JP6447111B2 - Common information providing program, common information providing method, and common information providing apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a shared information providing program, a shared information providing method, and a shared information providing apparatus.

Various operations are performed to operate and manage the computer system. In order to perform the work accurately, a procedure manual for each work is prepared.
Work for system operation and management may be performed using, for example, a GUI (Graphical User Interface). Good or bad GUI operability affects work efficiency. In view of this, for example, for an evaluation target program that presents a GUI screen, a technique for creating an evaluation result focusing on an operation sequence indicating movement between GUI components has been considered.

  If the procedure manual can be created automatically, the procedure manual can be saved. For example, in the case of a product assembly work procedure manual, there is a technique for easily creating an assembly work procedure manual in a unified format using design information. However, it is difficult to transfer the product assembly work procedure creation technique to the procedure creation technique for system management. Therefore, work procedure manuals for system management are created manually.

  As the system becomes more complex, the amount of procedure manuals becomes enormous. There may be multiple procedures with similar contents in a large number of procedures. Therefore, for example, when a work procedure is expressed by a diagram representing a flow of processing such as a workflow, a technique for automatically synthesizing a flow chart of similar processing is considered.

  As another technique for unifying the procedure, for example, there is a technique for creating a business process in a form that can be executed based on information such as a business task and a flow shape constituting the business flow.

JP 2009-134673 A JP-A-2005-316834 JP 2011-059962 A JP 2008-310566 A

  Many procedural manuals include a natural language that contains procedures for work performed by the administrator. In the case of a procedure manual written in a natural language, the expression differs depending on the person who creates it, and a plurality of procedure books with different notations may be created for the same procedure of the same work. In addition, even if the procedure manual is a task performed for the same purpose, a plurality of procedure manuals having different procedures may be created with a trivial part that does not affect the result of the task. If a plurality of similar procedure manuals are combined into one procedure manual for the procedure manuals written in natural language, the amount of the procedure manuals can be reduced. If the amount of the procedure manual can be reduced, for example, when creating a program that automatically executes the procedure based on the procedure manual, the man-hours required for creating the program can be reduced.

  When a plurality of procedure manuals are combined into one, a branch is provided at a location where the substantial processing content is different, and a branch condition is set. On the other hand, even if the description of the process is different, it is not necessary to branch if it is only a difference in notation. Therefore, in order to estimate the work man-hours when combining a plurality of procedure documents into one, it is important to identify a branch location where conditional branching is performed and accurately grasp how much conditional branching occurs.

  Conventionally, however, there is no technique for automatically specifying a branch point to be branched when a plurality of procedure manuals are integrated into one, and the branch point must be specified manually. In order to identify the branch location, in addition to finding the location where the processing description is different, it is necessary to determine whether it is a substantial processing difference or just a difference in notation. Is not easy. As a result, when there are a large number of procedure manuals, a great deal of time and labor is spent on identifying branch points.

  In one aspect, the object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily specify a location where conditional branching occurs when a plurality of procedure manuals are integrated into one.

  In one proposal, a common information providing program for causing a computer to execute the following processing is provided. On the basis of the common information providing program, the computer 1 is described between a pair of processing items common to the first procedure information and the second procedure information in which a plurality of processing items indicating processing contents are described in the processing order. The above non-common processing items are detected as a processing item group from each of the first procedure information and the second procedure information. Next, the computer associates each of the plurality of verbs with a difference conversion value indicating a difference in processing of the processing item group depending on whether or not there is a processing item including each of the plurality of verbs, and detects the first detected from the first procedure information. Based on the difference conversion value corresponding to each of the verb included in the one processing item group and the verb included in the second processing item group detected from the second procedure information, the first processing item group A difference value indicating a difference between the process and the process of the second process item group is calculated. Then, when the computer combines the first procedure information and the second procedure information into one procedure information, the difference value indicates whether the first process item group and the second process item group are expressed as conditional branches. Judgment based on.

  According to the first aspect, it is possible to easily identify a location where conditional branching is performed when a plurality of procedure manuals are integrated into one.

It is a figure which shows an example of the common information provision apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of 1 structure of the hardware of a computer. It is a block diagram which shows the common information provision function of a computer. It is a figure which shows an example of operation amount definition information. It is a figure which shows the example of a work procedure manual. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a common information provision process. It is a figure which shows the example of extraction of an operation procedure. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of an operation procedure extraction process. It is a figure which shows an example of operation procedure information. It is a figure which shows the example of operation difference location detection. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of an operation difference location detection process. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of a branch and merge detection process. It is a figure which shows an example of operation difference location information. It is a figure which shows an example of difference operation procedure extraction and difference operation amount calculation. It is a figure which shows an example of a difference operation procedure extraction process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of operation extraction processing. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a difference operation amount calculation process. It is a figure which shows an example of difference operation procedure information. It is a figure which shows an example of a procedure branch determination. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the procedure of a procedure branch determination process. It is a figure which shows the example of an output of a branch location determination result.

Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. Each embodiment can be implemented by combining a plurality of embodiments within a consistent range.
[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a common information providing apparatus according to the first embodiment. The common information providing apparatus 10 includes a storage unit 11 and a calculation unit 12. The storage unit 11 stores first procedure information 1 and second procedure information 2 in which a plurality of processing items indicating processing contents are described in the processing order. The first procedure information 1 and the second procedure information 2 are described in natural language, for example. Note that the processing described in the first procedure information 1 and the second procedure information 2 includes a case of work to be performed by a person and a processing to be performed by a device such as a computer. The work to be performed by a person includes an operation performed by a person on a device such as a computer.

  The storage unit 11 stores difference converted value information 3. The difference conversion value information 3 is set with a difference conversion value in association with a plurality of verbs used in the description of the procedure. The verb difference converted value represents a difference in processing of the processing item group depending on the presence or absence of the processing item including the verb. In other words, the difference conversion value of a verb is a numerical value indicating how much the processing result is converted depending on whether or not there is a process including the verb. For example, the higher the difference converted value is set for the verb included in the process that affects the process result.

  The calculation unit 12 selects one or more non-common process items described between a pair of process items common to the first procedure information 1 and the second procedure information 2 as the first procedure information 1 and the second procedure information 2. Are detected as processing item groups. For example, the calculation unit 12 analyzes the first procedure information 1 and the second procedure information 2 and divides them into process items, and creates process procedures 4 and 5 in which process items are arranged in the process order. For example, one verb is included in one process item. The computing unit 12 compares the process items of the first procedure information 1 and the second procedure information 2 and detects a matching process item. Then, the calculation unit 12 obtains consecutive process items that are included in each of the two process items from the start position to the match process item and from the match process item to the end position. 1 and second procedure information 2 are extracted. Here, the process item group extracted from the 1st procedure information 1 is set to the 1st process item group 6a, 7a. Moreover, let the process item group extracted from the 2nd procedure information 2 be the 2nd process item group 6b, 7b. In this example, between the first procedure information 1 and the second procedure information 2, there are differences 6 between the first process item group 6a and the second process item group 6b, the first process item group 7a, and the second process information. There is a difference 7 due to the item group 7b.

