JP2019079562A - Program, method, and information processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a program, a method and an information processing device for improving convenience related to information retrieval by a user. A program has one or more steps (S100) for accepting an input operation for inputting a character string, and information on a plurality of items included in each record of a record group according to the input character string. In addition, in the step (S104) of determining not all items as search items, records whose information includes the character string matching the input character string are extracted from the record group, and the extraction result is displayed on the display unit. Step (S112) and. [Selection diagram] Fig. 5

Description

  The present disclosure relates to a program, method, and information processing apparatus for searching information.

  BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, there have been provided games in which a large number of users participate and in which the users have relationships with each other. For example, in sports games or puzzle games, there are many games in which users can perform cooperative play or competitive play. Also, many games are designed to be comfortable or advantageous in game play by creating groups with multiple users and following each other.

JP-A-2015-156941 (released on September 3, 2015)

  As described above, in a game in which a plurality of users are involved, a user search function is often provided in order to support the use such as the aforementioned cooperative play, competitive play, creation of a group, and follow-up. In the conventional user search function, the user who performs the search needs to determine the search item to be the search target by himself and input the keyword matching the search item into the appropriate input field.

  Generally, when the search function is enhanced by increasing the number of search items in the search function, the selection column of the search item or the input column of the keyword tends to increase and the GUI tends to be cluttered. Therefore, in the conventional user search function, as the search function is enhanced, there is a possibility that the time or mistake of determination of a search item of a user and input of a keyword may increase.

  This problem is not limited to the user search in the game, but is a common problem when searching for arbitrary information from among a large number of items of information.

  The present disclosure has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object thereof is to realize a program, a method, and an information processing apparatus capable of improving the convenience of the user's information search.

  A program according to an aspect of the present disclosure is a program executed by a computer including a processor, a memory, a display, and an operation unit that receives an input operation of a user. The program includes a step of receiving an input operation for inputting a character string to the processor, and one or more and all of information of a plurality of items included in each record of the record group according to the input character string. Performing the steps of determining the item which is not the search item as a search item, and displaying on the display the result of extracting the record including the character string matching the input character string in the information of the search item from the record group Let

  A method according to an aspect of the present disclosure is a method in which a computer including a processor, a memory, a display, and an operation unit that receives an input operation of a user executes a program. The method includes the steps of receiving an input operation for inputting a character string, and, according to the input character string, one or more and not all items from information of a plurality of items included in each record of the record group. Determining a search item, and displaying on a display a result of extraction of a record including a character string matching the input character string in the search item information.

An information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a processor that controls an operation of the information processing apparatus by executing a program, and a memory that stores the program.
A display for displaying an image, and an operation unit configured to receive an input operation of a user. The processor receives an input operation for inputting a character string, and according to the input character string, one or more items but not all items from information of a plurality of items included in each record of the record group A step of determining as a search item and a step of displaying on a display a result of extracting a record including a character string matching the input character string in the information of the search item from the record group are executed.

  According to one aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to improve the convenience of the user's information search.

It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of a game system. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of a user terminal and a server. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the data structure of user information. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a user search screen. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a user search process. It is a figure which shows an example of a user search screen and a search result screen. It is a figure which shows another example of a user search screen and a search result screen. It is a figure which shows another example of a user search screen and a search result screen.

Embodiment 1
The program according to the present disclosure is a program for searching and extracting a record that matches a search word to be focused from certain data (record group) including a plurality of records including a plurality of items of information. In the present embodiment, the case where the program according to the present disclosure is implemented as part of a game program according to a game system for realizing a game in which a plurality of users participate is described.

  A game system according to the present disclosure is a system for providing a game to a plurality of users. Hereinafter, the game system will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to these exemplifications, but is shown by the claims, and all changes within the scope and meaning equivalent to the claims are intended to be included in the present invention. Ru. In the following description, the same components are denoted by the same reference symbols in the description of the drawings, and redundant description will not be repeated.

<Hardware Configuration of Game System 1>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the game system 1. The game system 1 includes a plurality of user terminals 100 and a server 200 as illustrated. Each user terminal 100 is connected to the server 200 via the network 2. The network 2 is composed of the Internet and various mobile communication systems constructed by wireless base stations (not shown). Examples of this mobile communication system include so-called 3G and 4G mobile communication systems, LTE (Long Term Evolution), and wireless networks (for example, Wi-Fi (registered trademark)) connectable to the Internet by a predetermined access point. Be

  The server 200 (computer, information processing apparatus) may be a general-purpose computer such as a workstation or a personal computer. The server 200 includes a processor 20, a memory 21, a storage 22, a communication IF 23, and an input / output IF 24. These configurations of the server 200 are electrically connected to each other by a communication bus.

  The user terminal 100 (computer, information processing apparatus) may be a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, a feature phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or a tablet computer. The user terminal 100 may be a game device suitable for game play. As illustrated, the user terminal 100 includes a processor 10, a memory 11, a storage 12, a communication interface (IF) 13, an input / output IF 14, a touch screen 15 (display unit), a camera 17, and a distance measuring sensor 18 And These configurations of the user terminal 100 are electrically connected to each other by a communication bus. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the user terminal 100 may be configured to be able to communicate with one or more controllers 1020. The controller 1020 establishes communication with the user terminal 100 according to a communication standard such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), for example. The controller 1020 may have one or more buttons and the like, and transmits an output value based on the user's input operation on the buttons and the like to the user terminal 100. In addition, the controller 1020 may have various sensors such as an acceleration sensor and an angular velocity sensor, and transmits the output values of the various sensors to the user terminal 100.

  Note that, instead of, or in addition to, the user terminal 100 including the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18, the controller 1020 may include the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18.

  The user terminal 100 desirably has a user using the controller 1020 input user identification information such as the user's name or login ID via the controller 1020, for example, at the start of the game. Thereby, the user terminal 100 can associate the controller 1020 with the user, and specifies which user the output value belongs to based on the transmission source (the controller 1020) of the received output value. be able to.

  When the user terminal 100 communicates with a plurality of controllers 1020, each user holds each controller 1020, thereby preventing communication with another device such as the server 200 via the network 2, the one user terminal 100. Can realize multiplayer. Also, multiplay is realized locally by a plurality of user terminals 100 by the respective user terminals 100 communicably connecting each other according to a wireless standard such as a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) standard (a communication connection is made without passing through the server 200). You can also When the above-described multiplayer is locally realized by one user terminal 100, the user terminal 100 may further include at least a part of various functions of the server 200 described later. Further, when the above-described multiplay is realized locally by a plurality of user terminals 100, the plurality of user terminals 100 may be provided with various functions described later included in the server 200 in a distributed manner.

