Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080215550 | SEARCH SUPPORT APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND SEARCH SUPPORT SYSTEM - A search support apparatus estimates, based on a document and a specific phrase (keyword) in the document, a theme of the document, a site type of a website that provides the document, and a content type of the document, and selects a search condition corresponding to the theme, the site type, and the content type, to be presented to the user. | 09-04-2008 |
20080243791 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING INFORMATION AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT THEREFOR - An information searching apparatus stores, in a character-string accumulating unit, first character strings in correspondence with second character strings while classifying each of the second character strings according to an attribute thereof. The information searching apparatus further stores, in a storage unit, the attributes in correspondence with specified information each of which is specified based on at least one of the corresponding first character string and the containing document. The information searching apparatus obtains specified information based on at least one of a first character string and a document that contains the first character string and extracts, from the storage unit, the attributes. The information searching apparatus then extracts, from the character-string accumulating unit, one of the second character strings. | 10-02-2008 |
20090049144 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROCESSING EMAIL, AND APPARATUS FOR SEARCHING EMAIL - An email processing apparatus determines, from at least one or more of a main body of an email and a subject of an email stored in an email storage unit, a content category of the email; specifies, based on the content category, a search target category of a search target email that relates to the email of the content category; acquires search target information for searching for a search target email of the search target category; and creates a search condition for searching for the search target email containing the search target information in the email storage unit. | 02-19-2009 |
20090077122 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CANDIDATES - A candidate displaying apparatus includes: a content input unit that performs an input process on a content; a named entity extracting unit that extracts, from the content, named entities each identifying a specific object or a specific piece of information; an association degree calculating unit that calculates a degree of association between each of the named entities and a predetermined character string contained in the content; an associated information storage unit that stores therein the named entities, the character string, and the degrees of association in correspondence with one another; and a displaying unit that displays, on a display device, the named entities that are kept in correspondence with the character string as selectable candidates in descending order of the degrees of association thereof. | 03-19-2009 |
20090083230 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING INFORMATION SEARCHES - An information search supporting apparatus includes a search history storage storing keywords, narrow-down criteria for each of the keywords, and keyword attributes expressing meanings of the keywords, while keeping them in correspondence; and a search number-of-times storage storing number of times indicating how many times one or both of the keywords and the narrow-down criteria have each been used in searches. The apparatus receives input of a character string, obtains a character string attribute expressing the meaning thereof, obtains, from the search history storage, any of the keywords and narrow-down criteria that are in association with the keyword attribute matching the character string attribute, further obtains, from the search number-of-times storage, the number corresponding to one or both of the obtained keywords and narrow-down criteria, and generates a screen on which the obtained keywords and narrow-down criteria are rearranged based on the number and that prompts the user to specify a new search criterion. | 03-26-2009 |
20090246891 | MARK FORMING METHOD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A mark forming method includes forming a first mask layer on a semiconductor substrate; forming at least three first patterns having periodicity on the first mask layer; forming a second mask layer on the first mask layer having the first patterns formed thereon; and forming an opening in the second mask layer to cover at least two patterns on ends of the at least three first patterns, thereby forming a mark composed of exposed ones of the first patterns. | 10-01-2009 |
20090254033 | Catheter and catheter kit - A catheter includes an insertion portion at a distal end of an introduction tube that is thinned to an utmost limit, so that the catheter can be easily inserted and operated with patient's pain alleviated, and a catheter kit includes the catheter. An inflatable and deflatable balloon ( | 10-08-2009 |
20100320631 | METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE AND IMPRINT DEVICE - A method of processing a substrate according to an embodiment includes carrying out an imprint processing that transfer a pattern formed in a template onto a flowable material disposed on a semiconductor substrate so as to obtain a transfer pattern, and at least one processing selected from the group consisting of an inspection processing of an semiconductor substrate, an applying processing of a separating material and an inspection-cleaning processing in parallel in the same processing chamber. | 12-23-2010 |
20120036139 | CONTENT RECOMMENDATION DEVICE, METHOD OF RECOMMENDING CONTENT, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, a content recommendation device includes a storage to store metadata; a display unit to display a plurality of pieces of content information corresponding to the contents; a selection unit to select first content information displayed on the display unit and second content information to be displayed after the first content information; an extraction unit to extract a keyword based on a co-occurrence relation between the metadata of the first and second content information; a generation unit to generate a search query based on the keyword; an acquisition unit to acquire third content information from an external database using the search query; a calculation unit configured to calculate similarity between the second and third content information by using the metadata of the second and third content information; and an arrangement control unit to arrange the third content information on the display unit based on the similarity. | 02-09-2012 |
20120070586 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TUBULAR BODY - According to an exemplary embodiment, a method for manufacturing a tubular body is provided. The method includes maintaining at about 15° C. or lower a heat-curable solution containing a polyimide precursor solution in which a conductive agent having an acidic group is dispersed; coating the heat-curable solution maintained at about 15° C. or lower on a core body to form a coating film of the heat-curable solution, and curing the coating film by heating to obtain a tubular body. | 03-22-2012 |
20130006616 | INFORMATION RETRIEVING APPARATUS, INFORMATION RETRIEVING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, an information retrieving apparatus includes a housing; an input-output unit to perform dialogue processing with a user; a first detecting unit to detect means of transfer which indicates present means of transfer for the user; a second detecting unit to detect a holding status which indicates whether the user is holding the housing; a third detecting unit to detect a talking posture which indicates whether the housing is held near the face of the user; a selecting unit to select, from among a plurality of interaction modes that establish the dialogue processing, an interaction mode according to a combination of the means of transfer, the holding status, and the talking posture; an dialogue manager to control the dialogue processing according to the selected interaction mode; and a information retrieval unit to retrieve information using a keyword that is input during the dialogue processing. | 01-03-2013 |
20130043614 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ENDLESS BELT - A method for manufacturing an endless belt includes coating a solution containing a polyimide precursor and conductive particles on the circumferential surface of a core to form a first coating film, drying the first coating film so that the residual amount of a solvent of the first coating film falls within a range of from about 10% to about 20% in respective portions, coating a solution containing a polyimide precursor and conductive particles on the dried first coating film to form a second coating film, drying the second coating film, heating the first dried coating film and the dried second coating film so that the polyimide precursors are imidized, and removing the first coating film and the second coating film heated in the heating of the first coating film and second coating film from a core. | 02-21-2013 |
20130218553 | INFORMATION NOTIFICATION SUPPORTING DEVICE, INFORMATION NOTIFICATION SUPPORTING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, an information notification supporting device includes an analyzer configured to analyze an input voice so as to identify voice information indicating information related to speech; a storage unit configured to store therein a history of the voice information; an output controller configured to determine, using the history of the voice information, whether a user is able to listen to a message of which the user should be notified; and an output unit configured to output the message when it is determined that the user is in a state in which the user is able to listen to the message. | 08-22-2013 |