Abstract: Provided is a text mining device that performs an analysis properly with respect to a difference between plural related document data. Equipped are an element extracting section 140 that extracts language elements from related two or more document data respectively; a differential processing section 150 that extracts a difference between the document data by comparing the elements between the document data which were extracted by the element extracting means 140; and a statistical processing section 170 that performs statistical processing on the difference extracted by the differential processing section 150.

Abstract: Time-series data corresponding to an input linguistic expression to be analyzed is acquired, a relevant linguistic expression candidate which is highly relevant to the input linguistic expression is generated, time-series data corresponding to the relevant linguistic expression candidate generated is acquired, temporal correlation between the time-series data corresponding to the input linguistic expression and the time-series data corresponding to the relevant linguistic expression candidate is analyzed and a relevance level between the input linguistic expression and the relevant linguistic expression candidate generated is calculated using an analysis result of the time-series data.

Abstract: Provided are a related expression generation section that accepts an evaluation object expression, an linguistic expression to be evaluated, as input and generates a linguistic expression related to the evaluation object expression as a related expression; and a credibility calculation section that acquires the evaluation object expression and the related expression from a plurality of electronic documents along with time information and calculates credibility concerning the meaning of the evaluation object expression at a specific point in time by comparing the number of times that the acquired evaluation object expression appears and the number of times that the acquired related expression appears at the same time point.

Abstract: A preprocessing unit (3) identifies an original text input from an input unit (1) as one of a plurality of types of basic element functions defined in advance as basic element functions that construct a description format of a claim, and outputs the original text in basic element functions. A translation unit (4) changes a translation manner in accordance with the type of basic element function of the original text output the preprocessing unit (3). This enables to appropriately translate a claim.

Abstract: There is provided a dictionary registration system which makes it possible to register a word into a user dictionary while minimizing an adverse effect that the word may have on natural language processing, if any. The dictionary registration system performs natural language processing by using a user dictionary, and includes a data processing apparatus that performs the natural language processing by managing and using the user dictionary and a storage apparatus that retains system dictionary information and user dictionary information for use in the natural language processing. The storage apparatus includes the system dictionary information for use in the natural language processing, and the user dictionary.

Abstract: When part or all of first character data is converted into another expression to generate second character data, there are prepared an acceptance rule indicative of correspondence between a language phenomenon, a principal word of the language phenomenon, and a scope of the language phenomenon, and a conversion method as correspondence between a language phenomenon and another expression into which an expression of the language phenomenon is converted. The acceptance rule stored in the storage device is applied for a word W included in the first character data, and an acceptance part of one of the word W, a phrase, a clause, and a sentence including the word W is extracted. A converted expression of the acceptance part is generated in accordance with the conversion method stored in the storage device that corresponds to a language phenomenon of the extracted acceptance part. The second character data are generated based on the converted expression and the first character data.

Abstract: A information extraction rule making support system comprises: a storage section for storing an extraction object document, which is an electronic document of an information extraction object; an input unit for inputting a plurality of extraction rules, which are rules used to extract information from said extraction object document; an information extraction section for respectively deriving extraction results matching each of said extraction rules from said extraction object document stored by said storage section, using each of said extraction rules inputted by said input means; and a rule relation creating section for creating a rule relation network indicating a relation between each of said extraction rules by analyzing an overlapping relation or including relation between extraction results derived by said information extraction section and linking each of said extraction rules based on the result of the analysis.

Abstract: [Problems] To accurately calculate similarity between media data and a query even if the media data or its meta data has an error. [Means for Solving the Problems] A similarity calculation device includes: a single score calculation device used when calculating similarity between first media data and a query, which calculates a single score that shows similarity between second media data different from the first media data and the query; an inter-media similarity calculation device which calculates inter-media similarity that shows the similarity between the second media data and the first media data; and a query similarity calculation device which obtains similarity between the first media data and the query by using the inter-media similarity of the second media data and the single score.

Abstract: It is possible to efficiently evaluate utterance while ensuring the effectiveness of the result of the evaluation. A selection unit 4 selects recognition data, which is used in agent evaluation from a data storage unit 7, from recognition data generated by a voice recognition unit 6 on the basis of voice data of utterance by applying a selection operation corresponding to evaluation viewpoint information with reference to an evaluation viewpoint management table 2 through an evaluation viewpoint management unit 3. An evaluation unit 5 displays recognition data and plays the voice data by an evaluation viewpoint management unit 3 by applying an output operation corresponding to evaluation viewpoint information with reference to an evaluation viewpoint management table 2.

