Patent Document ID: 6064952
Application ID: 08560394

Base Claim:
1. An information abstracting method comprising the steps of: accepting an input of character string data divided into prescribed units, with each individual character represented by a character code; extracting a keyword for each of said prescribed units from said input character string data; weighting said extracted keyword by taking into account a state of occurrence, in the other prescribed units, of keywords that are identical to said extracted keyword; selecting at least one keyword from said extracted keywords on the basis of the weighted result; and outputting said selected keyword as an information abstract relating to said character string data.

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Claim 18:
18. An information abstracting method according to claim 1, 5, 2, or 6, wherein said input character string data is stored in a prescribed work area, and after outputting said information abstract, when a keyword is designated from among the keywords constituting said information abstract, all or part of said character string data containing said designated keyword is output by using said designated keyword.