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Title:
質問応答装置及び質問応答プログラム
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4088176
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:

To provide a question-answering device and a question-answering program which answer by extracting a term explanation and a semantic role from a Web page regarding a question on a latest current term or the like inputted by a user.

The question-answering device has: a question analysis means 22 which extracts an object term from question text inputted by a user and extracts a semantic role of a required explanation; a search means 24 which acquires a Web page closely related to the object term using the object term as a search key; an explanation portion extracting means 26 which extracts an explanation portion related to the object term from the acquired two or more Web pages; a semantic role deciding means 28 which decides the semantic role of an extracted explanation portion with respect to the object term; and an answering means 30 which answers to the question text by generating answer text from an explanation portion having a semantic role same as the said semantic role among from extracted explanation portions. Thereby, the question-answering device answers by an explanation responding to the question in consideration of the semantic role.

COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI


Inventors:
Ichiro Yamada
Hideki Sumiyoshi
Maki Kako
Masahiro Shibata
Application Number:
JP2003065297A
Publication Date:
May 21, 2008
Filing Date:
March 11, 2003
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Assignee:
Japan Broadcasting Corporation
International Classes:
G06F17/30; G06F17/27
Domestic Patent References:
JP11219361A
Other References:
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Tadahiko Ito