Patent ID: 6169995
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A link information maintenance and management method, comprising the steps of: a) storing old area information concerning a first area including a closed area, new area information concerning a second area including a closed area, attribute information correlated with said old area information, and old link information indicative of a correspondence relationship between said old area information and said attribute information; b) displaying said first area and said second area in accordance with said old area information and said new area information, respectively, and obtaining position information of a predetermined number of corresponding points indicative of the same positions instructed on said first area and said second area through an input device; c) translating said old area information by using said position information, and judging similarity between the closed area of said translated old area information and the closed area of said new area information; d) generating new link information correlating said new area information and said attribute information based on said judged results of similarity in step c) and said old link information; and e) displaying said attribute information and said closed area on said second area by using said generated new link information.