# US 2014/0156690 A1 · Information processing apparatus and method and non-transitory computer readable medium

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- Number: US 2014/0156690 A1
- Document ID: US20140156690A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/892,581
- Filed: 2013-05-13
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Earliest claimed: 2012-12-05
- Assignees: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Tomoyuki ITO; Michiaki YASUNO; Hiroshi UMEMOTO; Satoru INAKAGE
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140156690A1

## CPC

- G06Q 10/063: Operations research, analysis or management
- G06Q 10/10: Office automation; Time management
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes the following elements. A first selector selects, through a selecting operation performed by an operator, an item disposed within a QFD chart, the QFD chart having at least three axes, an item being associated with each of the axes, a name being appended to each of the axes, and a name being appended to each of the items. A second selector selects, through a selecting operation performed by the operator, information related to the item selected by the first selector. An appending unit appends a name of an axis corresponding to the item selected by the first selector and a name of the item to the information selected by the second selector.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An information processing apparatus comprising:
a first selector that selects, through a selecting operation performed by an operator, an item disposed within a quality function deployment chart, the quality function deployment chart having at least three axes, an item being associated with each of the axes, a name being appended to each of the axes, and a name being appended to each of the items;
a second selector that selects, through a selecting operation performed by the operator, information related to the item selected by the first selector; and
an appending unit that appends a name of an axis corresponding to the item selected by the first selector and a name of the item to the information selected by the second selector.

### Claim 2

An information processing apparatus comprising:
a first selector that selects, through a selecting operation performed by an operator, an item disposed within a quality function deployment chart, the quality function deployment chart having at least three axes, an item being associated with each of the axes, a name being appended to each of the axes, and a name being appended to each of the items; and
a search unit that searches for, on the basis of a name of an axis corresponding to the item selected by the first selector and a name of the item, information to which the name of the axis and the name of the item are appended by another information processing apparatus.

### Claim 3

An information processing apparatus comprising:
a first selector that selects, through a selecting operation performed by an operator, an element forming a matrix disposed within a quality function deployment chart, the quality function deployment chart having at least three axes, an item being associated with each of the axes, a name being appended to each of the axes, a name being appended to each of the items, and the matrix which indicates relationships between items being deployed between two axes of the quality function deployment chart;
a second selector that selects, through a selecting operation performed by the operator, information related to the element selected by the first selector; and
an appending unit that appends, to the information selected by the second selector, a name of a first axis corresponding to the element selected by the first selector, a name of a first item which is disposed within the first axis and which corresponds to the element, a name of a second axis corresponding to the element, and a name of a second item which is disposed within the second axis and which corresponds to the element.

### Claim 4

An information processing apparatus comprising:
a first selector that selects, through a selecting operation performed by an operator, an element forming a matrix disposed within a quality function deployment chart, the quality function deployment chart having at least three axes, an item being associated with each of the axes, a name being appended to each of the axes, a name being appended to each of the items, and the matrix which indicates relationships between items being deployed between two axes of the quality function deployment chart; and
a search unit that searches for, on the basis of a name of a first axis corresponding to the element selected by the first selector, a name of a first item which is disposed within the first axis and which corresponds to the element, a name of a second axis corresponding to the element, and a name of a second item which is disposed within the second axis and which corresponds to the element, information to which the name of the first axis, the name of the first item, the name of the second axis, and the name of the second item are appended by another information processing apparatus.

### Claim 5

An information processing method comprising:
selecting, through a selecting operation performed by an operator, an item disposed within a quality function deployment chart, the quality function deployment chart having at least three axes, an item being associated with each of the axes, a name being appended to each of the axes, and a name being appended to each of the items;
selecting, through a selecting operation performed by the operator, information related to the selected item; and
appending a name of an axis corresponding to the selected item and a name of the selected item to the selected information.

### Claim 6

An information processing method comprising:
selecting, through a selecting operation performed by an operator, an item disposed within a quality function deployment chart, the quality function deployment chart having at least three axes, an item being associated with each of the axes, a name being appended to each of the axes, and a name being appended to each of the items; and
searching for, on the basis of a name of an axis corresponding to the selected item and a name of the selected item, information to which the name of the axis and the name of the item are appended.

### Claim 7

An information processing method comprising:
selecting, through a selecting operation performed by an operator, an element forming a matrix disposed within a quality function deployment chart, the quality function deployment chart having at least three axes, an item being associated with each of the axes, a name being appended to each of the axes, a name being appended to each of the items, and the matrix which indicates relationships between items being deployed between two axes of the quality function deployment chart;
selecting, through a selecting operation performed by the operator, information related to the selected element; and
appending, to the selected information, a name of a first axis corresponding to the selected element, a name of a first item which is disposed within the first axis and which corresponds to the element, a name of a second axis corresponding to the element, and a name of a second item which is disposed within the second axis and which corresponds to the element.

### Claim 8

An information processing method comprising:
selecting, through a selecting operation performed by an operator, an element forming a matrix disposed within a quality function deployment chart, the quality function deployment chart having at least three axes, an item being associated with each of the axes, a name being appended to each of the axes, a name being appended to each of the items, and the matrix which indicates relationships between items being deployed between two axes of the quality function deployment chart; and
searching for, on the basis of a name of a first axis corresponding to the selected element, a name of a first item which is disposed within the first axis and which corresponds to the element, a name of a second axis corresponding to the element, and a name of a second item which is disposed within the second axis and which corresponds to the element, information to which the name of the first axis, the name of the first item, the name of the second axis, and the name of the second item are appended.

### Claim 9

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process, the process comprising:
selecting, through a selecting operation performed by an operator, an item disposed within a quality function deployment chart, the quality function deployment chart having at least three axes, an item being associated with each of the axes, a name being appended to each of the axes, and a name being appended to each of the items;
selecting, through a selecting operation performed by the operator, information related to the selected item; and
appending a name of an axis corresponding to the selected item and a name of the selected item to the selected information.

### Claim 10

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process, the process comprising:
selecting, through a selecting operation performed by an operator, an item disposed within a quality function deployment chart, the quality function deployment chart having at least three axes, an item being associated with each of the axes, a name being appended to each of the axes, and a name being appended to each of the items; and
searching for, on the basis of a name of an axis corresponding to the selected item and a name of the selected item, information to which the name of the axis and the name of the item are appended.

### Claim 11

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process, the process comprising:
selecting, through a selecting operation performed by an operator, an element forming a matrix disposed within a quality function deployment chart, the quality function deployment chart having at least three axes, an item being associated with each of the axes, a name being appended to each of the axes, a name being appended to each of the items, and the matrix which indicates relationships between items being deployed between two axes of the quality function deployment chart;
selecting, through a selecting operation performed by the operator, information related to the selected element; and
appending, to the selected information, a name of a first axis corresponding to the selected element, a name of a first item which is disposed within the first axis and which corresponds to the element, a name of a second axis corresponding to the element, and a name of a second item which is disposed within the second axis and which corresponds to the element.

### Claim 12

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process, the process comprising:
selecting, through a selecting operation performed by an operator, an element forming a matrix disposed within a quality function deployment chart, the quality function deployment chart having at least three axes, an item being associated with each of the axes, a name being appended to each of the axes, a name being appended to each of the items, and the matrix which indicates relationships between items being deployed between two axes of the quality function deployment chart; and
searching for, on the basis of a name of a first axis corresponding to the selected element, a name of a first item which is disposed within the first axis and which corresponds to the element, a name of a second axis corresponding to the element, and a name of a second item which is disposed within the second axis and which corresponds to the element, information to which the name of the first axis, the name of the first item, the name of the second axis, and the name of the second item are appended.