APPRATUS, PROGRAM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING A USER IN UNDERSTANDING CONTENT
First Claim
1. An apparatus that assists a user in understanding content, the apparatus comprising:
- a history storing unit that stores a history of assistance settings set up by the user for each of a plurality of pieces of content accessed by the user;
a retrieval unit that retrieves, from the history storing unit, the history of assistance settings associated with the accessed content; and
a setting-up unit that sets up an assistance function that assists the user in understanding the accessed content, on the basis of the history of assistance settings retrieved by the retrieval unit.
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Abstract
An assisting apparatus, method and computer program that assists a user in understanding content. The assisting apparatus includes a history storing unit that stores a history of assistance settings set up by the user for each of a plurality of pieces of content already accessed by the user, a retrieval unit that, when the user accesses content, retrieves the history of assistance settings stored in the history storing unit in association with the accessed content, and a setting-up unit that sets up one of assisting functions that assists the user in understanding the accessed content, on the basis of the history of assistance settings retrieved by the retrieval unit.
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1. An apparatus that assists a user in understanding content, the apparatus comprising:
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a history storing unit that stores a history of assistance settings set up by the user for each of a plurality of pieces of content accessed by the user; a retrieval unit that retrieves, from the history storing unit, the history of assistance settings associated with the accessed content; and a setting-up unit that sets up an assistance function that assists the user in understanding the accessed content, on the basis of the history of assistance settings retrieved by the retrieval unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for assisting a user in understanding content, the method comprising:
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storing, in a history storing unit, a history of assistance settings set up by the user for each of a plurality of pieces of content already accessed by the user; in response to the user accessing content, retrieving the history of assistance settings stored in the history storing unit in association with the accessed content; and setting up one of assisting functions that assists the user in understanding the accessed content, on the basis of the retrieved history of assistance settings.
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15. A computer program product for assisting a user in understanding content, the computer program product comprising:
a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising computer readable program code configured to cause the computer to function as; a history storing unit that stores a history of assistance settings set up by the user for each of a plurality of pieces of content already accessed by the user; a retrieval unit that, in response to the user accessing content, retrieves the history of assistance settings stored in the history storing unit in association with the accessed content; and a setting-up unit that sets up one of assisting functions that assists the user in understanding the accessed content, on the basis of the history of assistance settings retrieved by the retrieval unit.
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