Patent ID: 8218876
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a storage unit configured to store dictionary data in which one or more pieces of content and locus information on at least either a position or an area of locus input to the content are registered in association with a locus; a first input unit configured to input an arbitrary locus in association with content; a comparison unit configured to compare the arbitrary locus input by the first input unit and a locus registered in the dictionary data; an addition unit configured to add data to the dictionary data stored in the storage unit based on a comparison result generated by the comparison unit; a second input unit configured to input a locus; a detection unit configured to detect a locus similar in shape to a locus input by the second input unit from among loci stored in the dictionary data; a sorting unit configured to sort a plurality of contents corresponding to the locus detected by the detection unit based on the locus information on the locus input by the second input unit and the locus detected by the detection unit; and a display unit configured to display dictionary data corresponding to the contents sorted by the sorting unit.