Abstract: An information processing apparatus for processing related information about existing document information and specific document information is provided. The apparatus includes: an acquiring element for acquiring the related information corresponding to the existing document information. The acquiring is based on firstly, a first characteristic word extracted by an extracting element, and secondly a first weight modified by a weight modifying element. The apparatus further includes: a display controlling element for controlling display of the related information corresponding to the existing document information searched for by a searching element; and an attribute information extracting element for extracting attribute information from the existing document information and the specific document information; wherein the weight modifying element modifies the first weight based on the attribute information extracted byte attribute information extracting element.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of searching for exact and non-exact matches in a first database includes steps of transforming and standardizing values of selected attributes stored in the first database according to selected first transformation functions while maintaining the first database unchanged; storing the transformed and standardized values of the selected attributes in a second database that is separate from the first database; providing an input record against which to compare contents of the second database; transforming and standardizing values of selected attributes of the provided input record according to selected second transformation functions, and searching only the second database for at least one of exact and non-exact matches to the transformed and standardized values of the selected attributes of the input record according to selected match rules.

Abstract: A method and corresponding apparatus for providing aggregate object identifiers combine different database objects into one object to reference any other runtime objects. The method decreases object lookup time and total number of objects created, thus simplifying software codes that are necessary for a combination of objects to reference another object. Multiple maps are no longer necessary to refer to an object of interest, thus providing a more efficient mechanism for relating information in network databases. The aggregate object identifiers may operate in any JAVA® runtime environment in a storage area network (SAN).