Abstract: A method and an apparatus for processing a document of a tagged internal structure made up of a plurality of elements. A plurality of documents received by a receiving unit are stored in a RAM of a storage unit provided in a main body portion of the apparatus. The characteristic information representing the characteristics of a document is extracted in accordance with the sequence of operations recorded on a ROM under control by controller. Each document is classified into classification items making up a classification model, depending on the degree of interrelation between the characteristic information of the document extracted by a characteristic information extraction unit and the classification-item-based information to realize automatic document classification in such a manner as to reflect the interest of a user.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods, systems and apparatus for aggressive business content use and control purposes, using media properties that powerfully convey content. An example embodiment includes an advertisement and/or other content distribution system comprising: a content provider system, for providing for a user terminal content to which an identifier has been added; the user terminal, for receiving the content, via a network, from the content provider system, and for identifying and outputting, to the network, the identifier added to the content; an advertiser system, for the distribution to the user terminal, based on the identifier output by the user terminal, of a predetermined advertisement via the network; and an agent server system, for managing the identifier added to the content, and for employing the identifier, output by the user terminal, to transmit an advertisement distribution trigger to the advertiser system for the distribution of the predetermined advertisement.

Abstract: A document processing apparatus is disclosed that has a capability of outputting video data related to document data. When electronic document data including information (video tag) specifying video data is input, video data related to that electronic document data is detected. The video data related to the electronic document data is output in synchronization with or independently of the output of the electronic document data thereby presenting to a user not only the document but also the video data related to the document.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods, apparatus and systems to embed pointer information for metadata in content using a method that will not delete the information, so that metadata correlated with content can be correctly obtained, even after the contents have been edited. In an example embodiment, a user terminal for reproducing multimedia content comprises: a pointer information detector, for detecting pointer information that is embedded in the content and that points to the location of metadata in which information concerning the content is written; a network interface, for employing the pointer information to obtain the metadata via a network; and an index information generator, for employing the metadata to generate index information that is correlated with the data structure of the digital content.

Abstract: A digital document browsing system includes: a layout engine for determining the layout of a digital document based on previously obtained historical data for a display form of the digital document, a summarization engine for preparing a summary for the sentences of the digital document based on the historical data for the digital document. Further included is a view generator for arranging the summary obtained by the summarization engine in accordance with the layout, and for generating data relating to the display form of the digital document. A user interface for displaying the digital document on a display device based on the data related to the display form is still further included.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods, apparatus and systems to embed pointer information for metadata in content using a method that will not delete the information, so that metadata correlated with content can be correctly obtained, even after the contents have been edited. In an example embodiment, a user terminal for reproducing multimedia content comprises: a pointer information detector, for detecting pointer information that is embedded in the content and that points to the location of metadata in which information concerning the content is written; a network interface, for employing the pointer information to obtain the metadata via a network; and an index information generator, for employing the metadata to generate index information that is correlated with the data structure of the digital content.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods, apparatus and systems to embed pointer information for metadata in content using a method that will not delete the information, so that metadata correlated with content can be correctly obtained, even after the contents have been edited. In an example embodiment, a user terminal for reproducing multimedia content comprises: a pointer information detector, for detecting pointer information that is embedded in the content and that points to the location of metadata in which information concerning the content is written; a network interface, for employing the pointer information to obtain the metadata via a network; and an index information generator, for employing the metadata to generate index information that is correlated with the data structure of the digital content.

Abstract: An electronic document processor is provided in which a controller sets a size of an abstract display area, in an entire display area, according to an input supplied to an input unit, determines an abstract length based on the set abstract display area size, generates, from an electronic document, an abstract having a length which falls within the abstract display area, and displays the generated abstract in the set abstract display area.

