Information processing device, information processing method, and program

Abstract

Provided is, for example, an information processing device capable of indicating a relationship between elements, and an updated section. This information processing device comprises: an element information acquisition means for acquiring element information indicating a plurality of elements, the element information including reference information in which one element refers to another element; an update information acquisition means for acquiring update information indicating an update on at least a part of the element information; and a display control means for generating, on the basis of the reference information of the element information, a relationship graph indicating a relationship between elements, and controlling, on the basis of the update information, a display mode of an updated section for the generated relationship graph.

Description

Information processing device, information processing method, and program

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program.

[0002] A business processing system for local governments is being developed. Local governments must process various business processes in accordance with various laws, such as government ordinances and ordinances. Since laws are revised periodically, business processing systems must also be updated appropriately to keep up with legal changes.

[0003] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-178055

[0004] For example, the introduction of the My Number Card has led to changes in the procedures required for moving. In such cases, it is necessary to investigate the impact of legal changes in order to appropriately change the administrative processing system. However, laws often have unique descriptions, and references to clauses are scattered throughout, making it difficult to understand the relationships between sentences.

[0005] In Patent Literature 1, a document data relationship extraction device is provided that can easily acquire information conforming to the relationships between documents through various procedures by accumulating relationship information between documents. However, as mentioned above, even with this device, it is difficult to grasp the parts that have been updated due to legal revisions and the parts that will be affected by the updates.

[0006] The present disclosure has been made to solve such problems, and aims to provide an information processing device and the like that can indicate the relationships between elements and updated parts.

[0007] An information processing device according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes an element information acquisition means for acquiring element information indicating a plurality of elements, the element information including reference information in which one element references other elements; an update information acquisition means for acquiring update information indicating an update to at least a portion of the element information; and a display control means for generating a relationship graph indicating the relationships between elements based on the reference information of the element information, and for controlling the display mode of the updated portions of the generated relationship graph based on the update information.

[0008] An information processing method according to one aspect of the present disclosure acquires element information indicating a plurality of elements, the element information including reference information in which one element references other elements, acquires update information indicating an update to at least a portion of the element information, generates a relationship graph indicating the relationships between the elements based on the reference information of the element information, and controls the display mode of the updated portions of the generated relationship graph based on the update information.

[0009] A program according to one aspect of the present disclosure causes a computer to perform the following processes: acquiring element information indicating a plurality of elements, the element information including reference information in which one element references other elements; acquiring update information indicating an update to at least a portion of the element information; generating a relationship graph indicating the relationships between elements based on the reference information of the element information; and controlling the display mode of the updated portions of the generated relationship graph based on the update information.

[0010] According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide an information processing device or the like that is capable of indicating the relationships between elements and updated parts.

[0011] FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example configuration of an information processing device according to the present disclosure. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to the present disclosure. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example configuration of an information processing device according to the present disclosure. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of displaying update information according to the present disclosure. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a relationship graph according to the present disclosure. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an example hardware configuration of an information processing device according to the present disclosure.

[0012] Hereinafter, specific embodiments to which the present invention is applied will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments. In addition, the following description and drawings have been simplified as appropriate for clarity of explanation.

[0013] An example configuration of an information processing device 10 will be described below with reference to FIG. 1 . The information processing device 10 can be used to visualize the relationships between multiple elements. In particular, the information processing device 10 can visualize updated parts when at least some of the multiple elements have been updated. The information processing device 10 can be used to understand the impact of updating elements.

[0014] 1 , the information processing device 10 includes an element information acquisition unit 11, an update information acquisition unit 12, and a display control unit 16. When a processor (e.g., a CPU) executes a program, the control unit of the information processing device 10 functions as the element information acquisition unit 11, the update information acquisition unit 12, and the display control unit 16.

[0015] The element information acquisition unit 11, also called element information acquisition means, acquires element information indicating a plurality of elements, including reference information in which one element references another element.

[0016] The update information acquisition unit 12, also called update information acquisition means, acquires update information indicating updates to at least a portion of the element information. The update information may include elements newly added to the element information, reference information newly referenced in the element information, modifications to at least a portion of the elements in the element information, deletion of at least a portion of the elements in the element information, etc.

