Abstract: The present invention relates to a searching device, searching method, and program whereby searching for a word string corresponding to input voice can be performed in a robust manner. A voice recognition unit 11 subjects an input voice to voice recognition. A matching unit 16 performs matching, for each of multiple word strings for search results which are word strings that are to be search results for word strings corresponding to the input voice, of a pronunciation symbol string for search results, which is an array of pronunciation symbols expressing pronunciation of the word string search result, and a recognition result pronunciation symbol string which is an array of pronunciation symbols expressing pronunciation of the voice recognition results of the input voice.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and program for performing a speech recognition process utilizing contextual information that comprises an estimation of the intention of an utterance of a user. The recognition process includes calculating a pre-score based on observed contextual information according intention models which correspond to a plurality of types of intention information and combining the pre-scoring results with acoustic and linguistic scores to obtain an improved recognition or comprehension of the intent of a user utterance.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an information gathering unit gathering information relating to a user, an information constructing unit constructing, from the information gathered by the information gathering unit, personal information on the user based on information disclosed by the user, and an information disclosure control unit dynamically changing a disclosed content of the personal information constructed by the information constructing unit, depending on another user.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including: a selectable part analyzing unit analyzing selectable parts in a webpage displayed in a display area of a display unit; and a layout processing unit rearranging the selectable parts as selection objects in an operation area.

Abstract: A lens driving device, an autofocus camera and a camera-equipped mobile terminal are provided that can correct movement of a lens in an optical axis direction and tilt of an optical axis, and reduce the dimension thereof in the optical axis direction. The device includes: a lens support 5 for supporting a lens at an inner circumference; a plurality of coils 19a to 19d disposed at regular intervals in a circumferential direction on an outer periphery of the lens support 5; a base 8 that supports the lens support 5 so as to move freely in an optical axis direction of the lens; and a magnet portion 17 provided on the base 8 and facing each of the coils 19a to 19d, in which an electric current of equal current value is applied to each of the coils 19a to 19d when moving the lens support 5 in the optical axis direction, and current values of the electric current applied to predetermined coils 19a to 19d are varied when correcting tilt of the optical axis of the lens.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a searching device, searching method, and program whereby searching for a word string corresponding to input voice can be performed in a robust manner. A voice recognition unit 11 subjects an input voice to voice recognition. A matching unit 16 performs matching, for each of multiple word strings for search results which are word strings that are to be search results for word strings corresponding to the input voice, of a pronunciation symbol string for search results, which is an array of pronunciation symbols expressing pronunciation of the word string search result, and a recognition result pronunciation symbol string which is an array of pronunciation symbols expressing pronunciation of the voice recognition results of the input voice.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a pre-score adjustment portion which calculates a pre-score based on context information obtained as observation information, for an intention model as a unit corresponding to each of a plurality of types of intention information registered in advance; a multi-matching portion which determines the most suitable word group for an input speech based on a user's utterance and calculates an acoustic score and a linguistic score to be given to the word group for the intention model as a unit; and an intention determination portion which determines intention information corresponding to an intention model achieving the highest total score as an intention corresponding to the user's utterance by comparing total scores calculated from the pre-score, the acoustic score, and the linguistic score of the intention model as a unit.

Abstract: A speech recognition device includes a sound source separation unit configured to separate a mixed signal of outputs of a plurality of sound sources into signals corresponding to individual sound sources and generate separation signals of a plurality of channels; a speech recognition unit configured to input the separation signals of the plurality of channels, the separation signals being generated by the sound source separation unit, perform a speech recognition process, generate a speech recognition result corresponding to each channel, and generate additional information serving as evaluation information on the speech recognition result corresponding to each channel; and a channel selection unit configured to input the speech recognition result and the additional information, calculate a score of the speech recognition result corresponding to each channel by applying the additional information, and select and output a speech recognition result having a high score.

Abstract: A lens driving device, an autofocus camera and a camera-equipped mobile terminal are provided that can correct movement of a lens in an optical axis direction and tilt of an optical axis, and reduce the dimension thereof in the optical axis direction. The device includes: a lens support 5 for supporting a lens at an inner circumference; a plurality of coils 19a to 19d disposed at regular intervals in a circumferential direction on an outer periphery of the lens support 5; a base 8 that supports the lens support 5 so as to move freely in an optical axis direction of the lens; and a magnet portion 17 provided on the base 8 and facing each of the coils 19a to 19d, in which an electric current of equal current value is applied to each of the coils 19a to 19d when moving the lens support 5 in the optical axis direction, and current values of the electric current applied to predetermined coils 19a to 19d are varied when correcting tilt of the optical axis of the lens.

