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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2012
Shinya Takami, Tokyo, JP;
Shinya Takami, Tokyo, JP;
RAKUTEN, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To provide an information provision system capable of improving a users operability in obtaining a list of desired information. A designated position obtaining unit () obtains a position in a screen designated by the user. In the case where the user designates a position in the screen and thereafter moving the designated position to thereby input a trace, a trace obtaining unit () obtains the trace input by the user. A character string extraction unit () extracts a character string from content shown in the screen, based on the position obtained by the designated position obtaining unit () or the trace obtained by the trace obtaining unit (). A list obtaining unit () obtains a list of information, based on the character string extracted by the character string extraction unit () and the trace obtained by the trace obtaining unit (). A display control unit () displays a list screen showing a list of information obtained by the list obtaining unit () on a display unit.