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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2018
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuo Hida, Sagamihara, JP;
Tatsuro Matsumoto, Yokohama, JP;
FUJITSU LIMITED, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to: calculate a degree-of-similarity between information shared within a first group and information shared within a second group, the first and the second groups being among a plurality of groups, each of the plurality of groups sharing information within the each of the plurality of groups; and provide information that promotes a discussion, the information that promotes the discussion being provided when the calculated degree-of-similarity satisfies a predetermined criterion, and the information that promotes the discussion being provided to at least one of the first and the second groups, based on the information shared within the first group and the information shared within the second group.