  For each difference portion 6, 7, the calculation unit 12 performs processing of the first process item group 6 a, 7 a in the difference portion 6, 7 in the first procedure information 1 and in the difference portion 6, 7 in the second procedure information 2. The difference value indicating the difference from the processing of the second processing item group 6b, 7b is calculated. For example, the calculation unit 12 may include the verbs included in the first process item groups 6a and 7a in the different portions 6 and 7 of the first procedure information 1 and the second in the different portions 6 and 7 of the second procedure information 2. The difference value is calculated based on the difference converted value corresponding to each of the verbs included in the process item groups 6b and 7b. In addition, the difference conversion value of each verb can be acquired from the difference conversion value information 3.

  When calculating the difference value based on the difference conversion value of the verb, the calculation unit 12 includes, for example, the first process item included in the first process item groups 6a and 7a and the first process item included in the second process item groups 6b and 7b. A process item pair in which two process items are associated one-to-one in the processing order is generated. In the example of FIG. 1, two processing items indicated by bidirectional arrows constitute a processing item pair.

  Next, the computing unit 12 calculates, for each processing item pair, an item-specific difference value based on the verb difference conversion value included in the first processing item and the verb difference conversion value included in the second processing item. . Then, the calculation unit 12 sets the sum of the difference values for each item of the processing item pairs in the different portions 6 and 7 as the difference value of the different portions 6 and 7.

  For example, when the verbs included in the first processing item and the second processing item included in the processing item pair are different, the calculation unit 12 calculates the larger value of the difference conversion values of the respective verbs by item. The difference value. Further, when the verb is the same and the object is different between the first processing item and the second processing item included in the processing item pair, for example, the calculation unit 12 sets a predetermined value less than 1 to the difference conversion value of the verb. The multiplied value is set as the item-specific difference value of the processing item pair.

  The number of first process items included in the first process item groups 6a and 7a may be different from the number of second process items included in the second process item groups 6b and 7b. In this case, the computing unit 12 associates, for example, the first process item and the second process item having the same verb. For the remaining processing items that cannot be associated with the processing item pairs, for example, the calculation unit 12 sets the difference conversion value of the verb included in the processing item as the item-specific difference value.

  When the difference values of the different portions 6 and 7 are obtained, the calculation unit 12 determines that the first process item group 6a and 7a and the first process item group 6a and 7a and the second process information 2 are combined into one process procedure. It is determined based on the difference value whether or not the two process item groups 6b and 7b are conditional branched. For example, the arithmetic unit 12 determines that the conditional branching is performed when the difference value is greater than a predetermined threshold value, and determines that the conditional branching is not performed when the difference value is equal to or smaller than the predetermined threshold value. In addition, the calculation unit 12 may compare the difference value per process item with a threshold value and determine whether or not to cause conditional branching. In that case, the calculation unit 12 divides the difference value of the difference portion by the number of process items included in the first process item groups 6a and 7a or the number of process items included in the second process item groups 6b and 7b. Is larger than the predetermined threshold value, it is determined that the first process item groups 6a and 7a and the second process item groups 6b and 7b are conditional branched.

  According to the common information providing apparatus 10 as described above, when the first procedure information 1 and the second procedure information 2 are integrated and integrated into one procedure information, the location of the conditional branch can be specified. In the example of FIG. 1, two different points 6 and 7 are detected between the first procedure information 1 and the second procedure information 2.

  The difference portion 6 includes two processing items of the first procedure information 1 and two processing items of the second procedure information 2. Since the number of processing items of the first procedure information 1 and the number of processing items of the second procedure information 2 are the same, the processing items of the first procedure information 1 and the second procedure information 2 in the different locations 6 are arranged in the order of processing. These process items are associated with each other on a one-to-one basis, and two process item pairs can be generated.

  The verb of one processing item of the first processing item pair of the difference 6 is “edit”, and the verb of the other processing item is “activation”. In the example of FIG. 1, the difference converted value of the verb “edit” is “1.0”, and the difference converted value of the verb “activation” is also “1.0”. Therefore, the item-specific difference value of this processing item pair takes the maximum difference conversion value and becomes “1.0”. The verb of one processing item of the second processing item pair of the difference 6 is “copy”, and the verb of the other processing item is “click”. In the example of FIG. 1, the difference converted value of the verb “copy” is “1.0”, and the difference converted value of the verb “click” is “0.3”. Therefore, the item-specific difference value of this processing item pair takes the maximum difference conversion value and becomes “1.0”.

  The difference portion 7 includes one processing item of the first procedure information 1 and two processing items of the second procedure information 2. The number of processing items of the first procedure information 1 and the number of processing items of the second procedure information 2 are different. Accordingly, process items including the same verb are associated with each other to generate one process item pair.

  The verbs of the processing items of the processing item pair in the different part 7 are both “close”, but the object is different. In the example of FIG. 1, the differential conversion value of the verb “close” is “0.3”. Therefore, the item-specific difference value of the processing item pair is “0.15” by multiplying the difference conversion value of the verb “close” by a predetermined value (for example, 0.5). Further, in the difference portion 7, the verb of the processing item for which the processing item pair could not be configured is “click”. Since the difference conversion value of the verb “click” is “0.3”, the item-specific difference value of this processing item is “0.3”.

The sum “0.45” of the difference values for each item of one process item pair and each of the extra process items becomes the difference value of the difference portion 7.
Here, the threshold value of the difference value indicating whether or not conditional branching is performed is set to “0.5”. In this case, the difference value 6 is determined to be a branch point because the difference value is greater than the threshold value. On the other hand, the difference portion 7 is determined not to be a branch portion because the difference value is equal to or less than the threshold value. When integrating the first procedure information 1 and the second procedure information 2 into one procedure information based on such a branch location identification result, there is one branch location included in the procedure information after integration. I understand that.

  When the first procedure information 1 and the second procedure information 2 are combined into one procedure information, for example, the procedure information is provided with a branch condition for branching with respect to the difference portion 6 depending on the presence or absence of the import tool. If there is no import tool, the process in the first process item group 6a in the difference part 6 of the first procedure information 1 is performed. If there is an import tool, the process in the difference part 6 in the second procedure information 2 is performed. A branch that performs the processing of the two processing item group 6b is included in the integrated procedure information. Further, the difference 7 is a slight difference regarding the procedure for closing the window. The difference between the process of the first process item group 7a of the first procedure information 1 and the process of the second process item group 7b of the second procedure information 2 is as follows. Either way, the same result is obtained. Therefore, for example, one of the process of the process item group 7a in the different part 7 of the first procedure information 1 and the process of the process item group 7b in the different part 7 of the second procedure information 2 is integrated after integration. Included in the procedure information.