  The user terminal 100 may communicate with the server 200 even if the above-described multiplay is realized locally. For example, the user identification information may be transmitted to the server 200 in association with information indicating a play result such as a score or an outcome in a certain game.

  In addition, the controller 1020 may be configured to be removable from the user terminal 100. In this case, a joint with the controller 1020 may be provided on at least one of the surfaces of the housing of the user terminal 100. When the user terminal 100 and the controller 1020 are connected by wire via the connection unit, the user terminal 100 and the controller 1020 transmit and receive signals via the wire.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the user terminal 100 may receive attachment of a storage medium 1030 such as an external memory card via the input / output IF 14. Thereby, the user terminal 100 can read the program and data recorded in the storage medium 1030. The program recorded in the storage medium 1030 is, for example, a game program.

  The user terminal 100 may store a game program acquired by communicating with an external device such as the server 200 in the memory 11 of the user terminal 100, or the game program acquired by reading from the storage medium 1030 may be stored in the memory 11. May be stored.

  As described above, the user terminal 100 includes the communication IF 13, the input / output IF 14, the touch screen 15, the camera 17, and the distance measuring sensor 18 as an example of a mechanism for inputting information to the user terminal 100. The above-described units as an input mechanism can be regarded as an operation unit configured to receive a user's input operation.

  For example, when the operation unit is configured by at least one of the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18, the operation unit detects the object 1010 in the vicinity of the user terminal 100, and the input operation is performed from the detection result of the object Identify. As an example, the user's hand as the object 1010, a marker of a predetermined shape, etc. are detected, and the input operation is specified based on the color, shape, movement, type, etc. of the object 1010 obtained as a detection result. Ru. More specifically, when the user terminal 100 detects a user's hand from the captured image of the camera 17, the user's input operation is a gesture (a series of movements of the user's hand) detected based on the captured image. Identify and accept. The photographed image may be a still image or a moving image.

  Alternatively, when the operation unit is configured by the touch screen 15, the user terminal 100 identifies and accepts the user's operation performed on the input unit 151 of the touch screen 15 as the user's input operation. Alternatively, when the operation unit is configured by the communication IF 13, the user terminal 100 identifies and receives a signal (for example, an output value) transmitted from the controller 1020 as an input operation of the user. Alternatively, when the operation unit includes the input / output IF 14, a signal output from an input device (not shown) different from the controller 1020 connected to the input / output IF 14 is specified and accepted as the user's input operation.

<Hardware components of each device>
The processor 10 controls the overall operation of the user terminal 100. The processor 20 controls the overall operation of the server 200. The processors 10 and 20 include a central processing unit (CPU), a micro processing unit (MPU), and a graphics processing unit (GPU).

  The processor 10 reads a program from a storage 12 described later, and develops the program in a memory 11 described later. The processor 20 reads a program from a storage 22 described later, and develops the program in a memory 21 described later. The processor 10 and the processor 20 execute the expanded program.

  The memories 11 and 21 are main storage devices. The memories 11 and 21 are configured by storage devices such as ROM (Read Only Memory) and RAM (Random Access Memory). The memory 11 provides the processor 10 with a work area by temporarily storing programs and various data read from the storage 12 described later by the processor 10. The memory 11 also temporarily stores various data generated while the processor 10 is operating according to a program. The memory 21 provides the processor 20 with a work area by temporarily storing various programs and data read from the storage 22 described later by the processor 20. The memory 21 also temporarily stores various data generated while the processor 20 is operating according to a program.

  In the present embodiment, the program may be a game program for realizing the game by the user terminal 100. Alternatively, the program may be a game program for realizing the game by cooperation of the user terminal 100 and the server 200. Alternatively, the program may be a game program for realizing the game by cooperation of a plurality of user terminals 100. Further, various data includes data related to a game such as user information and game information, and an instruction or notification transmitted / received between the user terminal 100 and the server 200 or between a plurality of user terminals 100.

  The storages 12 and 22 are auxiliary storage devices. The storages 12 and 22 are configured by a storage device such as a flash memory or a hard disk drive (HDD). The storage 12 and the storage 22 store various data related to the game.

  The communication IF 13 controls transmission and reception of various data in the user terminal 100. The communication IF 23 controls transmission and reception of various data in the server 200. The communication IFs 13 and 23 control communication using, for example, wireless LAN (Local Area Network), wired LAN, wireless LAN, Internet communication via a mobile telephone network, short distance wireless communication, and the like.

  The input / output IF 14 is an interface for the user terminal 100 to receive input of data, and is an interface for the user terminal 100 to output data. The input / output IF 14 may input / output data via a USB (Universal Serial Bus) or the like. The input / output IF 14 may include, for example, a physical button of the user terminal 100, a camera, a microphone, or a speaker. The input / output IF 24 of the server 200 is an interface for the server 200 to receive input of data, and is an interface for the server 200 to output data. The input / output IF 24 can include, for example, an input unit that is an information input device such as a mouse or a keyboard, and a display unit that is a device that displays and outputs an image.

  The touch screen 15 of the user terminal 100 is an electronic component in which the input unit 151 and the display unit 152 are combined. The input unit 151 is, for example, a touch sensitive device, and is configured of, for example, a touch pad. The display unit 152 is configured of, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display.

  The input unit 151 detects the position at which the user's operation (physical touch operation such as touch operation, slide operation, swipe operation, and tap operation) on the input surface is input, and inputs information indicating the position. It has a function to transmit as a signal. The input unit 151 may include a touch sensing unit (not shown). The touch sensing unit may adopt any method such as a capacitance method or a resistive film method.

  Although not shown, the user terminal 100 may include one or more sensors for specifying the holding posture of the user terminal 100. This sensor may be, for example, an acceleration sensor or an angular velocity sensor. When the user terminal 100 includes a sensor, the processor 10 can specify the holding attitude of the user terminal 100 from the output of the sensor and perform processing according to the holding attitude. For example, when the user terminal 100 is held in the vertical orientation, the processor 10 may perform vertical screen display that causes the display unit 152 to display a vertically long image. On the other hand, when the user terminal 100 is held in landscape orientation, a landscape image may be displayed on the display unit to display a horizontally long image. Thus, the processor 10 may be capable of switching between vertical screen display and horizontal screen display according to the holding attitude of the user terminal 100.

