Abstract: A computer-readable recording medium stores therein a program causing a computer to execute a process including: obtaining information related to a learning target and learning subjects from a user; calculating, based on the obtained learning target and learning subjects, a learning volume including a first learning time to complete learning the subjects within a total period and generating, based on the learning volume, a long-term learning plan including the first learning time for courses in each of the subjects; generating, for each course, a short-term plan in which, based on the generated long-term plan, a second learning time predicted for each course, for a period shorter than that of the long-term plan is calculated; presenting, to the user, the courses to learn daily; and calculating, in each predetermined period, a difference of the second learning time and an actual learning time, calculating, according to a learning status of the user, a third learning time necessary to complete the learning with

Abstract: The present invention provides a technique for establishing a new form of electronic commerce. An electronic commerce system includes a search engine, a payment system and a user terminal. The search engine crawls documents published as web pages by users at a certain time and searches for and gathers sales information in the documents. The sales information gathered is listed and posted on a web page provided by the search engine, etc. Alternatively, items that match the search criteria are presented when a search is requested by a user who wishes to purchase an item. The search engine has a similar function to an electronic commerce site, which provides sales information from a seller to an intending purchaser on behalf of the seller.

Abstract: A document management system includes a document processing apparatus which performs processing, such as editing of a document; and a document management server which manages division and combining of the document thus created. The document processing apparatus transmits an XML document thus created to the document management server, and requests to store the document. In this stage, in a case that the XML document includes proper nouns, the proper nouns are stored in the form of a separate file. Upon reception of a request from the document processing apparatus to acquire the XML document stored in the document management server, the document management server certifies the user of the requesting document processing apparatus. Then, the document management server combines the proper nouns with the XML document in an appropriate manner according to the certification level, and transmits the XML document thus combined to the document processing apparatus.

Abstract: A document processing apparatus that acquires a definition file associated with a document file that stores information that serves as a key for acquiring fragments. The definition file specifies a rule used for acquiring the fragments from other document files based upon the key stored in the document file. The document processing apparatus reads out sub-document files based upon the key specified in the document file and the rule specified in the definition file. The document processing apparatus arranges these fragments thus acquired so as to build a virtual document, and presents the virtual document thus built to the user.

Abstract: A new content distribution technique is provided. A document processing apparatus 100 provides a function as a browser that allows the user to browse a document held by a Web server 25. Specifically, the document processing apparatus 100 acquires a document from the Web server 25 via the Internet 29, and displays the document thus acquired. A mode detection unit 78 detects a mode transition to a value-added operation mode, i.e., a mode that allows the user to reuse the Web page, examples of which include: a mode that allows the user to edit the Web page, a print mode, a storage mode, and a mode which allows the user to duplicate a part of the Web page. In such a case, an advertising display unit 79 displays additional content such as an advertisement. A business model is proposed, whereby, in a case of executing the mode transition to the mode that allows the user to reuse the content, instead of charging the user, advertising is displayed.

Abstract: A screen is provided which integrally displays multiple documents. A content integrating unit integrally displays a Web page acquired from a Web server, an interface which allows the user to transmit a query to a search service provided by a search engine, search results received from the search engine, etc., on a single content integrating screen. The content integrating unit provides an interface for receiving a request to register the Web content to be displayed on the content integrating screen, and a request to edit the layout of the display regions thereof. The content integrating unit allows the user to design the content integrating screen.

Abstract: An agent device is connected to a user device for browsing a merchant site, for selling products online and being served up on the Internet, the merchant site, and a server device of a credit-card company. In the case where an instruction of purchasing a product browsed by the user device is output, the instruction is sent to the agent device. The agent device extracts a credit card number of a credit card held by a user having purchased the product, and inquires of the server device of the credit card company whether the product is to be purchased with the credit card. As an inquiry result, in the case where the product can be purchased online with the credit card, the agent device sends an instruction that the user purchases the product online with the credit card.

Abstract: A structured document file is created in an efficient manner. A document acquisition unit 3130 acquires the structured document file. A relationship information acquisition unit 3132 acquires relationship information defining the relationship between components included in the structured document file. A display rule retaining unit 3134 retains display rule information expressing a rule to display the structured document file in accordance with the relationship information. A display style determination unit 3124 refers to the relationship information and display rule information on the structured document file, and then determines a display style of the structured document file. A display unit 3122 displays the components included in the structured document file on a screen by means of graphics objects, respectively, in accordance with the display style that has been determined.

Abstract: A technique is provided which improves the ease-of-use of the screen which integrally displays multiple content. A content integrating unit integrally displays a Web page acquired from a Web server, an interface which allows the user to transmit a query to a search service provided by a search engine, search results received from the search engine, etc., on a single content integrating screen. The content integrating unit extracts a predetermined word from the Web page acquired from the Web server, and uses the word thus extracted as a search keyword for the search engine. The content integrating unit provides data sharing among the content displayed on the content integrating screen.

Abstract: An agent device is connected to a user device for browsing a merchant site, for selling products online and being served up on the Internet, the merchant site, and a server device of a credit-card company. In the case where an instruction of purchasing a product browsed by the user device is output, the instruction is sent to the agent device. The agent device extracts a credit card number of a credit card held by a user having purchased the product, and inquires of the server device of the credit card company whether the product is to be purchased with the credit card. As an inquiry result, in the case where the product can be purchased online with the credit card, the agent device sends an instruction that the user purchases the product online with the credit card.