  If such a common information providing apparatus 10 is used, when the first procedure information 1 and the second procedure information 2 are combined into one procedure information, it is easy to specify a branch point to be branched. For example, if there is a large amount of procedure information for processing performed for the same purpose by specifying the branch location, if the branch location is specified for each of a plurality of arbitrarily selectable combinations of procedure information, It is possible to easily calculate the number of branch points when many pieces of procedure information are combined into one. As a result, it is possible to accurately calculate the man-hour for creating the program when, for example, the process indicated by the large number of procedure information is automated by the program.

  Further, in the first embodiment, the item-specific difference value is calculated for each processing item pair in which the processing items of the first procedure information 1 and the second procedure information 2 are associated one-to-one along the processing order, The sum of the item-specific difference values for each processing item pair can be used as the difference value. Thereby, the difference in processing order can also be reflected in the difference value. As a result, it is possible to accurately determine whether or not it is a branch point.

  For process item pairs with different verbs in the first and second process items to which they belong, the verb difference conversion value included in the first process item and the verb difference conversion value included in the second process item The larger one of the values is the item-specific difference value of the processing item pair. As a result, the difference converted value of the verb having a greater influence on the processing result is reflected in the item-specific difference value, and a difference portion including many such verbs is determined as a branching portion. That is, it is possible to correctly determine a difference point where a processing result varies depending on which one of the procedure information processing items is executed as a branch point.

  For a processing item pair having the same verb in the first and second processing items to which it belongs, a value obtained by multiplying the difference conversion value of the verb by a predetermined value less than 1 is set as the item-specific difference value of the processing item pair. As a result, when the verb is the same and only the object is different, the item-specific difference value is estimated to be low, and it is possible to prevent the corresponding difference portion from being erroneously determined as a branch portion.

  When the number of first process items included in the first process item groups 6a and 7a and the number of second process items included in the second process item groups 6b and 7b are different, the first process item having the same verb A process item pair is generated in association with the second process item. Thereby, it is possible to appropriately associate the process items when generating the process item pair, and to improve the accuracy of the difference value.

  When comparing the difference value of a different location with a threshold value, the difference value per processing item in the different location and the threshold value can be compared to determine whether the different location is a branch location. By using the difference value per processing item, for example, there is no significant difference in processing contents at the difference between the two pieces of procedure information, but the description of the processing is too detailed in one procedure information, and the number of processing items is large. When it becomes too much, it can suppress that the difference part is erroneously judged as a branch part.

  In addition, the calculating part 12 is realizable with the processor which the common information provision apparatus 10 has, for example. Moreover, the memory | storage part 11 is realizable with the memory which the common information provision apparatus 10 has, for example.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment will be described. In the second embodiment, the common information providing apparatus is realized using a computer.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of hardware of a computer. The computer 100 is entirely controlled by a processor 101. A memory 102 and a plurality of peripheral devices are connected to the processor 101 via a bus 109. The processor 101 may be a multiprocessor. The processor 101 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), or a DSP (Digital Signal Processor). At least a part of the functions realized by the processor 101 executing the program may be realized by an electronic circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or a PLD (Programmable Logic Device).

  The memory 102 is used as a main storage device of the computer 100. The memory 102 temporarily stores at least part of an OS (Operating System) program and application programs to be executed by the processor 101. The memory 102 stores various data necessary for processing by the processor 101. As the memory 102, for example, a volatile semiconductor storage device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) is used.

  Peripheral devices connected to the bus 109 include an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 103, a graphic processing device 104, an input interface 105, an optical drive device 106, a device connection interface 107, and a network interface 108.

  The HDD 103 magnetically writes and reads data to and from the built-in disk. The HDD 103 is used as an auxiliary storage device of the computer 100. The HDD 103 stores an OS program, application programs, and various data. As the auxiliary storage device, a non-volatile semiconductor storage device (SSD: Solid State Drive) such as a flash memory can be used.

  A monitor 21 is connected to the graphic processing device 104. The graphic processing device 104 displays an image on the screen of the monitor 21 in accordance with an instruction from the processor 101. Examples of the monitor 21 include a display device using a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) and a liquid crystal display device.

  A keyboard 22 and a mouse 23 are connected to the input interface 105. The input interface 105 transmits signals sent from the keyboard 22 and the mouse 23 to the processor 101. The mouse 23 is an example of a pointing device, and other pointing devices can also be used. Examples of other pointing devices include a touch panel, a tablet, a touch pad, and a trackball.

  The optical drive device 106 reads data recorded on the optical disc 24 using laser light or the like. The optical disc 24 is a portable recording medium on which data is recorded so that it can be read by reflection of light. The optical disc 24 includes a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), a DVD-RAM, a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory), a CD-R (Recordable) / RW (ReWritable), and the like.

  The device connection interface 107 is a communication interface for connecting peripheral devices to the computer 100. For example, the memory device 25 and the memory reader / writer 26 can be connected to the device connection interface 107. The memory device 25 is a recording medium equipped with a communication function with the device connection interface 107. The memory reader / writer 26 is a device that writes data to the memory card 27 or reads data from the memory card 27. The memory card 27 is a card type recording medium.

  The network interface 108 is connected to the network 20. The network interface 108 transmits and receives data to and from other computers or communication devices via the network 20.

  With the hardware configuration described above, the processing functions of the second embodiment can be realized. The common information providing apparatus 10 shown in the first embodiment can also be realized by the same hardware as the computer 100 shown in FIG.

  The computer 100 implements the processing functions of the second embodiment by executing a program recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, for example. A program describing the processing content to be executed by the computer 100 can be recorded in various recording media. For example, a program to be executed by the computer 100 can be stored in the HDD 103. The processor 101 loads at least a part of the program in the HDD 103 into the memory 102 and executes the program. A program to be executed by the computer 100 can be recorded on a portable recording medium such as the optical disc 24, the memory device 25, and the memory card 27. The program stored in the portable recording medium becomes executable after being installed in the HDD 103 under the control of the processor 101, for example. The processor 101 can also read and execute a program directly from a portable recording medium.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the common information providing function of the computer. The computer 100 includes a storage unit 110, an operation procedure extraction unit 120, an operation difference location detection unit 130, a difference operation procedure extraction unit 140, a difference operation amount calculation unit 150, and a procedure branch determination unit 160.

