Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program, history management server, history management method, and information processing system

Abstract

Provided is an information processing apparatus including a selected information acquisition unit for acquiring, from a history management server managing, for each search string, one or more pieces of selected information selected from one or more pieces of page identification information obtained by using the search string, selected information matching a selected string, and a display control unit for performing control such that information regarding a page identified by the selected information acquired by the selected information acquisition unit is displayed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An information processing apparatus comprising:
 at least one processor configured to:
 acquire a search string input by a user; and 
 control, based on the acquired search string, a screen to display both of a text search result and webpage information without acquiring further input by the user other than the acquired search string, 
   wherein the text search result is associated with a current webpage displayed at a time when the at least one processor acquires the search string, and.   wherein the webpage information is selected based on the acquired search string and search history information that is associated with a plurality of webpages.   
     
     
         2 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the screen to display the webpage information that includes images of the plurality of webpages based on the acquired search string and the search history information.   
     
     
         3 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the images of the plurality of webpages include pieces of URL information of the plurality of webpages.   
     
     
         4 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the images of the plurality of webpages include thumbnail images of the plurality of webpages.   
     
     
         5 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the screen to display the webpage information based on priorities of the plurality of webpages.   
     
     
         6 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 5 ,
 wherein the at least one processor is further configured to associate the acquired search string with the plurality of webpages,   wherein the search history information includes a number of times of selection of each webpage of the plurality of webpages,   wherein the priorities of the plurality of webpages are determined based on the number of times of selection of each webpage of the plurality of webpages, and   wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the screen to display at least one webpage of the plurality of webpages that has the highest priority among the plurality of webpages.   
     
     
         7 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 5 ,
 wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the screen to display pieces of information of each webpage of the plurality of webpages in order of their respective priorities.   
     
     
         8 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 .
 wherein the at least one processor is further configured to acquire the search string by a click operation or a tap operation performed on a text string in the current webpage.   
     
     
         9 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein the at least one processor is further configured to acquire the search string by the click operation, and wherein the click operation comprises a single click or a double click.   
     
     
         10 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein the screen is a touch screen,   wherein the at least one processor is further configured to acquire the search string by the tap operation,   wherein the tap operation comprises a single tap or a double tap on the touch screen.   
     
     
         11 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
 send the acquired search string to a server, and 
 receive the webpage information which is selected by the server based on the acquired search string and the search history information. 
   
     
     
         12 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 11 ,
 wherein the information processing apparatus comprises a system that includes the server and an information processing terminal that includes the at least one processor and the screen.   
     
     
         13 . An information processing method, performed via at least one processor, the method comprising:
 acquiring a search string input by a user;   selecting webpage information based on the acquired search string and search history information that is associated with a plurality of webpages, and   controlling, based on the acquired search string, a screen to display both of a text search result and the webpage information without acquiring further input by the user other than the acquired search string, wherein the text search result is associated with a current webpage displayed at a time when the search string is acquired.   
     
     
         14 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program, which when executed by a computer causes the computer to perform a method, the method comprising:
 acquiring a search string input by a user;   selecting webpage information based on the acquired search string and search history information that is associated with a plurality of webpages, and   controlling, based on the acquired search string, a screen to display both of a text search result and the webpage information without acquiring further input by the user other than the acquired search string, wherein the text search result is associated with a current webpage displayed at a time when the search string is acquired.