Method for arranging information, information processing apparatus, storage media and program tranmission apparatus
First Claim
1. A method for arranging information from information sources which are connected via network, comprising the steps of:
- periodically circulating a plurality of registered information sources to collect information;
selecting words for topical elements from the collected information;
clustering the selected set of words; and
based on the result of the clustering, displaying information elements in each cluster based on the time base, and at the same time displaying main keywords from among a set of words in each cluster as representative keywords of that cluster.
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Abstract
The present invention periodically observes a plurality of dynamically changing information sources obtained from the Internet, and automatically extracts a more important topic among the extracted information elements in view of support relations between sites and a degree of interest of individuals, and organize and visualize them in a comprehensible format. A process of the present invention includes the steps of: periodically circulating a plurality of registered information sources to collect information (S102); selecting words for topical elements from the collected information (S103); clustering the selected set of words (S104); and based on the result of clustering, displaying information elements in each cluster based on the time base, and displaying main keywords from among a set of words in each cluster (S105).
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19 Claims
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1. A method for arranging information from information sources which are connected via network, comprising the steps of:
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periodically circulating a plurality of registered information sources to collect information;
selecting words for topical elements from the collected information;
clustering the selected set of words; and
based on the result of the clustering, displaying information elements in each cluster based on the time base, and at the same time displaying main keywords from among a set of words in each cluster as representative keywords of that cluster. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for arranging information, comprising the steps of:
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accepting a registration of information sources to acquire information therefrom and words a user has interest in from the user;
periodically circulating the registered information sources to acquire information elements;
selecting words the user has interest in among the acquired information elements with increasing a significance of said words;
clustering a set of information elements including the selected words; and
displaying the information elements clustered along with the result of the clustering. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A method for arranging information, comprising the steps of:
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registering a plurality of sites to acquire information therefrom;
periodically circulating the plurality of registered sites;
investigating a change of contents to collect information from the plurality of circulated sites; and
extracting an important topic in view of supports by the word from other sites. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
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specification means for specifying a plurality of sites to be circulated;
storage means for storing the plurality of specified sites;
information collection means for periodically circulating the plurality of stored sites to collect information;
word selection means for selecting words for topical elements from the collected information;
clustering means for clustering the selected set of words; and
output means for, based on the result of the clustering, outputting information elements in each cluster and keywords in a set of words in each cluster. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 15, 17)
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14. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
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registration accept means for accepting a registration of information sources to acquire information therefrom and words a user has interest in from the user;
circulation means for periodically circulating the accepted information sources to acquire information elements;
selection means for selecting words the user has interest in among the acquired information elements with increasing a significance;
clustering means for clustering a set of information elements including the selected words; and
display means for displaying the information elements clustered along with the result of the clustering.
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16. A storage media for storing a program readable by computer input means and executed by a computer, the program comprising:
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process for periodically circulating a plurality of registered information sources to collect information;
process for selecting words for topical elements from the collected information;
process for clustering the selected set of words; and
process for, based on the result of the clustering, displaying information elements in each cluster based on the time base, at the same time displaying predetermined keywords from among a set of words in each cluster.
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18. A storage media for storing a program readable by computer input means and executed by a computer, the program comprising:
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process for registering a plurality of sites to acquire information therefrom;
process for periodically circulating the plurality of registered sites;
process for investigating a change of contents to collect information from the plurality of circulated sites; and
extracting an important topic in view of supports by the word from other sites.
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19. A program transmission apparatus including a storage means for storing a program executed by a computer and a transmission means for transmitting the program stored in said storage means to a user terminal via the Internet, the program comprising:
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process for periodically circulating a plurality of registered information sources to collect information;
process for selecting words for topical elements from the collected information;
process for clustering the selected set of words; and
process for, based on the result of the clustering, displaying information elements in each cluster based on the time base, at the same time displaying predetermined keywords from among a set of words in each cluster.
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