  The storage unit 110 stores operation amount definition information 111 and a plurality of work procedure manuals 112a, 112b, 112c,. The operation amount definition information 111 is information indicating an operation amount value for each verb included in the operation description. The operation amount is a numerical value of the influence of the operation indicated by the verb on the entire work procedure. The work procedure manuals 112a, 112b, 112c,... Are electronic data in which work procedures for management / operation are described in a natural language for a computer system. As the storage unit 110, a part of the storage area of the memory 102 or HDD is used.

  The operation procedure extracting unit 120 analyzes the work procedure manuals 112a, 112b, 112c,..., And extracts operations constituting the procedure and their execution order. And the operation procedure extraction part 120 produces | generates the operation procedure information which shows operation and its implementation procedure for every work procedure manual 112a, 112b, 112c, ....

  The operation difference place detection unit 130 detects a place where the operation procedure is different between the two work procedure manuals based on the operation procedure information for each work procedure manual 112a, 112b, 112c,. The operation difference part detection unit 130 sets the detected difference part as an operation difference part.

  The difference operation procedure extraction unit 140 extracts an operation procedure corresponding to an operation difference portion from two work procedure manuals. The differential operation procedure extraction unit 140 sets the extracted operation procedure as the differential operation procedure.

  The difference operation amount calculation unit 150 compares descriptions indicating operations constituting the difference operation procedure extracted from each work procedure manual for each operation difference portion, and determines whether the verb or object included in the operation description matches or differs. judge. Then, the differential manipulation amount calculation unit 150 determines the manipulation amount definition value for each verb included in the description indicating the manipulation based on the manipulation amount definition information 111, and performs a differential manipulation weighted based on the manipulation amount definition value. Calculate the amount.

  The procedure branch determination unit 160 evaluates the difference operation amount calculated by the difference operation amount calculation unit 150 for each operation difference portion. Furthermore, the procedure branch determination unit 160 excludes an operation difference portion having a difference operation amount equal to or less than a certain value from the procedure branch. Then, the procedure branch determination unit 160 outputs an operation difference portion that has not been excluded as a procedure branch portion.

  In addition, the line which connects between each element shown in FIG. 3 shows a part of communication path, and communication paths other than the illustrated communication path can also be set. Further, the function of each element shown in FIG. 3 can be realized, for example, by causing the computer 100 to execute a program module corresponding to the element.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation amount definition information. In the operation amount definition information 111, the operation amount definition value of the verb is set in association with the verb. For example, for an operation involving a change in data in the computer, an operation amount definition value that is higher than an operation not involving a data change can be set. For example, a higher operation amount definition value is set for a verb related to a file operation or an edit operation than a verb related to a window operation. The manipulated variable definition value is an example of the difference amount converted value in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a work procedure manual. The work procedure manuals 112a, 112b,. And the name of the document. Document No. Is a procedure manual identifier (procedure manual ID). The material name is the name of the procedure manual. In the work procedure manuals 112a, 112b,..., The work procedures are described in the natural language along the order of the work. The work for managing and operating the computer system is, for example, an operation on a computer device. In the example of FIG. 5, each operation described in the work procedure manuals 112a, 112b,... Is assigned a numerical value indicating the operation execution order.

  The computer as described above performs common information provision processing. In the common information providing process, a plurality of work procedure manuals are combined into one, and the number of branch points when creating a common work procedure manual is calculated.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the common information providing process.
[Step S101] The operation procedure extraction unit 120 analyzes the work procedure manuals 112a, 112b, 112c,... Stored in the storage unit 110, and operates each of the work procedure manuals 112a, 112b, 112c,. Operation procedure information 30 indicating the procedure is generated.

  [Step S102] The operation difference part detection unit 130 extracts a combination of two or more operation procedures based on the operation procedure information 30, compares the operation procedures, and detects an operation difference part. Then, the operation difference part detection unit 130 generates operation difference part information 40 indicating the detected difference part.

  [Step S103] Based on the operation difference location information 40, the differential operation procedure extraction unit 140 extracts a portion having a different operation procedure for each combination of the compared operation procedure information, and performs difference operation procedure information 51, 52, 53, ... are generated.

  [Step S104] Based on the operation amount definition information 111, the difference operation amount calculation unit 150 determines the degree of difference between the different operation procedures shown in the difference operation procedure information 51, 52, 53,. Calculate as The differential manipulation amount calculation unit 150 sets the calculated differential manipulation amount in the differential manipulation procedure information 51, 52, 53,.

  [Step S <b> 105] The procedure branch determination unit 160 operates different points when the operation difference points indicated in the operation difference point information 40 are grouped into one procedure manual based on the difference operation amount. Is determined as a branch point. Then, the procedure branch determination unit 160 outputs procedure branch location information 60 regarding the procedure branch location.

Hereinafter, the process of each step shown in FIG. 6 will be described in detail. First, the operation procedure extraction process (step S101) will be described.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of extraction of operation procedures. In the example of FIG. 7, a plurality of work procedure manuals 112a and 112b for importing files for an arbitrary server are shown. These work procedure manuals 112a and 112b differ only in the operation target server, and the purpose of the operation is the same. The operation procedure extraction unit 120 extracts operation procedures 31 and 32 from the work procedure manuals 112a and 112b, respectively.

  For example, the operation procedure extraction unit 120 specifies the verb and the object of the verb from the description of the operation contents of the work procedure manuals 112a and 112b, and uses a character string from which other modifiers are deleted as the operation name. . For example, in the character string “Edit the import work file for the server”, “Edit” is the verb and “Work file” is the object. Therefore, an operation name “edit work file” is generated. The operation procedure extraction unit 120 creates such operation names for each operation, and creates operation procedures 31 and 32 by arranging the operation names in the work procedure manuals 112a and 112b according to the operation execution order. .

  "Start the import tool and click the" Import "button. In the case of a heavy sentence such as “”, two verbs are included. Such a description can be divided into two operation names “start import tool” and “click import button”.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing details of the operation procedure extraction process.
[Step S111] The operation procedure extraction unit 120 selects one procedure manual ID of an unprocessed work procedure manual among the work procedure manuals 112a, 112b, 112c,... Stored in the storage unit 110. .

[Step S <b> 112] The operation procedure extraction unit 120 reads the work procedure manual of the selected procedure manual ID from the storage unit 110.
[Step S113] The operation procedure extraction unit 120 analyzes the read procedure manual, and acquires the operation name in the form of “object + verb” from the description indicating the work in the order of the work. The acquired operation names are arranged in the order of operation execution.

[Step S114] The operation procedure extraction unit 120 adds the operation name “Start” to the beginning of the execution order in the sequence of operation names.
[Step S115] The operation procedure extraction unit 120 adds the operation name “End” to the end of the execution order in the operation name sequence.