[0017] The display control unit 16, also called a display control means, generates a relationship graph showing the relationships between elements based on reference information for the element information, and controls the display mode of updated parts of the generated relationship graph based on update information.

[0018] 2 is a flowchart showing an information processing method. The element information acquisition unit 11 acquires element information indicating a plurality of elements, including reference information in which one element references another element (S11). The update information acquisition unit 12, also referred to as update information acquisition means, acquires update information indicating updates to at least a portion of the element information (S12). The display control unit 16 generates a relationship graph indicating relationships between elements based on the reference information of the element information, and controls the display mode of updated portions of the generated relationship graph based on the update information (S13).

[0019] The information processing apparatus and method according to the embodiment described above can visualize the relationships between elements, and when an element is updated, can also visualize the updated parts.

[0020] <Exemplary Embodiment> Administrative processing systems for local governments are built in compliance with various laws. Periodic legal changes require vendors to understand the impact of legal changes on the system and modify the system accordingly. Here, laws include government and ministerial ordinances and local ordinances established by local governments. When developing administrative processing systems, government and ministerial ordinances can be collected from the e-Gov portal (https: / / www.e-gov.go.jp / ). Local ordinances can be collected individually from the websites of each local government.

[0021] As an example of legal reform, after the introduction of the My Number Card (Individual Number Card), the procedures required for moving were also changed. Below, we will explain an example of legal description obtained from the e-Gov portal, referring to this example.

[0022] (Notification of moving in) Article 22 Any person who moves in (meaning taking up a new address within the area of ​​a city, town or village, excluding cases where the person is due to birth; the same applies hereinafter in this Article and Article 30-46) must notify the mayor of the city, town or village of the following particulars (in the case of a person who has never been recorded in the basic resident register of any city, town or village, the particulars set out in items 1 to 5 and item 7) within 14 days from the date of the move in. 1. Name 2. Address 3. Date of move 4. Previous address 5. For the head of household, a statement to that effect; for a non-head of household, the name of the head of household and the relationship to the head of household 6. Resident registration code before move (this refers to the resident registration code most recently entered on the resident registration of a person who has moved in by the mayor of the city, town or village that most recently entered it on the resident registration); 7. For persons who have moved in from abroad or other persons specified by Cabinet Order, the items set out in the preceding items and other items specified by Cabinet Order. 2. A person who files a notification pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph (excluding a person specified in item 7 of the same paragraph) must submit the notification under the same paragraph together with a document regarding the change of address specified by Cabinet Order.

[0023] (Special provisions for moving-in notifications for persons who have been issued an Individual Number Card, etc.) Article 24-2 If a person who has been issued an Individual Number Card has filed a moving-out notification (meaning a notification filed pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article; the same applies hereinafter in this Article), the provisions of Article 22, Paragraph 2 shall not apply to the first moving-in notification (meaning the first notification filed pursuant to the provisions of Article 22, Paragraph 1 by that person after the day they filed the moving-out notification; the same applies hereinafter in this Article). However, this shall not apply in cases specified by Cabinet Order.

[0024] The above-mentioned Article 22 provides for general notification of moving in. The above-mentioned Article 24-2 provides for moving in procedures when using an Individual Number Card. Article 24-2 refers to the provisions of Article 22, Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 2, etc.

[0025] As such, the law is full of unique descriptions and references to other provisions are scattered throughout, making it difficult for humans to decipher and understand the relationships between sentences. Furthermore, with the introduction of the Individual Number Card, a new provision, Article 24-2 (Special Provisions for Notification of Move-in of Persons Who Have Been Issued an Individual Number Card, etc.), has been added. This provision also contains references to other provisions. Administrative processing systems for local governments must identify and modify the scope of impacts of these legal changes, but for the reasons mentioned above, deciphering the provisions becomes extremely complex and difficult.

[0026] Therefore, there is a need for information processing devices that can easily grasp the relationships between provisions and the parts that have been updated due to legal amendments, and that can accurately grasp the impact of changes to administrative processing systems.

[0027] First, as mentioned above, each provision may have a hierarchy or correlation, so the data structure is not relational but a graph database is used, which makes it possible to visualize the reference relationships of each legal data acquired in XML (Extensible Markup Language) format, for example, and realize an information processing device that enables easier legal search.

