JP2005234879A - Information retrieval system, information retrieving method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize the mechanism of information retrieval having amusements or entertainment in order to make a simple and tasteless conventional retrieval process an epoch-making and attractive retrieval process. <P>SOLUTION: This information retrieving device is provided with an object information storing means connected through a network to a user terminal for storing object information being retrieval object, a game information storing means for storing game information related with a game, a receiving means for receiving the operation information of the user to be transmitted from the user terminal, a game executing means for executing a game by reading the game information stored in the game information storing means according to operation information received by the receiving means, a retrieval condition specifying means for specifying retrieval conditions based on the execution result of the game executing means, a retrieving means for retrieving the object information matched with the retrieval conditions specified by the retrieval condition specifying means from the object information storing means and a transmitting means for transmitting the retrieval result of the retrieving means to the user terminal. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an information retrieval system that retrieves target information, and more particularly to an information retrieval system that incorporates playability and chance into a user's information retrieval.

In recent years, search systems capable of searching for a wide variety of information via a network such as the Internet have become widespread. Such a search system stores information to be provided to a user in a database or the like, and when a user designates a predetermined search condition, searches the database for information that matches the search condition and sends back a search result. is there. Various mechanisms have been proposed as a mechanism for a user to search for desired information from information stored in a database (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2001-188965 A

  Some users who search for information find value in information acquired via the network, while inputting information such as entering keywords and selecting categories (process) There are many things that feel tasteful and monotonous, for example, and there is a need for a search system that allows users to enjoy the act of information search itself.

  However, the conventional search system searches and provides information that matches the conditions desired by the user, and the search accuracy such as how to provide information that matches the user's wishes and how quickly the information is provided. Although consideration has been given to improving search speed, such as whether to search, a mechanism that allows the user to enjoy the process of information search itself is not fully considered.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to realize an information search mechanism having playability and amusement in order to make a conventional search process that is monotonous and tasteless as an innovative and attractive search process.

  In order to solve the above problems, an information search apparatus according to the present invention is an information search apparatus connected to a user terminal via a network, and relates to a target information storage means for storing target information to be searched, and a game Game information storage means for storing game information, reception means for receiving user operation information transmitted from the user terminal, and game information stored in the game information storage means in accordance with the operation information received by the reception means. Game execution means for reading and executing a game, search condition specifying means for specifying a search condition based on an execution result of the game execution means, and target information that matches the search condition specified by the search condition specifying means Search means for searching from the information storage means, and transmission means for transmitting the search result of the search means to the user terminal. And butterflies.

  The transmission means transmits the game result of the game execution means to a user terminal.

  Further, the game execution means further includes search condition storage means for storing search conditions for the target information, and the game execution means is a predetermined piece composed of a plurality of pieces when the game information is the six sex game information related to the six sex games. Determining means for determining the position of the user on the route according to the six game information, and a table in which each piece constituting the predetermined route is associated with the search condition stored in the search condition storage means. The search condition specifying means specifies the search condition associated with the frame corresponding to the user position determined by the determining means from the table.

  Further, the target information is composed of a plurality of pieces of information related to a specific theme.

  In addition, the present invention is an information search apparatus connected to a user terminal via a network, and includes target information storage means for storing target information that is a search target, and a search condition storage that stores a search condition for the target information. Means for storing game information relating to the game, a first display area for displaying a game image based on the game information stored in the game information storage means, and the search condition storage means. Transmitting means for transmitting a screen comprising a second display area for displaying the search condition to the user terminal; receiving means for receiving user operation information transmitted from the user terminal; and When the received operation information is operation information for the game image displayed in the first display area, the game information recording is performed according to the operation information. The game information stored in the means is read and the game is executed, the search condition stored in the search condition storage means is specified based on the game execution result, and the target information that matches the specified search condition is the target information When the game search means for searching from the storage means and the operation information received by the receiving means are operation information for the search condition displayed in the second display area, the target information that matches the operation information is And a normal search means for searching from the target information storage means, and a transmission means for transmitting the search result of the game search means or the normal search means to the user terminal.

  The information search method of the present invention includes a target information storage unit that is connected to a user terminal via a network and stores target information that is a search target, and a game information storage unit that stores game information related to a game. An information search method in an information search device, comprising: a step of receiving user operation information transmitted from the user terminal; and reading game information stored in the game information storage means according to the received operation information to play a game A step of executing, a step of specifying a search condition based on the execution result, a step of searching the target information storage means for target information that matches the specified search condition, and transmitting the search result to the user terminal And a step of performing.

