Patent ID: 7483912
Filing Date: 2009-01-27
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An information retrieval/information retrieval result providing method comprising: accessing an information retrieval server of an information center on a network by operation of a user terminal by a user; recognizing access from said user terminal by said information retrieval server and transmitting an information retrieval registration screen for permitting the user to request information retrieval by inputting information retrieval items including at least one of a keyword for information retrieval, and presence and absence of storage request of information retrieval result, to the user terminal; receiving and displaying the information retrieval registration screen by said user terminal; login to the information retrieval server by transmitting said information retrieval items input to the user terminal by user operation to said information retrieval server; log-out of user terminal in response to completion of registration of information retrieval request of user by said information retrieval server; cutting off a login session with the user terminal by said information retrieval server; recognizing information retrieval items transmitted from the user terminal and issuing a user ID and a password for registered user by said information retrieving server; performing information retrieval for said information sending server on the network with reference to the information retrieval items by said information retrieval server; processing the information retrieval result by said information center after information retrieval by said information retrieval server; storing information retrieval result or information after processing in said information storage server; performing an accounting process for the user by said information retrieval server; issuing information retrieval completion notice to the user by said information retrieval server; accessing said information retrieval server of said information center on the network by operation of a user terminal by a user; recognizing access from said user terminal and transmitting an information retrieval result obtaining screen for performing information retrieval result obtaining demand by inputting information retrieval result obtaining items including at least one of the user ID, the password, and an access and transmission request to the user terminal by said information retrieval server; login to said information retrieval server and said information storage server by transmitting said information retrieval result obtaining items input by user operation to said user terminal to said information retrieval server; performing user authentication by the transmitted user ID and the password by said information retrieval server and said information storage server; performing accessing process by transmission or delivery of the information retrieval result to the user terminal by said information retrieval server and transmitting accounting information; displaying information retrieval result and accounting information by said user terminal; log-out with notifying completion to said information retrieval server after demanding access display or delivery of the information retrieval result by user operation of said user terminal; and cutting off a login session with the user terminal by said information retrieval server and said information storage server in said information center.