Information processing apparatus and information processing method
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1. An information processing system, comprising:
- information input means which introduces information of the real world;
key generation means which produces keys from the information entered by said information input means, wherein the keys are related to a characteristic of the information; and
information recording means which stores in a database the entered information in connection with the produced keys;
wherein the information stored in the database forms a virtual world corresponding to the real world.
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Abstract
An information processing system stores information of various types, which is obtained in the real world, in connection with keys indicative of the attribute and feature of the information so that the real-world information is stored quickly and surely in the virtual world which is formed of the linkage of information and stored information of various types is retrieved easily.
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1. An information processing system, comprising:
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information input means which introduces information of the real world; key generation means which produces keys from the information entered by said information input means, wherein the keys are related to a characteristic of the information; and information recording means which stores in a database the entered information in connection with the produced keys; wherein the information stored in the database forms a virtual world corresponding to the real world. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An information processing method comprising the steps of:
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entering information of the real world; generating keys based on the information entered in said information entering step, wherein the keys are related to a characteristic of the information; and recording the information in a database in connection with the keys wherein the information recorded in the database forms a virtual world corresponding to the real world. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An information processing system comprising:
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information input means which introduces information of the real world; key generation means which produces keys from the information entered by said information input means; and information recording means which stores in a database the entered information in connection with the produced keys; wherein said key generation means produces the keys from time-wise information of the real world pertinent to the information; and
furtherwherein the information stored in the database forms a virtual world corresponding to the real world. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 103)
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40. An information processing system comprising:
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information input means which introduces information of the real world; key generation means which produces keys from the information entered by said information input means; and information recording means which stores in a database the entered information in connection with the produced keys; wherein said key generation means produces the keys from locative information of the real world pertinent to the information; and
furtherwherein the information stored in the database forms a virtual world corresponding to the real world. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. An information processing system, comprising:
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information input means which introduces information of the real world; key generation means which produces keys from the information entered by said information input means; and information recording means which stores in a database the entered information in connection with the produced keys; wherein said key generation means produces the keys from identification information which identifies the person who has entered the information or the group of people including the person who has entered the information belongs; and
furtherwherein the information stored in the database forms a virtual world corresponding to the real world. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. An information processing system, comprising:
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information input means which introduces information of the real world; key generation means which produces keys from the information entered by said information input means; and information recording means which stores in a database the entered information in connection with the produced keys; wherein said information recording means constitutes at least part of an information network, said key generation means producing the keys from identification information which identifies said information recording means; and
furtherwherein the information stored in the database forms a virtual world corresponding to the real world. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75)
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76. An information processing system, comprising:
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information input means which introduces information of the real world; key generation means which produces keys from the information entered by said information input means; and information recording means which stores in a database the entered information in connection with the produced keys; wherein said key generation means produces the keys from an image of the real world pertinent to the information; and
furtherwherein the information stored in the database forms a virtual world corresponding to the real world. - View Dependent Claims (77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84)
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85. An information processing system, comprising:
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information input means which introduces information of the real world; key generation means which produces keys from the information entered by said information input means; and information recording means which stores in a database the entered information in connection with the produced keys; wherein said key generation means produces the keys from a phonic signal of the real world pertinent to the information; and
furtherwherein the information stored in the database forms a virtual world corresponding to the real world. - View Dependent Claims (86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93)
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94. An information processing system, comprising:
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information input means which introduces information of the real world; key generation means which produces keys from the information entered by said information input means; information recording means which stores in a database the entered information in connection with the produced keys; information search means which searches said database based on the keys; and information output means which delivers the result of search; wherein said information search means varies the range of search depending on the density of the information which belongs to the search range; and
furtherwherein the information stored in the database forms a virtual world corresponding to the real world. - View Dependent Claims (95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100)
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101. An information processing system, comprising:
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information input means which introduces information of the real world; key generation means which produces keys from the information entered by said information input means; and information recording means which stores in a database the entered information in connection with the produced keys; wherein said information recording means records the information and keys by appending identification information which identifies the person who has entered the information; and
furtherwherein the information stored in the database forms a virtual world corresponding to the real world. - View Dependent Claims (102, 104, 105)
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