JP2002117045A - Device and method for information processing and storage medium storing program thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate storage and management of information obtained through the Internet. SOLUTION: This information processing method has an information acquiring step for acquiring information through the Internet, a menu selection step (S703) for listing multiple menus to each of which properties of one or more items to be extracted are set respectively and selecting one menu among them, extraction steps (S707, 709) for extracting item data having attributes set to the selected menu according to the information obtained through the Internet through user's operation or automatically, and a saving step for saving the extracted item data group while making it correspond to respective items.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and method, and a storage medium storing the program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, information from the Internet has been read using software called a browser using a computer or an Internet device. In addition, an application program called a file can be newly opened and information can be stored therein. In order to edit and process information from the browser, the information can be moved to another application (for example, word processing software) and edited and processed there.

[0003]

However, in the above prior art, the operation of extracting necessary information from the information from the browser and managing it is complicated.

[0004]

According to the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus, comprising: an information acquisition unit for acquiring information; and an attribute of one or more items to be extracted in each menu. A menu selection unit for selecting one menu from a plurality of menus respectively set, and extracting item data having an attribute set in the menu selected by the menu selection unit from information acquired by the information acquisition unit Extraction means, and storage means for storing the item data group extracted by the extraction means in association with each corresponding item. According to another aspect, the information processing method includes an information acquisition step of acquiring information, and selecting one menu from a plurality of menus in which attributes of one or more items to be extracted in each menu are set. A menu selection step to perform, an extraction step of extracting item data having an attribute set in the menu selected by the menu selection step from the information acquired by the information acquisition step, and an item data extracted by the extraction step And storing the group in association with each corresponding item. According to another aspect, an information acquiring step of acquiring information and a plurality of menus in which attributes of one or more items to be extracted in each menu are set in a storage medium capable of storing a program. A menu selection step of selecting two menus; an extraction step of extracting item data having an attribute set in the menu selected by the menu selection step from the information acquired by the information acquisition step; and an extraction step by the extraction step. And a storing step of storing the set item data group in association with each corresponding item.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. Referring to FIG. 1, a CPU 101 executes various programs including a processing procedure described below with reference to a flowchart, and controls each unit of the apparatus connected by a system bus 106.
The RAM 102 temporarily stores data and programs. R
The OM 103 stores fixed data and programs.
The keyboard 104 has keys for inputting characters and selecting functions. Further, a mouse is provided as a pointing device for indicating a position on the screen. The display 105 displays a processing result such as a search and provides a user interface. A hard disk drive (HDD) 106 can permanently store programs and data. The system bus 107 connects the above-described units of the apparatus, and is used as a medium for transmitting and receiving data, addresses, and control signals between the apparatuses. It also has a communication interface (not shown) for Internet connection and communication with other devices. Various programs including the processing procedures described below with reference to the flowcharts may be stored in the ROM 103, or may be loaded from the HDD 106 into the RAM 102 prior to the processing or during execution of the processing as needed. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. The browser 201 is used for browsing information on the web. The filing system 202 manages files. The document management system 203 manages documents. The information management system 204
Manage information other than documents. KPT system 205 is a browser 201, filing system 202, document management system
The control unit 203 controls and uses the information management system 204 to execute main processing of the present embodiment, which will be described later. Knowledge Base Management Department
206 manages the knowledge of the knowledge base on the database 207. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration in information browsing. If you use multiple browsers 302 and 303 at the same time to browse information on the Internet 301,