[0028] 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of an information processing device according to some other embodiments. The information processing device 10a may include an element information acquisition unit 11a, an update information acquisition unit 12a, a function information acquisition unit 13a, a related function information acquisition unit 14a, a reference direction acquisition unit 15a, a display control unit 16a, and a search unit 17a.

[0029] The element information acquisition unit 11a acquires element information indicating multiple elements, including reference information in which one element references another. Here, the elements are individual provisions of laws and regulations, and the reference information is information indicating that one provision references another provision. An example of reference information is the provision of Article 22, Paragraph 1, in Article 24-2 above. Note that the method of acquiring legal data may involve accessing the e-Gov portal in accordance with the WebAPI specifications, sending data via HTTP communication, and receiving the results (legal data). Alternatively, legal data may be downloaded in bulk in XML (Extensible Markup Language) format.

[0030] The update information acquisition unit 12a acquires update information indicating at least partial updates to the element information. Figure 4 shows an example of update information, comparing the old and new provisions of a law amending the Basic Resident Register Act. In Figure 4, the upper row indicates the proposed amendment, and the lower row indicates the current version. The underlined sections indicate the amended portions. That is, the update information may include newly added provisions, newly referenced information in the provisions, and changes to some elements in the element information. In the proposed amendment shown in Figure 4, the newly added provisions are, for example, Chapter 4-3, Special Provisions Concerning Foreign Residents (Articles 30-45-30-51). The newly referenced information in the provisions are, for example, matters that must be included in Article 5 pursuant to Article 30-45. Note that the e-Gov provisions, which are the element information mentioned above, are reflected after the law is promulgated, and therefore do not reflect the proposed amendment.

[0031] The function information acquisition unit 13a acquires function information associated with an element. For example, the above-mentioned Article 22 is assigned function information called "transfer processing." The function information may be a function that a user can obtain in accordance with a provision, and concisely expresses the function of that provision. The function information may use at least a portion of the heading of the provision. Note that multiple provisions may have the same function information. Such function information may be determined by a person and input into an information processing device, or may be acquired by a generative model (details of which will be described later) installed in the information processing device.

[0032] The related function information acquisition unit 14a may also acquire related function information and its elements that are functionally related to the function information associated with the acquired element. This related function information may be acquired if it is functionally related to the function information of a certain article, even if the article does not have reference information. For example, the moving-in processing function is operationally related to certificate issuance, family register linkage, and national health insurance linkage, so related function information for these may also be acquired. This is because, when a legal amendment is made to an element in a modification of the administrative processing system, the function information of the element and its functionally related function information may also need to be revised in terms of the user interface or the system, regardless of whether or not there is a reference relationship.

[0033] The reference direction acquisition unit 15a acquires the reference direction by inputting element information indicating multiple elements including reference information into a generative model (described later). The reference direction of each article may be acquired by a computer using LLMs (Large Language Models) such as ChatGPT. This makes it easier to visualize the relationships between sentences that are difficult for humans to understand.

[0034] Here, we will explain the generative model (i.e., language model). A language model is a model that learns the relationships between words in a sentence and generates related strings related to a target string from the target string. By using a language model that has been trained with sentences and passages from various contexts, it is possible to generate related strings with appropriate content related to the target string.

[0035] For example, a case where a language model is used in question answering will be described. The language model receives an input question such as "What kind of country is Japan?" as a target string. The language model generates a string such as "Japan is an island country in the Northern Hemisphere..." as an answer to the question.

[0036] The method of training the language model is not particularly limited, but as an example, the language model may be trained to output at least one sentence that includes an input character string.

[0037] As a specific example, the language model is a Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) that outputs a sentence including an input string by predicting a string that is likely to follow the input string. Other examples of language models include a Text-to-Text Transfer Transformer (T5), a Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT), a Robustly optimized BERT approach (RoBERTa), and an Efficiently Learning an Encoder that Classifies Token Replacements Accurately (ELECTRA).

[0038] Furthermore, the character strings generated by the language model are not limited to natural languages. For example, the language model may output an artificial language (such as program source code) for a character string input in a natural language. For example, the language model may accept an input question such as "How do I retrieve data containing a specific character string from a database?" as a target character string. The language model may output program source code for performing database processing. Alternatively, the language model may output a natural language corresponding to a character string input in an artificial language.