  The camera 17 includes an image sensor and the like, and converts a light incident from the lens into an electric signal to generate a photographed image.

  The distance measurement sensor 18 is a sensor that measures the distance to the measurement object. The distance measuring sensor 18 includes, for example, a light source that emits pulse converted light, and a light receiving element that receives the light. The distance measuring sensor 18 measures the distance to the measurement object based on the light emission timing from the light source and the light reception timing of the reflected light generated when the light emitted from the light source is reflected on the measurement object. The distance measuring sensor 18 may have a light source that emits light having directivity.

  Here, an example in which the user terminal 100 receives a detection result in which the object 1010 in the vicinity of the user terminal 100 is detected using the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18 as an input operation of the user will be further described. The camera 17 and the distance measurement sensor 18 may be provided, for example, on the side of the housing of the user terminal 100. A distance measuring sensor 18 may be provided in the vicinity of the camera 17. For example, an infrared camera can be used as the camera 17. In this case, the camera 17 may be provided with a lighting device for emitting infrared light, a filter for blocking visible light, and the like. This makes it possible to further improve the detection accuracy of an object based on a photographed image of the camera 17 regardless of whether it is outdoors or indoors.

  The processor 10 may perform one or more of the processes shown in the following (1) to (5), for example, on the captured image of the camera 17. (1) The processor 10 performs image recognition processing on the captured image of the camera 17 to specify whether the captured image includes the user's hand. The processor 10 may use, for example, a technique such as pattern matching as an analysis technique employed in the above-described image recognition process. (2) Also, the processor 10 detects the user's gesture from the shape of the user's hand. The processor 10 specifies, for example, the number of fingers of the user (the number of extending fingers) from the shape of the user's hand detected from the captured image. The processor 10 further identifies a gesture made by the user from the number of identified fingers. For example, when the number of fingers is five, the processor 10 determines that the user has made a gesture of “par”. Further, when the number of fingers is zero (the finger is not detected), the processor 10 determines that the user has made the gesture of “Go”. In addition, when the number of fingers is two, the processor 10 determines that the user has made a gesture of “Tokiki”. (3) The processor 10 performs image recognition processing on the captured image of the camera 17 to detect whether the user's finger is in a state where only the forefinger is standing or whether the user's finger makes a flicking motion. . (4) The processor 10 selects an object 1010 (a user's hand or the like in the vicinity of the user terminal 100 based on an image recognition result of a captured image of the camera 17 and / or an output value of the distance measuring sensor 18). ) And the user terminal 100 are detected. For example, the processor 10 determines whether the user's hand is near the user terminal 100 (for example, a distance less than a predetermined value) or far (for example, the predetermined value) depending on the size of the user's hand specified from the captured image of the camera 17 It detects whether it is in the above distance). In addition, when the captured image is a moving image, the processor 10 may detect whether the user's hand is approaching or away from the user terminal 100. (5) If it is found that the distance between the user terminal 100 and the user's hand is changing while the user's hand is being detected based on the image recognition result of the captured image of the camera 17, etc., the processor 10 recognizes that the user shakes his hand in the shooting direction of the camera 17. If an object is detected or not detected by the distance measurement sensor 18 whose directivity is stronger than the shooting range of the camera 17, the processor 10 shakes the hand in the direction orthogonal to the shooting direction of the camera. recognize.

  As described above, the processor 10 determines whether the user holds the hand by image recognition on the captured image of the camera 17 (a gesture of “goo” or another gesture (eg, “par”)) To detect The processor 10 also detects how the user is moving this hand, as well as the shape of the user's hand. Also, the processor 10 detects whether the user is moving the hand closer to or away from the user terminal 100. Such an operation can correspond to, for example, an operation using a pointing device such as a mouse or a touch panel. For example, the user terminal 100 moves a pointer on the touch screen 15 in response to the movement of the user's hand, and detects the user's gesture "goo". In this case, the user terminal 100 recognizes that the user is continuing the selection operation. The continuation of the selection operation corresponds to, for example, the state in which the mouse is clicked and pressed down or the state in which the touch panel is touched after the touch-down operation is performed on the touch panel. In addition, when the user moves the hand further while the user terminal 100 detects the user's gesture "goo", such a series of gestures is an operation corresponding to the swipe operation (or drag operation). It can also be recognized. In addition, when the user terminal 100 detects a gesture that causes the user to repel a finger based on the detection result of the user's hand based on the captured image of the camera 17, the user clicks the gesture by tapping the mouse or tapping the touch panel. It may be recognized as an operation corresponding to

«Overview of the game»
The genre of the game realized by the game system 1 according to the present embodiment is not particularly limited. For example, the game may be a puzzle game, a quiz game, an RPG (role playing game), an adventure game, a shooting game, a simulation game, a training game, an action game, and the like. Further, the subject matter of the game realized by the game system 1 is not particularly limited. For example, the game may be a game based on sports such as tennis, table tennis, dodgeball, baseball, soccer and hockey.

  Moreover, the game system 1 may be a system for performing the game of not only a specific play form but any play form. For example, a single play game by a single user, a multiplay game by a plurality of users, a battle game in which a plurality of users play a match among multiplay games, a cooperative play game in which a plurality of users cooperate, etc. May be

  The game realized by the game system 1 is a game having a function of searching and extracting records matching the input character string from a data table (record group) in which information of a plurality of items is included in one record. . The type of data table to be searched and extracted, and the items of information to be searched are not particularly limited.

  For example, the game according to the present embodiment has a function of searching user's account information (a user search function), a function of searching a game stage, a function of searching a game character, and a function of searching a group formed in the game It may have one or more. In the following description, as an example, the case where the game according to the present embodiment has a user search function will be described.

<Functional Configuration of Game System 1>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing functional configurations of the server 200 and the user terminal 100 included in the game system 1. Each of the server 200 and the user terminal 100 may include a functional configuration necessary to function as a general computer (not shown) and a functional configuration necessary to realize known functions in the game.

  The user terminal 100 has a function as an input device for receiving an input operation of a user, and a function as an output device for outputting an image or a sound of a game. The user terminal 100 functions as a control unit 110 and a storage unit 120 by cooperation of the processor 10, the memory 11, the storage 12, the communication IF 13, the input / output IF 14 and the like.