As will be described in more detail below, the KPT system 205 manages them separately. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the entire processing procedure. Hereinafter, an example will be described in which information is browsed by connecting to the Internet, and necessary information is extracted and stored. In step S401, an initial process for preparing to browse information on the Internet is executed. In step S402, main processing such as browsing and extracting and saving is executed. In step S403, the process at the end is executed. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of the initial process of step S401. In step S501, the user information is obtained,
In step S502, log in to the knowledge base. Step S5
In 03, it is determined whether or not the login has succeeded. If the login has failed, an error message is displayed in step S504. On the other hand, if the login is successful, the knowledge in the knowledge base is updated in step S505. In step S506, a user interface (UI) for browsing information is displayed. FIG.
15 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of a main process in step S402. In step S601, it is determined whether the user's request is to start a browser. If so, a session is created in step S602. If not,
In step S603, it is determined whether the user's request is for terminating the browser. If so, the session is terminated in step S604. If it is not finished, if there is a user operation in step S606, UserAction () is set in ActL, and the process proceeds to step S608. If there is no user operation, step
Proceed to S607, if there is a system task, ActL
Option () is set, and the flow advances to step S608. If there is no system task, the process returns to step S601. In step S608, it is determined whether ActL = system termination, and if it is completed, the current task is terminated in step S609, the knowledge base is updated in step S610, and the process returns. If not, the action indicated by ActL is executed in step S611, the knowledge base is updated in step S605, and the
Return to 01. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of the process for the user operation in step S606. First, in step S701, the user operation is set to the value of Act, and Act is set to NU.
If LL, return as false. Act selected (Ch
If the oose button is clicked), a template list is displayed (steps S702 to S703). Tem listed here
The plate includes one prepared by the system and one created and registered by the user. FIG. 31 shows a display example of the Template. System (Pre-Defined) shows what was prepared in the system, and User Defined shows what was created and registered by the user. Returning to FIG. 7, if Act is a new creation (click of the Create button), Create described later with reference to FIG.
Execute Template () (steps S702 to S703). Act
If is extracted, ExtractData () described later with reference to FIG. 9 is executed (steps S706 to S707). If Act is automatic extraction, AutoExtract () described later with reference to FIG. 10 is executed (steps S708 to S709). If Act is transmission, a transmission UI is displayed, and information necessary for transmission, such as a destination, a destination in CC, and a subject, is obtained from the user. (Step S710 ~
712). Processing when Act is other than that (step S71)
3) will be described later with reference to FIG. 11 as Mgnt (). FIG.
It is a flowchart which shows the detailed procedure of CreateTemplate () of step S705. First, KPTTemplate in step S801
And create it as T1. If this is not a new template,
The template information is obtained from the knowledge base and added to T1 (steps S802 to S803). If it is a new Template,
If a new field is to be added, the attribute and location of the field are obtained from the user and added to T1 (steps S804 to S804).
805). If the field is to be edited, the attribute and location of the field are obtained from the user and T1 is edited (step S8).
06-807). If the field is to be deleted, the designated field is deleted from T1 (steps S808 to S809). If the template is to be deleted, T1 is deleted after confirmation with the user (steps S808 to S809). If the template is saved in step S812, the process returns. Otherwise, return to step S804. FIG. 41 shows an example of a display screen for creating and modifying this template. This shows that the content of the field (Photo) selected on the left is being modified on the right. Fields are added and deleted in response to Add / Delete button operations. Also, by editing the display contents,
You can modify the value. Further, the template is saved / deleted in response to the Save / Delete button operation. FIG.
It is a flowchart which shows the detailed procedure of ExtractData () of step S707. First, if it is not a new template,
Execute CreateTemplate () described in (Step
S902-903). In step S903, user-selected KPTTemplate information (T1) is acquired from the knowledge base. Step S904
Then, KPTData (D1) is created, necessary values are added from K1 to D1, and the user operation is set to Act in step S905. A
If ct is an input, add KPTData (D1) according to the input value.
Edit, update the UI, and return to step S905 (step S9
06-908). Here, for example, in the display screen as shown in FIG. 33, in the information on the browser displayed on the right side, the data selected by specifying a range or the like is dragged to input the template displayed on the left side. It can be executed by dropping it in the input field. Alternatively, the input field may be selected and activated first, and the information on the browser may be selected and input into the active input field by left-clicking the mouse. Further, a list of input items may be displayed when information on the browser is selected and the mouse is right-clicked, and the selected data may be input to an input field of an item selected from the list. In any case, after the input operation, the UI is updated so that the selected data is displayed in the input field. In addition,
