Digital document browsing system and method thereof
First Claim
1. A digital document browsing system comprising:
- a layout engine, for determining the layout of a digital document based on digital document display form historical data acquired previously;
a view generator, for generating, in accordance with said layout determined by said layout engine, data relating to the display form of said digital document; and
a user interface, for displaying said digital document on a display device based on said data relating to said display form generated by said view generator.
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Abstract
A digital document browsing system includes: a layout engine for determining the layout of a digital document based on previously obtained historical data for a display form of the digital document, a summarization engine for preparing a summary for the sentences of the digital document based on the historical data for the digital document. Further included is a view generator for arranging the summary obtained by the summarization engine in accordance with the layout, and for generating data relating to the display form of the digital document. A user interface for displaying the digital document on a display device based on the data related to the display form is still further included.
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1. A digital document browsing system comprising:
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a layout engine, for determining the layout of a digital document based on digital document display form historical data acquired previously;
a view generator, for generating, in accordance with said layout determined by said layout engine, data relating to the display form of said digital document; and
a user interface, for displaying said digital document on a display device based on said data relating to said display form generated by said view generator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A digital document browsing system comprising:
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display form generator, for generating a display form wherein display areas to be allocated to elements constituting said digital document are altered in accordance with the importance levels of said elements, while the structure of a digital document is maintained; and
a display for displaying said digital document in said display form that is generated by said display form generator. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A digital document browsing system comprising:
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a summarization engine, for preparing summaries for sentences in a digital document based on historical data related to a display form previously used for said digital document;
a view generator, for inserting said summaries prepared by said summarization engine instead of the original contents of said digital document, and for generating data relating to the display form of said digital document; and
a user interface, for displaying said digital document on a display device based on said data, generated by said view generator, relating to said display form. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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12. A browser for displaying a digital document on a display device comprising:
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an input function for entering a digital document to be displayed; and
a display function, for displaying said digital document using a predetermined display form, wherein said display function displays, instead of the original contents of said digital document, a summary that is prepared based on historical data related to a display form previously used for said digital document.
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15. A browser for displaying a digital document on a display device comprising:
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a display function, for displaying a digital document having a predetermined display form; and
a display updating function, for updating said display form, wherein according to a predetermined rule said display function, while maintaining the structure of said digital document, alters display areas to be allocated for elements constituting said digital document, and displays said digital document in the resultant display areas.
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19. A sentence summarization system comprising:
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a summarization history database, in which historical data for the summarization of sentences is stored; and
a summarization engine, for summarizing sentences based on said historical data stored in said summarization history database.
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21. A digital document display method for displaying a digital document on a display device comprising the steps of:
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extracting the structure of said digital document;
replacing, for each of the elements of said structure, the original contents of said digital document with a summary that is prepared based on historical data related to a display form previously used for said digital document, and generating data related to a new display form; and
displaying said digital document on said display device based on said data related to said new display form, so that all of said digital document is displayed on one screen.
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22. A digital document display method for displaying a digital document on a display device comprising the steps of:
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extracting the structure of a digital document;
generating data, while maintaining said structure of said digital document, related to a display form wherein display areas to be allocated to elements that constitute said digital document are altered in accordance with the importance levels of said elements, so that all of said digital document is can be presented on one screen; and
displaying said digital document on a display device based on said data related to said display form. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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23. A sentence summarization method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a target sentence to be summarized;
obtaining historical data related to a summary for said target sentence from a summarization history database in which historical data are stored that are related to a previous summarization of a predetermined sentence; and
determining which parameters are required for the preparation of said summary based on said historical data, and preparing said summary of said target sentence based on said parameters.
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25. A program that permits a computer, which includes a display device as an output, to perform:
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a process for extracting the structure of a digital document to be displayed;
a process for replacing, for each of the elements of said structure, the original contents of said digital document with a summary that is prepared based on historical data related to a display form previously used for said digital document, and generating data related to a new display form; and
a process for displaying said digital document on said display device based on said data related to said new display form.
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26. A program that permits a computer, which includes a display device an output to perform:
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a process for extracting the structure of a digital document;
a process for generating data, while maintaining said structure of said digital document, related to a display form wherein display areas to be allocated to elements that constitute said digital document are altered in accordance with the importance levels of said elements, so that all of said digital document can be presented on one screen; and
a process for displaying said digital document on a display device based on said data related to said display form.
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27. A program that permits a computer to perform:
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a process for obtaining a target sentence to be summarized;
a process for obtaining historical data related to a summary for said target sentence from a summarization history database in which historical data are stored that are related to a previous summarization of a predetermined sentence; and
a process for determining which parameters are required for the preparation of said summary based on said historical data, and preparing said summary of said target sentence based on said parameters.
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28. A storage medium on which an output of a computer stores a computer-readable program that permits said computer to perform:
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a process for extracting the structure of a digital document to be displayed;
a process for replacing, for each of the elements of said structure, the original contents of said digital document with a summary that is prepared based on historical data related to a display form previously used for said digital document, and generating data related to a new display form; and
a process for displaying said digital document on said display device based on said data related to said new display form.
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29. A storage medium on which an output of a computer stores a computer-readable program that permits said computer to perform:
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a process for extracting the structure of a digital document;
a process for generating data, while maintaining said structure of said digital document, related to a display form wherein display areas to be allocated to elements that constitute said digital document are altered in accordance with the importance levels of said elements, so that all of said digital document can be presented on one screen; and
a process for displaying said digital document on a display device based on said data related to said display form.
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30. A storage medium on which an output of a computer stores a computer-readable program that permits said computer to perform:
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a process for obtaining a target sentence to be summarized;
a process for obtaining historical data related to a summary for said target sentence from a summarization history database in which historical data are stored that are related to a previous summarization of a predetermined sentence; and
a process for determining which parameters are required for the preparation of said summary based on said historical data, and preparing said summary of said target sentence based on said parameters.
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