  The information retrieval method of the present invention can be implemented by a computer, and a computer program therefor can be installed or loaded on a computer through various media such as a CD-ROM, a magnetic disk, a semiconductor memory, and a communication network. . It also includes the case where a computer program is recorded and distributed on a PC card or an option board.

  In this specification, the term “means” does not simply mean a physical means, but also includes a case where the functions of the means are realized by software. Further, the function of one means may be realized by two or more physical means, or the functions of two or more means may be realized by one physical means.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to make a conventional search process that is monotonous and tasteless as an innovative and attractive search process.

  The present invention is characterized in that amusement and playability are incorporated into information retrieval of users in order to make a conventional search process that is monotonous and tasteless as an innovative and attractive search process.

  In the present embodiment, as such an information search mechanism, a first search process (game search process) in which a user searches for information while playing a game, and a user directly specifies a search condition such as a category to specify information. And a second search process (normal search process) for searching. In the game search process, a predetermined game is executed in accordance with the user's operation, and information corresponding to the game result (progress status) is searched and presented to the user. On the other hand, in a normal search process, information is searched according to a keyword or category (search item) designated by the user and presented to the user.

  The information search mechanism in the present invention can be applied to any information search system (information search site) for searching for information. Here, the purpose is to provide a specific theme (thing, place, service, etc.). The case where it applies to the information search site constructed | assembled as follows is demonstrated. The information search site stores information on a specific target area in a database by category, and provides information notifying the target area to users who do not know the target area. The purpose is to provide information to the user who knows so as to encourage surprise and rediscovery of the target area.

  Further, as described above, the present invention employs a mechanism in which a user searches for target information while playing a game. As the game type and content, any game according to the user's request or the specifications of the provider can be used. However, in the present embodiment, the target information is searched while performing the hex. Explained.

(Configuration of information retrieval system)
First, the configuration of the information search system of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information search system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the information search apparatus (server) according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration diagram of the server according to the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data configuration according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the information search system 100 includes one or more user terminals 1 and a server 3 for providing predetermined information to the user terminals 1, which are connected via a network 2 such as the Internet. It is configured by being connected to each other.

  The user terminal 1 is a client in which an execution environment for executing a browser program or a predetermined program downloaded from the server 3 to access the server 3, for example, is installed. The user terminal 1 corresponds to a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone in addition to a general-purpose personal computer.

  The server 3 includes, for example, Web server software and a database, and functions as a Web server and a database server. The Web server software is for accepting an HTTP message sent from the client of the user terminal 1 and performing processing corresponding to the message. For example, when the server 3 determines that the message from the client is a message for accessing the Web page specified by the URL, the server 3 provides the Web page to the client.

  The Web page is data constituting a screen to be provided to a client designed using, for example, HTML, and is stored in a database. A Web page corresponds to what is dynamically generated by a predetermined program in addition to what is prepared in advance as static data. This predetermined program is executed when the Web server software accepts a specific message by HTTP, and by executing processing according to the message, the server 3 is configured to dynamically generate a Web page according to the user's instruction. To work. In addition to the web page, the database stores image information (still images / moving images) to be provided to the user and game information (game program and game data) necessary for the game.

  Note that the functions of the server 3 in the present embodiment may be configured such that one device may have all the functions or a plurality of devices.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the server according to the present embodiment. The server 3 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an external storage device, a user interface, a display, a printer, a communication interface, and the like. The server 3 can apply a general-purpose computer having a performance necessary for executing a predetermined process for an instruction sent from a client. In the present embodiment, the CPU functions as various function realizing means shown in FIG. 3 by executing predetermined programs stored in a ROM, a RAM, an external storage device or the like.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration diagram of the server according to the present embodiment. The server 3 includes a reception unit 301, a game execution unit 302, a search condition specifying unit 303, a search unit 304, a transmission unit 305, a search condition storage unit 310, a target information storage unit 311, and a game information storage as main components in the present invention. Means 312 is provided.

  The receiving unit 301 is for receiving various requests transmitted from the user terminal 1. For example, the receiving unit 301 receives a request for starting a game, a normal search request, and the like as user operation information from the user terminal 1. If the operation information is a game start instruction, the game operation mode 302 is transferred to the game search mode. On the other hand, when the request is a normal search request, the mode is shifted to the normal search mode and the fact is transferred to the search means 304.