It is assumed that the URL is always automatically extracted regardless of whether it is extracted or automatically extracted. AutoExtract (T1) if Act is automatic extraction
To update the UI and return to step S905 (step
S909-910, S908). This AutoExtract () will be described later with reference to FIG. If Act is all clear or new, clear all fields, update UI, and return to step S905 (steps S911-912, S908). If Act is stored in step S913, the process returns. Otherwise, the process returns to step S905. FIG. 10 shows the AutoExtrac of step S709.
It is a flowchart which shows the detailed procedure of t (). First, T1
Is null, that is, if the user has not selected a Template, an appropriate Template is selected from the knowledge base (Steps S1001, 1006). Where the appropriate Template
For example, the number of matching attributes may be the largest among those having an input field for an attribute that matches the attribute of the data item included in the information to be extracted. Alternatively, if the default template, the most frequently used template, the last used template, etc. have an attribute input field that matches the attribute of the data item included in the information to be extracted, May be selected. If an appropriate Template does not exist, the user is notified and returns as false (steps S1007 to 1008). Subsequently, in step S1002,
KPTTemplate information (T1) is acquired from the knowledge base, and in step S1003, KPTData (D1) is created, and necessary values are added from K1 to D1. If a field can be extracted from the KPTTemplate information (T1), the process of adding / editing a value to KPTData (D1) is repeated, and if not, the process returns (step S100).
4-1005). For example, in FIG. 32, when AutoExtract is selected, attribute data corresponding to each item of the template displayed on the left side is sequentially extracted from the information on the browser and added to the extracted data. The extracted data is
It is displayed in the input field of the template. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of Mgnt () in step S713. In step S1101, a user operation is set to the value of Act. If Act is NULL in step S1102, the process returns. If Act is playback, ShowS
Execute ession () and return (steps S1103, 110
Four). If Act is a record list, Sh described later with reference to FIG.
Execute owLinks () and return (steps S1105 and S1105)
06). If Act is a data search, a search UI is displayed and the process returns (steps S1107 and S1108). If Act is a search for the extracted data, a UI for the extracted data search is displayed and the process returns (steps S1109 and 1110). If Act is the display of the user setting, the UI of the user setting is displayed and the process returns (steps S1111 and 1112). If the Act is anything else,
Perform other processing and return (step S111)
3). FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of ShowSession in step S1104. In step S1201,
KPTAction (KPTData) is acquired from the knowledge base, and in step S1202, the KPTAction is sorted by time chart and session, and the reproduction UI is displayed in step S1203. In step S1204, the user's operation is set to the value of Act.
If Act is NULL in step S1205, the process returns.
If Act is displayed, display the extracted data and go to step S
The process returns to 1204 (steps S1206, 1207). If Act is a List display, a table of extracted data is displayed, and the process returns to step S1204 (steps S1208 and 1209). If Act is deleted, delete the extracted data and return to step S1204 (step S1204).
1210, 1211). If Act is stored, the extracted data is stored, and the process returns to step S1204 (steps S1212 and 1213).
In FIG. 36, KPTData is sorted on a time chart and by session, names are displayed on the left side, a specific name is selected from among them, and extracted data of that name is displayed on the right side according to the operation of instructing display Indicates the status. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of ShowLinks in step S1106. In step S1301, the KPTAction is
(KPTData) is obtained, the KPTAction is sorted by the requested item in step S1302, and the UI is displayed in step S1303. In step S1304, the user's operation is set to the value of Act. If Act is NULL in step S1305, the process returns. If Act is displayed, the extracted data is displayed, and the process returns to step S1304 (steps S1306, 1307). Act is Lis
If the display is t, display the table of extracted data and
The process returns to 1304 (steps S1308 and 1309). If Act is deleted, the extracted data is deleted, and the process returns to step S1304 (steps S1310, 1311). If Act is stored, the extracted data is stored and the process returns to step S1304 (steps S1312 and S1312).
13). In FIG. 39, KPTData is sorted by the requested item, the name is displayed on the left side, a specific name is selected from among them, and the extracted data of that name is displayed on the right side according to the operation of instructing display Indicates the status. At this time, the sort display is
Performed on multiple templates. FIG. 40 shows an example of the list display. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of the system task execution processing in step S607. In step S1401, if there is a system task, in step S1402, T1 is set to create a system task, and Act1 is set.
If CheckExpired, then Remove as detailed in FIG.
Expired is executed to delete data whose expiration date has passed (steps S1403 and 1404). If Act is CheckUpdate, Update described in FIG. 16 is executed to update the program to the latest version (steps S1405 and S140).
