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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 18, 1999
Takehiko Yoshimi, Otsu, JP;
Toshiyuki Okunishi, Higashiosaka, JP;
Takahiro Yamaji, Kitakatsuragi-gun, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A text input section ( ) divides an inputted text into sentences and attaches a number to each of the sentences, which is stored in a text data base together with the number. An important word recognizing section ( ) generates a list of important words for each sentence to store it in a storing section ( ). An important word weighting section ( ) weights each important word. A relation degree computing section ( ) computes a relation degree between an attention sentence and a precedent sentence. An important degree computing section ( ) computes an importance degree of each attention sentence. A tree structure determining section ( ) determines a parent sentence of the attention sentence and determines a tree structure of the inputted text. Unlike the case of determining whether or not character strings of key words are merely coincident with each other, it is possible to determine a parent sentence of each sentence based on a degree of connection between two sentences and analyze a structure of the inputted text with high accuracy according to the above construction.