[Step S <b> 116] The operation procedure extraction unit 120 records the selected procedure manual ID, execution order, and operation name in the operation procedure information 30.
[Step S117] The operation procedure extraction unit 120 determines whether or not all procedure manual IDs of the work procedure manuals 112a, 112b, 112c,... Stored in the storage unit 110 have been selected. When all the procedure manual IDs have been selected, the operation procedure extraction process ends. If there is an unselected procedure manual ID, the process proceeds to step S111.

In this way, the operation procedure information 30 is generated.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of operation procedure information. The operation procedure information 30 includes columns for procedure manual ID, execution order, and operation name. In the column of procedure manual ID, the procedure manual ID of the work procedure document from which the operation name is extracted is set. In the execution order column, the order in which the operations corresponding to the operation names are performed in the work procedure manual from which the operation names are extracted is set. In the operation name column, the operation name extracted from the work procedure manual or the operation names “Start” and “End” indicating the start / end of the operation procedure are set.

  Note that “1” in the execution order is assigned to the operation name “Start”, and values after the execution order “2” are assigned to the operation names extracted from the work procedure manual. Among the operation names corresponding to the same work procedure manual, the operation name “End” is the last in the execution order.

Next, the operation difference point detection process (step S102) will be described in detail.
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of detecting a difference in operation. When the two operation procedures 31 and 32 are overlapped, the operation difference point detection unit 130 detects a range from a branch point to a point where the operation points merge again as an operation difference point. For example, when the operation procedure 31 and the operation procedure 32 are compared, the operation name “confirm import end” is the same. If it does so, it will understand that it branches from the first operation of the operation procedures 31 and 32, merges with operation name "confirm import completion", and then branches again. In this case, the operation difference portion detection unit 130 sets the operation from the next operation name “Start” to the operation name “confirmation of import completion” as the operation difference portion 41. Further, the operation difference portion detection unit 130 sets the operation from the next operation name “confirmation of import completion” to the operation name “End” as the operation difference portion 42.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing details of the operation difference detection processing.
[Step S121] The operation difference point detection unit 130 selects one procedure manual ID of an unprocessed work procedure manual among the work procedure manuals 112a, 112b, 112c,... Stored in the storage unit 110. To do. Then, the operation difference point detection unit 130 sets the work procedure manual corresponding to the selected procedure manual ID as “procedure manual A”.

  [Step S122] The operation-difference part detection unit 130 selects other work procedure manuals that are not compared with the procedure manual A among the work procedure manuals 112a, 112b, 112c,... Stored in the storage unit 110. Select one procedure manual ID. Then, the operation difference point detection unit 130 sets the work procedure manual corresponding to the selected procedure manual ID as “procedure document B”.

  [Step S123] The operation difference point detection unit 130 reads the operation procedures of the procedure manual A and the procedure manual B from the operation procedure information 30. The operation procedure to be read is an array of operation names to which the execution order is given.

  [Step S124] The operation difference point detection unit 130 determines whether or not the operation procedures of the procedure manual A and the procedure manual B completely match. If they match completely, the process proceeds to step S126. If there is an operation name that does not match at least a part, the process proceeds to step S125.

  [Step S125] The operation difference point detection unit 130 performs a branching / merging detection process of detecting a position where the procedure branches and a position where the procedure branches when the two operating procedures are overlapped. Details of the branching / merging detection processing will be described later (see FIG. 12).

  [Step S126] The operation difference point detection unit 130 determines whether or not the comparison between the procedure manual A and all other procedure manuals has been completed. If the comparison between the procedure manual A and all other procedure manuals is completed, the process proceeds to step S127. If there is another procedure manual that has not been compared with procedure manual A, the process proceeds to step S122.

  [Step S127] The operation difference point detection unit 130 determines whether or not the comparison has been completed for all combinations of the procedure manuals. When the comparison of the combinations of all the procedure manuals is completed, the operation difference point detection process is ended. If there is a combination that has not been compared, the process proceeds to step S121.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing details of the branching / merging detection process.
[Step S131] The operation-difference part detection unit 130 sets 1 to a variable i indicating the execution order during selection of the procedure manual A. Further, the operation difference point detection unit 130 sets 1 to the variable j indicating the execution order during selection of the procedure manual B.

  [Step S132] The operation difference point detection unit 130 determines whether or not the operation names in the selected execution order match in the procedure manual A and the procedure manual B, respectively. If the operation names match, the process proceeds to step S133. If the operation names do not match, it is determined as a branch point, and the process proceeds to step S135.

  [Step S133] The operation difference point detection unit 130 adds 1 to the value of the variable i and adds 1 to the value of the variable j. As a result, the execution order during selection of the procedure manual A and the procedure manual B is advanced to the next execution order.

  [Step S134] The operation difference point detection unit 130 determines whether or not the operation name of the execution order during selection of the procedure manual A is “End”. If the operation name is “End”, the branching / merging detection process ends. If the operation name is not “End”, the process proceeds to step S132.

  [Step S135] When the operation difference point detection unit 130 becomes a branch point, the operation difference part ID is associated with the operation difference point identification number (operation difference point ID). The difference information 40 is written.

  [Step S136] The operation difference part detection unit 130 sets the operation name of the execution order (i-1) immediately before the execution order during the selection of the procedure manual A as the operation difference part operation 40 to the operation difference part information 40. Write.

[Step S137] The operation difference point detection unit 130 sets the value of the execution order j during selection of the procedure manual B to the variable j ₀ indicating the execution order of the procedure manual B immediately after branching.
[Step S138] The operation difference point detection unit 130 adds 1 to the value of the variable i indicating the execution order during selection of the procedure manual A. As a result, the execution order during selection of the procedure manual A is advanced to the next execution order.

  [Step S139] The operation difference point detection unit 130 determines whether the operation name of the execution order i is “End”. If the operation name is “End”, the process proceeds to step S140. If the operation name is not “End”, the process proceeds to step S141.

[Step S <b> 140] The operation difference part detection unit 130 writes “End” in the operation difference part information 40 as a post-difference part operation. Thereafter, the branching / merging detection process ends.
[Step S141] The operation difference point detection unit 130 adds 1 to the value of the variable j indicating the execution order during selection of the procedure manual B. As a result, the execution order during selection of the procedure manual B is advanced to the next execution order.

  [Step S142] The operation difference point detection unit 130 determines whether or not the operation names in the selected execution order match in each of the procedure manual A and the procedure manual B. If the operation names match, it is determined that the operation point is a merge point, and the process proceeds to step S145. If the operation names do not match, the process proceeds to step S143.

  [Step S143] The operation difference point detection unit 130 determines whether the operation name of the execution order j is “End”. If the operation name is “End”, the process proceeds to step S144. If the operation name is not “End”, the process proceeds to step S141.