Abstract: A lens driving apparatus includes: a first yoke having an inner peripheral wall and an outer peripheral wall placed to be concentric with each other and forming a rectangular U-shape cross section and a cylindrical shape; a second yoke placed at an outer side of the first yoke to be concentric with the first yoke and forming a rectangular U-shape cross section and a cylindrical shape; a base; a first magnet and a first coil arranged in a rectangular U-shape interior of the first yoke; a second magnet and a second coil arranged in a rectangular U-shape interior of the second yoke; a first lens support member; and a second lens support member. The second lens support member is placed at an inner peripheral side of the second yoke and has the second coil fixed onto an outer periphery thereof. The first lens support member is linearly moved in a direction of an optical axis of a lens by an electromagnetic force caused by passing current through the first coil.

Abstract: A lens driving apparatus includes a first yoke 7 having an inner peripheral wall 7a and an outer peripheral wall 7b placed to be concentric with each other and forming a rectangular U-shape cross section and a cylindrical shape; a second yoke 12 placed at an outer side of the first yoke 7 be concentric with the first yoke 7 and forming a rectangular U-shape cross section and a cylindrical shape; a base 2; a first magnet 6 and a first coil 4 arranged in a rectangular U-shape interior of the first yoke 7; a second magnet 11 and a second coil 9 arranged in a rectangular U-shape interior of the second yoke 12; a first lens support member 5; and a second lens support member 10. The second lens support member 10 is placed at an inner peripheral side of the second yoke 12 and having the second coil 9 fixed onto an outer periphery. The first lens support member 5 is linearly moved in a direction of an optical axis of a lens by an electromagnetic force caused by passing current through the first coil 4.

Abstract: A document searching system searches for other documents having a user-specified document cited therein as its referred document to thereby uncover the latest document associated with the user-specified document. In related document searching method, document information is registered in a text storage region, a referred document table and a related document table are created, and referred documents associated with the user-specified document are searched for with use of the created tables.

Abstract: A neighboring plural-character occurrence bitmap of a practical capacity capable of eliminating noises by hashing is realized, and a high speed full text search is realized equivalently, by greatly reducing the number of documents to be searched even if a search term constituted by a combination of English characters and words is used. Text data is segmented into words, and n-character strings at every (m+l)-th character positions are extracted from each word. A neighboring plural-character occurrence bitmap is created which stores data representing a presence of each neighboring plural-character string at a certain entry thereof. N-character strings at every (m+l)-th character positions are extracted from a search term and the neighboring plural-character occurrence bitmap is searched by using a search control program.

Abstract: A text search method for structured documents and apparatus wherein structured document database to be searched is created by adding logical structure length information to logical structure discriminating information on the basis of a structured document constituted by a plurality of logical structures and logical structure discriminator information, and in searching the structured document database in accordance with an entered search key constituted by a logical structure and a search character string, the search of a logical structure other than the entered logical structure is skipped based upon the data length information.

Abstract: High-speed full document retrieval method and system capable of providing result of retrieval within practically acceptable short search time. Upon registration of documents in a document database, condensed texts are created by decomposing each of textual character strings of the documents to be registered into fragmental character strings in dependence on character species and by checking mutual inclusion relations existing among the fragmental character strings. A component character table is created in which characters occurring in each of the condensed texts are registered without duplication. The condensed texts and the component character table are registered in the data base together with the texts of the documents to be registered.

Abstract: A document search method and system for searching and retrieving a document containing a specific character string in response to search requests issued by a plurality of search request sources. When a search request is received in the course of execution of a search processing for an earlier prior search request, the former is stored in a queue buffer. When a plurality of search requests have been stored in a queue buffer in this manner, a search processing is performed for the plurality of search requests simultaneously as stored. The results of search processing as performed are then distributively outputted to the relevant search request sources, respectively. Output buffers for storing a set of search results of the search processings performed in the past may be provided in correspondence to the search request sources, respectively, for screening the documents for which the character string search is to be performed.

Abstract: An information search terminal apparatus and information search system for performing information search by using a variety of windows assure high manipulatability for the user by making available information of the results of searches performed in the past and the current system state.

Abstract: An information retrieval system is adapted to carry out information retrieval by entering an inquiry sentence in natural language, executing semantic analysis of the natural language inquiry sentence by a semantic analysis unit, and producing a retrieval condition from a result of the semantic analysis. The information retrieval system is provided in its semantic analysis unit with an undefined word processing unit which classifies an undefined word in the inquiry sentence in accordance with a process of producing a retrieval condition from the semantic analysis of other words contained in the inquiry sentence, the undefined word being defined as a word unregistered in a dictionary provided therein and incapable of direct semantic analysis, and displays a result of processing for the undefined word classified. The undefined word processing permits operation of information retrieval to be done without discontinuation.