6). Subsequently, in step S1407, the knowledge base is updated,
In step S1408, T1 ends. FIG.
It is a flowchart which shows the detailed procedure of 1404 RemoveExpired. In step S1501, the next valid K from the knowledge base
Get PTAction. If no unprocessed valid KPTAction remains, the process returns (step S1502). If the expiration date has been set for the obtained KPTAction and the expiration date has passed, the user is asked whether to delete the KPTDoc corresponding to the KPTAction, and if the deletion is confirmed,
Proceed to step S1506. Otherwise, step S15
The process returns to 01 (steps S1503 to 1505). In step S1506, KPTAction is deleted from the knowledge base, and step S15
At 07, update the knowledge base and return. FIG.
It is a flowchart which shows the detailed procedure of Update of step S1408. In step S1601, the current version in the system is set to V1, and when acquiring from the website, the version in the website is set to V2, and when V2 is a version advanced from V1, the user is asked whether to update. If the update is confirmed, the process advances to step S1605. Otherwise, the process returns (steps S1602-1604). In step S1605, the latest version is downloaded. In step S1606, the data in the system is updated and the process returns. Now, FIG.
It is a flowchart which shows the detailed procedure of ExecuteAction of step S611. In step S1701, the next Act is ActList
To get from. If there is no Act in step S1702, the process returns. In step S1703, if there is a shortage in the acquired Act, the Act is supplemented by inference using a knowledge base to complete it. If Act is automatic extraction or extraction, FIG.
Execute SaveContents () described later (step S1
704 to 1706), and the process proceeds to step S1711. If Act is created, execute SaveTemplate () (steps S1707 to S1707
8) The process proceeds to step S1711. If Act is transmission, the contents are transmitted (steps S1709 to 1710), and the flow advances to step S1711. In step S1711, the knowledge base is updated, and the flow returns to step S1701. FIG. 18 shows the SaveCont of step S1706.
It is a flowchart which shows the detailed procedure of ents. Steps
In step S1801, a value such as a storage period is acquired from a user or a setting. If the extracted data does not exist in the knowledge base, KPTAction and KPTPerson are added to the knowledge base and the process returns (steps S1802 to 1803). On the other hand, if it exists in the knowledge base, it is determined whether to overwrite it. If it is overwritten, the KPTAction and KPTPerson of the knowledge base are edited and the process returns (steps S1804-1805). Instead of overwriting
KPTAction and KPTPers are added to the knowledge base when saving new
Return after adding on (steps S1806 to 1807).
If not saved, return as false (step S
1808). FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of SaveTemplate in step S1708. If the Template does not exist in the knowledge base, the KPTTemplate
And returns (steps S1901 to 1902). On the other hand, if it exists in the knowledge base, it is determined whether to overwrite. If it is overwritten, the KPTTemplate of the knowledge base is edited and the process returns (steps S1903 to 1904). KPTTemplate is added to the knowledge base when saving as new, not overwriting
And returns (steps S1905 to 1906). If not saved, return as false (step S19
07). FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating the detailed procedure of the end processing in step S403. U displayed in step S2001
I is deleted and the knowledge base is updated in step S2002. Further, in step S2003, the user logs out of the knowledge base and ends the processing. FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating a knowledge structure in the knowledge base according to the present embodiment. (a), (b), and (c) show the knowledge structures of KPTConcept, KPTPerson, and KPTDocument, respectively. FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating a knowledge structure in the knowledge base according to the present embodiment. (a) and (b) are KPTA
This shows the knowledge structure of ction and KPTContent. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a knowledge structure in a knowledge base according to the present embodiment. (a) and (b) show the knowledge structures of KPTTemplate and KPTData, respectively. FIG. 24 is a diagram showing the contents of the knowledge base of the present embodiment. (a) and (b) are KPTD
The contents of the knowledge base of ocument and KPTAction are shown.
FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating the contents of the knowledge base according to the present embodiment. (a) and (b) show the contents of the knowledge base of KPTPerson and KPTContent, respectively. FIG. 26 is a diagram showing the contents of the knowledge base according to the present embodiment. (a) and (b) show the contents of the knowledge base of KPTTemplate and KPTData, respectively. FIG. 27 is a diagram illustrating a client-server type system configuration as another system configuration. A plurality of clients 2701 each having a KPTC1 system 2702;
The server 2703 can communicate with the server 2703. The server 2703 includes a KPTS1 system 2704, a knowledge base management unit 2705, and a database 2706.
It has. Server 2703 communicates with other servers,
The contents of the database can be referred to each other. FIG. 28 is a diagram showing a file server type system configuration as another system configuration. Multiple clients 28
01 is KPTC1 system 2802, knowledge base management unit 280, respectively
3 and can communicate with the server 2804.
