Information processing apparatus, information processing method, storage medium, and program
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus for presenting related information about existing document information and about specific document information, said information processing apparatus comprising:
- extracting means for extracting a first characteristic word from said existing document information and a second characteristic word from said specific document information;
weight calculating means for calculating a first weight of said first characteristic word and a second weight of said second characteristic word following the extraction by said extracting means;
weight modifying means for modifying said first weight based on a specific condition following the calculation by said weight calculating mean;
acquiring means for acquiring said related information corresponding to said existing document information, based on said first characteristic word extracted by said extracting means and based on said first weight modified by said weight modifying means;
searching means for searching for said existing document information related to said specific document information, based on said second characteristic word; and
display controlling means for controlling display of said related information corresponding to said existing document information searched for by said searching means.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus is disclosed that presents related information about existing document information and about specific document information. The apparatus includes: an extracting element for extracting first and second characteristic words from respective existing and specific document information; a weight calculating element for calculating first and second weights of respective first and second characteristic words following the extraction by the extracting element; a weight modifying element for modifying the first weight based on a specific condition following the calculation by the weight calculating element; an acquiring element for acquiring the related information corresponding to the existing document information, based on the first characteristic word extracted by the extracting element and based on the first weight modified by the weight modifying element; a searching element for searching for the existing document information related to the specific document information, based on the second characteristic word; and a display controlling element for controlling display of the related information corresponding to the existing document information searched for by the searching element.
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69 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus for presenting related information about existing document information and about specific document information, said information processing apparatus comprising:
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extracting means for extracting a first characteristic word from said existing document information and a second characteristic word from said specific document information;
weight calculating means for calculating a first weight of said first characteristic word and a second weight of said second characteristic word following the extraction by said extracting means;
weight modifying means for modifying said first weight based on a specific condition following the calculation by said weight calculating mean;
acquiring means for acquiring said related information corresponding to said existing document information, based on said first characteristic word extracted by said extracting means and based on said first weight modified by said weight modifying means;
searching means for searching for said existing document information related to said specific document information, based on said second characteristic word; and
display controlling means for controlling display of said related information corresponding to said existing document information searched for by said searching means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An information processing method for use with an information processing apparatus for presenting related information about existing document information and about specific document information, said information processing method comprising the steps of:
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extracting a first characteristic word from said existing document information and a second characteristic word from said specific document information;
calculating a first weight of said first characteristic word and a second weight of said second characteristic word following the extraction in said extracting step;
modifying said first weight based on a specific condition following the calculation in said weight calculating step;
controlling acquisition of said related information corresponding to said existing document information, based on said first characteristic word extracted in said extracting step and based on said first weight modified in said weight modifying step;
searching for said existing document information related to said specific document information, based on said second characteristic word; and
controlling display of said related information corresponding to said existing document information searched for in said searching step. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A storage medium that stores a computer-readable program for controlling an information processing apparatus for presenting related information about existing document information and about specific document information, the program comprising the steps of:
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extracting a first characteristic word from said existing document information and a second characteristic word from said specific document information;
calculating a first weight of said first characteristic word and a second weight of said second characteristic word following the extraction in said extracting step;
modifying said first weight based on a specific condition following the calculation in said weight calculating step;
controlling acquisition of said related information corresponding to said existing document information, based on said first characteristic word extracted in said extracting step and based on said first weight modified in said weight modifying step;
searching for said existing document information related to said specific document information, based on said second characteristic word; and
controlling display of said related information corresponding to said existing document information searched for in said searching step. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A program for use with a computer that controls an information processing apparatus for presenting related information about existing document information and about specific document information, said program causing said computer to execute the steps of:
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extracting a first characteristic word from said existing document information and a second characteristic word from said specific document information;
calculating a first weight of said first characteristic word and a second weight of said second characteristic word following the extraction in said extracting step;
modifying said first weight based on a specific condition following the calculation in said weight calculating step;
controlling acquisition of said related information corresponding to said existing document information, based on said first characteristic word extracted in said extracting step and based on said first weight modified in said weight modifying step;
searching for said existing document information related to said specific document information, based on said second characteristic word; and
controlling display of said related information corresponding to said existing document information searched for in said searching step. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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