  The server 200 has a function of communicating with each user terminal 100 to support the user terminal 100 to advance the game. For example, in response to an instruction from the user terminal 100, the server 200 executes a user search, and transmits the result to the user terminal 100. The server 200 functions as a control unit 210 and a storage unit 220 by cooperation of the processor 20, the memory 21, the storage 22, the communication IF 23, the input / output IF 24, and the like.

  The storage unit 120 stores a game program 131, game information 132, and user information 133. The storage unit 220 stores a game program 131, game information 232, and user information 233.

  The game program 131 is a game program executed by the user terminal 100 and the server 200. The game information 132 is data to be referred to when the control unit 110 executes the game program 131. The game information 232 is data to be referred to when the control unit 210 executes the game program 131.

  The user information 133 and the user information 233 are information (account information) related to the account of the user. The user information 133 is account information associated with the user terminal 100. In the present embodiment, an example in which one account is associated with one user terminal 100 will be described.

  The user information 233 is data in which the user information 133 collected from each user terminal 100 is organized. Therefore, the items of information included in the user information 133 and the user information 233 are the same.

  FIG. 3 is a view showing an example of the data structure of the user information 233. As shown in FIG. The user information 233 includes information of a plurality of items linked to the account. In the example of FIG. 3, the user information 233 holds information on one account (that is, the user information 133 in each user terminal 100) as one record of the data table. The information included in the user information 233 is not limited to the example of FIG. The user information 233 may include at least an identifier that uniquely identifies an account and information of one or more other items. However, it is desirable that the user information 233 include a user ID and a user name.

  The user information 233 includes, for example, a “user ID” column, a “user name” column, a “level” column, a “leader” column, a “last login time” column, and a “message” column. The user information 233 is data in which information in another column is associated with information in the “user ID” column.

  The “user ID” column stores information indicating a user name which is an identifier for uniquely identifying an account. In the game according to the present embodiment, the user ID is automatically set in the server 200 or the user terminal 100 when the user creates an account via the user terminal 100 or the like. In this embodiment, a case will be described in which an identifier consisting of a total of 13 characters combining an at mark, an alphabet, and a number is adopted as a user ID, which starts from an at mark (@).

  The “user name” column stores information indicating the name of the account. In the game according to the present embodiment, the user name is a character string set by the user via the user terminal 100 or the like. The username may be changeable as often as the game is playing. In addition, when the user does not designate a username in particular when creating the account, the server 200 or the user terminal 100 may set a predetermined standard name (default name) as the username.

  The "Level" column stores information indicating the level of the account in the game. The level is an index value indicating the progress of the game of the account. The conditions under which the level changes may be designed appropriately according to the characteristics of the game. For example, the experience value may be given to the account according to the play content of the game (for example, a score), and the level may be increased by one when the experience value exceeds a certain value.

  The “leader” column stores information for specifying a character designated by the user as a representative among characters available for the account in the game. Information indicating items, buildings, etc. may be stored in this column instead of characters such as people or animals according to the nature of the game.

  The “last login time” column stores information indicating the time when each account was last logged in.

  In the "message" column, information indicating the character string of the message set by the user is stored. For example, the user can set greetings to other users or self-introduction as a message. Note that there may be accounts in which no information is stored in the "message" column. Blank fields in FIG. 3 indicate that no information is stored in the "message" column.

(Functional Configuration of Server 200)
The control unit 210 centrally controls the server 200 by executing the game program 131 stored in the storage unit 220. For example, the control unit 210 transmits various data, programs, and the like to the user terminal 100. The control unit 210 receives part or all of the game information or the user information from the user terminal 100. When the game is a multiplay game, the control unit 210 may receive a request for multiplay synchronization from the user terminal 100 and transmit data for synchronization to the user terminal 100.

  The control unit 210 functions as a transmission / reception unit 211, a server processing unit 212, and a data management unit 213 according to the description of the game program 131. The control unit 210 can also function as another functional block (not shown) in order to support the progress of the game on the user terminal 100, depending on the nature of the game to be executed.

  The transmission and reception unit 211 receives data and a request from the user terminal 100. The transmission / reception unit 211 receives a search instruction from the user terminal 100. Although the details will be described later, the search instruction instructs a search of the user information 233, and in the user information 233, information indicating an item of information to be searched (search item) and a search condition or a search word Including.

  Also, the transmission / reception unit 211 transmits data and a request to the user terminal 100. The transmission / reception unit 211 transmits, to the user terminal 100, information of at least a part of each record extracted from the user information 233 in accordance with an instruction of the server processing unit 212.

  The server processing unit 212 performs arithmetic processing necessary to provide a game. The server processing unit 212 instructs the transmission / reception unit 211 to transmit various data. The server processing unit 212 instructs the data management unit 213 to add, update, or delete the record of the game information 232 or the user information 233.

  Furthermore, the server processing unit 212 searches for a record of the user information 233 in accordance with the search instruction received from the user terminal 100. More specifically, the server processing unit 212 searches the search target item (search item) specified by the search instruction with the search condition or the search word specified by the search instruction. As a result of the search, when there is one or more corresponding records, the server processing unit 212 extracts the records, and transmits at least a part of the information of each of the extracted records to the user terminal 100 via the transmitting / receiving unit 211 Do.

  The data management unit 213 manages data stored in the storage unit 220. The data management unit 213 adds, updates, or deletes a record of the game information 232 or the user information 233 according to an instruction from the server processing unit 212. The data management unit 213 may read at least one of the game information 232 and the user information 233 from the storage unit 220 according to the instruction of the server processing unit 212 and may transmit the read information to the user terminal 100 via the transmission / reception unit 211. The data management unit 213 reads a program for a portion of the game program 131 to be executed by a certain user terminal 100 from the storage unit 220 according to an instruction of the server processing unit 212, and transmits the program to the user terminal 100 via the transmission / reception unit 211. May be

(Functional Configuration of User Terminal 100)
The control unit 110 centrally controls the user terminal 100 by executing the game program 131 stored in the storage unit 120. For example, the control unit 110 advances the game in accordance with the game program 131 and the operation of the user. In addition, while the game is in progress, the control unit 110 communicates with the server 200 as needed to transmit and receive information.

