are performed in the search procedure.

3. content as claimed in claim 2 provides system,

Wherein said predetermined quantity changes according to the kind of search procedure.

4. a content provides system, comprising:

Information acquisition unit, its acquisition are input to the input information of user interface of client device and at least one from the output information of this user interface output;

The search procedure starting unit, it begins to be set to the search procedure of parallel running subsequently, and described search procedure is searched for the content of the information that obtains corresponding to described information acquisition unit in reservations database;

The content output control unit, it outputs to an output unit with the content that described search procedure starting unit is searched for subsequently, simultaneously described search procedure starting unit continues the starting search procedure, and described output unit offers this content the user of client device;

Elapsed time is investigated the unit, and it is to elapsed time after each search procedure investigation search procedure starting;

And stop element, it stops the search procedure that the described elapsed time is equal to or greater than scheduled time slot,

Wherein when described information acquisition unit obtained subsequently information, if the elapsed time of being investigated is equal to or greater than scheduled time slot, described stop element stopped described search procedure.

5. content as claimed in claim 4 provides system,

Wherein said search procedure starting unit starts that a kind of search procedure of information in polytype search procedure, that obtain corresponding to described information acquisition unit, and

Described scheduled time slot changes according to the type of search procedure.

6. Search Control equipment that is used for output control equipment, it disposes: information acquisition unit, its acquisition are input to the input information of user interface of client device and at least one from the output information of this user interface output; The search procedure starting unit, it begins to be set to the search procedure of parallel running subsequently, and described search procedure is searched for the content of the information that obtains corresponding to described information acquisition unit in reservations database; The content output control unit, it outputs to an output unit with the content of described search procedure starting unit search subsequently, and simultaneously described search procedure starting unit continues the starting search procedure, and described output unit is provided to the user of client device with content,

Wherein said Search Control equipment comprises:

Stop element, when described information acquisition unit acquired information, and predetermined quantity or more search procedure be when carrying out, and described stop element stops in a plurality of search procedures that just are being performed at least one search procedure of starting the earliest.

7. Search Control equipment that is used for output control equipment, it comprises: information acquisition unit, its acquisition are input to the input information of user interface of client device and at least one from the output information of this user interface output; The search procedure starting unit, it begins to be set to the search procedure of parallel running subsequently, and described search procedure is searched for the content of the information that obtains corresponding to described information acquisition unit in reservations database; The content output control unit, it outputs to an output unit with the content of described search procedure starting unit search subsequently, and simultaneously described search procedure starting unit continues the starting search procedure, and described output unit is provided to the user of client device with content,

Wherein said Search Control equipment comprises:

Elapsed time is investigated the unit, and it is to elapsed time after each search procedure investigation search procedure starting; With

Stop element, it stops the search procedure that the elapsed time is equal to or greater than scheduled time slot,

Wherein when described information acquisition unit obtained subsequently information, if the elapsed time of being investigated is equal to or greater than scheduled time slot, described stop element stopped described search procedure.

8. search control method may further comprise the steps:

Acquisition is input to the input information of user interface of client device and at least one from the output information of this user interface output;

Begin to be set to the search procedure of parallel running subsequently, in reservations database, to search for the content of the information that is obtained corresponding to the information acquisition step;

Subsequently the content that searches is outputed to an output unit, continue the starting search procedure simultaneously, described output unit is provided to this content the user of client device; With

When information acquisition step acquired information, and predetermined quantity or more search procedure be when carrying out, and stops in a plurality of search procedures that just are being performed at least one search procedure of starting the earliest.

9. search control method may further comprise the steps:

Acquisition is input to the input information of user interface of client device and at least one from the output information of this user interface output;

Begin to be set to the search procedure of parallel running subsequently, in reservations database, to search for the content of the information that is obtained corresponding to the information acquisition step;

The content that search step is searched for outputs to an output unit subsequently, continues the starting search procedure simultaneously, and described output unit is provided to this content the user of client device;

To elapsed time after each search procedure investigation search procedure starting; With

Stop the search procedure that its elapsed time is equal to or greater than scheduled time slot,

Wherein when the information that obtains subsequently,, stop described search procedure if the elapsed time of being investigated is equal to or greater than scheduled time slot.

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