Abstract: According to one embodiment, a document analysis apparatus is an apparatus comprising first document storage circuit for storing first documents that include words, belong to respective categories constituting a hierarchical structure, and only comprise opinion documents for a desirable object, and a second document storage circuit for storing second documents that include words, belong or do not belong to the categories constituting the hierarchical structure and comprise opinion documents for the desirable object and documents other than the opinion documents, and the apparatus is configured to classify, into one of the categories constituting the hierarchical structure, the second documents that do not belong to the respective categories among the second documents stored in the second document storage circuit.

Abstract: A data analysis supporting apparatus according to an embodiment comprises a variable-type determining device, a variable-variation generating device, and a variable-contribution rate determining device. The variable-type determining device determines the type of each variable. The variable-variation generating device generates variations of each variable in accordance with the variable type determined and with a variable variation rule that defines a method of generating the variations of each variable of any type. The variable-contribution rate determining device calculates the rate at which the variations and analysis data contribute to the objective variable, and determines, from the rate, whether the variations should be used or deleted.

Abstract: An input support apparatus of an embodiment includes a template storage unit configured to store a form template that is a template for form data having one or more slots to which item values are input in correspondence with item names, the form template describing item names of the respective slots and alternatives of an alternative type slot in which an item value is selected from a plurality of alternatives together with respective readings thereof; an acquisition unit configured to acquire recognition result data obtained by speech recognition performed on utterance of a user, the recognition result data containing a transcription and a reading; and a determination unit configured to determine the item values to be input to the slots of the form data based on the reading of the recognition result data and the readings of the item names and the alternatives described in the form template.

Abstract: A data analyzing apparatus of an embodiment generates a format variation, analytical algorithm name, and analytical parameter not stored in a first storage device, and executes analysis. The data analyzing apparatus determines whether the application accuracy is lower than the knowledge model accuracy. If the determination result is “not lower”, the data analyzing apparatus reactivates a format variation generating device and an analytical parameter generating device. If the determination result is “lower”, the data analyzing apparatus reads out a format variation and knowledge model name associated with the highest priority order in the first storage device, and executes analysis.

Abstract: Provided is a knowledge extracting apparatus for extracting knowledge information related to a knowledge-extraction target from an electronic document distributed continually in a state where the electronic document is not associated with the knowledge-information extraction target. A knowledge extracting apparatus according to one embodiment is a knowledge extracting apparatus including: an information receiving section for receiving an electronic document; a knowledge extracting section for extracting a concept from the electronic document based on a target word to extract knowledge information and a clue word to extract knowledge information and forming knowledge information in which the concept thus extracted and the target word are associated with each other; a storage section for storing the knowledge information thus extracted; and an information analysis section for, after the knowledge information is stored, analyzing the electronic document based on the knowledge information in the storage section.

Abstract: An input support apparatus of an embodiment includes a template storage unit configured to store a form template that is a template for form data having one or more slots to which item values are input in correspondence with item names, the form template describing item names of the respective slots and alternatives of an alternative type slot in which an item value is selected from a plurality of alternatives together with respective readings thereof; an acquisition unit configured to acquire recognition result data obtained by speech recognition performed on utterance of a user, the recognition result data containing a transcription and a reading; and a determination unit configured to determine the item values to be input to the slots of the form data based on the reading of the recognition result data and the readings of the item names and the alternatives described in the form template.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a document analysis apparatus is an apparatus comprising first document storage circuit for storing first documents that include words, belong to respective categories constituting a hierarchical structure, and only comprise opinion documents for a desirable object, and a second document storage circuit for storing second documents that include words, belong or do not belong to the categories constituting the hierarchical structure and comprise opinion documents for the desirable object and documents other than the opinion documents, and the apparatus is configured to classify, into one of the categories constituting the hierarchical structure, the second documents that do not belong to the respective categories among the second documents stored in the second document storage circuit.

Abstract: A data analyzing apparatus of an embodiment generates a format variation, analytical algorithm name, and analytical parameter not stored in a first storage device, and executes analysis. The data analyzing apparatus determines whether the application accuracy is lower than the knowledge model accuracy. If the determination result is “not lower”, the data analyzing apparatus reactivates a format variation generating device and an analytical parameter generating device. If the determination result is “lower”, the data analyzing apparatus reads out a format variation and knowledge model name associated with the highest priority order in the first storage device, and executes analysis.

Abstract: A document analysis apparatus according to an embodiment an acquisition unit acquires a plurality of words by analyzing a text included in each of a plurality of documents stored in a document storage unit. A first determination unit determines, for each of the acquired words, the presence/absence of a correlation between the word and at least two attributes designated by a user out of a plurality of attributes of the plurality of documents stored in the document storage unit. A second determination unit determines whether a determination result by the first determination unit matches a pattern designated by the user out of a plurality of patterns stored in a pattern storage unit. A presentation unit presents a word whose determination result by the first determination unit is determined to match the pattern designated by the user.

Abstract: A data analysis supporting apparatus according to an embodiment comprises a variable-type determining device, a variable-variation generating device, and a variable-contribution rate determining device. The variable-type determining device determines the type of each variable. The variable-variation generating device generates variations of each variable in accordance with the variable type determined and with a variable variation rule that defines a method of generating the variations of each variable of any type. The variable-contribution rate determining device calculates the rate at which the variations and analysis data contribute to the objective variable, and determines, from the rate, whether the variations should be used or deleted.

