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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1996
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes: an input device for receiving input information; a display device for displaying information on a display screen; and a database for storing words and information related to the words to allow information related to a related word related to an input word be retrieved. The apparatus further includes: a display region setting section for setting a size of a related word information display region for displaying the information related to the related word on the display screen depending on an input via the input device; a relation level range setting section for setting a range of a relation level between the word and a related word related to the word; a display controller for displaying the related word information display region of which size has been set on the display screen; and a display information determining section for determining a type of a related word to be displayed on the related word information display region and an information amount of the related word.