IP Library Granted Patent US 12,518,554
Granted Patent B2
US 12,518,554 · App. 18/048,179 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Information processing device and method to display link units of first and second documents, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing document processing program

Inventors: Takashi Kawato (Tokyo, JP); Ruka Funaki (Tokyo, JP); Tomoko Uchida (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: LegalOn Technologies, Inc.
G06V30/418G06V30/416G06F3/048G06V30/19173
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Patent No.
US 12,518,554
App. No.
18/048,179
Granted
Jan 6, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing device includes one or more hardware processors configured to divide first document information and second document information in a predefined unit; calculate a degree of relevance between units included in the first document information and units included in the second document information; link the units included in the first document information with the units included in the second document information on a one-to-one basis according to the degree of relevance; and display combinations of the units in the first document information and the units in the second document information linked with each other.

Claims (53)

1 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a document processing program for causing a computer to function as:

a divider element configured to divide first document information and second document information in at least one predefined unit;

a computing element configured to calculate a degree of relevance between the one or more units included in the first document information and the one or more units included in the second document information;

a link element configured to link the one or more units included in the first document information and obtained by dividing the first document information with the one or more units included in the second document information and obtained by dividing the second document information on a one-to-one basis according to a calculated the degree of relevance between the one or more units included in the first document information and the one or more units included in the second document information; and

a display control element configured to display, in combination, the one or more units included in the first document information and the one or more units included in the second document information individually linked with the one or more units included in the first document information, such that each pair of units included in the first and second document information and linked with each other is displayed side by side, and where each unit that is included in the first document information and the second document information includes no corresponding unit, the unit in the first document information and a no unit indicator in the second document information are displayed side by side, and where each unit that is included in the second document information and the first document information includes no corresponding unit, the unit in the second document information and a no unit indicator in the first document information are displayed side by side.

2 . The storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein

each of the first document information and the second information is an agreement.

3 . The storage medium according to claim 2 , wherein

the predefined unit is any of articles, sections, and items.

4 . The storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein

each of the first document information and the second information includes a preface and an article.

5 . The storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein

the first document information or the second document information is transmitted by one user to a server together with a request for another user to review the first document information or the second information, and

in response to the request, the first document information or the second information is processed by the another user via the server.

6 . The storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein

when the one or more units included in the first document information or in the second document information includes a newly provided unit, the display control element displays the unit with an indication that the unit is newly provided.

7 . The storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein

when any of the one or more units included in the first document information or in the second document information has been deleted, the display control element displays the unit with an indication that the unit has been deleted.

8 . An information processing device, comprising:

one or more hardware processors configured to:

divide first document information and second document information in at least one predefined unit;

calculate a degree of relevance between the one or more units included in the first document information and the one or more units included in the second document information;

link the one or more units included in the first document information and obtained by dividing the first document information with the one or more units included in the second document information and obtained by dividing the second document information on a one-to-one basis according to a calculated the degree of relevance between the one or more units included in the first document information and the one or more units included in the second document information; and

display, in combination, the one or more units included in the first document information and the one or more units included in the second document information individually linked with the one or more units included in the first document information, such that each pair of units included in the first and second document information and linked with each other is displayed side by side, and where each unit that is included in the first document information and the second document information includes no corresponding unit, the unit in the first document information and a no unit indicator in the second document information are displayed side by side, and where each unit that is included in the second document information and the first document information includes no corresponding unit, the unit in the second document information and a no unit indicator in the first document information are displayed side by side.

9 . The information processing device according to claim 8 , wherein

each of the first document information and the second information is an agreement.

10 . The information processing device according to claim 9 , wherein

the predefined unit is any of articles, sections, and items.

11 . The information processing device according to claim 8 , wherein

each of the first document information and the second information includes a preface and an article.

12 . The information processing device according to claim 8 , wherein

the first document information or the second document information is transmitted by one user to a server together with a request for another user to review the first document information or the second information, and

in response to the request, the first document information or the second information is processed by the another user via the server.

13 . The information processing device according to claim 8 , wherein

when the one or more units included in the first document information or in the second document information includes a newly provided unit, the one or more hardware processors display the unit with an indication that the unit is newly provided.

14 . The information processing device according to claim 8 , wherein

when any of the one or more units included in the first document information or in the second document information has been deleted, the one or more hardware processors display the unit with an indication that the unit has been deleted.

15 . A document processing method, comprising:

linking one or more units included in first document information with one or more units included in second document information on a one-to-one basis according to a degree of relevance between the one or more units included in the first document information and the one or more units included in the second document information; and

displaying, in combination, the one or more units included in the first document information and the one or more units included in the second document information individually linked with the one or more units included in the first document information, such that each pair of units included in the first and second document information and linked with each other is displayed side by side, and where each unit that is included in the first document information and the second document information includes no corresponding unit, the unit in the first document information and a no unit indicator in the second document information are displayed side by side, and where each unit that is included in the second document information and the first document information includes no corresponding unit, the unit in the second document information and a no unit indicator in the first document information are displayed side by side.

16 . The document processing method according to claim 15 , wherein

each of the first document information and the second information is an agreement.

17 . The document processing method according to claim 16 , wherein

the predefined unit is any of articles, sections, and items.

18 . The document processing method according to claim 15 , wherein

each of the first document information and the second information includes a preface and an article.

19 . The document processing method according to claim 15 , wherein

the first document information or the second document information is transmitted to a server by one user together with a request for another user to review the first document information or the second information, and

in response to the request, the first document information or the second information is processed by the another user.

20 . The document processing method according to claim 15 , wherein

the displaying comprises displaying, when the one or more units included in the first document information or in the second document information includes a newly provided unit, the unit with an indication that the unit is newly provided.

21 . The document processing method according to claim 15 , wherein

the displaying comprises displaying, when any of the one or more units included in the first document information or in the second document information has been deleted, the unit with an indication that the unit has been deleted.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 8, 2023
From: LEGALFORCE, INC.
To: LEGALON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 062628/0862 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2022
From: KAWATO, TAKASHI; FUNAKI, RUKA; UCHIDA, TOMOKO
To: LEGALFORCE, INC.
Reel/Frame 061483/0122 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2020017628 · Apr 24, 2020
Related Publication 20230106060A1 · Apr 6, 2023
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