# US 2021/0240767 A1 · Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0240767 A1 - Document ID: US20210240767A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/941,559 - Filed: 2020-07-29 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2020-01-30 - Assignees: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Dai TAKESHIMA; Masato ANDO - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210240767A1 ## CPC - G06F 16/36: Creation of semantic tools, e.g. ontology or thesauri - G06F 16/904: Browsing; Visualisation therefor (for navigating the web G06F16/954; browsing optimisation for the web G06F16/957) - G06F 16/338: Presentation of query results - G06F 16/901: Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures (for retrieval from the web G06F16/951) - G06F 16/9024: {Graphs; Linked lists (G06F16/9027 takes precedence)} - G06F 16/90332: {Natural language query formulation or dialogue systems} - G06F 16/906: Clustering; Classification - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract An information processing apparatus includes a processor. The processer is configured to receive input of a given keyword, and arrange and present plural words or phrases around the keyword, the words or phrases being related to the keyword, on the basis of content indicated by an existing relation diagram or information about the keyword, the relation diagram including plural items having relations and being generated in advance by systematically connecting the items. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An information processing apparatus comprising: a processor configured to receive input of a given keyword, and arrange and present a plurality of words or phrases around the keyword, the words or phrases being related to the keyword, on the basis of content indicated by an existing relation diagram or information about the keyword, the relation diagram including a plurality of items having relations and being generated in advance by systematically connecting the items. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, when one word or phrase is selected from among the plurality of words or phrases, the processor presents a candidate word or phrase that is appropriate to be arranged in the same layer as the selected word or phrase in a relation diagram to be edited, to be distinguishable from the rest of the plurality of words or phrases. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, when one word or phrase is selected from among the plurality of words or phrases, the processor calculates a score for the candidate word or phrase and presents the score in association with the candidate word or phrase. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the processor calculates the score on the basis of the content of the existing relation diagram. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the processor presents the plurality of words or phrases by surrounding each of the words or phrases with a frame, and when one word or phrase is selected from among the plurality of words or phrases, the processor increases a diameter of the frame surrounding the candidate word or phrase to be larger than the frames surrounding the rest of the plurality of words or phrases. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein, when one word or phrase is selected from among the plurality of words or phrases, the processor calculates a score for the candidate word or phrase and sets a size of the frame surrounding the candidate word or phrase in accordance with the calculated score. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, when one word or phrase is selected from among the plurality of words or phrases, the processor presents the candidate word or phrase in an emphasized manner. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor presents the plurality of words or phrases by linking the keyword and each of the plurality of words or phrases via a line and representing an order relation between the keyword and each of the plurality of words or phrases by using an arrow. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor extracts a word or phrase related to the keyword in the existing relation diagram and arranges and presents the extracted word or phrase around the keyword. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the processor presents the word or phrase related to the keyword in the existing relation diagram to be distinguishable from a word or phrase obtained from the information about the keyword. ### Claim 11 A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for information processing, the process comprising: receiving input of a given keyword; and arranging and presenting a plurality of words or phrases around the keyword, the words or phrases being related to the keyword, on the basis of content indicated by an existing relation diagram or information about the keyword, the relation diagram including a plurality of items having relations and being generated in advance by systematically connecting the items. ### Claim 12 An information processing apparatus comprising: processing means for: receiving input of a given keyword; and arranging and presenting a plurality of words or phrases around the keyword, the words or phrases being related to the keyword, on the basis of content indicated by an existing relation diagram or information about the keyword, the relation diagram including a plurality of items having relations and being generated in advance by systematically connecting the items.