Abstract: On receipt of a tagged file, as a tagged document, at step S1, a document processing apparatus at step S2 derives the attribute information for read-out from tags of the tagged file and embeds the attribute information to generate a speech read-out file. Then, at step S3, the document processing apparatus performs processing suited for a speech synthesis engine, using the generated speech read-out file. At step S4, the document processing apparatus performs processing depending on the operation by the user through a user interface.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for processing a document of a tagged internal structure made up of a plurality of elements. A plurality of documents received by a receiving unit are stored in a RAM of a storage unit provided in a main body portion of the apparatus. The characteristic information representing the characteristics of a document is extracted in accordance with the sequence of operations recorded on a ROM under control by controller. Each document is classified into classification items making up a classification model, depending on the degree of interrelation between the characteristic information of the document extracted by a characteristic information extraction unit and the classification-item-based information to realize automatic document classification in such a manner as to reflect the interest of a user.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are disclosed for easily generating document data (tag file) in a form that makes it possible to perform various processes upon the document data. An original document (plain text) is divided into morphological elements, and morphological information is added thereto. Information representing the hierarchical document structures is also added. Furthermore information indicating referential relations between portions in the original document is also added.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for processing a document of a tagged internal structure made up of a plurality of elements. A plurality of documents received by a receiving unit are stored in a RAM of a storage unit provided in a main body portion of the apparatus. The characteristic information representing the characteristics of a document is extracted in accordance with the sequence of operations recorded on a ROM under control by controller. Each document is classified into classification items making up a classification model, depending on the degree of interrelation between the characteristic information of the document extracted by a characteristic information extraction unit and the classification-item-based information to realize automatic document classification in such a manner as to reflect the interest of a user.

Abstract: On receipt of a tagged file, as a tagged document, at step S1, a document processing apparatus at step S2 derives the attribute information for read-out from tags of the tagged file and embeds the attribute information to generate a speech read-out file. Then, at step S3, the document processing apparatus performs processing suited for a speech synthesis engine, using the generated speech read-out file. At step S4, the document processing apparatus performs processing depending on the operation by the user through a user interface.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are disclosed for easily generating document data (tag file) in a form that makes it possible to perform various processes upon the document data. An original document (plain text) is divided into morphological elements, and morphological information is added thereto. Information representing the hierarchical document structures is also added. Furthermore information indicating referential relations between portions in the original document is also added.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are disclosed for easily generating document data (tag file) in a form that makes it possible to perform various processes upon the document data. An original document (plain text) is divided into morphological elements, and morphological information is added thereto. Information representing the hierarchical document structures is also added. Furthermore information indicating referential relations between portions in the original document is also added.

Abstract: On receipt of a tagged file, as a tagged document, at step S1, a document processing apparatus at step S2 derives the attribute information for read-out from tags of the tagged file and embeds the attribute information to generate a speech read-out file. Then, at step S3, the document processing apparatus performs processing suited for a speech synthesis engine, using the generated speech read-out file. At step S4, the document processing apparatus performs processing depending on the operation by the user through a user interface.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods, apparatus and systems to embed pointer information for metadata in content using a method that will not delete the information, so that metadata correlated with content can be correctly obtained, even after the contents have been edited. In an example embodiment, a user terminal for reproducing multimedia content comprises: a pointer information detector, for detecting pointer information that is embedded in the content and that points to the location of metadata in which information concerning the content is written; a network interface, for employing the pointer information to obtain the metadata via a network; and an index information generator, for employing the metadata to generate index information that is correlated with the data structure of the digital content.

Abstract: A digital document browsing system includes: a layout engine for determining the layout of a digital document based on previously obtained historical data for a display form of the digital document, a summarization engine for preparing a summary for the sentences of the digital document based on the historical data for the digital document. Further included is a view generator for arranging the summary obtained by the summarization engine in accordance with the layout, and for generating data relating to the display form of the digital document. A user interface for displaying the digital document on a display device based on the data related to the display form is still further included.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods, systems and apparatus for aggressive business content use and control purposes, using media properties that powerfully convey content. An example embodiment includes an advertisement and/or other content distribution system comprising: a content provider system, for providing for a user terminal content to which an identifier has been added; the user terminal, for receiving the content, via a network, from the content provider system, and for identifying and outputting, to the network, the identifier added to the content; an advertiser system, for the distribution to the user terminal, based on the identifier output by the user terminal, of a predetermined advertisement via the network; and an agent server system, for managing the identifier added to the content, and for employing the identifier, output by the user terminal; to transmit an advertisement distribution trigger to the advertiser system for the distribution of the predetermined advertisement.

Abstract: A system for resolving structural ambiguities in syntactic analysis of natural language, which ambiguities are caused by prepositional phrase attachment, relative clause attachment, and other modifier-modifiee relationships in sentences. The system uses instances of dependency (modification relationship) structures extracted from a terminology dictionary as a knowledge base. Structural ambiguity is represented by indicating that a word in a sentence has several words as candidate modifiees. The system resolves such ambiguity by 1) first searching the knowledge base, which contains dependency information in the form of tree structures, for dependencies between the word and each of its possible modifiees, 2) then assigning an order of preference to these dependencies by means of a path search in the tree structures, and 3) finally selecting the most preferable dependency as the modifiee. The sentences can be analyzed by a parser and transformed into dependency structures by the system.