Data processing system, data processing method, and data processing program

• US 20050201194A1
• Filed: 03/11/2005
• Published: 09/15/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Sato, Kenji, Nakazawa, Satoshi, Ikeda, Takahiro
• Application Number:
  US11/077,127
• Publication Number:
  US 20050201194A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 365/189.11
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/543 User-generated data transfer, e.g. clipboards, dynamic data exchange [DDE], object linking and embedding [OLE]

Abstract

A data processing system 30 includes a memory 61 storing at least one item of data as stored data, a data extracting section 32 connected to the memory 61, a data retrieving section 33 connected to the memory 61, and a set operation section 39. The data extracting section 32 extracts first data from data used in a first application. The set operation section 39 executes a set operation upon the first data and the stored data to produce operation result data representative of a result of the set operation. The data retrieving section 33 delivers the operation result data to a second application.

Claims

1. A data processing system (30, 40, 50) comprising:

a memory (61) for storing at least one item of data as stored data;

a data extracting section (32, 42, 52) connected to the memory (61);

a data retrieving section (33, 43, 53) connected to the memory (61); and

a set operation section (39, 49, 59);

the data extracting section (32, 42, 52) extracting first data from data used in a first application;

the set operation section (39, 49, 59) executing a set operation upon the first data and the stored data to produce operation result data representative of a result of the set operation;

the data retrieving section (33, 43, 53) delivering the operation result data to a second application.

2. The data processing system (30) as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

the set operation section (39) is connected to the data extracting section (32);

the data extracting section (32) reading one item of stored data from the memory (61), delivering the first data and the one item of stored data to the set operation section (39), receiving the operation result data from the set operation section (39), and delivering the operation result data to the memory (61);

the data retrieving section (33) reading the operation result data from the memory (61).

3. The data processing system (40) as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

the memory (61) memorizes a plurality of items of stored data;

the set operation section (49) being connected to the data extracting section (42);

the data extracting section (42) reading at least one item of stored data from the memory (61), delivering the first data and the at least one item of stored data to the set operation section (49), receiving the operation result data from the set operation section (49), and delivering the operation result data to the memory (61);

the data retrieving section (43) reading the operation result data from the memory (61).

4. The data processing system as claimed in claim 3, wherein;

the memory (61) stores the operation result data supplied thereto as a new item of stored data in addition to the stored data.

5. The data processing system as claimed in claim 3, wherein:

the memory (61) stores the operation result data supplied thereto in place of the at least one item of stored data.

6. The data processing system as claimed in any one of claims 3 through 5, wherein:

the data extracting section (42) reads, among a plurality of items of stored data, a latest item of stored data and delivers the first data and the latest item of stored data to the set operation section (49).

7. The data processing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

the memory (61) stores a plurality of items of stored data;

the set operation section (49) being connected to the data retrieving section (53);

the data extracting section (52) delivering the first data as one of the items of stored data to the memory (61);

the data retrieving section (53) reading multiple items of stored data from the memory (61), delivering the multiple items of stored data to the set operation section (59), receiving the operation result data from the set operation section (59), delivering the operation result data to the second application.

8. The data processing system as claimed in claim 7, wherein:

the data retrieving section (53) reads all items of stored data from the memory (61) and delivers the all items of stored data to the set operation section (59).

9. The data processing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

the set operation is one of a union set operation, an intersection set operation, an exclusive-OR set operation, and a difference set operation.

10. The data processing system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an attribute designating section (35, 45, 55) connected to the set operation section (39, 49, 59);

the attribute designating section (35, 45, 55) designating, as an object of the set operation, one of a plurality of attributes of the stored data.

13. The data processing system as claimed in any one of claims 1, 11, or 12, wherein:

the first data represents a plurality of word.

11. A data processing system (10) comprising:

a memory (61);

a data extracting section (12) connected to the memory (61);

a data retrieving section (13) connected to the memory (61); and

an attribute designating section (15) connected to the data extracting section (12);

the data extracting section (12) extracting first data from held data used in a first application and delivering the first data to the memory (61);

the data retrieving section (13) reading the first data from the memory (61) and delivering the first data to a second application;

the attribute designating section (15) designating, among a plurality of attributes of the held data, at least one attribute of the first data.

14. The data processing system as claimed in anyone of claims 11 or 12, wherein:

the first data represents a plurality of words;

the attributes include at least one of a character string of a word, a function of the word, a pronunciation of the word, an inflected form of the word, and a syntactic dependency of the word.

12. A data processing system (20) comprising:

a memory (61);

a data extracting section (22) connected to the memory (61);

a data retrieving section (23) connected to the memory (61); and

an attribute designating section (25) connected to the data retrieving section (23);

the data extracting section (22) extracting first data from held data used in a first application and delivering the first data to the memory (61);

the data retrieving section (23) extracting second data from the first data stored in the memory (61) and delivering the second data to a second application;

the attribute designating section (25) designating, among a plurality of attributes of the first data, at least one attribute of the second data.

