Patent ID: 7383496
Filing Date: 2008-06-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus stored on a recording medium that classifies a plurality of document components into a plurality of groups, said information processing apparatus comprising: a conversion instruction input section for receiving the conversion instructions; a related document detecting section for related document information having a predetermined relationship with target document information; a component converting section for converting said target document information and said related document information into element identifying information indicating a document component type; an inter-document pattern converting section for identifying patterns in said element identifying information which that an intra-document pattern of sequence converting section that selects sets of element identifying information that appear repeatedly at a second threshold frequency or higher as candidates for conversion; a group classifying section for grouping said identified patterns wherein each group comprises patterns that are identical to each other; a displaying section for displaying said converted target document information; an annotation output section for labeling each of the groups of said identified patterns; and a document information identity output section for presenting said labeled groups.