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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2011
Tomoo Ikeda, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuhiro Shimogori, Kawasaki, JP;
Kouji Ueno, Kawasaki, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a meeting support apparatus includes a storage unit, a determination unit, a generation unit. The storage unit is configured to store storage information for each of words, the storage information indicating a word of the words, pronunciation information on the word, and pronunciation recognition frequency. The determination unit is configured to generate emphasis determination information including an emphasis level that represents whether a first word should be highlighted and represents a degree of highlighting determined in accordance with a pronunciation recognition frequency of a second word when the first word is highlighted, based on whether the storage information includes second set corresponding to first set and based on the pronunciation recognition frequency of the second word when the second set is included. The generation unit is configured to generate an emphasis character string based on the emphasis determination information when the first word is highlighted.