Abstract: A software linking system in an information processor having an operating system in which plural sets of software are operable, includes an information obtaining means for obtaining information within the information processor, an anchor identifying means for judging whether or not there exists anchor information for specifying a linkage condition under which linking-source software recognizes linked software on the basis of the information obtained by the information obtaining means, and a linkage executing means for executing the linked software performing a linking operation corresponding to the anchor information identified by the anchor identifying means, whereby an anchor process is executed outside the linking software without changing the linking software and a file in a format thereof with the result that the software runs both on a linking source side and on a linked side.

Abstract: A software linking system in an information processor having an operating system in which plural sets of software are operable, includes an information obtaining means for obtaining information within the information processor, an anchor identifying means for judging whether or not there exists anchor information for specifying a linkage condition under which linking-source software recognizes linked software on the basis of the information obtained by the information obtaining means, and a linkage executing means for executing the liked software performing an linking operation corresponding to the anchor information identified by the anchor identifying means, whereby an anchor process is executed outside the linking software without changing the linking software and a file in a format thereof with the result that the software runs both on a linking source side and on a linked side.

Abstract: The database information retrieval system includes a parser for parsing a natural language input query into constituent phrases with a analysis of the syntax of the phrase. The parser may make use of tables and or dictionaries to aid in terminology identification and grammatical syntax analysis. The system also includes virtual tables for converting phrases from the natural language query into retrieval keys that are possessed by the database. The virtual tables account for particles or terms that modify the phrases in the natural language query. A collating unit is provided in the system for preparing a query or retrieval formula executable in the database from the retrieval keys provided by a virtual table the collating unit selects. Lastly, the system contains a retrieval execution unit for retrieving data from the database on the basis of the database retrieval formula produced by the collating unit.