15. A data processing method for a data processing system including a memory for memorizing at least one item of data as stored data, the method comprising the steps of:

(A) extracting first data from data used in a first application;

(B) reading the at least one item of stored data from a memory (61);

(C) executing a set operation upon the first data and the at least one item of stored data;

(D) storing in the memory (61) operation result data representative of a result of the set operation; and

(E) reading the operation result data from the memory (61) and delivering the operation result data to a second application.

16. The data processing method as claimed in claim 15, wherein:

the step (D) of storing the operation result data includes a step of adding the operation result data as a new item of stored data.

17. The data processing method as claimed in claim 15, wherein:

the step (D) of storing the operation result data includes a step of replacing the at least one item of stored data by the operation result data.

19. The data processing method as claimed in any one of claims 15 through 18, further comprising:

the step (Z) of designating, among a plurality of attributes of the stored data, an attribute as an object of the set operation.

18. A data processing method for a data processing system including a memory for memorizing a plurality of items of stored data, the method comprising the steps of:

(F) extracting first data from data used in a first application;

(G) storing the first data in a memory (61) as one of a plurality of items of stored data;

(H) reading multiple items of stored data from the memory (61);

(I) executing a set operation upon the multiple items of stored data read in the step (H); and

(J) delivering to a second application operation result data representative of a result of the set operation.

20. A data processing method for a data processing system including a memory for memorizing at least one item of data as stored data, the method comprising the steps of:

(K) designating at least one attribute among a plurality of attributes of held data used in a first application;

(L) extracting from the held data first data having the at least one attribute;

(M) storing the first data in a memory (61); and

(N) reading the first data stored in the memory (61) and delivering the first data to a second application.

21. A data processing method for a data processing system including a memory for memorizing at least one item of data as stored data, the method comprising the steps of:

(O) extracting first data from held data used in a first application;

(P) storing the first data in a memory (61);

(Q) designating at least one attribute among a plurality of attributes of the first data;

(R) extracting from the first data stored in the memory (61) second data having the at least one attribute; and

(S) delivering the second data to a second application.

22. A data processing program for use in a data processing system, the data processing system including a memory (61) for storing at least one item of data as stored data and an arithmetic operation unit (65) connected to the memory (61), the data processing program making the arithmetic operation unit (65) execute:

(a) extracting first data from data used in a first application;

(b) reading the at least one item of stored data from the memory (61);

(c) executing a set operation upon the first data and the at least one item of stored data;

(d) storing in the memory (61) operation result data representative of a result of the set operation; and

(e) reading the operation result data from the memory (61) and delivering the operation result data to a second application.

23. The data processing program as claimed in claim 22, wherein:

the step (d) of storing the operation result data includes a step of adding the operation result data as a new item of stored data.

24. The data processing program as claimed in claim 22, wherein:

the step (d) of storing the operation result data includes a step of replacing the at least one item of stored data by the operation result data.

26. The data processing program as claimed in any one of claims 22 or 25, the data processing program making the arithmetic operation unit (65) further execute:

the step (z) of designating, among a plurality of attributes of the stored data, an attribute as an object of the set operation.

25. A data processing program for use in a data processing system, the data processing system including a memory (61) for storing at least one item of data as stored data and an arithmetic operation unit (65) connected to the memory (61), the data processing program making the arithmetic operation unit (65) execute:

(f) extracting first data from data used in a first application;

(g) storing the first data in the memory (61) as one of a plurality of items of stored data;

(h) reading multiple items of stored data from the memory (61);

(i) executing a set operation upon the multiple items of stored data read in the step (H); and

(j) delivering to a second application operation result data representative of a result of the set operation.

27. A data processing program for use in a data processing system, the data processing system including a memory (61) for storing at least one item of data as stored data and an arithmetic operation unit (65) connected to the memory (61), the data processing program making the arithmetic operation unit (65) execute:

(k) designating at least one attribute among a plurality of attributes of held data used in a first application;

(l) extracting from the held data first data having the at least one attribute;

(m) storing the first data in the memory (61); and

(n) reading the first data stored in the memory (61) and delivering the first data to a second application.

28. A data processing program for use in a data processing system, the data processing system including a memory (61) for storing at least one item of data as stored data and an arithmetic operation unit (65) connected to the memory (61), the data processing program making the arithmetic operation unit (65) execute:

(o) extracting first data from held data used in a first application;

(p) storing the first data in the memory (61);

(q) designating at least one attribute among a plurality of attributes of the first data;

(r) extracting from the first data stored in the memory (61) second data having the at least one attribute; and

(s) delivering the second data to a second application.