Patent attributes
An information browse supporting system and method utilized for a plurality of users to browse the information and capable of vitalizing user-to-user communications. The information browse supporting system includes favorite information tables each of which holds the first search condition information inputted by a user, care-fore-others information tables each of which holds the second searching information on a specific user inputted by other users; an control unit for searching, from within browsing target information containing a plurality of information elements, for an information element with respect to a certain user in accordance with the first search condition information in his or her favorite information table and the second search condition information in his or her care-fore-others information table and of presenting to the user a piece of information corresponding to the searched result.