  The game execution means 302 is for executing a game program stored in the game information storage means 312. The game execution unit 302 advances the game by executing the game program according to the user operation information passed from the reception unit 301. Then, the result of the game is transmitted to the user terminal 1 via the transmission unit 305 and is transferred to the search condition specifying unit 303.

  The search condition specifying means 303 is for specifying a search condition for searching for target information based on a game result. The search condition specifying unit 303 determines a search condition corresponding to the game result passed from the game executing unit 302 according to a predetermined condition. For example, the determination can be made with reference to a predetermined table that defines the correspondence between the game result and the search condition. For example, the correspondence relationship is regularly determined such as “search condition A for game result A”, or “any of search conditions A to C for game result A”. Some of the correspondences are irregularly determined, and the contents according to the specification can be defined. The search condition specifying unit 303 passes the determined search condition to the search unit 304.

  The search means 304 is for searching for target information from the target information storage means 311 according to a predetermined search condition. When the user executes the game, the search unit 304 searches the target information based on the search condition passed from the search condition specifying unit 303. On the other hand, when the user directly specifies the search condition, the target information is searched based on the search condition passed from the receiving unit 301. The search unit 304 passes the search result to the transmission unit 305.

  The transmission means 305 is for sending back execution results for various requests sent from the user terminal 1 to the user terminal 1. For example, the transmission unit 305 sends back the search result (target information) passed from the search unit 304 and sends back the game execution result passed from the game execution unit 302.

  The search condition storage means 310 is for storing search conditions for searching for target information, and the target information storage means 311 is for storing target information to be provided to the user. The storage means 312 stores various information (programs and data) necessary for game execution. The data structure of these storage means will be described later.

  Each unit such as the game execution unit 302 is assumed to be realized by a CPU loading and executing a program stored in a ROM, a RAM, an external storage device, or the like. It is good also as a structure implement | achieved using exclusive hardware.

(Data structure of each storage means)
Next, the data structure of data used in this system will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data configuration of each storage unit according to the present embodiment.

  FIG. 4A is a diagram illustrating an example of a data configuration of the search condition storage unit 310 according to the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, information to be provided to the user is classified and managed by category (search item). The search condition storage unit 310 stores a search item ID for uniquely identifying each search item and the content (title) of the search item in association with each other. The search item can be set as appropriate according to the content and amount of the target information. When the target information is specific area information, a category having contents closely related to the target area such as “flyer of the week”, “traffic map”, and “housewife part-time job” is set in the search item.

  FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating an example of a data configuration of the target information storage unit 311 according to the present embodiment. The target information storage unit 311 includes an information ID for uniquely identifying target information, information content (a pointer indicating the storage position of the information), a search item ID of a search item (category) to which the information belongs, Are stored in association with each other.

  FIG. 4C is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of the game information storage unit 312 according to this embodiment. The game information storage unit 312 stores game programs and game data (image data and the like) necessary for game execution. When the game is a six-game game, the game information is information about the six-game game. For example, a six-game board having a predetermined route composed of a plurality of frames or a user who moves on the route of the six-game board. This corresponds to a program for determining the stop position.

  The game information storage unit 312 includes a table in which game results are associated with search items. If the game is a six-game game, the game result (game status) is the user's stop position (the frame where the user stopped) on the path of the six-game board. Item ID is associated. For example, according to the figure, when the frame ID is 01, the target information according to the search item 01 is searched, and when the frame ID is 03, the target information according to the search item 05 is searched. Note that the association between the game result and the search condition is not limited to the configuration of the table shown in FIG.

(Information search processing flow at the server)
Hereinafter, the flow of information search processing in the server 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing until the server 3 receives user operation information and shifts to game search processing or normal search processing. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a top screen displayed on the user terminal. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of the game search process in the server 3. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing screen transitions in the game search process. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of normal search processing in the server 3. In addition, each process in the flowchart (including a partial process to which no reference numeral is assigned) can be executed in any order or in parallel within a range that does not contradict the processing contents.

