RELATED INFORMATION PRESENTATION METHOD IN DOCUMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM

The relationships between words included in an input character string are analyzed. At least one related element conforming to the analyzed relationships is extracted from the input character string. Subject sentences are retrieved from stored documents using the related elements as retrieval keys, and the retrieved subject sentences are displayed on screen. Priority rank is given to the respective subject sentences in accordance with the degrees of coincidence between the respective subject sentences and the related elements. The subject sentences are displayed on screen according to the given priority rank.