Abstract: The present invention is to provide an oil-in-water type lip cosmetic having an excellent secondary adhesion-less effect and excellent in gloss feeling, and fit feeling for the lips and fresh. Oil-in-water type lip cosmetic excellent not only in secondary adhesion-less effect but also in gloss feeling and fit feeling is obtained by combining a dimethyl silicone oil having a particular viscosity with a film-forming agent including a hydrocarbon-based polymer incompatible with the silicone oil.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information recommendation device includes following units. The input unit is configured to input a first document and a second document which has been browsed before the first document. The subject-keyword extraction unit is configured to extract first and second subject keywords from the first and second documents, respectively. The interest-keyword extraction unit is configured to extract first interest keywords from the first and second subject keywords, and to extract second interest keywords based on information specifying the first and second documents, the first interest keywords, and the first and second subject keywords. The second interest keywords are estimated to be keywords in which the user is next interested. The acquiring unit is configured to acquire, based on the second interest keywords, recommendation information on third documents which are candidates to be browsed after the first document. The presentation unit presents the recommendation information.

Abstract: An information retrieval system, includes speech recognition means for making speech recognition for a spoken question to generate first text information, generation means for modifying the first text information to generate second text information as a interrogative to make a search for an answer to the question, and search means for searching the answer from a document database by using the second text information.

Abstract: A message exchange unit receives and distributes a message in a community in which a plurality of users participates. A message memory stores the message received by the message exchange unit. An extraction rule memory stores an extraction rule applicable for the message. The extraction rule includes an extraction pattern, an extraction target and a display format. An information extraction unit extracts information from the message stored in the message memory by referring to the extraction rule. An extraction result memory stores extraction result information by the information extraction unit. An extraction result editing unit edits the extraction result information stored in the extraction result memory. A message generation unit generates another message representing editing of the extraction result information.

Abstract: A message exchange unit receives and distributes a message in a community in which a plurality of users participates. A message memory stores the message received by the message exchange unit. An extraction rule memory stores an extraction rule applicable for the message. The extraction rule includes an extraction pattern, an extraction target and a display format. An information extraction unit extracts information from the message stored in the message memory by referring to the extraction rule. An extraction result memory stores extraction result information by the information extraction unit. An extraction result editing unit edits the extraction result information stored in the extraction result memory. A message generation unit generates another message representing editing of the extraction result information.

Abstract: An information retrieval system, includes speech recognition means for making speech recognition for a spoken question to generate first text information, generation means for modifying the first text information to generate second text information as a interrogative to make a search for an answer to the question, and search means for searching the answer from a document database by using the second text information.

Abstract: Editing contents for the editing-object document selected from the plural documents that are inputted from the terminal devices connected to the network and that can be owned jointly via the network and corresponding message sentences for the editing contents are received, and a new renewed document is prepared by renewing the editing-object document on the basis of the editing contents, while extracting the renewed contents of the editing-object document by comparing the editing-object documents before and after the renewal with each other, storing at least the renewed contents as the history concerning the renewal of the editing-object document after preparing the contents correspondence with the message sentences, and displaying the renewed contents with the message sentences at a request by the user on the terminal device that sent the request.

Abstract: Editing contents for the editing-object document selected from the plural documents that are inputted from the terminal devices connected to the network and that can be owned jointly via the network and corresponding message sentences for the editing contents are received, and a new renewed document is prepared by renewing the editing-object document on the basis of the editing contents, while extracting the renewed contents of the editing-object document by comparing the editing-object documents before and after the renewal with each other, storing at least the renewed contents as the history concerning the renewal of the editing-object document after preparing the contents correspondence with the message sentences, and displaying the renewed contents with the message sentences at a request by the user on the terminal device that sent the request.

Abstract: To members of a user group, messages and documents registered in the user group are presented, while, to other users than the members of the user group, documents preset as available also to other users than the members of the user group are presented, and as a registration destination of the messages, a user group where the contents of the message, or the message and messages and documents that are most similar to the contents of the documents corresponded thereto is searched and presented at request from users.