[Step S144] The operation difference point detection unit 130 sets the value of the variable j ₀ to the execution order j during selection of the procedure manual B. As a result, the execution order during selection of the procedure manual B is returned to the execution order immediately after branching. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S138.

  [Step S145] The operation difference part detection unit 130 sets the operation name in the execution order (i-1) immediately before the execution order during selection of the procedure manual A as the operation difference part operation 40 in the operation difference part information 40. Write.

  [Step S146] The operation difference point detection unit 130 adds 1 to the value of the variable i and adds 1 to the value of the variable j. As a result, the execution order during selection of the procedure manual A and the procedure manual B is advanced to the next execution order. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S132.

In this way, an operation difference portion is detected, and operation difference portion information 40 is created.
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of operation difference location information. The operation difference part information 40 includes columns for operation difference part ID, procedure manual ID, operation before difference part, and operation after difference part. In the operation difference place ID column, operation difference place identification information (operation difference place ID) is set. In the column of procedure manual ID, the procedure manual ID of the work procedure document from which the operation difference part is extracted is set. The operation name immediately before the different part is set in the column of the operation before the different part. The operation name immediately after the difference is set in the column of the operation after the difference.

Next, the differential operation procedure extraction process (step S103) and the differential operation amount calculation process (step S104) will be described in detail.
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of differential operation procedure extraction and differential operation amount calculation. FIG. 14 shows a calculation example of the differential manipulation amount when the work procedure manual 112a is “procedure manual A” and the work procedure manual 112b is “procedure manual B”.

  The operation difference portion 41 includes two operations of the procedure manual A and two operations of the procedure manual B. In this case, since the number of both operations is the same, the operations in the same order in the operation difference portion 41 are extracted in association with each other. At this time, the description of the operation name is divided into an object and a verb. Further, according to the execution order in the work procedure manuals 112a and 112b of the extraction source, the operation order is set in the order of each operation extracted from the operation difference portion 41.

  The operation difference portion 42 includes one operation of the procedure manual A and two operations of the procedure manual B. Thus, when the number of both operations differs, if there exists operation with which a verb corresponds, those operation will be matched. For example, the operation “close window” extracted from the work procedure manual 112a and the operation “close tool” extracted from the work procedure manual 112b have the same verb. Therefore, these operations are extracted in association with each other.

  In this manner, the operations of the compared work procedure manuals are extracted from the operation difference points 41 and 42 in association with each other. Hereinafter, a set of corresponding operations is referred to as an “operation pair”. When the operation pair is extracted, the differential operation amount for the operation pair is calculated based on the object and verb of each operation of the operation pair.

  If the verbs included in the operation names of the operations of the operation pair are different, the larger one of the operation amount definition values of those verbs becomes the differential operation amount. For example, when “work file (object), edit (verb)” and “import tool (object), start (verb)” are compared, the operation amount definition value of edit is “1.0”, “start” The manipulated variable definition value is “0.3”. Therefore, the larger value “1.0” is the difference operation amount.

  When the verb included in the operation name of each operation of the operation pair is the same and the object is different, a value obtained by multiplying the operation amount definition value of the verb by a predetermined coefficient less than 1 is the difference operation amount. For example, when comparing “window (object), close (verb)” with “tool (object), close (verb)”, the verb is the same, but the object is different. Therefore, a value “0.15” obtained by multiplying the operation amount definition value “0.3” of “close” by a predetermined coefficient (for example, “0.5”) is the difference operation amount.

  For the remaining operations that cannot be associated with each other, the operation amount definition value of the verb included in the operation becomes the differential operation amount. For example, the operation “end (object), click (verb)” extracted from the procedure manual B has no operation corresponding to the procedure manual A side. Therefore, the difference amount definition value “0.3” of “click” is the difference operation amount.

The difference operation amount calculated for each operation pair is summed for each operation difference portion 41, 42. The total result is the difference operation amount of the corresponding operation difference portion.
In the example of FIG. 14, two procedure manuals are compared, but three or more procedure manuals can be compared. In the case where there are three or more procedure manuals related to operation differences, the maximum value of the difference operation amount obtained by comparing two arbitrary operation manuals may be set as the difference operation amount of the operation difference portion.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of the difference operation procedure extraction process.
[Step S <b> 151] The differential operation procedure extraction unit 140 selects one operation difference location ID recorded in the operation difference location information 40.

[Step S152] The differential operation procedure extraction unit 140 reads the two procedure manual IDs corresponding to the operation difference location ID from the operation difference location information 40.
[Step S153] The difference operation procedure extraction unit 140 reads the operation before the difference portion and the operation after the difference portion from the operation difference portion information 40.

  [Step S154] The differential operation procedure extraction unit 140 reads, from the operation procedure information 30, the operation name of the operation between the pre-difference operation and the post-difference operation for each of the two read procedure manual IDs.

  [Step S155] The differential operation procedure extraction unit 140 sets one of the two procedure manuals indicated by the read procedure manual IDs as “procedure document A” and the other as “procedure document B”. For example, the differential operation procedure extraction unit 140 sets the procedure manual having a smaller procedure manual ID as “procedure manual A” and the procedure manual having a larger procedure manual ID as “procedure manual B”.

[Step S156] The difference operation procedure extraction unit 140 performs an operation extraction process in the operation difference portion. Details of this processing will be described later (see FIG. 16).
[Step S157] The differential manipulation procedure extraction unit 140 determines whether or not the processing has been completed for all the operational differences. When the processing is completed at all operation differences, the differential operation procedure extraction processing ends. If there is an unprocessed operation difference portion, the process proceeds to step S151.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of the operation extraction process.
[Step S161] The differential operation procedure extraction unit 140 determines whether or not the number of operation names of the procedure manual A and the procedure manual B is equal. For example, the differential operation procedure extraction unit 140 counts and compares the number of operation names read in step S154 for each procedure document ID. If the numbers are equal, the process proceeds to step S162. If the numbers are not equal, the process proceeds to step S163.

  [Step S162] The differential operation procedure extraction unit 140 divides the operation name acquired from the procedure manual A and the procedure manual B into an object and a verb, and writes them in the differential operation procedure information 51 in the execution order. At this time, the difference operation procedure extraction unit 140 sets a value indicating the operation order in the operation difference portion for the written operation name (a set of an object and a verb). Thereafter, the operation extraction process ends.

  [Step S163] The differential operation procedure extraction unit 140 divides the operation name into the object and verb for the procedure manual having the larger operation name, and writes it in the differential operation procedure information 51 in the execution order. At this time, the difference operation procedure extraction unit 140 sets a value indicating the operation order in the operation difference portion for the written operation name (a set of an object and a verb).

