Patent ID: 9141587
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for processing a plurality of elements included in a structured document, the method comprising: specifying a first element corresponding to a first hierarchy, in a hierarchical structure based on analysis of the structured document, and a second element corresponding to a second hierarchy in the hierarchical structure which is higher-level than the first hierarchy in the hierarchical structure, out of the plurality of elements; causing a display screen to execute display of a display item and display indicating a first area corresponding to the first element and a second area corresponding to the second element in an image which is displayed in the display screen based on the structured document, so that a target area of the indication in the first area and the second area change according to an instruction for the display item by a user; and outputting, according to an instruction by the user, an output-target element selected from the first element corresponding to the indicated first area and the second element corresponding to the indicated second area, wherein in a case where the first element is selected as the output-target element, at least one of other elements among the plurality of elements is not output.