Abstract: Provided are an interactive question answering apparatus and method, which improve an unnatural question sentence and prevent the impossibility of a question in a state which does not know additional information, thereby providing a multimodal-based question answering method enabling a person to provide a question like conversing. Also, a question answering service is exposed to potential product purchasers of content such as an image, video, audio, etc., thereby providing an environment available to advertisement market.

Abstract: Provided is a natural language query answering method. The natural language query answering method includes generating a query axiom from an input query, generating answer candidates from the input query, filtering the answer candidates based on a similarity between the query axiom and the answer candidates, reasoning out the answer candidates by using at least one of an inductive reasoning method, a deductive reasoning method, and an abductive reasoning method, calculating reliability of the answer candidates, determining ranks of the answer candidates based on the calculated reliability, and comparing a threshold value with a reliability ratio of reliability of an answer candidate determined as No. 1 rank to reliability of an answer candidate determined as No. 2 rank, readjusting the determined ranks according to a result of the comparison, and detecting a No. 1 rank answer candidate, determined through the readjustment, as a final answer.

Abstract: An apparatus for amending a language analysis error includes: a main language analyzer, which includes a plurality of language processing modules being sequentially connected to each other, and generates one best main analysis result for each processing module; a subsidiary language analyzer, which includes the plurality of language processing modules, and generates a plurality of subsidiary analysis results for each of the plurality of language processing modules; and an analysis result amender to in response to an error occurring in the main analysis result, acquire a subsidiary analysis result, and transmit the subsidiary analysis result to the main language analyzer.

Abstract: Methods are described for improving reproducibility of mass spectrum and quantitative analysis method using the same. More particularly, methods for improving reproducibility of a mass spectrum of a chemical compound, wherein temperatures of an ion generation reaction are controlled to be the same with each other, or wherein spectra of which temperature of ion generation reaction are the same with each other are selected from mass spectra of a chemical compound are described. In addition, methods for measuring an equilibrium constant of a proton transfer reaction between a matrix and an analyte at a certain temperature, for obtaining a calibration curve for quantitative analysis, and for quantitative analysis of an analyte by using mass spectra area described.

Abstract: Disclosed are a question answering system for structured knowledgebase using deep natural language question analysis, and a method thereof, the question answering system for structured knowledgebase using deep natural language question analysis includes a deep natural language question analysis unit configured to create a structure of a semantic frame by analyzing a natural language question that is input, a question-intermediate expression creation unit configured to create a question-intermediate expression of a lexicon level based on the semantic frame, a knowledgebase-specialized query creation unit configured to create a query used to search in knowledgebase that is a subject of search, based on the question-intermediate expression, and a knowledgebase search unit configured to find a correct answer in the knowledgebase that is subject of search based on the query, to provide an accuracy of the correct answer, a confidence of the correct answer and an evidence for the correct answer.

Abstract: A natural language question answering system and method, and a paraphrase module are provided. The natural language question answering system includes a conversion module configured to generate a plurality of modified questions by paraphrasing a user's question; a plurality of question answering engines configured to receive each of the user's question and the modified questions, and select candidate answers corresponding to each of the user's question and the modified questions; and a detection module configured to detect at least one among the selected candidate answers as an answer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a social media question and answer service, and discloses a social media issue processing device and method. The method includes a question analyzing unit which analyzes a question type of an input question through a question pattern dictionary which is stored in advance; a social media analyzing unit which performs issue period recognition for the question, question type based analysis, question based summary creation, and question based reliability calculation; and a report creating unit which creates a summary in accordance with at least one of correlation between the question type and the question based summary, correlation between the issue period and the question type based analysis result, and correlation between the reliability and the question based summary.

Abstract: Disclosed are a question answering system for structured knowledgebase using deep natural language question analysis, and a method thereof, the question answering system for structured knowledgebase using deep natural language question analysis includes a deep natural language question analysis unit configured to create a structure of a semantic frame by analyzing a natural language question that is input, a question-intermediate expression creation unit configured to create a question-intermediate expression of a lexicon level based on the semantic frame, a knowledgebase-specialized query creation unit configured to create a query used to search in knowledgebase that is a subject of search, based on the question-intermediate expression, and a knowledgebase search unit configured to find a correct answer in the knowledgebase that is subject of search based on the query, to provide an accuracy of the correct answer, a confidence of the correct answer and an evidence for the correct answer.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for updating a language analysis result are provided. The apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store language analysis result and language analysis metadata to be used for update of the language analysis result, and an update unit configured to reanalyze the language analysis metadata based on language knowledge which is added to language knowledge resources, and update the language analysis result based on the reanalyzed result.

Abstract: A method for obtaining a mass spectrum of reproducible ions generated at a constant temperature by measuring a total ion count, and the use of a matrix for quantitative analysis using MALDI mass spectrometry are disclosed. More particularly, a method for measuring a mass spectrum of ions generated at a constant temperature may include selecting only mass spectra having the same total ion count, among multiple mass spectra obtained from ions formed by applying energy to a specimen having a sample mixed therein.