Abstract: A natural-language processing system (10) includes a registration-candidate storage section (32) that stores therein registration-candidate dictionary data, a judgment means (22) that compares input data against the registration-candidate dictionary data to thereby judge whether or not the input data includes a word corresponding to the registration-candidate dictionary data, an inquiry means (23) that inquires to a user whether or not corresponding dictionary data is to be registered in a dictionary storage section (31) to accept a user's instruction if it is judged that a corresponding word exists, a dictionary registration means (24) that registers the corresponding dictionary data in the dictionary storage section based on the input instruction, and a natural language processing means (25) that executes a natural-language processing onto the input data by using the dictionary data registered in the dictionary storage section.

Abstract: Disclosed is an information providing system comprising a receiving unit that receives an information request from a requester, a data storage unit that stores data, a detection processing unit that analyzes the content of the information request and extracts provision candidate data corresponding to the information request from the data storage unit, a responder output device to which the content of the information request and the provision candidate data are output, a responder input device that receives instruction information on whether or not the provision candidate data is to be provided, a response control unit that determines whether or not there is providable data based on the received instruction information and the provision candidate data, and an answer generating unit that generates answer data using the decision result by the response control unit.

Abstract: A request content identification system performs an audio recognition process according to audio data inputted from an input device (100b) and performs a request analysis process by using a common rule stored in common rule storage means (401) and a request unique rule stored in request unique rule storage means (402). Moreover, the request content identification system performs a similar document search process between the audio recognition result and an information request sentence or a reply stored in replay request data storage means (404). Request candidate score calculation means (304c) calculates an integrated score from an audio recognition score, a request analysis score, and a similar document search score obtained by the respective processes. Request identification result generation means (302b) identifies the request content having the highest integrated score and sends it to an output device (200).

Abstract: A language processing device includes first analysis unit 21 that subjects a natural language sentence containing a polysemic word and other words to a predetermined analysis and outputs a plurality of analysis results for the natural language sentence according to a plurality of meanings of the polysemic word, second analysis unit 23 that performs a particular analysis on the analysis results outputted from first analysis unit 21, and employs one of the analysis results, and generation unit 244 that generates a deletion rule for deleting one or more unnecessary analysis results of the first analysis unit 21 which has been deleted from the analysis results outputted from first analysis unit 21 but employed by second analysis unit 23, according to the analysis results outputted from the first analysis unit 21 and the employment result of second analysis unit 23.

Abstract: An automatic interpreting system, having at least an inputting unit for inputting utterances, an interpreting unit for recognizing the input utterance and interpreting the input utterance into a specified language, and an outputting unit for outputting interpretation results, includes a conversation history managing unit for determining the level of interpretation reliability calculated based on the interpretation result, having the user input their level of interpretation understanding, and recording and storing this data as interpretation history information, and a conversation status determination processing unit for, if the interpretation of an utterance is not understandable to the receiving party, determining the conversation status by selecting from categories pre-determined based on the levels of interpretation reliability and interpretation understanding for the previous utterance that are stored in the conversation history managing unit, and a recommended action presenting part for presenting to the

Abstract: There are provided a detector agent which is effectively discolored at a lower concentration for various halogen compounds and a method for detecting halogen compounds by use of said detector agent. A detector agent for halogen compounds, which contains curcumin or Bromocresol Green as a discoloring component, and said discoloring component is preferably supported on granular activated alumina.

Abstract: A translation supporting apparatus which searches out a translation example useful for a translation task from within a translation example database is disclosed. The translation example database stores character strings of a first language and translation results of a second language corresponding to the character strings in a unit of a document. A retrieval request inputting apparatus inputs a translation target sentence.

Abstract: An automatic interpreting system, having at least an inputting unit for inputting utterances, an interpreting unit for recognizing the input utterance and interpreting the input utterance into a specified language, and an outputting unit for outputting interpretation results, includes a conversation history managing part for determining the level of interpretation reliability by calculating a value of validity based on the interpretation result, inputting the level of interpretation understanding as the receiving-side speaker's subjective evaluation of how well he or she can grasp the meaning of the interpretation result, and recording and holding these data as interpretation history information, and a conversation status determination processing unit for, if the interpretation of an utterance is not understandable to the receiving party, determining the conversation status by way of finding an applicable category among the pre-determined categories based on the levels of interpretation reliability and interp

Abstract: A decomposition method for effectively decomposing PFC at a low temperature and in safety by use of a chemically and intensively more stable reactant, a reactant for use therein and a decomposition apparatus therefor are provided.

Abstract: There are provided a detector agent which is effectively discolored at a lower concentration for various halogen compounds and a method for detecting halogen compounds by use of said detector agent.

Abstract: Real-time and accurate detection of the concentration of hydrogen peroxide vapor supplied into a treatment vessel is made possible by a method and apparatus that permits efficient and effective sterilization, disinfection, or the like with hydrogen peroxide vapor. The concentration of hydrogen peroxide vapor in a treatment vessel is detected by a semiconductor gas sensor in a treatment system where an object to be treated is brought into contact with hydrogen peroxide vapor in a treatment vessel with the pressure fixed at a constant level.