[0039] Furthermore, the content generated by the language model is not limited to character strings. For example, the language model may generate image data, video data, audio data, or other data formats corresponding to the input character string.

[0040] Returning to Fig. 3, the description will be continued. The display control unit 16a generates a relationship graph showing the relationships between elements based on the reference information of the element information, and controls the display mode of updated parts in the generated relationship graph based on the update information. Various modifications of the display mode are possible, but examples of the display mode of the relationship graph and updated parts will be described below using Figs. 5 and 6.

[0041] FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a relationship graph according to some embodiments. FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a user interface displayed by the display control unit 16a of the information processing device. The relationship graph is based on a graph database. A graph database is a database with a graph structure, which is particularly useful for storage and retrieval. A graph can represent relationships between nodes using three elements: nodes, edges, and properties. In FIG. 5, circular nodes represent each provision. Arrowed edges indicate the reference direction between provisions. The relationship between nodes can refer to the reference direction indicating which provision references which other provision, assuming that each node is a provision. When a node includes a property, the element information is the provision, and the property can be at least a portion of the constituent elements within the provision or a summary of the provision. The constituent elements within the provision can include each component of the provision, such as the subject, object, timing, and procedure that make up the provision.

[0042] Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5 , the relationship graph can identifiably display the nodes of added provisions and edges indicating the reference direction based on the update information described above. In FIG. 5 , unchanged provisions are indicated by nodes in solid circles. Unchanged reference directions are indicated by solid arrows. The added provision (Article 30-45) is indicated by a dashed circle. Furthermore, the reference relationship between the added provision (Article 30-45) and the reference source (Article 22) is indicated by a dashed arrow. Examples of identifiably displaying the information may be modified in various ways that are understandable to those skilled in the art, such as using different colors, different line thicknesses, or different character types. The display control unit 16a may display all provisions that have a reference relationship with a certain provision.

[0043] FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a relationship graph according to another embodiment. The display control unit 16a may display the acquired function information on the relationship graph. In FIG. 6, function information (a rectangular dashed line) for a transfer-in processing function is superimposed on the node of Article 22. Furthermore, the method of displaying function information can be modified in various ways that are understandable to those skilled in the art. For example, the function information may be displayed by attaching a tag to a property. In FIG. 6, one piece of function information is displayed per node, but one piece of function information may also be displayed per multiple nodes.

[0044] The display control unit 16a can also display one or more elements of related function information functionally related to the function information of the Article 22 node (moving-in processing function) nearby ( FIG. 5 ). For example, the related function information for the moving-in processing function includes family register linkage, national health insurance linkage, and certificate issuance, so these elements (articles) are displayed in association with each other ( FIG. 5 ). Furthermore, the display control unit 16a can also superimpose related function information on the element. That is, the moving-in processing function, family register linkage, national health insurance linkage, and certificate issuance are superimposed on each element. Note that related function information can be acquired even if there is no reference relationship with a certain element, as long as it is functionally related. This is because system developers may need to redesign the user interface.

[0045] Furthermore, the display control unit 16a may change the display mode of elements affected by the update in the generated relationship graph so that they are identifiable. In FIG. 6 , Article 30-45 is the updated part and is indicated by a bold dashed circle node, while Article 22, its reference source (the element affected by the update), is indicated by a dashed circle node. The reference relationship between the added article (Article 30-45) and the reference source (Article 22) is also the updated part and is indicated by a bold dashed arrow. Examples of identifiable display are possible, and may include various modifications understandable by those skilled in the art, such as different colors, different line or character thicknesses, or different character types. While the added article (Article 30-45) is not assigned any function information, the content of the article may be determined and included in the transfer processing function rectangle, or new function information may be assigned.

[0046] This allows users such as system developers to accurately understand the impact of legal changes on their systems. Users such as system developers can also provide their clients with the basis for system modifications due to legal changes.