Has a database 2706. The server 2804 can communicate with other servers to mutually reference the contents of the database. FIG. 29 is a diagram illustrating a distributed client type system configuration as another system configuration. Multiple clients 2901 each with KPTC1 system 2
It has a 902, a knowledge base management unit 2903, and a database 2904, and can communicate with other clients to mutually refer to the contents of the database. FIG. 30 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration in which a client-server type and a distributed client type are combined as another system configuration.
Multiple clients 3001 each with KPTC1 system 300
2.Has a knowledge base management unit 3003 and a database 3004,
Server 2703 is KPTS1 system 2704, knowledge base management unit 2
705 and a database 2706. Server 2703
It can communicate with other servers to cross-reference the contents of the database. Each client can communicate with other clients and each server 2703, and can mutually refer to the contents of the database. FIG. 31 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen when data is extracted. It is a screen for selecting a template when extracting data from information displayed on the right side. The names of templates prepared by the system and templates defined by the user are displayed on the left side, and a desired one can be selected from these. 32 to 34 are diagrams illustrating examples of display screens at the time of data extraction. This indicates that the data of the item corresponding to the attribute of the item of the template on the left is extracted from the information displayed on the right. 35 and 36 are diagrams illustrating examples of display screens at the time of searching for extracted data. FIG.
Indicates that the data with the name selected from the data names displayed based on the hierarchical structure of the keyword is displayed on the right side. FIG. 37 shows that the data with the name selected from the data names displayed based on the hierarchical structure of the extraction time is displayed on the right side. Figures 37-3
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing another example of the display screen at the time of data extraction. This indicates that the data of the item corresponding to the attribute of the item of the template on the left is extracted from the information displayed on the right. FIG. 37 shows a shopping template from which prices and images of products are extracted. . FIG. 38 shows a template of the air ticket information.
Data such as cost and airline are extracted. FIG.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of display of extracted air ticket information. This indicates that the data having the name selected from the data names displayed based on the hierarchical structure of the keyword is displayed on the right side. FIG. 40 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the extracted air ticket information is displayed in a list. List in FIG.
This screen is displayed when the button is selected. FIG.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen for creating and modifying a template. You can add or delete fields, change values, and so on. Here, a state in which the value of the field selected on the left is corrected is shown. Note that the present invention may be applied to an apparatus composed of a single device or a system composed of a plurality of devices. In addition, a storage medium storing software program codes for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to an apparatus or a system, and a computer in the apparatus or the system reads out and executes the program codes stored in the storage medium. May be achieved by: Furthermore, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are directly realized by reading and executing the program code stored in the storage medium by the computer in the device or the system, but also by executing the program code on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. The above-described functions may be realized by processing of the OS or the like running on the OS. In these cases, the storage medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention,
There is an effect that necessary data can be easily extracted and stored from the acquired information.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration in information browsing.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an overall processing procedure.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of an initial process.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a detailed procedure of a main process.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a detailed procedure of a process for a user operation;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of CreateTemplate.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of ExtractData.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of AutoExtract.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of Mgmt.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of ShowSession.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of ShowLinks.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a detailed procedure of a system task execution process.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of RemoveExpired.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating a detailed procedure of Update.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of ExecuteAction.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of SaveContents.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of SaveTemplate.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of a termination process.

FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating a knowledge structure in a knowledge base according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating a knowledge structure in a knowledge base according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating a knowledge structure in a knowledge base according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing the contents of a knowledge base according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing the contents of a knowledge base according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing the contents of a knowledge base according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 27 is a diagram illustrating a client-server type system configuration.

FIG. 28 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration of a file server type.

FIG. 29 is a diagram illustrating a distributed client type system configuration.

FIG. 30 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration in which a client-server type and a distributed client type are combined.

FIG. 31 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when data is extracted.

FIG. 32 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when data is extracted.

FIG. 33 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when data is extracted.

FIG. 34 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when data is extracted.

FIG. 35 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when searching for extracted data.

FIG. 36 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when searching for extracted data.

FIG. 37 is a diagram showing another example of the display screen at the time of data extraction.

FIG. 38 is a diagram showing another example of the display screen at the time of data extraction.

FIG. 39 is a diagram showing an example of display of extracted air ticket information.

FIG. 40 is a diagram showing an example in which extracted air ticket information is displayed in a list.

FIG. 41 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen for creating / modifying a template.

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Claims (55)

[Claims] An information acquisition unit that acquires information; a menu selection unit that selects one menu from a plurality of menus in which attributes of one or more items to be extracted in each menu are set; Extracting means for extracting item data having an attribute set in the menu selected by the menu selecting means from the information obtained by the means; and associating the item data group extracted by the extracting means with each corresponding item. An information processing apparatus, comprising: a storage unit configured to store data. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a menu creating means for creating a new menu by setting attributes of a plurality of items to be extracted and adding the menu to the plurality of menus.
An information processing apparatus according to claim 1. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the menu selection means selects one menu from the plurality of menus based on a user's selection instruction. 4. The menu selection means displays a list of identification names of the plurality of menus, and selects one menu selected and designated by the user from among the identification names displayed in the list. Item 4. The information processing device according to item 3. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the menu selection unit selects one appropriate menu from the plurality of menus without requiring a user's selection instruction. 6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the menu selection unit selects a menu including item data in the information acquired by the information acquisition unit as the appropriate menu. . 7. A menu display means for displaying, as a menu selected by the menu selection means, each item and an input field for inputting extracted data of the item in association with each other. 2. The information processing device according to 1. 8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising extracted data display means for displaying each item data extracted by said extraction means in a corresponding input field of said menu. 9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the menu display unit displays a menu selected together with the information acquired by the information acquisition unit. 10. The item data corresponding to data designated by a user in association with each item set in a menu selected by the menu selecting means from the information acquired by the information acquiring means. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information is extracted. 11. The extraction means selects and drags data in the acquired information, and selects one of the menu items.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the selected data is extracted as item data corresponding to the input field in response to an operation of dropping the selected data into one input field. 12. The method according to claim 10, wherein the extracting unit extracts data selected from the acquired information as item data corresponding to a currently active input field according to a predetermined operation. An information processing apparatus according to claim 1. 13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the predetermined operation is a left click of a mouse. 14. The extraction means, after selecting data in the acquired information, displays a list of items by a predetermined operation, and converts the selected data as data of an item selected from the list of items. The information processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the information is extracted. 15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the predetermined operation is a left click of a mouse. 16. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an item data list display unit that displays a list of item data corresponding to a specific item in the item data group stored by the storage unit. . 17. The information processing apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said item data list display means sorts and displays item data corresponding to said specific item in a list. 18. The information processing apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the item data list display means displays the corresponding item data in a tree structure based on the attribute hierarchy of the specific item. 19. An item data group display means for displaying an item data group extracted together with item data selected from the item data listed by the item data list display means. An information processing apparatus according to claim 1. 20. Item data group list display means for displaying a list of item data groups extracted together with each of a plurality of item data selected from the item data displayed in a list by the item data list display means. 17. The information processing apparatus according to claim 16, comprising: 21. The extracting means extracts, from the information acquired by the information acquiring means, data matching the attribute of each item set in the menu selected by the menu selecting means as corresponding item data. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: 22. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit stores the item data group extracted by the extraction unit in association with an extraction time. 23. An item data group having item data of a designated attribute and having a specific value from among item data groups extracted based on a plurality of menus by the extracting means. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an extracted data selection display unit for selecting and displaying the identification information. 24. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: an extracted data list display unit for sorting the identification information of the item data group according to the extraction time of the item data group and displaying a list.