[Step S164] The differential operation procedure extraction unit 140 divides the operation name into an object and a verb for the procedure manual with the smaller number of operation names.
[Step S165] The differential operation procedure extraction unit 140 compares the verb extracted from the operation name of the procedure manual A with the verb extracted from the operation name of the procedure manual B, and determines whether there is an operation name that matches the verb. to decide. If there is an operation name that matches the verb, the process proceeds to step S166. If there is no operation name that matches the verb, the process proceeds to step S167.

  [Step S166] The difference operation procedure extraction unit 140 calculates the difference between operation names (a pair of an object and a verb) so that the operation order of operations with matching verbs is the same for the procedure manual with a smaller operation name. The operation procedure information 51 is written. Thereafter, the operation extraction process ends.

  [Step S167] The differential operation procedure extraction unit 140 writes the operation name (a set of an object and a verb) in the differential operation procedure information 51 in order from the operation order 1 for the procedure manual with the smaller operation name. Thereafter, the operation extraction process ends.

  In this way, the operations are extracted from the operation difference portions of the plurality of procedure manuals and arranged in the operation order. Then, operation pairs having the same operation order are compared, and a differential operation amount for the operation pair is calculated.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of the differential manipulation amount calculation process.
[Step S171] The differential manipulation amount calculation unit 150 selects one manipulation difference portion ID recorded in the manipulation difference portion information 40.

[Step S172] The differential operation amount calculation unit 150 selects one operation order.
[Step S173] The differential operation amount calculation unit 150 determines whether or not any one of the procedure manual A and the procedure manual B exists in the selected operation order. If there is no operation on one of the procedure manuals, the process proceeds to step S174. If there is an operation for both procedure manuals, the process proceeds to step S177.

[Step S174] The differential operation amount calculation unit 150 acquires the verb included in the operation name of the existing operation from the operation difference location information 40.
[Step S175] The differential manipulation amount calculation unit 150 acquires a manipulation amount definition value corresponding to the acquired verb from the manipulation amount definition information 111.

  [Step S176] The differential manipulation amount calculation unit 150 writes the acquired differential manipulation amount in the differential manipulation procedure information 51 as the differential manipulation amount of the operation pair corresponding to the selected manipulation order. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S183.

[Step S177] The differential manipulation amount calculation unit 150 acquires the verbs of the procedure manual A and the procedure manual B from the operation difference portion information 40.
[Step S178] The differential manipulation amount calculation unit 150 determines whether or not the two acquired verbs match. If they match, the process proceeds to step S181. If not, the process proceeds to Step S179.

[Step S <b> 179] The differential operation amount calculation unit 150 acquires the operation amount definition values of the two acquired verbs from the operation amount definition information 111.
[Step S180] The differential operation amount calculation unit 150 writes the larger value of the acquired operation amount definition values in the differential operation procedure information 51 as the differential operation amount of the operation pair corresponding to the selected operation order. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S183.

[Step S181] The differential manipulation amount calculation unit 150 acquires the manipulation amount definition value of the matched verb from the manipulation amount definition information 111.
[Step S182] The differential manipulation amount calculation unit 150 uses the value obtained by multiplying the acquired manipulation amount definition value by a certain value (for example, 0.5) as the differential manipulation amount of the manipulation pair corresponding to the selected manipulation order. The procedure information 51 is written.

  [Step S183] The difference operation amount calculation unit 150 determines whether or not the processing has been completed for all operation orders corresponding to all selected operation difference portion IDs. If the process has been completed in all operation orders, the process proceeds to step S184. If there is an unprocessed operation order, the process proceeds to step S172.

  [Step S184] The differential manipulation amount calculation unit 150 determines whether or not the processing has been completed for all manipulation difference portion IDs. If the process has been completed for all operation difference part IDs, the differential operation amount calculation process ends. If there is an unprocessed operation difference part ID, the process proceeds to step S171.

In this way, the difference operation amount calculated based on the operation extracted from the operation difference portion is set in the difference operation procedure information 51.
FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of the difference operation procedure information. The differential operation procedure information 51 includes columns for operation difference part ID, operation order, procedure manual A object, procedure manual A verb, procedure manual B object, procedure manual B verb, and differential operation amount.

  In the operation difference place ID column, the operation difference place ID of the operation difference place where the differential operation procedure is extracted is set. In the operation order column, the order of operations within the operation difference portion is set. In the column of the procedure manual A object, an object extracted from the operation name of the procedure manual A is set. In the column of the procedure manual A verb, a verb extracted from the operation name of the procedure manual A is set. In the column of the procedure manual B object, an object extracted from the operation name of the procedure manual B is set. In the column of the procedure manual B verb, a verb extracted from the operation name of the procedure manual B is set. In the differential operation amount column, a differential operation amount related to an operation pair corresponding to the operation order is set.

When the difference operation amount is obtained, the procedure branch determination unit 160 performs procedure branch determination processing.
FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of procedure branch determination. The procedure branch determination unit 160 evaluates the difference operation amount for each operation difference portion, and corrects the procedure branch portion so that the operation difference portion where the difference operation amount per operation is smaller than a certain value is excluded from the procedure branch portion. To do.

  For example, the total difference operation amount of the operation difference portion 41 is “2.0”. Since the operation difference portion 41 includes two operations of each procedure manual, the difference operation amount per operation is “1.0”. If the threshold value for determining whether or not to make a branch point is “0.5”, the difference operation amount per operation at the operation difference point 41 is larger than the threshold value. In this case, the operation difference part 41 is determined to be a procedure branching part that branches a condition when two work procedure manuals are combined into one.

  The total difference operation amount of the operation different points 42 is “0.45”. The operation difference portion 42 includes one operation of one procedure manual and two operations of the other procedure manual. In this case, a value “0.225” obtained by dividing the difference operation amount by the number of procedures having a larger number is the difference operation amount per operation. The difference operation amount per operation of the operation difference portion 42 is smaller than the threshold “0.5”. In this case, the operation difference location 42 is determined as a procedure non-branch location that does not cause conditional branching when two work procedure manuals are combined into one. For example, when the two work procedure manuals are combined into one, the procedure non-branch portion may apply the operation of one of the work procedure manuals without performing conditional branching.

The procedure branch determination unit 160 outputs the procedure branch location 61 and the number of procedure branch locations. In the example of FIG. 19, the number of procedure branch locations is “1”.
FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the procedure of the procedure branch determination process.

[Step S191] The procedure branch determination unit 160 selects one operation difference location ID from the difference operation procedure information 51.
[Step S192] The procedure branch determination unit 160 reads the differential operation amount for each operation pair in all the operation orders corresponding to the selected operation difference location ID, and calculates the total value.