[0047] Instead of or in addition to a relationship graph, the display control unit 16a may display a group of articles, including referenced and updated articles, arranged in order. When a reference is selected, the referenced article may be displayed. A group of articles indicates a format in which multiple articles are arranged in order. That is, instead of or in addition to the relationship graph, the display control unit 16a of the information processing device may output and display legal update information on the screen in the form of a comparison of old and new articles (see FIG. 4) or in the form of a proposed amendment (see the upper part of FIG. 4). In this case, the display control unit 16a of the information processing device may display the referenced article (e.g., "Article 30-45") by selecting the amended reference information (e.g., "Pursuant to the provisions of Article 30-45"). For example, a pop-up for "Pursuant to the provisions of Article 30-45" may be displayed by hovering the mouse over or clicking "Pursuant to the provisions of Article 30-45." This allows users, such as system developers, to decipher the relationships between complex sentences and understand reference relationships.

[0048] The search unit 17a searches for necessary information from a storage unit that stores the above-mentioned element information, update information, function information, and related function information, etc., by inputting a term (e.g., a required function, the year of legal revision, etc.) or a question. For example, by inputting a required function, a user can obtain related provisions, and the display control unit 16a can display a relationship graph of the obtained related provisions. The user can also display a relationship graph of past legal revisions to investigate how past legal revisions affected system modifications. The database can store past legal revision information, a comparison table of old and new laws, a relationship graph of revisions, and legal data.

[0049] Although the present disclosure has been described above with reference to the embodiments, the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments. Various modifications that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present disclosure within the scope of the present disclosure. Furthermore, each embodiment can be combined with other embodiments as appropriate.

[0050] FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an example configuration of the information processing devices 10 and 10a (hereinafter referred to as the information processing devices 10, etc.). Referring to FIG. 7, the information processing device 10, etc. includes a network interface 1201, a processor 1202, and a memory 1203. The network interface 1201 is used to communicate with other network node devices constituting a communication system. The network interface 1201 may be used to perform wireless communication. For example, the network interface 1201 may be used to perform wireless LAN communication defined in the IEEE 802.11 series or mobile communication defined in 3GPP (registered trademark) (3rd Generation Partnership Project). Alternatively, the network interface 1201 may include, for example, a network interface card (NIC) conforming to the IEEE 802.3 series.

[0051] The processor 1202 reads and executes software (computer programs) from the memory 1203 to perform the processing of the information processing device 10 and the like described using the flowchart in Fig. 2 in the above-described embodiment. The processor 1202 may be, for example, a microprocessor, an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), a CPU (Central Processing Unit), or a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). The processor 1202 may include multiple processors.

[0052] The memory 1203 is configured by a combination of volatile memory and non-volatile memory. The memory 1203 may include storage located remotely from the processor 1202. In this case, the processor 1202 may access the memory 1203 via an I / O interface (not shown).

[0053] 7, the memory 1203 is used to store a group of software modules. The processor 1202 reads and executes these software modules from the memory 1203, thereby performing the processing of the information processing device 10 and the like described in the above-described embodiment.

[0054] As explained using Figure 2 etc., each of the processors possessed by the information processing device 10 etc. executes one or more programs including a group of instructions for causing a computer to perform the algorithm explained using the drawings.

[0055] In the above examples, the program includes instructions (or software code) that, when loaded into a computer, cause the computer to perform one or more functions described in the embodiments. The program may be stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium or a tangible storage medium. By way of example and not limitation, computer-readable medium or tangible storage medium includes random-access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), flash memory, solid-state drive (SSD) or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital versatile disc (DVD), Blu-ray disc or other optical disk storage, magnetic cassette, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage device. The program may also be transmitted on a transitory computer-readable medium or communication medium. By way of example and not limitation, transitory computer-readable medium or communication medium includes electrical, optical, acoustic, or other forms of propagated signals.

[0056] Each drawing is merely an example for describing one or more embodiments. Each drawing may not relate to only one particular embodiment, but may also relate to one or more other embodiments. As will be understood by those skilled in the art, various features or steps described with reference to any one drawing can be combined with features or steps shown in one or more other drawings to create, for example, an embodiment not explicitly shown or described. Not all features or steps shown in any one drawing are necessary to describe an exemplary embodiment, and some features or steps may be omitted. The order of steps described in any drawing may be changed as appropriate.

