Document information processing apparatus, document information processing method, and document information processing program

摘要

Apparatus and methods are provided for processing document information. In accordance with one implementation, a document information processing apparatus includes a document analysis means for conducting document analysis of document information inputted from document information input means using document analysis knowledge; a componentization means for dividing the document information, inputted from the document information input means, into information components which are units of editing; an indexing means for generating index information for and assigning the index information to the information components based on results of the document analysis; and information component storage means for associatively storing the information components and the index information assigned to these information components. The apparatus may also include information component retrieval means for retrieving the information components.