Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

Abstract

An apparatus performs a first search for first information that contains a first character input through an operation, and performs a second search for second information that contains both of the first character and a second character when the second character is input after the first search is started. Before the searches are performed, either a first search mode or a second search mode is selected: in the first search mode, a search is started for the first information independently of an input of the second character after the input of the first character; and in the second search mode, a determination is made whether or not there is an input of the second character after the input of the first character, and a search is started for the first information when there is no input of the second character is selected.

1 . A searching system for searching data stored in a storage device on a network comprising:
 an acceptance unit configured to accept a character input by a user;   a searching unit configured to perform a first searching method in which a search based on a first character is performed in response to acceptance of the first character and another search based on both the first character and a second character is performed in response to acceptance of the second character following the first character, and a second searching method in which a determination whether the second character is input following the first character is performed after the first character is input and the search based on the first character is performed when it is determined that the second character is not input; and   a selection unit configured to select the first searching method when a response speed from the storage device is fast, and select the second searching method when the response speed from the storage device is slow.   
     
     
         2 . The searching system according to  claim 1 , wherein the searching unit searches Web pages. 
     
     
         3 . The searching system according to  claim 1 , wherein the searching unit searches destination information of e-mail or facsimile. 
     
     
         4 . The searching system according to  claim 1 , wherein, in the second searching method, it is determined that the second character is not input when a predetermined time has elapsed after the first character is input. 
     
     
         5 . A searching system for searching data stored in a storage device on a network comprising:
 an acceptance unit configured to accept a character input by a user;   a searching unit configured to perform a first searching method in which a search based on a first character is performed in response to acceptance of the first character and another search based on both the first character and a second character is performed in response to acceptance of the second character following the first character, and a second searching method in which a determination whether the second character is input following the first character is performed after the first character is input and the search based on the first character is performed when it is determined that the second character is not input; and   a selection unit configured to select the first searching method when a response time from the storage device is short, and select the second searching method when the response time from the storage device is long.   
     
     
         6 . The searching system according to  claim 5 , wherein the searching unit searches Web pages. 
     
     
         7 . The searching system according to  claim 5 , wherein the searching unit searches destination information of e-mail or facsimile. 
     
     
         8 . The searching system according to  claim 5 , wherein, in the second searching method, it is determined that the second character is not input when a predetermined time has elapsed after the first character is input. 
     
     
         9 . A searching system for searching data stored in a storage device on a network comprising:
 an acceptance unit configured to accept a character input by a user;   a searching unit configured to perform a first searching method in which a search based on a first character is performed in response to acceptance of the first character and another search based on both the first character and a second character is performed in response to acceptance of the second character following the first character, and a second searching method in which a determination whether the second character is input following the first character is performed after the first character is input and the search based on the first character is performed when it is determined that the second character is not input; and   a selection unit configured to select the first searching method when a response from the storage device is fast, and select the second searching method when the response from the storage device is slow.   
     
     
         10 . The searching system according to  claim 9 , wherein the searching unit searches Web pages. 
     
     
         11 . The searching system according to  claim 9 , wherein the searching unit searches destination information of e-mail or facsimile. 
     
     
         12 . The searching system according to  claim 9 , wherein, in the second searching method, it is determined that the second character is not input when a predetermined time has elapsed after the first character is input. 
     
     
         13 . A searching method for searching data stored in a storage device on a network comprising:
 accepting a character input by a user;   performing a first searching method in which a search based on a first character is performed in response to acceptance of the first character and another search based on both the first character and a second character is performed in response to acceptance of the second character following the first character, and a second searching method in which a determination whether the second character is input following the first character is performed after the first character is input and the search based on the first character is performed when it is determined that the second character is not input; and   selecting the first searching method when a response speed from the storage device is fast, and selecting the second searching method when the response speed from the storage device is slow.   
     
     
         14 . The searching method according to  claim 13 , wherein the first searching method and the second searching method are for searching Web pages. 
     
     
         15 . The searching method according to  claim 13 , wherein the first searching method and the second searching method are for searching destination information of e-mail or facsimile. 
     
     
         16 . The searching method according to  claim 13 , wherein, in the second searching method, it is determined that the second character is not input when a predetermined time has elapsed after the first character is input. 
     
     
         17 . A searching method for searching data stored in a storage device on a network comprising:
 accepting a character input by a user;   performing a first searching method in which a search based on a first character is performed in response to acceptance of the first character and another search based on both the first character and a second character is performed in response to acceptance of the second character following the first character, and a second searching method in which a determination whether the second character is input following the first character is performed after the first character is input and the search based on the first character is performed when it is determined that the second character is not input; and   selecting the first searching method when a response time from the storage device is short, and selecting the second searching method when the response time from the storage device is long.   
     
     
         18 . The searching method according to  claim 17 , wherein the first searching method and the second searching method are for searching Web pages. 
     
     
         19 . The searching method according to  claim 17 , wherein the first searching method and the second searching method are for searching destination information of e-mail or facsimile. 
     
     
         20 . The searching method according to  claim 17 , wherein, in the second searching method, it is determined that the second character is not input when a predetermined time has elapsed after the first character is input. 
     
     
         21 . A searching method for searching data stored in a storage device on a network comprising:
 accepting a character input by a user;   performing a first searching method in which a search based on a first character is performed in response to acceptance of the first character and another search based on both the first character and a second character is performed in response to acceptance of the second character following the first character, and a second searching method in which a determination whether the second character is input following the first character is performed after the first character is input and the search based on the first character is performed when it is determined that the second character is not input; and   selecting the first searching method when a response from the storage device is fast, and selecting the second searching method when the response from the storage device is slow.   
     
     
         22 . The searching method according to  claim 21 , wherein the first searching method and the second searching method are for searching Web pages. 
     
     
         23 . The searching method according to  claim 21 , wherein the first searching method and the second searching method are for searching destination information of e-mail or facsimile. 
     
     
         24 . The searching method according to  claim 21 , wherein, in the second searching method, it is determined that the second character is not input when a predetermined time has elapsed after the first character is input. 
     
     
         25 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer-executable program of instructions for causing a computer to perform the method according to  claim 13 . 
     
     
         26 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer-executable program of instructions for causing a computer to perform the method according to  claim 17 . 
     
     
         27 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer-executable program of instructions for causing a computer to perform the method according to  claim 21 .