  Control unit 110 functions as an operation reception unit 111, a game progress unit 112, an image generation unit 113, and a display control unit 114 according to the description of the game program 131. The control unit 110 can also function as another functional block (not shown) to advance the game according to the nature of the game to be executed.

  The operation accepting unit 111 detects and accepts an input operation of the user on the input unit 151. The operation receiving unit 111 determines which input operation has been performed from the action exerted by the user on the console via the touch screen 15 and the other input / output IF 14, and outputs the result to each element of the control unit 110. Do.

  For example, the operation receiving unit 111 receives an input operation on the input unit 151, detects coordinates of an input position of the input operation, and specifies a type of the input operation. The operation receiving unit 111 specifies, for example, a touch operation, a slide operation, a swipe operation, and a tap operation as the type of the input operation. In addition, when the input that has been continuously detected is interrupted, the operation reception unit 111 detects that the touch input has been released from the touch screen 15.

  The game progress unit 112 executes various processes related to the progress of the game. For example, the game progress unit 112 performs setting of various parameters related to the progress of the game, calculation processing, determination processing, and the like. Also, the game progress unit 112 instructs the image generation unit 113 to generate an image of the game screen. The game progression unit 112 includes a search word identification unit 1121, a search item determination unit 1122, and a search instruction unit 1123.

  The search word identification unit 1121 identifies a search word when executing a user search. When the operation accepting unit 111 accepts an input operation to a software keyboard or the like displayed on the touch screen 15, the search word identification unit 1121 identifies a character string input according to the input operation, and searches for the character string Identify as a word.

  The search item determination unit 1122 determines, among information of various items included in the user information 133, a search item at the time of executing a user search. The search item determination unit 1122 determines one or more items and not all items as search items from information of a plurality of items included in the user information 133 according to the search keyword acquired by the game progress unit 112.

  The search instruction unit 1123 creates an instruction (search instruction) to search for the information of the search item determined by the search item determination unit 1122 with the search word specified by the search word specification unit 1121. The search instruction unit 1123 transmits the created search instruction to the server 200.

  The image generation unit 113 generates an image of various game screens (hereinafter, simply referred to as a game screen) in accordance with an instruction from the game progress unit 112. For example, the image generation unit 113 draws a user search screen and a search result screen. Details of the user search screen and the search result screen will be described later. The image generation unit 113 may generate a game screen by superposing an object such as a UI object on an image serving as a background. The UI object is a tool for the user to perform input necessary for the progress of the game to the user terminal 100 or a tool for obtaining information output from the user terminal 100 during the progress of the game. The UI objects are, for example, input fields (input boxes) such as numbers and character strings, pull-down menus, icons, buttons, lists, and the like. Further, the image generation unit 113 may generate animation (movement) of an object arranged on the game screen according to an instruction of the game progress unit 112.

  The display control unit 114 outputs, to the display unit 152 of the touch screen 15, a game screen on which the processing result executed by the above-described units is reflected. For example, the display control unit 114 draws a user search screen and a search result screen.

  The functions of the server 200 and the user terminal 100 shown in FIG. 2 are merely an example. The server 200 may have at least a part of the functions of the user terminal 100. In addition, the user terminal 100 may have at least a part of the functions of the server 200. Furthermore, another device other than the user terminal 100 and the server 200 may be used as a component of the game system 1, and the other device may execute part of the processing in the game system 1. That is, in the present embodiment, the computer that executes the game program may be any of the user terminal 100, the server 200, and other devices, or may be realized by a combination of a plurality of these devices.

<< user search screen >>
Based on the description of the game program 131, the game progression unit 112 of the user terminal 100 instructs the image generation unit 113 to generate a screen (user search screen) for realizing the user search function. The image generation unit 113 generates a user search screen according to the instruction of the game progress unit 112, and the display control unit 114 causes the touch screen 15 to display the user search screen.

  The timing for displaying the user search screen or the conditions for displaying the screen are not particularly limited. For example, the game progress unit 112 may generate a user search screen when a specific input operation is performed on a specific game screen. More specifically, for example, when a button or the like for transitioning to a user search screen is pressed on a menu screen that is a game screen presenting various information, the game progress unit 112 generates an image to generate the user search screen. You may instruct the generation unit 113.

  FIG. 4 is a view showing a specific example of the user search screen displayed on the touch screen 15. The user search screen includes at least a search box 301 and a search button 302.

  The search box 301 is an input field for receiving an input of a search word. When the operation reception unit 111 receives an input operation to the search box 301, the game progress unit 112 causes the image generation unit 113 to generate a UI object for causing the user to perform character input, such as a software keyboard 334 described later. To direct.

  The search button 302 is a button for receiving a search execution instruction. When the operation accepting unit 111 accepts an input operation to the search button 302, the search word identification unit 1121 of the game progression unit 112 identifies the character string input to the search box 301 as a search word. The search item determination unit 1122 determines an item to be searched among information included in the user information 233 according to the search word. Then, the search instruction unit 1123 transmits a search instruction to the server 200 so as to search the user information 233 with the specified search word and the determined search item.

  The user search screen may include a button 312 for displaying a list of recommended users. When the operation reception unit 111 receives an input operation on the button 312, the game progress unit 112 transmits a search instruction to the server 200 so as to search for the user information 233 under a predetermined condition. Here, predetermined conditions include, for example, the order of late login time (that is, the order of recent login), the order in which the account of the user of the user terminal 100 is similar to the level or the progress of the game, .

  In addition, at the time of generation of the user search screen, a predetermined number of records of user information 233 are automatically extracted, and at least a part of information included in the records is displayed in the information display column 303 for each record. May be In other words, before making the image generation unit 113 generate the user search screen, the game progress unit 112 causes the server 200 to search the user information 233 matching the predetermined condition, and the information describing the information of the matching record The image generation unit 113 may be instructed to generate a user search screen including the display field 303.

«Flow of search processing»
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing (user search processing) related to user search, which is executed in the user terminal 100.

  In step S100, when the user performs an input operation for inputting a character string on the user search screen, operation reception unit 111 receives the input operation. In the example of FIG. 4, a series of operations for inputting a character string in the search box 301 correspond to the input operation.

  When the operation accepting unit 111 accepts an input operation for inputting a character string, in step S102, the search word identification unit 1121 identifies the input character string (input character string) as a search word. The search word identification unit 1121 may identify not a whole but only a part of the input character string as a search word.