  First, with reference to FIG. 5, the flow of processing until the server 3 receives user operation information and shifts to game search processing or normal search processing will be described. When the server 3 receives a predetermined request (site access request) sent from the user terminal 1, the server 3 includes a first display area (game area) for displaying a game image based on the game information, and search condition storage means. Predetermined top screen information including a second display area (item area) for displaying the search condition stored in 310 is transmitted (STEP 701).

  The browser of the user terminal 1 interprets the received top screen information and displays a screen 61 as shown in FIG. 6 on the display. As shown in the figure, a game area 61a in which game information is displayed and an item area 61b in which search items necessary for a normal search are displayed are displayed on the top screen.

  When the game is a six game, the game area 61a is composed of a plurality of frames obtained by dividing the path from the start (start) to the goal (end). In the game area 61a, a roulette 61c is displayed as input means for the user to input operation information necessary for the progress of the game. The roulette 61c starts rotating according to the user's game start instruction, and then stops at a predetermined position. The user can advance the frame corresponding to the number at the position where the roulette 61c is stopped, and information corresponding to the item displayed on the frame advanced by the user is retrieved and displayed.

  On the other hand, in the item area 61b, a plurality of search items obtained by categorizing the target information are displayed, and each search item is configured to be selectable by the user. When the user designates a search item that seems to be related to the desired information, information that matches the designated search item is retrieved and displayed.

  When a user wishes to play a game, he / she can input operation information related to the start or continuation of the game by operating a mouse or a keyboard or the like to designate a predetermined position in the game area 61a. Further, when the user desires a normal search, operation information for specifying a desired search item can be input by designating a predetermined position of the item area 61b in the same manner. When the user designates a predetermined position in the game area 61a, the user terminal 1 transmits information (game start request, game continuation request, etc.) corresponding to the position designated as operation information to the server 3. When the user designates a predetermined position in the item area 61b, the search item ID corresponding to the search item designated as the operation information is transmitted to the server 3.

  When receiving the operation information (YES in STEP 702), the receiving unit 301 of the server 3 determines whether the received operation information is information related to game search (game start or continuation instruction) or information related to normal search (search item ID). If it is determined that the information is related to a game search, the operation information is transferred to the game execution means 302, and the process proceeds to a game search process (STEP 704). On the other hand, when the operation information is determined to be information related to the normal search (search item ID), the operation information is transferred to the search means 304, and the process proceeds to the normal search process (STEP 705).

  Next, the flow of the game search process in the server 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. The game execution means 302 determines whether or not to start a game search according to the operation information (STEP 801). For example, when a game start instruction is included in the operation information, an initial setting process necessary for starting the game is performed (STEP 802). The initial setting process is, for example, setting of a game status or the like, and when the game is six sexes, 0 is set as the status of the user's current frame position (hereinafter referred to as “current frame position information”). Set. On the other hand, when the operation information includes a game restart instruction, the initial setting is not performed.

  Next, for example, the game execution unit 302 executes a roulette rotation operation module (hereinafter referred to as a “roulette operation module”) stored in the game information storage unit 312 to operate the roulette. It transmits to the terminal 1 (STEP 803). The roulette operation module is a program for generating image data for displaying on the display of the user terminal 1 how the roulette rotates. The user terminal 1 that has received the roulette operation information (image data) displays on the display an image in which the roulette rotates based on the operation information. It can be seen from the screen 81a in FIG. 8 that an image in which the roulette rotates is displayed.

  Next, the game execution means 302 calculates the roulette stop position according to the roulette action module (STEP 804). Here, since the roulette is divided into eight, one of the values 1 to 8 is calculated as the roulette stop position. Roulette motion modules (functions) can be used in accordance with the specifications, but in order to increase the playability and chance of the game, the calculated stop position value is not regular. It is desirable to use those.

  After calculating the roulette stop position, the game execution means 302 determines the next frame according to the calculation result, and updates the status (STEP 805). The next frame can be calculated by reading the value of the current frame position information as the status from a predetermined storage area and adding the value of the stop position to this value. For example, when the stop position of the roulette is “3”, 3 is added to the value 0 of the current frame position information, and the position of the next frame becomes 3. Then, the value of the current frame position information as the status is updated to 3. The game execution unit 302 transmits the updated current frame position information to the user terminal 1.

  When receiving the current frame position information, the user terminal 1 controls the operation of the roulette so as to stop at the frame position, and displays the operation result on the display. According to the screen 81b of FIG. 8, it can be seen that the roulette stops at the position of 3, the user's position on the six-six board advances three, and stops at the frame of the item D.

