Document Part Association with Secondary Reference
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Solution Overview
Problem
Readers of edited electronic documents often need to know the secondary documents referenced by editors during the editing process without requiring the editor's intervention.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that associates and displays information about the secondary document when a part of the edited primary document is selected, allowing readers to access the referenced document without the editor's operation, using a processor to link the edited parts with reference document information and display it on the screen.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the editor manually provides information about referenced documents to readers, then readers can know the second document, but this requires additional editor operation and increases workflow complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically captures information about the second document (document name, path, opening time) when it is opened during the editing process, without requiring the editor to manually input or provide this information. The information is self-recorded by the system based on the editor's natural document-opening behavior.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-associates the second document information with the edited part of the first document at the moment the second document is opened during editing. This preliminary association eliminates the need for later manual intervention to provide reference information.
2Loss of information
If the system automatically tracks and associates referenced document information, then readers can easily access the second document, but this increases system complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary mechanism that automatically captures document information (name, path, opening time) when a second document is opened during editing and associates it with the corresponding edited part in the first document. This intermediary process transparently bridges the editor's actions and the reader's needs without requiring complex manual workflows.
3Device complexity
If no automatic tracking is implemented, then system complexity remains low, but readers cannot know the second document without editor intervention
Solution Approach 1:
The system self-records the information about the second document (document name, path, opening time) automatically when it is opened during the editing process. This self-service approach captures reference information without adding complex manual procedures while ensuring readers can access the referenced documents.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: associate, with an edited part of a first document displayed on a display, information indicative of a second document different from the first document in a case where the second document is open on a document display application when the first document is edited; and display the information indicative of the second document on the display when the edited part is selected.