Comment-Aware Document Retrieval for More Relevant Recommendations

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing document processing systems fail to consider comments added to documents when identifying related documents, limiting the relevance and accuracy of document recommendations.

Innovation Solution

An information processing system that integrates comment input into the process of selecting related documents by extracting important words from both the document content and comments, updating important word information based on comments, and using this information to search for and present relevant documents.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If only document content is used to extract search keywords, then the search process is simple, but the relevance and accuracy of document recommendations deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedocument recommendation accuracyVSAvoidinformation processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges document content and comments as unified information sources for keyword extraction. The processor extracts keywords from both the viewing document and its associated comments, then uses these combined keywords to search the document group. This integration allows the system to leverage user feedback and contextual information from comments while maintaining a unified search process, thereby improving recommendation accuracy without proportionally increasing system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Reliability

If comments are integrated into document analysis, then document recommendation relevance improves, but information processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedocument recommendation relevanceVSAvoidprocessing system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a universal keyword extraction mechanism that handles both document content and comments through the same processing pipeline. The processor performs keyword extraction on viewing information (which includes both document content and comments), then uses these keywords for searching the document group. This multi-functional approach allows the system to process diverse information sources (documents and comments) uniformly, improving recommendation relevance while avoiding the need for separate complex processing paths.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Loss of information

If keyword extraction is performed only from viewing document, then processing speed is fast, but search completeness deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation completenessVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary keyword extraction from both the viewing document and its comments before the search process begins. By extracting keywords from comment information in advance and combining them with keywords from the document content, the system prepares a comprehensive keyword set that captures all relevant information. This preliminary action ensures that no important search terms are missed, while the extracted keywords are ready for immediate use in the search process, minimizing actual search time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS20260072970A1Information processing system, non-transitory computer readable medium storing program, and information processing method
Publication Date: 2026.03.12 FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP
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AI summary

An information processing system includes a processor configured to receive a comment input by a user on a document, select a related document based on the document and the comment, and present the selected related document.