Abstract: A quantitative analysis method using MALDI mass spectrometry wherein laser pulse energy is adjusted is disclosed. More particularly, a method for measuring the equilibrium constant of a proton exchange reaction between a matrix and a sample at a constant temperature, by dividing an ion signal ratio by a value (concentration ratio) obtained by dividing the concentration of the sample by the concentration of the matrix, may include (i) obtaining MALDI mass spectra having constant TICs by adjusting the intensity of energy applied to a specimen having a predetermined amount of a matrix and a predetermined amount of a sample mixed therein and (ii) measuring the MALDI mass spectra obtained in step (i) for a value (ion signal ratio) obtained by dividing sample ion signal strength by matrix ion signal strength.

Abstract: Provided are a system and method for answering a natural language question which show improved information retrieval performance. The system includes an index unit configured to analyze text of previously stored irregular documents and classify and index the irregular documents according to meanings of sentences or paragraphs, a database configured to receive and store the irregular documents indexed according to the meanings and transmitted from the index unit, a retrieval unit configured to extract an index word by semantically analyzing an input question and search the database for documents related to the extracted index word, and a provision unit configured to generate a correct answer to the question by analyzing the documents searched by the retrieval unit and provide the search results and the correct answer.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for customer interaction service is provided. The apparatus for customer interaction comprises a customer interaction information DB configured to map voice of customer(VOC) with customer interaction information responding to the VOC by a service provider and store the result; a VOC collecting unit configured to collect VOC in a text or voice form; a VOC analyzing unit configured to extract target texts to be analyzed from the collected VOC and analyze the extracted text to provide analysis result including the subject of VOC; an interaction information searching unit configured to search VOC related to the collected VOC from the customer interaction information DB by using the analysis result; and a response providing unit configured to determine suitability of each customer interaction information related to the collected VOC to provide the best response to the customer based on the determined suitability.

Abstract: A natural language question answering system and method, and a paraphrase module are provided. The natural language question answering system includes a conversion module configured to generate a plurality of modified questions by paraphrasing a user's question; a plurality of question answering engines configured to receive each of the user's question and the modified questions, and select candidate answers corresponding to each of the user's question and the modified questions; and a detection module configured to detect at least one among the selected candidate answers as an answer.

Abstract: A system and method for constructing a morpheme dictionary based on an automatic extraction of a non-registered word is provided. A non-registered word is automatically extracted based on a language-independent non-registered word automatic extraction method, and performance of a dictionary and a morpheme analysis is verified based on an automatic estimation by constructing a morpheme dictionary based on the automatically extracted non-registered word. Since the morpheme dictionary is constructed using only a dictionary in which a final verification is passed and it is helpful to improve the performance, the morpheme analysis can be properly performed on the non-registered word of a new field or a new word which newly appears as time passes.

Abstract: A quantitative analysis method using MALDI mass spectrometry wherein laser pulse energy is adjusted is disclosed. More particularly, a method for measuring the equilibrium constant of a proton exchange reaction between a matrix and a sample at a constant temperature, by dividing an ion signal ratio by a value (concentration ratio) obtained by dividing the concentration of the sample by the concentration of the matrix, may include (i) obtaining MALDI mass spectra having constant TICs by adjusting the intensity of energy applied to a specimen having a predetermined amount of a matrix and a predetermined amount of a sample mixed therein and (ii) measuring the MALDI mass spectra obtained in step (i) for a value (ion signal ratio) obtained by dividing sample ion signal strength by matrix ion signal strength.

Abstract: Methods are described for improving reproducibility of mass spectrum and quantitative analysis method using the same. More particularly, methods for improving reproducibility of a mass spectrum of a chemical compound, wherein temperatures of an ion generation reaction are controlled to be the same with each other, or wherein spectra of which temperature of ion generation reaction are the same with each other are selected from mass spectra of a chemical compound are described. In addition, methods for measuring an equilibrium constant of a proton transfer reaction between a matrix and an analyte at a certain temperature, for obtaining a calibration curve for quantitative analysis, and for quantitative analysis of an analyte by using mass spectra area described.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of representing user language characteristics in a MPEG user description (MPEG-UD) system including receiving a request for a user description (UD) of the user language characteristics from a recommendation engine, calling the UD of the user language characteristics from a UD database, and transmitting the called UD of the user language characteristics to the recommendation engine.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide an apparatus for searching information based on Wikipedia's contents comprising: a document converting part extracting fulltext documents, section title documents, info-box documents, category documents and definition statement documents from Wikipedia original documents and generating at least one of Wikipedia documents for questions and answers; a document indexing part analyzing the Wikipedia document for questions and answers, extracting POS-based index terms from the Wikipedia document for questions and answers, and generating a Wikipedia document index for questions and answers; a question analyzing part receiving a natural language question, analyzing a question pattern, an answer pattern and a question focus from the natural language question, and extracting document search keywords; a document searching part performing document search by using the document search keywords from the Wikipedia document index for questions and answers and generating document search res

Abstract: The present invention relates to a social media question and answer service, and discloses a social media issue processing device and method. The method includes a question analyzing unit which analyzes a question type of an input question through a question pattern dictionary which is stored in advance; a social media analyzing unit which performs issue period recognition for the question, question type based analysis, question based summary creation, and question based reliability calculation; and a report creating unit which creates a summary in accordance with at least one of correlation between the question type and the question based summary, correlation between the issue period and the question type based analysis result, and correlation between the reliability and the question based summary.