Abstract: A technique is provided which appropriately processes data structured by a markup language. An acquisition unit acquires a document to be processed, a definition file associated with the document, a definition file which provides various kinds of tools for processing the document, etc. A launcher control unit displays the documents and tools thus acquired in the form of icons. Upon the user clicking the icon, the launcher control unit launches the document or tool that corresponds to the icon thus clicked. When a document is opened by a launcher according to an instruction from the launcher control unit, a layout control unit controls the layout of the display region for the document on a screen. When multiple documents are opened, a linkage control unit controls the linkage of data pieces among these documents. When the document includes data associated with time information, a time slider control unit displays a time slider which provides an interface function for allowing the user to set time information.

Abstract: Time information included in a document file can be efficiently shared by multiple people. A time information communication unit (260) receives time information included as a content of a document file. An ID setting unit (254) then sets a time ID for the time information. A time information storage unit (258) relates and stores the time ID and the time information. Thereafter, the time information communication unit (260) transmits the time ID. A change request communication unit (262) receives time change information for changing the time information related to the time ID. The time information communication unit (260) receives time request information for inquiring for time information. A search unit (256) finds time information from the time information storage unit (258) in response to the time request information. The time information communication unit (260) then transmits the time information thus found to the transmission source of the time request information.

Abstract: A user interface screen for editing a structured document file is simply designed. A binding file is created from a schema file which defines the element structure of a source file. A display layout for editing a source file is designed via the binding file and the resultant is saved as a layout file. A user can edit the layout file. An XSLT file is created from the layout file and the binding file, and a definition file for creating the user interface screen for editing the source file is created from the XSLT file.

Abstract: A technique is provided which appropriately processes data structured in a markup language. A view template operates using the data included in a document so as to provide a predetermined function. An indicating unit displays the view template available for the user. A reception unit receives an instruction from the user to insert the view template into the document. Upon the reception unit receiving an instruction to insert the view template, an editing unit inserts an element (tag) at a position in the document according to the insertion instruction, which allows the view template to be started up. Furthermore, the editing unit describes parameters etc., in the document, which are necessary for the operation of the view template.

Abstract: A document processing apparatus according to the present embodiment handles a structured document file described in XML, XHTML, and HTML, etc., as a document to be processed. The document processing apparatus selects a base tag and a comparison tag from a structured document file, and computes a positional proximity between the two tags in a hierarchical structure as a tag-proximity degree. The apparatus specifies a comparison tag with a tag-proximity degree of a predetermined threshold value or more with respect to the base tag, as a proximity-tag. The apparatus outputs the data specified by one or more of the proximity-tags, as the proximity-data with respect to the base tag.

Abstract: A document processing apparatus includes a spreadsheet unit which processes, in a spreadsheet sheet format, a document described in a markup language. The spreadsheet unit includes: a display unit which displays, in a spreadsheet format, data which is contained in a document and which is described in a tag set defined for a spreadsheet; and an editing unit which inserts, into the spreadsheet, data which is contained in the document and which is described in a tag set that differs from the tag set for the spreadsheet.

Abstract: In a document processing apparatus, an acquiring unit acquires data described in a markup language. A processing system such as a map component, processes certain data by receiving the data. A cooperative control component extracts data to be inputted in the processing system, from the data that the acquiring unit acquires. A display control component displays a screen outputted by the processing system that has processed the data thus determined and inputted by the cooperative control component.

Abstract: A user input apparatus includes a display screen that displays selectable items; a receiving unit that receives operational input from a user; a display control unit that causes to be displayed on the display screen as objects, the selectable items and a 3-dimensional virtual space centered about a vantage point of the user viewing the display screen; a detecting unit that detects an angular state of the user input apparatus; a focusing unit that focuses a selectable item according to the detected angular state; and a control unit that performs control causing reception of selection that is made via the operational input from the receiving unit and with respect to the selectable item focused by the focusing unit.

Abstract: A structured document file is created in an efficient manner. A display unit 3122 of a chart unit 3110 displays an XML document file on a screen. A physical event transmitting unit 3118 and a logical event transmitting unit 3120 generate a physical event and a logical event, respectively, in response to an operation of a user. A VC unit 80 receives the events from the chart unit 3110. An event selection unit 3132 selects both or either of the physical event and the logical event as a processing target in reference to a predetermined event selection condition, and a file processor 3136 executes the process in accordance with the selected event.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a document search apparatus for searching a predetermined corpus for a document file whose content is related to text for searching. The apparatus stores index information that indicates the position in a document and the position in a morpheme for a respective gram. Upon the receipt of the input of text for searching, from a user, the document search apparatus extracts a morpheme and a gram. Then, upon the indexing of the rarity of the morpheme in the corpus and the detection of a document file that contains the morpheme, the number of times such a morpheme appears in the document file is counted as an appearance frequency. From the estimate number and the appearance frequency regarding the morpheme, the relevance of the contents between the text for searching and the document file is indexed as a relevance score.