Abstract: A document tagging method and apparatus. According to the method, a focused entity relevant to a basic document and a sentiment polarity of comments on the focused entity are acquired, and then a tag is generated on the basic document from the focused entity and the corresponding sentiment polarity. The present invention can tag the basic document with an opinion on the relevant focused entity and thus facilitate knowledge of the opinion on a relevant entity.

Abstract: A message processing method and system. The message processing method includes: acquiring messages and position information of the messages; clustering the messages according to the position information of the message to obtain message clusters; extracting addresses in contents of the messages in the message cluster; and building classifiers of the addresses based on the contents of the messages in the same message cluster. By sufficiently utilizing the position information of the related message, etc., the system can conveniently provide the message users with related accurate address information and can provide useful information for management decision.

Abstract: A document tagging method and apparatus. According to the method, a focused entity relevant to a basic document and a sentiment polarity of comments on the focused entity are acquired, and then a tag is generated on the basic document from the focused entity and the corresponding sentiment polarity. The present invention can tag the basic document with an opinion on the relevant focused entity and thus facilitate knowledge of the opinion on a relevant entity.

Abstract: A method and system for searching an electronic map. The method includes the steps of: receiving a query entered by a user for searching the electronic map; extracting place names in the query; extracting in web pages searched on a computer network co-occurrence place names that co-occurred with the place names; selecting extension place names from the co-occurrence place names, thereby obtaining a set of extension place names; generating a set of queries, wherein the set of queries includes the query entered by the user, and includes a query obtained by replacing the place names in the query entered by the user with each extension place name in the set of extension place names respectively; and sending the set of queries to a map search engine.