  [Step S193] The procedure branch determination unit 160 calculates a difference per operation by dividing a total value of the difference operation amounts of the selected operation difference portion ID by the maximum value of the operation order corresponding to the operation difference portion ID. The operation amount.

  [Step S194] The procedure branch determination unit 160 determines whether or not the differential operation amount per operation is equal to or less than a threshold value. If not, the process proceeds to step S195. If not below the threshold, the process proceeds to step S196.

[Step S195] The procedure branch determination unit 160 excludes the operation difference portion corresponding to the selected operation difference portion ID from the procedure branch target.
[Step S196] The procedural branch determination unit 160 determines whether or not the processing has been completed for all operation difference portion IDs. If completed, the process proceeds to step S197. If there is an unprocessed operation difference part ID, the process proceeds to step S191.

[Step S197] The procedure branch determination unit 160 outputs an operation difference location that has not been excluded as a procedure branch location.
[Step S198] The procedural branch determination unit 160 counts the number of procedural branch locations and outputs the counted number as procedural branch locations.

In this way, the number of branch points when similar work procedure manuals are combined into one is calculated. The procedure branch determination unit 160 can also output the number of operations when the work procedure manual is compiled.
FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an output example of the branch location determination result. For example, the procedure branch determination unit 160 associates the task name with the procedure manual ID of the task procedure manual to be integrated, the number of operations included in the task procedure after integration, and the number of procedure branch points included in the task procedure after integration. Is output.

  As described above, in the second embodiment, the difference operation amount is calculated based on the difference in the object or verb included in the part for the part having the different operation description by the analysis of the procedure manual, The place where the value was small was decided to be excluded from the procedure branching place. As a result, only locations where the procedure contents are practically different can be determined as procedure branch locations, and the number of procedure branch locations can be accurately calculated. If the number of branch points is known, for example, the man-hour for creating a program for automatically executing an operation in accordance with the work procedure manual can be obtained accurately.

  In the second embodiment, when the differential operation amount per operation is equal to or less than the threshold value, the branching is not performed. However, even if the differential operation amount per operation is small, different operations continue for a long time. In some cases, it may be better to branch. Therefore, the difference operation amount (total value) of the operation difference points may be compared with a threshold value to determine whether or not to branch. Also, the difference operation amount per operation is compared with the first threshold value, and the difference operation amount (total value) of the operation difference portion is compared with the second threshold value. It may be determined that

  As mentioned above, although embodiment was illustrated, the structure of each part shown by embodiment can be substituted by the other thing which has the same function. Moreover, other arbitrary structures and processes may be added. Further, any two or more configurations (features) of the above-described embodiments may be combined.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 1st procedure information 2 2nd procedure information 3 Difference conversion value information 4,5 Process procedure 6,7 Difference 6a, 7a 1st process item group 6b, 7b 2nd process item group 10 Shared information provision apparatus 11 Memory | storage part 12 Calculation unit

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On the computer,
One or more non-common process items described between a pair of process items common to the first procedure information and the second procedure information in which a plurality of process items indicating process contents are described in the order of processing are defined as the first procedure. Detected as a processing item group from each of the information and the second procedure information,
A difference converted value representing a difference in processing of a processing item group depending on presence / absence of a processing item including each of a plurality of verbs is associated with each of the plurality of verbs, and is detected from the first procedure information. Processing of the first processing item group based on the difference conversion value corresponding to each of the verb included in the group and the verb included in the second processing item group detected from the second procedure information And a difference value indicating a difference between the processing of the second processing item group and the second processing item group,
Whether the first process item group and the second process item group are expressed as conditional branches when the first procedure information and the second procedure information are combined into one procedure information, the difference value Based on
Common information providing program that executes processing. In the calculation, at least one of the first processing item included in the first processing item group and the second processing item included in the second processing item group is associated one-to-one in the processing order. A processing item pair is generated, and for each processing item pair, an item-specific difference value based on a verb difference conversion value included in the first processing item and a verb difference conversion value included in the second processing item. And a value corresponding to the sum of the item-specific difference values for each processing item pair as the difference value,
The common information providing program according to claim 1. In the calculation, regarding the first processing item pair in which the verb included in the first processing item and the verb included in the second processing item are different, the difference converted value of the verb included in the first processing item; The larger value of the difference conversion value of the verb included in the second processing item is set as the item-specific difference value of the first processing item pair.
The common information providing program according to claim 2. In the calculation, regarding the second processing item pair in which the verb included in the first processing item and the verb included in the second processing item are the same, a value obtained by multiplying the difference conversion value of the verb by a predetermined value less than 1 is obtained. , The item-specific difference value of the second processing item pair,
The common information providing program according to claim 2 or 3. In the calculation, when the number of the first processing items included in the first processing item group is different from the number of the second processing items included in the second processing item group, the first verb having the same verb is used. A processing item pair is generated by associating the processing item with the second processing item.
The shared information providing program according to any one of claims 2 to 4. In the determination, if the value obtained by dividing the difference value by the number of process items included in the first process item group or the number of process items included in the second process item group is greater than a predetermined threshold, Determining that the first process item group and the second process item group are expressed as conditional branches;
The common information provision program according to any one of claims 1 to 5. Computer
One or more non-common process items described between a pair of process items common to the first procedure information and the second procedure information in which a plurality of process items indicating process contents are described in the order of processing are defined as the first procedure. Detected as a processing item group from each of the information and the second procedure information,
A difference converted value representing a difference in processing of a processing item group depending on presence / absence of a processing item including each of a plurality of verbs is associated with each of the plurality of verbs, and is detected from the first procedure information. Processing of the first processing item group based on the difference conversion value corresponding to each of the verb included in the group and the verb included in the second processing item group detected from the second procedure information And a difference value indicating a difference between the processing of the second processing item group and the second processing item group,
Whether the first process item group and the second process item group are expressed as conditional branches when the first procedure information and the second procedure information are combined into one procedure information, the difference value Based on
Common information provision method. A storage unit for storing first procedure information and second procedure information in which a plurality of processing items indicating processing contents are described in the processing order;
One or more non-common processing items described between a pair of processing items common to the first procedure information and the second procedure information are processed from each of the first procedure information and the second procedure information. A difference converted value representing a difference in processing of the processing item group depending on the presence / absence of a processing item including each of a plurality of verbs detected as an item group is associated with each of the plurality of verbs and detected from the first procedure information Based on the difference conversion value corresponding to each of the verb included in the first processing item group and the verb included in the second processing item group detected from the second procedure information. When calculating a difference value indicating a difference between the process of the one process item group and the process of the second process item group, and combining the first procedure information and the second procedure information into one procedure information, One processing item group and the second processing item Whether to represent the conditional branch bets is determined based on the difference value, and a calculation unit,
A common information providing apparatus.

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