Abstract: A playback control portion controls a playback of multimedia data. A request acceptance portion accepts a question from the user. A playback position storage unit stores the playback position of multimedia data reproduced by the playback control unit at the point of time when the question was accepted from the user. An analyzing unit analyzes the question accepted by the request acceptance unit. A searching unit searches for an answer to the question on the basis of analysis information of the multimedia data by using a result of searching. The playback control portion outputs the answer thus searched for. A position comparing unit compares the position of appearance of the answer in the multimedia data corresponding to the answer with the playback position stored in the playback position storage device. The playback position changing portion changes the playback position of the multimedia data in accordance with a result of the comparison.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of extracting a user related to a field corresponding to an inquiry content based on shared documents of a plurality of users and profile information including at least specialized fields of the plurality of users. A degree of communication of the extracted respective users with the user who has made the inquiry is calculated based on a history of communication using a network. The user who can answer the inquiry is selected from the extracted users based on the degree of communication.

Abstract: To members of a user group, messages and documents registered in the user group are presented, while, to other users than the members of the user group, documents preset as available also to other users than the members of the user group are presented, and as a registration destination of the messages, a user group where the contents of the message, or the message and messages and documents that are most similar to the contents of the documents corresponded thereto is searched and presented at request from users.

Abstract: To members of a user group, messages and documents registered in the user group are presented, while, to other users than the members of the user group, documents preset as available also to other users than the members of the user group are presented, and as a registration destination of the messages, a user group where the contents of the message, or the message and messages and documents that are most similar to the contents of the documents corresponded thereto is searched and presented at request from users.

Abstract: A message exchange unit receives and distributes a message in a community in which a plurality of users participates. A message memory stores the message received by the message exchange unit. An extraction rule memory stores an extraction rule applicable for the message. The extraction rule includes an extraction pattern, an extraction target and a display format. An information extraction unit extracts information from the message stored in the message memory by referring to the extraction rule. An extraction result memory stores extraction result information by the information extraction unit. An extraction result editing unit edits the extraction result information stored in the extraction result memory. A message generation unit generates another message representing editing of the extraction result information.

Abstract: A learning support system detects an input operation by each user, whenever he operates his terminal apparatus, stores a learning history of each user whenever input operation is detected, learning history including input operation and first time period which is time period from starting time when he starts learning until when input operation is detected, to obtain set of learning histories corresponding to each user and being stored from starting time until when he finishes to learn learning material, retrieves, whenever predetermined time period elapses from starting time corresponding to first user, one learning history, to obtain retrieved learning history whose first time period is equal to second time period from starting time corresponding to first user until when predetermined time period elapses, from sets of learning histories corresponding to second user, and displays retrieved learning history on first user's terminal apparatus.

Abstract: A teaching material memory stores teaching material consisting of multimedia data. A teaching material presentation unit presents the teaching material. An operation unit inputs operation information from a learner for the teaching material presented. A condition information input unit acquires condition information representing the learner's condition. A learning condition decision unit decides a learning condition of the learner based on the condition information, presentation situation of the teaching material, and the operation information. A learning condition memory correspondingly stores the learning condition and the presentation situation of the teaching material as time series information. A presentation method decision unit determines a presentation method of the teaching material and the time series information based on the learning condition. A learning condition presentation unit presents the time series information to the learner based on the presentation method.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of extracting a user related to a field corresponding to an inquiry content based on shared documents of a plurality of users and profile information including at least specialized fields of the plurality of users. A degree of communication of the extracted respective users with the user who has made the inquiry is calculated based on a history of communication using a network. The user who can answer the inquiry is selected from the extracted users based on the degree of communication.

Abstract: To members of a user group, messages and documents registered in the user group are presented, while, to other users than the members of the user group, documents preset as available also to other users than the members of the user group are presented, and as a registration destination of the messages, a user group where the contents of the message, or the message and messages and documents that are most similar to the contents of the documents corresponded thereto is searched and presented at request from users.

Abstract: Editing contents for the editing-object document selected from the plural documents that are inputted from the terminal devices connected to the network and that can be owned jointly via the network and corresponding message sentences for the editing contents are received, and a new renewed document is prepared by renewing the editing-object document on the basis of the editing contents, while extracting the renewed contents of the editing-object document by comparing the editing-object documents before and after the renewal with each other, storing at least the renewed contents as the history concerning the renewal of the editing-object document after preparing the contents correspondence with the message sentences, and displaying the renewed contents with the message sentences at a request by the user on the terminal device that sent the request.

Abstract: An information sharing system using a computer so as to allow a plurality of users to share disclosed information, the system comprising, input section for receiving responses to the disclosed information from references of the disclosed information, evaluation information generation section for totalizing and processing the responses to generate evaluation information and storing the evaluation information after correlating it with the disclosed information, and evaluation information notifying section for presenting the evaluation information generated by the evaluation information generation section.