An information processing apparatus according to claim 1. 25. The information processing apparatus according to claim 24, wherein said extracted data list display means displays each piece of identification information in a tree structure based on a hierarchy of extraction time. 26. The information according to claim 24, wherein the extracted data list display means displays identification information of one or a plurality of item data groups extracted at the time in association with the extraction time. Processing equipment. 27. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit has a management unit that stores the extracted item data group in association with a storage period, and deletes the extracted item data group after the storage period elapses. apparatus. 28. An information acquisition step of acquiring information, a menu selection step of selecting one menu from a plurality of menus in which attributes of one or more items to be extracted in each menu are set, and the information acquisition An extracting step of extracting item data having an attribute set in the menu selected in the menu selecting step from the information obtained in the step, and associating the item data group extracted in the extracting step with each corresponding item And a storing step of storing the information. 29. The information processing method according to claim 28, further comprising a menu creation step of creating a new menu by setting attributes of a plurality of items to be extracted and adding the menu to the plurality of menus. . 30. The information processing method according to claim 28, wherein in the menu selection step, one menu is selected from the plurality of menus based on a user's selection instruction. 31. In the menu selection step, a list of identification names of the plurality of menus is displayed, and one menu selected and designated by a user is selected from the list of identification names. Item 30. The information processing method according to Item 30, 32. The information processing method according to claim 28, wherein in the menu selection step, one appropriate menu is selected from the plurality of menus without requiring a selection instruction from a user. 33. The information processing method according to claim 32, wherein in the menu selecting step, a menu including item data in the information acquired in the information acquiring step is selected as the appropriate menu. . 34. A menu display step of displaying, as a menu selected in the menu selection step, each item and an input field for inputting extracted data of the item in association with each other. 29. The information processing method according to 28. 35. The information processing method according to claim 34, further comprising an extracted data display step of displaying each item data extracted in the extraction step in a corresponding input field of the menu. 36. The information processing method according to claim 34, wherein in the menu display step, a menu selected together with the information acquired in the information acquisition step is displayed. 37. In the extracting step, data specified by a user in association with each item set in the menu selected in the menu selecting step from the information obtained in the information obtaining step is the corresponding item data. The information processing method according to claim 28, wherein the information is extracted as 38. In the extracting step, in response to an operation of selecting data from the acquired information, dragging the data, and dropping the selected data in one of the input fields of the menu, the selected data is stored in the input field. 38. The information processing method according to claim 37, wherein the information is extracted as item data corresponding to. 39. The method according to claim 37, wherein in the extracting step, data selected from the acquired information is extracted as item data corresponding to a currently active input field in accordance with a predetermined operation. An information processing method according to claim 1. 40. The information processing method according to claim 39, wherein the predetermined operation is a left click of a mouse. 41. In the extracting step, after selecting data in the acquired information, an item list is displayed by a predetermined operation, and the selected data is used as data of an item selected from the item list. The information processing method according to claim 37, wherein the information is extracted. 42. The information processing method according to claim 41, wherein the predetermined operation is a left click of a mouse. 43. The information processing method according to claim 28, further comprising an item data list displaying step of displaying a list of item data corresponding to a specific item in the item data group stored in the storing step. . 44. The information processing method according to claim 43, wherein in the item data list display step, the item data corresponding to the specific item is sorted and displayed in a list. 45. The item data list display step, wherein the corresponding item data is displayed in a tree structure based on the attribute hierarchy of the specific item.
3. The information processing method according to 3. 46. An apparatus according to claim 43, further comprising an item data group displaying step of displaying an item data group extracted together with the item data selected from the item data listed in the item data list displaying step. The information processing method described. 47. An item data group list display step of displaying a list of item data extracted together with each of a plurality of item data selected from the item data listed in the item data list display step. The information processing method according to claim 43, further comprising: 48. In the extracting step, data matching the attribute of each item set in the menu selected in the menu selecting step is extracted as corresponding item data from the information obtained in the information obtaining step. 29. The information processing method according to claim 28, wherein: 49. The information processing method according to claim 28, wherein in the storing step, the item data group extracted in the extracting step is stored in association with an extraction time. 50. An item data group having item data of a designated attribute and having a specified value from among the item data groups extracted based on a plurality of menus in the extraction step. 2. The information processing method according to claim 1, further comprising an extraction data selection display step of selecting and displaying the identification information. 51. An extraction data list display step of sorting the identification information of the item data group by the extraction time of the item data group and displaying a list.
9. The information processing method according to item 8. 52. The information processing method according to claim 51, wherein, in the extraction data list display step, each piece of identification information is displayed in a tree structure based on a hierarchy of extraction timing. 53. The extraction data list display step, wherein identification information of one or a plurality of item data groups extracted at that time is displayed in association with the extraction time. Information processing method. 54. The information processing according to claim 28, wherein the storing step includes a managing step of storing the extracted item data group in association with a storage period, and deleting the item data group after the storage period has elapsed. Method. 55. An information acquisition step of acquiring information, a menu selection step of selecting one menu from a plurality of menus in which attributes of one or more items to be extracted in each menu are set, and the information acquisition An extracting step of extracting item data having an attribute set in the menu selected in the menu selecting step from the information obtained in the step, and associating the item data group extracted in the extracting step with each corresponding item And a storage step of storing the information processing program.