Method and apparatus for creating index, and computer program product
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1. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program codes embodied in the medium that when executed causes a computer to execute:
- extracting an index item that forms an index of an electronic document, together with appearing position information of the index item, from the electronic document; and
index-list creating includingcreating link information that includes an appearing position in the electronic document of the extracted index item as a link, from the appearing position information;
attaching the created link information to the index item; and
creating an index list by arranging the index items to which the link information is attached.
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Abstract
An index-item extracting unit extracts an index item that forms an index of an electronic document, together with appearing position information of the index item, from the electronic document. An index-list creating unit creates link information that includes the appearing position in the electronic document of the extracted index item as a link, attaches the created link information to the index item, and creates an index list by arranging the index item to which the link information is attached.
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1. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program codes embodied in the medium that when executed causes a computer to execute:
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extracting an index item that forms an index of an electronic document, together with appearing position information of the index item, from the electronic document; and index-list creating including creating link information that includes an appearing position in the electronic document of the extracted index item as a link, from the appearing position information; attaching the created link information to the index item; and creating an index list by arranging the index items to which the link information is attached. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for creating an index from an electronic document, the apparatus comprising:
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an index-item extracting unit that extracts an index item that forms the index of the electronic document, together with appearing position information of the index item, from the electronic document; and an index-list creating unit that creates link information that includes the appearing position in the electronic document of the extracted index item as a link, attaches the created link information to the index item, and creates an index list by arranging the index item to which the link information is attached.
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10. A method of creating an index from an electronic document, the method comprising:
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extracting an index item that forms the index of the electronic document, together with appearing position information of the index item, from the electronic document; and index-list creating including creating link information that includes the appearing position in the electronic document of the extracted index item as a link; attaching the created link information to the index item; and creating an index list by arranging the index item to which the link information is attached.
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