Support System for Understanding Intention in Communication Using Diagrams

Abstract

Readers understand the messages from the diagrams by grasping their features. However, some fail to notice the features and do not correctly grasp the messages. For the first step of reading the messages, this paper focuses on intentions included in diagrams as “emphasize,” “classify,” and “continuous change” and proposes a method for comprehending intentions from diagrams. To comprehend intentions, the differences in the attributes of figures must first be noticed, and then the intentions indicated by these differences must be considered. Our system encourages users to grasp intentions by following these steps. It also develops a system for experiencing the method.