  When the operation reception unit 111 receives an input operation for inputting a character string, in step S104, the search item determination unit 1122 selects a plurality of items included in each record of the user information 233 according to the input character string. From the information, determine the search item. Specifically, the search item determination unit 1122 determines a search item according to, for example, the number of characters of the input character string or the content of characters included in the input character string (what kind of characters are included). You may The specific example of the determination method of a search item is mentioned later.

  Further, when determining a search item, the search item determination unit 1122 determines information of one or more items and not all items as information to be a search target. Thus, the search items are narrowed down from the information of all the items of the user information 233. The process of step S102 and the process of step S104 may be performed simultaneously or in reverse order.

  When the search word and the search item are determined, in step S106, the search instruction unit 1123 creates a search instruction including the search word and information indicating the search item, and transmits the search instruction to the server 200. The server processing unit 212 of the server 200 executes a search based on the search instruction received by the transmission / reception unit 211. More specifically, the server processing unit 212 extracts, from the user information 233, a record in which a character string matching the input character string is included in the search target information indicated by the search item. The server processing unit 212 transmits information of at least a part of the extracted record to the user terminal 100.

  In step S108, the control unit 110 of the user terminal 100 receives the result of extracting the record by the search. In step S110, the image generation unit 113 generates a screen (search result screen) indicating the extraction result, that is, a screen including at least a part of information of the extracted record. In step S112, the display control unit 114 causes the display unit 152 of the touch screen 15 to display the screen generated by the image generation unit 113.

  According to the user search process described above, search items are narrowed down from information of a plurality of items according to the input character string. Therefore, the user can obtain a result of searching for information suitable for search according to the input character string without separately specifying. Therefore, the convenience concerning the information search of the user can be improved.

  In general, when search items increase in various search functions, objects such as search item selection fields (pull-down menu etc.) or keyword input fields (search box etc) increase and the GUI tends to be cluttered. It is. On the other hand, according to the user search process described above, even if a plurality of items can be searched, the number of objects as described above does not increase because the search items are narrowed down according to the input character string. Therefore, it is possible to achieve both enhancement of the search function and simplification of the GUI. Thus, it is possible to reduce the time or error involved in the user's search.

  Further, according to the user search process, instead of searching all items of the user information 233 with search words, search items are narrowed down in advance according to the input character string. In this way, items that are inappropriate for the search can be automatically excluded from the search. For example, when the user inputs a short search word, it is possible to prevent all items of the user information 233 from being searched and to extract records that are considered unnecessary.

«Displaying search results 1»
In step S104 of FIG. 5, the search item determination unit 1122 may determine, as a search item, an item of information whose range of the number of characters that can be taken with the number of characters of the input character string matches. Hereinafter, the flow of processing and a specific example in the case of determining a search item according to the number of characters will be described using FIGS. 6 and 7.

  In the following description, it is assumed that the user search can be performed for the user ID and the user name in the user information 233. Further, the user ID is information of 13 characters fixed as described above, and the user name is information of 12 characters or less.

  6 and 7 are diagrams showing an example of the user search screen and the search result screen, respectively. The state (A) of FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 shows a user search screen. The state (B) of FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 shows a search result screen. In the screens shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, members having no particular reference have the same function as the object with the same member number in FIG. 4.

  When operation accepting unit 111 accepts an input operation to search box 301, game progress unit 112 includes software keyboard 334 for inputting a character string into search box 301, as shown in state (A) of FIG. The image generation unit 113 is instructed to display a pop-up superimposed on the user search screen. The image generation unit 113 generates a user search screen on which the pop-up is superimposed, and the display control unit 114 causes the touch screen 15 to display the screen.

  In the pop-up, at least a software keyboard 334 for performing character input, a button for receiving an instruction to fix an input character string (completion button 332), and a button for canceling character string input (cancel button 333) And are included. The pop-up may include a display field 331 for displaying a character string in the middle of input as needed.

  The operation accepting unit 111 accepts an input operation to the software keyboard 334 and specifies the content. Thereafter, when the operation accepting unit 111 accepts an input operation of pressing the completion button 332, the search word identification unit 1121 of the game progression unit 112 identifies a search word as the input character string is determined.

  When the completion button 332 is pressed in the state (A) of FIG. 6, the input character string is "Ya-dori", and the search word identification unit 1121 identifies "Ya-dori" as a search word. Among the searchable items of the user information 233 (i.e., the user ID and the user name), the search item determination unit is an information having a range of the number of characters matching the number of characters of the input character string (three characters in FIG. 6). Identify one or more items, and use the items as search items.

  In the case of the figure, the user ID is fixed at 13 characters, so it does not match the number of characters in the input string. On the other hand, since the user name can range from 1 to 12 characters, it matches the number of characters in the input string. Therefore, the search item determination unit 1122 determines the user name as a search item.

  In the state (A) of FIG. 6, the search item determination unit 1122 may optionally specify search item candidates from the character string in the middle of input before the completion button 332 is pressed. Further, the image generation unit 113 may create a screen in which the item name of the specified search item candidate is displayed in a pop-up or display column 335 in the user search screen.

  When the search word and the search item are determined, the search instruction unit 1123 creates a search instruction and transmits it to the server 200. Then, the control unit 110 receives, from the server 200, a search result, that is, information of a record in which information of a search item matches (matches or partially matches) a search word.

  The image generation unit 113 generates a search result screen based on the received record information. Specifically, the search result screen shown in the state (B) of FIG. 6 is generated. Information on the records obtained as the search results is displayed in a list on the display field 311 on the screen. In the case of this figure, the result of searching for "user name" of the user information 233 shown in FIG. 3 with "Yayama" is displayed. Specifically, the information of the account (3 accounts of the user name Yayano, Only Yamada, Oyano Still) whose user name includes "Yayama" is displayed on the search result screen.

  Note that the display field 311 may not be displayed if there is no record that matches one record as a result of the search. On the other hand, when there are many matching records and the display column 311 does not fit on one screen, the image generation unit 113 scrolls the screen or a search result screen including a UI object for switching a page of list display to the next page. You may create it. Further, the image generation unit 113 may create a screen including a display field 313 in which the item names of the search items in the search are displayed on the search result screen.

