Patent ID: 8396868
Filing Date: 2013-03-12
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a processor; a transmission/reception section transmitting/receiving information between each of one or more information management devices via a network, the information management device managing one or more pieces of content information each including content identification information for identifying content data and content-related information related to the content data; a storage section storing information; a display section displaying information; an input section accepting input of information; a search processing section that, when executed by the processor, performs the following steps: performing search request control processing which causes the transmission/reception section to execute processing of transmitting a search request including a search condition the input of which is accepted by the input section to each of the one or more information management devices, performing search response control processing which causes the transmission/reception section to execute processing of receiving, as a response to the search request and from each of the one or more information management devices via the network, the content information corresponding to the search condition from among the pieces of content information and management subject identification information for identifying the information management device which manages the content information, and performing storage control processing which correlates the management subject identification information with the content identification information and the content-related information that are included in the content information received by the transmission/reception section and which causes the storage section to store the correlated management subject identification information, content identification information, and content-related information as a search result; a display control section that, when executed by the processor, causes the display section to display the content-related information included in the search result with respect to each of the pieces of management subject identification information stored in the storage section, the management subject identification information being correlated with the content-related information; and a processing execution section that, when executed by the processor, performs the following steps: acquiring, when input of content selection information for selecting any one of the pieces of content-related information included in the search result is accepted by the input section, the content identification information included in the search result, the content identification information being correlated with the content-related information selected by the content selection information, and executing processing corresponding to the management subject identification information included in the search result, the management subject identification information being correlated with the content-related information with respect to the content data identified by the acquired content identification information, wherein the storage section further stores a proper noun; the display control section extracts the proper noun which includes a character string at the head portion thereof from the storage section and causes the proper noun to be displayed on the display section in response to input of the character string being accepted by the input section; the search processing section uses the proper noun designated by designation information for designating the proper noun as the search condition in response to input of the designation information being accepted by the input section; and a link is provided to the proper noun extracted within the content-related information such that the proper noun is selectable by a user.