  On the other hand, the game execution unit 302 of the server 3 delivers the current frame position information to the search condition specifying unit 303. The search condition specifying unit 303 determines a search condition (search item) for searching for target information according to the received current frame position information (STEP 806). Specifically, it is specified with reference to a table stored in the game information storage unit 312.

  As shown in FIG. 4C, since the frame ID and the search item ID are associated with each other in the table, the search condition specifying unit 303 selects the search item corresponding to the frame ID that matches the current frame position information. By reading, a search item can be specified. The search condition specifying unit 303 passes the specified search item (search item ID) to the search unit 304.

  The search unit 304 searches the target information storage unit 311 for target information that matches the passed search item ID (STEP 807), and transmits the search result to the user terminal 1 (STEP 808).

  When receiving the search result, the user terminal 1 displays the search result on the display. From the screen 82 in FIG. 8, it can be seen that information regarding the item D corresponding to the frame where the user has stopped is displayed. The method of presenting information related to the search item corresponding to the frame where the user has stopped can be arbitrarily set according to the specification. For example, when the search item D is “park”, the information regarding a specific park in the target area may be set to be presented, or the park list information may be set to be presented. . Users can be surprised to know that there are more parks than the user expected in the target area, or that there are famous parks that the user does not know by browsing information about the park in the target area. This surprise will prompt the user to rediscover the target area.

  In addition, when the specified search item (search item ID) is further classified into a plurality of categories, the category is transmitted to the user terminal 1, and target information that matches the category specified by the user terminal 1 is displayed. Search for. For example, the case where the search item D “park” is further classified into a lower hierarchy such as “park with a lot of green” and “park for children” is applicable.

  When the user wants to return to the previous page (top page) on the information browsing screen 82, the user can select a return button. When the user selects the return button, the user terminal 1 transmits an instruction to transition to the previous screen to the server 3 as operation information.

  On the other hand, when transmitting the search result, the server 3 waits for operation information (for example, an instruction to restart the game) transmitted from the user terminal 1 (STEP 809). Upon receiving the user operation information, the server 3 returns to STEP 702 in FIG. 5 to execute processing corresponding to the operation information. If the operation information is an instruction to restart the game, the game search process of FIG. 7 is executed.

  In the case of the game search process after the restart, the game execution unit 302 starts the process from STEP 803. According to the screens 83 and 83a of FIG. 8, it can be seen that the roulette is rotating by returning to the top screen by resuming the game. After the roulette rotation, the roulette stop position is calculated in the same manner as the above-described process, and the frame to be followed by the user is determined. Here, the stop position of the roulette is calculated as “2”, 2 is added to the current frame position information 3, and 5 is set in the updated current frame position information.

  As shown in the screen 83b of FIG. 8, when the user's frame advances by 2, since the item B corresponds to the frame, the target information that matches the item B is displayed on the screen 84. Understand. For example, when the search item B is “traffic information”, information related to traffic in the target area is displayed. By browsing the traffic information of the target area, the user may discover a new means of transportation that the user has not known before (for example, a local bus close to the area). This will encourage rediscovery of the target area.

  Finally, a normal search process flow in the server 3 will be described with reference to FIG. When the receiving means 301 of the server 3 receives the operation information (search item ID) sent from the user terminal 1, the receiving means 301 passes the received search item ID to the search means 304, and the search means 304 uses the operation information as a target information. The target information is searched from the storage unit 311 (STEP 901).

  The search unit 304 transmits the search result to the user terminal 1 via the transmission unit 305 (STEP 902). Then, the server 3 waits for operation information transmitted from the user terminal 1 (STEP 903). The user terminal 1 displays the received search result on the browser. According to this, the user can browse directly the desired target information.

  According to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, the user can search for information on the target area while playing a game, so that the user can enjoy the act of information search. As a result, it becomes possible to make a conventional search process that is monotonous and tasteless into a search process with entertainment and playability.

  In addition, according to the configuration of the above embodiment, information corresponding to the progress (result) of the game is searched, and as a result, the element of chance is incorporated into the act of information search, resulting in a kind of conventional search process that is monotonous and tasteless You will be able to give a sense of tension and fun.

In addition, according to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, information according to the progress (result) of the game is searched. Therefore, the user may browse information that is not searched in a normal search, and as a result, unknown. Through this information, the possibility of rediscovering the theme provided by the target site is increased.
(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be variously modified and applied.

