Abstract: An information processing system includes an image search system and a customer-side system. The image search system includes a module distributer and a searcher. The module distributer is configured to distribute a search module and module identification information to the customer-side system while associating the search module and module identification information with each other. The search module is used for causing a terminal device to transmit the search request; the module identification information is used for identifying the search module. The searcher is configured to, as a result of causing the search module to run on the terminal device, execute the searching of the databases in accordance with the module identification information. The module distributer distributes, to the customer-side system, the search modules associated with different pieces of module identification information.

Abstract: A terminal device stores therein an application program provided by a second provider and including an image search program. An image search system provided by a first provider stores therein image data and identification information identifying the image search program; registers, in association with the identification information, setting information indicating whether a storage area to be searched is a first storage area exclusive to the second provider or a second storage area not exclusive to the second provider; stores the image data specified as a search target by the second provider in the first or second storage area; receives a search request for the image data transmitted from the terminal device; determines, when the search request includes the identification information, a storage area to be searched among the first and second storage areas; and determines, when not, the second storage area to be the storage area to be searched.

Abstract: An information processing system includes an image search system and a customer-side system. The image search system includes a module distributer and a searcher. The module distributer is configured to distribute a search module and module identification information to the customer-side system while associating the search module and module identification information with each other. The search module is used for causing a terminal device to transmit the search request; the module identification information is used for identifying the search module. The searcher is configured to, as a result of causing the search module to run on the terminal device, execute the searching of the databases in accordance with the module identification information. The module distributer distributes, to the customer-side system, the search modules associated with different pieces of module identification information.

Abstract: A terminal device stores therein an application program provided by a second provider and including an image search program. An image search system provided by a first provider stores therein image data and identification information identifying the image search program; registers, in association with the identification information, setting information indicating whether a storage area to be searched is a first storage area exclusive to the second provider or a second storage area not exclusive to the second provider; stores the image data specified as a search target by the second provider in the first or second storage area; receives a search request for the image data transmitted from the terminal device; determines, when the search request includes the identification information, a storage area to be searched among the first and second storage areas; and determines, when not, the second storage area to be the storage area to be searched.