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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2017
Information processing method, information processing apparatus, and non-transitory recording medium
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
There is provided an information processing method for performing, through interaction with a user, narrowing down regarding information that the user desires to search for. The method includes: outputting a first question, which is an open question, about a target of search; obtaining a first answer to the first question, the first answer being input by the user; if a determination is made indicating that the first answer does not satisfy a first condition and that a word or phrase corresponding to a word or phrase included in the first answer is not included in a database, outputting a second question, which is an open question, for requesting an explanation about the word or phrase included in the first answer and not included in the database; and if a determination is made indicating that the first answer satisfies the first condition, outputting a closed question about the target of search.