[0057] Some or all of the above embodiments can be described as, but are not limited to, the following supplementary notes. (Supplementary Note 1) An information processing device comprising: element information acquisition means for acquiring element information indicating a plurality of elements, the element information including reference information in which one element references another element; update information acquisition means for acquiring update information indicating an update of at least a portion of the element information; and display control means for generating a relationship graph indicating relationships between elements based on the reference information of the element information, and controlling a display mode of updated portions of the generated relationship graph based on the update information. (Supplementary Note 2) The information processing device according to Supplementary Note 1, further comprising function information acquisition means for acquiring function information associated with the elements, the display control means displaying the function information on the elements in the relationship graph. (Supplementary Note 3) The information processing device according to Supplementary Note 2, further comprising related function information acquisition means for acquiring related function information functionally related to the acquired function information associated with the elements, the display control means displaying the function information associated with the acquired elements in association with the elements of the related function information. (Supplementary Note 4) The information processing device according to Supplementary Note 1, wherein the display control means changes a display mode of elements affected by the update location in the generated relationship graph. (Supplementary Note 5) The information processing device according to Supplementary Note 1, further comprising reference direction acquisition means for acquiring a reference direction by inputting element information indicating a plurality of elements including the reference information into a generative model. (Supplementary Note 6) The information processing device according to Supplementary Note 1, wherein the relationship graph includes nodes and edges, the nodes are article numbers, and the edges indicate the reference direction. (Supplementary Note 7) The information processing device according to Supplementary Note 6, wherein the nodes include properties, the element information is articles, the update information is a comparison table of old and new versions, and the properties are at least a part of the components in the articles. (Supplementary Note 8) The information processing device according to Supplementary Note 1, wherein the display control means displays a group of articles in which a plurality of articles are arranged in order, including the reference information and the update information, instead of or in addition to the relationship graph, and wherein when the reference information is selected, the referenced article is displayed.(Supplementary Note 9) An information processing method comprising: acquiring element information indicating a plurality of elements, the element information including reference information in which one element references another element; acquiring update information indicating an update of at least a portion of the element information; generating a relationship graph indicating relationships between elements based on the reference information of the element information; and controlling a display mode of an updated portion of the generated relationship graph based on the update information. (Supplementary Note 10) The information processing method according to Supplementary Note 9, acquiring function information associated with the elements; and displaying the function information on the elements of the relationship graph. (Supplementary Note 11) The information processing method according to Supplementary Note 10, acquiring associated function information functionally related to function information associated with the acquired element; and displaying the function information associated with the acquired element in association with an element of the associated function information. (Supplementary Note 12) The information processing method according to Supplementary Note 9, changing a display mode of an element affected by the update portion in the generated relationship graph. (Supplementary Note 13) The information processing method according to Supplementary Note 9, acquiring element information indicating a plurality of elements including the reference information into a generative model to acquire a reference direction. (Supplementary Note 14) The information processing method according to Supplementary Note 9, wherein the relationship graph includes nodes and edges, the nodes are article numbers, and the edges indicate reference directions. (Supplementary Note 15) The information processing method according to Supplementary Note 14, wherein the nodes include properties, the element information is articles, the update information is a comparison table of old and new articles, and the properties are at least some of the components within articles. (Supplementary Note 16) The information processing method according to Supplementary Note 9, wherein, instead of or in addition to the relationship graph, a group of articles in which a plurality of articles are arranged in order and which includes the reference information and the update information is displayed, and when any of the reference information is selected, the referenced article is displayed. (Supplementary Note 17) A program that causes a computer to execute the following processes: a process of acquiring element information indicating a plurality of elements, the element information including reference information in which one element references another element; a process of acquiring update information indicating an update to at least a portion of the element information; and a process of generating a relationship graph indicating the relationship between elements based on the reference information of the element information, and controlling the display mode of the updated portions of the generated relationship graph based on the update information.(Supplementary Note 18) The program according to Supplementary Note 17, which acquires function information associated with the element, and displays the function information on the element in the relationship graph. (Supplementary Note 19) The program according to Supplementary Note 18, which acquires associated function information functionally related to the acquired function information associated with the element, and displays the function information associated with the acquired element and the element of the associated function information in association with each other. (Supplementary Note 20) The program according to Supplementary Note 17, which changes a display mode of an element affected by the update location in the generated relationship graph.