  The state (A) of FIG. 7 is a screen similar to the state (A) of FIG. 6, and shows the case where “@ AA1BB1CC1DD1” is input as an input character string. In this case, since the number of characters of the input character string is 13 characters, the search item determination unit 1122 determines the user ID as a search item. Then, a search result screen including the information of the record obtained as a result of searching for the user ID is generated with the search word “@ AA1BB1CC1DD1”.

  Specifically, in FIG. 3, information of one account having a user name “@ AA1BB1CC1DD1” and having a user name “YaAABB1CC1DD1” is displayed on the search result screen.

  As described above, the searchable items of the user information 233 are designed so that the range of the number of characters that can be taken by the information contained in each item is different. Then, the search item determination unit 1122 determines a search item according to the number of characters. This makes it possible to determine which item the input string focused on. Therefore, the user terminal 100 can cause the server 200 to execute a search with an appropriate search item. Thereby, the convenience of information search of a user can be improved.

  Note that among various information of the user information 233, information other than the user ID and the user name may be searchable. For example, a user search may be possible from the user ID, the user name, and the message.

  The range of the number of characters that can be taken by the information of each item of the user information 233 may be overlapped. For example, the possible number of characters of the user ID may be 5 to 13 characters, and the possible number of characters of the user name may be 1 to 10 characters. In this case, the control unit 110 sets in advance a range of the number of characters serving as a search item for each item. For example, when the number of input characters is 9 characters or less, the user name is determined as a search item, and when the number of characters is 10 characters or more, the user ID is set as a search item. Then, the search item determination unit 1122 may determine the search item by comparing the stored setting with the character string of the input character string. The setting may be freely changeable by the user.

Second Embodiment
Other embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below. In addition, about the member which has the same function as the member demonstrated in the said embodiment for convenience of explanation, the same code | symbol is appended, and the description is not repeated.

  When a specific character is included in the input character string in step S104 of FIG. 5, the search item determination unit 1122 determines an item associated with the specific character as a search item. Good. In other words, the search item determination unit 1122 may determine the search item from the content of the input character string.

  In this case, the control unit 110 sets in advance specific characters that are conditions for using each item as a search item. For example, when the input character string includes an at mark, the control unit 110 determines in advance that the user ID is determined as a search item, and when the input character string does not include an at mark, the user name is determined as a search item. Remember. If there is a character that can be used only for the user name, the character may be set as the “specific character”, and if the input character string includes the specific character, the user name may be determined as the search item.

  Then, the search item determination unit 1122 determines a search item by comparing the stored setting with the content of the input character string. The setting may be freely changeable by the user.

«Display of search results 2»
The state (A) of FIG. 8 shows the case where "@EE" is input by the software keyboard 334 of the user search screen. In the following description, it is assumed that the user search can be performed for the user ID and the user name in the user information 233 as in the examples of FIGS. 6 and 7. In addition, the user ID always includes a specific character of at sign (@), and the user name can not include @.

  The search item determination unit 1122 determines a search item based on the content of the input character string “@EE”. Specifically, the search item determination unit 1122 determines whether each of the characters included in the character string “@EE” matches the condition for setting each searchable item of the user information 233 as a search item. in this case. @ Is a “specific character” that is a condition for which the user ID is a search item. Therefore, the search item determination unit 1122 determines the user ID as a search item. When the input character string satisfies the condition for setting the items of the plurality of items as the search items, the search item determination unit 1122 may determine the plurality of items as the search items.

  When the completion button 332 is pressed in the state (A) of FIG. 8, a search result screen is generated that includes information of a record obtained as a result of searching for a user ID with the search word “@EE”.

  Specifically, a search result screen as shown in state (B) of FIG. 8 is generated. As illustrated, account information including “@EE” in the user ID is displayed on the search result screen.

  On the other hand, when "Yayama" is input as the input character string, for example, as in the state (A) of FIG. 6, the input character string does not include a specific character (@) for searching for the user ID. . Therefore, the search item determination unit 1122 excludes the user ID from the search items. As a result, as in the states (A) and (B) of FIG. 6, the user name is determined as the search item, and the search result is displayed on the search result screen.

  As described above, the searchable items of the user information 233 are designed so that the contents of characters that can be taken by the information contained in each item are different. Then, the search item determination unit 1122 determines a search item according to the content of the input character string. This makes it possible to determine which item the input string focused on. Therefore, the user terminal 100 can cause the server 200 to execute a search with an appropriate search item. Thereby, the convenience of information search of a user can be improved.

  Also in the present embodiment, among various information of the user information 233, information other than the user ID and the user name may be searchable. For example, a user search may be possible from the user ID, the user name, and the message.

[Modification]
In each of the above embodiments, the number of search items may be any number except for all items of the user information 233. However, it is more desirable for the search item determination unit 1122 to determine one search item. This allows the user to more easily find the information of interest because the search items can be further narrowed down.

  The program according to the present disclosure may be a program for realizing a search function of information. In other words, the program according to the present disclosure may not be a game program.

  In the game system 1, the storage unit 120 of the user terminal 100 may store user information 233. In this case, the server 200 transmits user information 233, which is a set of user information 133 collected from each user terminal 100, to each user terminal 100 at a predetermined timing. Then, the control unit 110 of the user terminal 100 executes a search on the user information 233 stored in the storage unit 120 of the own device, and causes the image generation unit 113 to create a search result screen including the search result. It is also good. As a result, the exchange of communication between the user terminal 100 and the server 200 when executing a search can be eliminated.

[Example of software implementation]
The control blocks of the user terminal 100 and the server 200 may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like, or may be realized by software.

  In the latter case, the user terminal 100 and the server 200 are provided with a computer that executes instructions of a program that is software that implements each function. The computer includes, for example, one or more processors, and a computer readable recording medium storing the program. Then, in the computer, the processor reads the program from the recording medium and executes the program to achieve the object of the present invention. For example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) can be used as the processor. As the above-mentioned recording medium, a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit or the like can be used besides “a non-temporary tangible medium”, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory). In addition, a RAM (Random Access Memory) or the like for developing the program may be further provided. The program may be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (communication network, broadcast wave, etc.) capable of transmitting the program. Note that one aspect of the present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining the technical means disclosed in the different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

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The contents according to one aspect of the present invention are as follows.

  (Item 1) The program (game program 131) has been described. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a program includes a processor (10, 20), a memory (11, 21), a display (such as a display unit 152), and an operation unit (such as an input unit 151) that receives user input operations. It is a program executed by a computer. The program includes a step of receiving an input operation for inputting a character string to the processor (S100), and one of information of a plurality of items included in each record of the record group according to the input character string A step (S104) of determining items which are not all but above as a search item, and extracting a record in which the character string matching the input character string is included in the information of the search item from the record group And (S112) displaying on the display.