Abstract: Provided is a knowledge extracting apparatus for extracting knowledge information related to a knowledge-extraction target from an electronic document distributed continually in a state where the electronic document is not associated with the knowledge-information extraction target. A knowledge extracting apparatus according to one embodiment is a knowledge extracting apparatus including: an information receiving section for receiving an electronic document; a knowledge extracting section for extracting a concept from the electronic document based on a target word to extract knowledge information and a clue word to extract knowledge information and forming knowledge information in which the concept thus extracted and the target word are associated with each other; a storage section for storing the knowledge information thus extracted; and an information analysis section for, after the knowledge information is stored, analyzing the electronic document based on the knowledge information in the storage section.

Abstract: A multimedia content retrieving device for retrieving multimedia content stored in a terminal through a network includes a memory that stores a terminal ID of a managing terminal that stores meta information. The meta information includes information relating to the multimedia content including a content ID and a terminal ID of a terminal that stores the content. A the multimedia content retrieving device also includes a retrieving device that inputs a retrieving condition that specifies information relating to the content, an obtaining device that obtains the meta information, a specifying device that specifies the content ID based on the meta information obtained by the obtaining device, and the terminal ID of the terminal storing the content, and a transmitting device that transmits a request for obtaining the content relating to the content ID through the network to the terminal specified by the specifying device.

Abstract: A multimedia content retrieving device for retrieving multimedia content stored in a terminal through a network includes a memory that stores a terminal ID of a managing terminal that stores meta information. The meta information includes information relating to the multimedia content including a content ID and a terminal ID of a terminal that stores the content. A the multimedia content retrieving device also includes a retrieving device that inputs a retrieving condition that specifies information relating to the content, an obtaining device that obtains the meta information, a specifying device that specifies the content ID based on the meta information obtained by the obtaining device, and the terminal ID of the terminal storing the content, and a transmitting device that transmits a request for obtaining the content relating to the content ID through the network to the terminal specified by the specifying device.

Abstract: When a retrieval condition including a first desired word and a first desired component including a value in which the first desired word is included, is inputted, a first detecting device detects second desired components each being similar to the first desired component, an acquiring device acquirers second desired words each being similar to the first desired word, a first retrieving device retrieves first structured documents each including a first component including a value in which one of the first desired word and the second desired words is included, a second retrieving device retrieves second structured documents each including a second component corresponding to one of the first desired component and the second desired components and including or corresponding to the first component.

Abstract: A system retrieves structured documents based on first desired concept item having first concept items classified hierarchically and subordinated to first desired concept item, second desired concept item having second concept items classified hierarchically and subordinated to second desired concept item, generates a table displaying retrieval results, and associates groups of desired component, one of first items classified as first concept items immediately lower than first desired concept item, and desired second concept item with column index cells of table respectively. When a display area where one of the column index cells is displayed is designated, the system acquire the groups associated with the designated area, and retrieves, based on the acquired group, structured documents each including the desired component including a value in which one of the first concept items subordinated to the one of the first item and one of the second concept items are included.

Abstract: In an apparatus for recording and reproducing a broadcast program, a receiver receives program content data broadcasted. The program content data includes viewer response request information. A memory records the program content data received by the receiver. A decoder decodes the program content data in case of reproducing the program content data recorded in the memory, and extracts the response request information from decoded program contents data. A sending unit sends an item to be counted in response to the viewer's response to the response request information.

Abstract: A system retrieves structured documents based on first desired concept item having first concept items classified hierarchically and subordinated to first desired concept item, second desired concept item having second concept items classified hierarchically and subordinated to second desired concept item, generates a table displaying retrieval results, and associates groups of desired component, one of first items classified as first concept items immediately lower than first desired concept item, and desired second concept item with column index cells of table respectively. When a display area where one of the column index cells is displayed is designated, the system acquire the groups associated with the designated area, and retrieves, based on the acquired group, structured documents each including the desired component including a value in which one of the first concept items subordinated to the one of the first item and one of the second concept items are included.

Abstract: A system retrieves structured documents based on first desired concept item having first concept items classified hierarchically and subordinated to first desired concept item, second desired concept item having second concept items classified hierarchically and subordinated to second desired concept item, generates a table displaying retrieval results, and associates groups of desired component, one of first items classified as first concept items immediately lower than first desired concept item, and desired second concept item with column index cells of table respectively. When a display area where one of the column index cells is displayed is designated, the system acquire the groups associated with the designated area, and retrieves, based on the acquired group, structured documents each including the desired component including a value in which one of the first concept items subordinated to the one of the first item and one of the second concept items are included.

Abstract: When a retrieval condition including a first desired word and a first desired component including a value in which the first desired word is included, is inputted, a first detecting device detects second desired components each being similar to the first desired component, an acquiring device acquirers second desired words each being similar to the first desired word, a first retrieving device retrieves first structured documents each including a first component including a value in which one of the first desired word and the second desired words is included, a second retrieving device retrieves second structured documents each including a second component corresponding to one of the first desired component and the second desired components and including or corresponding to the first component.

Abstract: A system and device for sharing metadata that includes a plurality of client media data audio-visual devices and a server. Each of the plurality of client media data audio-visual devices is configured to display media data and metadata corresponding to the media data. The server is configured to exchange data among the plurality of client media data audio-visual devices. Each of the plurality of client media data audio-visual devices includes an audio-visual portion, a metadata storing portion, a communication portion, and a display portion. The audio-visual portion is configured to display the media data. The metadata storing portion is configured to store the metadata. The communication portion is configured to transmit the metadata to the server and to receive metadata from the server to be stored in the metadata storing portion. The display portion is configured to display a time relationship between the media data and the metadata based on time data included in the metadata and in the media data.