摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing method and apparatus capable of executing processing satisfying a user's intention with respect to desired information included in a document only by a user's marking on the document. <P>SOLUTION: When at least any one annotation from among an underline, a box, a character, a character string, a sign, or a sign sequence is inputted to a displayed document, the kind of the inputted annotation and an application range of the annotation within the document are recognized. On the basis of the kind of the annotation and information on the application range, the user's intention is estimated. On the basis of the estimated intention, an action to the document is selected and executed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI</p> |