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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2018
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to an embodiment, an information retrieval apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to identify at least one first similar process similar to a process of interest corresponding to a certain design phase in design of a new plant, among processes of existing plants, based on a design document of the process of interest and design documents of individual processes of each of existing plants, identify at least one first subsequent process, a process after the first similar process, based on a design flow indicating a sequence of processes in an existing plant including the first similar process and retrieve a case corresponding to the first similar process and a case corresponding to the first subsequent process from a case database storing cases of troubles.