  (1) For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the game executed in the game search process is a six game, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other games can be adopted as appropriate. For example, in the case where the target information is information belonging to a specific area, a game in which the specific area is expressed in a virtual space and the user walks in a townscape existing in the virtual space is also conceivable. Objects corresponding to the search item (for example, shops, parks, stations, etc.) are arranged in the streets of the virtual space, and when the user reaches an object, the object that matches the search item associated with the object It can be configured to retrieve information.

  (2) Moreover, the process which the server 3 performs in the said embodiment can be comprised so that the user terminal 1 may perform according to the processing content. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the server 3 executes the roulette rotating module to operate the roulette has been described. However, this module is downloaded to the user terminal 1 in accordance with a user operation. The user terminal 1 may process the roulette rotation operation to calculate the roulette stop position and the user frame position. In that case, the user terminal 1 transmits a search item corresponding to the calculated frame position or frame position of the user to the server 3, and the server 3 obtains the target information according to the search item corresponding to the transmitted frame position or frame position. You can search.

  (3) Further, target information to be searched based on the game result may be dynamically generated and provided. In the case of the Sugoroku game, when the user reaches the goal, for example, predetermined coupon information that can be used in the target area is provided, and this available coupon information is used until the user reaches the goal. It can also be configured to generate according to time and game content. For example, when a user stops on a piece corresponding to a “shop” on the Sugoroku board, information on the store is searched, and when the user makes a goal, coupon information available at the searched store is obtained. It is generated and transmitted to the user terminal 1.

It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of an information search system. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of a server. It is a block diagram which shows the function block diagram of a server. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process until it receives a user's operation information and transfers to a game search process or a normal search process. It is a figure which shows an example of the top screen displayed on a user terminal. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a game search process. It is a figure which shows the transition of the screen in a game search process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a normal search process.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 User terminal 2 Network 3 Server 100 Information retrieval system 301 Reception means 302 Game execution means 303 Search condition specification means 304 Search means 305 Transmission means 310 Search condition storage means 311 Object information storage means 312 Game information storage means

Claims (5)

An information search device connected to a user terminal via a network,
Object information storage means for storing object information to be searched;
Game information storage means for storing game information relating to the game;
Receiving means for receiving user operation information transmitted from the user terminal;
Game execution means for reading the game information stored in the game information storage means according to the operation information received by the reception means and executing the game;
Search condition specifying means for specifying a search condition based on an execution result of the game executing means;
A search unit that searches the target information storage unit for target information that matches the search condition specified by the search condition specifying unit;
Transmitting means for transmitting the search result of the search means to the user terminal;
An information retrieval apparatus comprising: The transmission means includes
The information search apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the game result of the game execution means is transmitted to a user terminal. It further comprises search condition storage means for storing a search condition for the target information,
The game execution means includes
In the case where the game information is Sugoroku game information related to the Sugoroku game, a determining means for determining a position of the user on a predetermined route composed of a plurality of pieces according to the Sugoroku game information;
A table associating each frame constituting the predetermined route with the search condition stored in the search condition storage unit,
The search condition specifying means includes
3. The information search apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a search condition associated with a frame corresponding to the position of the user determined by the determination unit is specified from the table.   The information search apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the target information includes a plurality of pieces of information related to a specific theme. An information search device connected to a user terminal via a network,
Object information storage means for storing object information to be searched;
Search condition storage means for storing a search condition for the target information;
Game information storage means for storing game information relating to the game;
A first display area for displaying a game image based on the game information stored in the game information storage means; and a second display area for displaying a search condition stored in the search condition storage means. Transmitting means for transmitting a screen to the user terminal;
Receiving means for receiving user operation information transmitted from the user terminal;
When the operation information received by the receiving means is operation information for the game image displayed in the first display area, the game information stored in the game information storage means is read according to the operation information to play the game. A game search unit that executes, specifies a search condition stored in the search condition storage unit based on a game execution result, and searches the target information storage unit for target information that matches the specified search condition;
When the operation information received by the receiving means is operation information for the search condition displayed in the second display area, normal search means for searching for target information that matches the operation information from the target information storage means When,
Transmitting means for transmitting the search result of the game search means or the normal search means to the user terminal;
An information retrieval apparatus comprising:

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