Document Expression Change Suggestion System

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Solution Overview

Problem

Changing expressions in documents to accommodate different disclosure ranges is time-consuming and cumbersome, as existing methods lack efficient mechanisms for suggesting appropriate changes to users.

Innovation Solution

An information processing apparatus with an acquiring unit, identifying unit, extracting unit, and notifying unit that acquires a document, identifies the current disclosure range, extracts and displays previously made expression changes for a new disclosure range, and notifies users of necessary changes to facilitate easier document editing.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If users manually search for appropriate expressions to accommodate different disclosure ranges, then document confidentiality can be maintained, but the process becomes time-consuming and troublesome

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedocument confidentialityVSAvoidtime for expression search
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-stores expression changes that have been previously made to accommodate disclosure range changes. When a user needs to adjust expressions for a new disclosure range, the system retrieves these pre-stored changes and presents them as suggestions, eliminating the need for users to manually search for appropriate expressions from scratch.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system provides feedback to users by notifying them of suggested expression changes based on previous approved edits. This feedback mechanism guides users in making appropriate expression adjustments while maintaining confidentiality, reducing the time and effort required for manual searching and verification.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Reliability

If users manually adjust expressions for different disclosure ranges, then appropriate confidentiality measures can be implemented, but the operation becomes cumbersome and tedious

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconfidentiality measureVSAvoidexpression adjustment operation
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables self-service by automatically retrieving and suggesting appropriate expression changes based on previously approved edits. Users simply need to review and accept the suggested changes rather than manually searching and adjusting expressions, making the operation simpler and less tedious while maintaining confidentiality standards.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system acts as an intermediary between confidentiality requirements and user operations. It automatically processes the complex task of finding appropriate expressions by querying stored previous changes and presenting suggestions, thereby simplifying the user's operation while ensuring confidentiality measures are properly applied.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Measurement precision

If comprehensive expression changes are stored and retrieved, then accuracy of suggestions improves, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesuggestion accuracyVSAvoidsystem structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the expression change management into distinct components: a storage unit that stores individual expression changes with their contexts, an identifying unit that determines disclosure ranges, and a notifying unit that presents suggestions. This segmentation allows the system to maintain high suggestion accuracy through comprehensive stored changes while managing complexity through modular architecture.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS11263345B2Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and non-transitory computer readable medium
Publication Date: 2022.03.01 FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP
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AI summary

An information processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit, an identifying unit, an extracting unit, and a notifying unit. The acquiring unit acquires a document designated by a user. The identifying unit identifies a first disclosure range of the document. The extracting unit extracts an expression change previously made to accommodate a disclosure range change from the first disclosure range to a second disclosure range, the expression change being stored in a storage unit. The notifying unit notifies, if the document includes an expression before the expression change, the user of the expression change.