  According to the above configuration, search items are narrowed down from a plurality of items in accordance with the input character string. Therefore, the user can obtain a result of searching for information suitable for search according to the input character string without separately specifying. Therefore, the convenience concerning the information search of the user is improved.

  (Item 2) In (Item 1), the range of the number of characters that each item of information can take is different for each item, and in the determining step, the information in which the number of characters of the input character string and the range of the number of characters conform The item of may be determined as a search item.

  This makes it possible to determine which item the input character string is focused on. Therefore, information can be searched with an appropriate search item and records can be extracted. Thereby, the convenience of information search of a user can be improved.

  (Item 3) In (Item 1), in the determining, when a specific character is included in the input character string, an item associated with the specific character is set as the search item. You may decide.

  Thus, it is possible to determine which item the character string is focused on from the content of the input character string. Therefore, information can be searched with an appropriate search item and records can be extracted. Thereby, the convenience of information search of a user can be improved.

  (Item 4) In any one of the items (Item 1) to (Item 3), the record contains at least information consisting of a character string set by the user and a character string set by the computer or other device And information may be included.

  According to the above configuration, the user can search for a record including information set by the user and information set by the computer or another device by inputting an arbitrary character string. For example, the user can search for arbitrary information by inputting a character string set and remembered by the user.

  (Item 5) In (Item 4), the program is a game program for realizing a game in which a plurality of users participate, the record is the account information of the user, and the account information is set by the user. At least the user name and the user ID set by the game server may be included.

  In a game in which a plurality of users participate, in general, users often interact with each other in the progress of the game. According to the above configuration, the convenience of the user's account search in the game is improved, and the users can easily search for each other's arbitrary users. Therefore, the exchange between users can be activated.

  (Item 6) In any one of the items (Item 1) to (Item 5), in the step of determining, one item of information of a plurality of items may be determined as a search item. This allows the user to more easily find the information of interest because the search items can be further narrowed down.

  (Item 7) In any one item from (Item 1) to (Item 6), in the step of displaying, the item name of the search item may be displayed on the display together with the extracted result. This allows the user to easily know for what item the search has been performed. Also, the user can confirm whether or not the intended item has been searched.

  A computer including a processor (10, 20), a memory (11, 21), a display (such as a display unit 152), and an operation unit (such as an input unit 151) that receives an input operation of a user executes a program (game program 131) The method was described. The method includes the step of receiving an input operation for inputting a character string (S100), and one or more and all information from a plurality of items of information included in each record of the record group according to the input character string (Step S104) determining the item which is not the search item as a search item, and displaying on the display the result of extracting the record including the character string matching the input character string in the information of the search item from the record group S112) and. According to the above configuration, the same effect as (Item 1) can be obtained.

  The information processing apparatus (user terminal 100) has been described. The information processing apparatus executes a program (game program 131) to thereby control a processor (10, 20) that controls the operation of the information processing apparatus, a memory (11, 21) that stores the program, and a display that displays an image. (Display unit 152 and the like) and an operation unit (input unit 151 and the like) configured to receive an input operation of the user. The processor receives an input operation for inputting a character string (S100), and according to the inputted character string, one or more and all of information of a plurality of items included in each record of the record group Step (S104) of determining the item which is not the item as a search item, and displaying on the display the result of extracting the record including the character string matching the input character string in the search item from the record group (S112) And. According to the above configuration, the same effect as (Item 1) can be obtained.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 game system, 2 networks, 10, 20 processors, 11, 21 memories, 12, 22 storages, 13, 23 communication IF (operation part), 14, 24 input / output IF (operation part), 15 touch screen (display part, Operation unit), 17 camera (operation unit), 18 distance measuring sensor (operation unit), 100 user terminals (information processing apparatus), 110, 210 control unit, 111 operation reception unit, 112 game proceeding unit, 1121 search word identification unit , 1122 search item determination unit, 1123 search instruction unit 113 image generation unit, 114 display control unit, 120, 220 storage unit, 131 game program, 132, 232 game information, 133, 233 user information, 151 input unit (operation unit) , 152 display unit, 200 server, 301 search box, 302 search button , 1010 objects, 1020 controller (operation unit), 1030 storage medium

Claims (9)

A program executed by a computer including a processor, a memory, a display, and an operation unit that receives an input operation of a user,
The program is executed by the processor
Accepting an input operation for inputting a character string;
Determining at least one item and not all items as a search item from a plurality of items of information included in each record of the record group according to the input character string;
Displaying on the display a result of extracting from the record group a record in which a character string matching the input character string is included in the information of the search item. The range of the number of characters that each of the plurality of items of information can take is different for each item,
The program according to claim 1, wherein in the determining step, an item of information in which the number of characters of the input character string matches the range of the number of characters is determined as the search item.   The program according to claim 1, wherein, in the step of determining, when a specific character is included in the input character string, an item associated with the specific character is determined as the search item. . At least the record
Information consisting of a string set by the user;
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: information consisting of a character string set by the computer or another device. The program is a game program for realizing a game in which a plurality of users participate,
The record is account information of the user,
The program according to claim 4, wherein the account information includes at least a user name set by the user and a user ID set by a server of the game.   The program according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein in the determination step, one item of the plurality of items of information is determined as the search item.   The program according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein in the displaying step, an item name of the search item is displayed on the display together with the extraction result. A method of executing a program by a computer comprising a processor, a memory, a display, and an operation unit that receives an input operation of a user,
The method is
Accepting an input operation for inputting a character string;
Determining at least one item and not all items as a search item from a plurality of items of information included in each record of the record group according to the input character string;
Displaying on the display a result of extracting from the record group a record whose information includes the character string matching the input character string. An information processing apparatus,
The information processing apparatus is
A processor that controls the operation of the information processing apparatus by executing a program;
A memory for storing the program;
A display for displaying an image,
An operation unit configured to receive a user's input operation;
The processor is
Accepting an input operation for inputting a character string;
Determining at least one item and not all items as a search item from a plurality of items of information included in each record of the record group according to the input character string;
And displaying on the display a result of extracting from the record group a record in which the search item contains a character string matching the input character string.

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