Patent ID: 8756226
Filing Date: 2014-06-17
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. An information apparatus for receiving a search request including a search keyword input to an entry field for search in a toolbar displayed on a screen of a terminal from the terminal and executing information processing, the information processing apparatus comprising: a group information storage unit for storing information received from each of groups and associated with each of the groups; a toolbar information storage unit for storing toolbar identification information associated with and allocated to each of the groups; a member information storage unit for storing member identification information storage unit for storing member identification information identifying members belonging to each of the groups and associated with each of the groups; a receiving unit for receiving the toolbar identification information, the member identification information, and the search request from the terminal; an evaluating unit for identifying the members on the basis of the member identification information with reference to the member information storage unit, and counting a member search request of each of members by accumulating a history of the search request for each of members; a counting result storage unit for storing a counting result of the evaluating unit; a total point calculating unit for calculating member total points distributable to the members; and a transmitting unit for transmitting information of the member total points to the terminal, wherein the evaluating unit refers to the toolbar information storage unit, and counts a group search request as each of the groups by counting the member search request on the basis of the toolbar identification information, and the total point calculating unit updates the member total points on the basis of the counted group search request.