[0058] Some or all of the elements (e.g., configurations and functions) described in Supplementary Notes 2 to 8 that are dependent on Supplementary Note 1 may also be dependent on Supplementary Notes 9 and 10 in the same dependency relationship as Supplementary Notes 2 to 8. Some or all of the elements described in any Supplementary Note may be applied to various hardware, software, recording means for recording software, systems, and methods.

[0059] Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above. Various modifications that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention within the scope of the invention. The multiple examples described above can also be implemented in appropriate combinations.

[0060] This application claims priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2024-004363, filed January 16, 2024, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.

[0061] 10, 10a Information processing device 11, 11a Element information acquisition unit 12, 12a Update information acquisition unit 13a Function information acquisition unit 14a Related function information acquisition unit 15a Reference direction acquisition unit 16, 16a Display control unit 17a Search unit

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising: element information acquisition means for acquiring element information indicating a plurality of elements, the element information including reference information in which one element refers to another element; update information acquisition means for acquiring update information indicating at least partial update of the element information; and display control means for generating a relational graph indicating the relationship between elements based on the reference information of the element information and controlling a display mode of an updated portion of the generated relational graph based on the update information.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising function information acquisition means for acquiring function information associated with the element, wherein the display control means displays the function information on the element of the relational graph.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising related function information acquisition means for acquiring related function information that is functionally related to the acquired function information associated with the element, wherein the display control means displays the acquired function information associated with the element and the elements of the related function information in association with each other.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control means changes a display mode of an element affected by the updated portion in the generated relational graph.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising reference direction acquisition means for acquiring a reference direction by inputting element information indicating a plurality of elements including the reference information into a generation model.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the relational graph includes nodes and edges, the nodes are clause numbers, and the edges indicate reference directions.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the nodes include properties, the element information is a clause, the update information is a new-old comparison table, and the properties are at least a part of the constituent components in the clause.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control means displays, instead of or in addition to the relational graph, a clause group including the reference information and the update information and in which a plurality of clauses are arranged in order, and when the reference information is selected, the clause to which the reference destination refers is displayed.

9. An information processing method for obtaining element information indicating a plurality of elements, the element information including reference information in which one element refers to another element, obtaining update information indicating at least partial update of the element information, generating a relational graph indicating the relationship between elements based on the reference information of the element information, and controlling a display mode of an updated portion of the generated relational graph based on the update information.

10. The information processing method according to claim 9, further obtaining function information associated with the element, and displaying the function information on the element of the relational graph.

11. The information processing method according to claim 10, further obtaining related function information that is functionally related to the function information associated with the obtained element, and associating and displaying the element of the obtained function information associated with the element and the related function information.

12. The information processing method according to claim 9, changing a display mode of an element affected by the updated portion in the generated relational graph.

13. The information processing method according to claim 9, obtaining a reference direction by inputting element information indicating a plurality of elements including the reference information into a generation model.

14. The information processing method according to claim 9, wherein the relational graph includes nodes and edges, the nodes are clause numbers, and the edges indicate a reference direction.

15. The information processing method according to claim 14, wherein the nodes include properties, the element information is a clause, the update information is a new-old comparison table, and the property is at least a part of a constituent component in the clause.

16. The information processing method according to claim 9, displaying a clause group in which a plurality of clauses are arranged in order, including the reference information and the update information, instead of or in addition to the relational graph, and displaying a referenced clause when the reference information is selected.

17. A program for causing a computer to execute a process of obtaining element information indicating a plurality of elements, the element information including reference information in which one element refers to another element, a process of obtaining update information indicating at least partial update of the element information, a process of generating a relational graph indicating the relationship between elements based on the reference information of the element information, and a process of controlling a display mode of an updated portion of the generated relational graph based on the update information.

18. The program according to claim 17, which acquires function information associated with the element and displays the function information on the element of the relational graph.

19. The program according to claim 18, which acquires related function information that is functionally related to the function information associated with the acquired element, and associates and displays the function information associated with the acquired element and the elements of the related function information.

20. The program according to claim 17, which changes a display mode of an element affected by the updated portion in the generated relational graph.

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