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Question-answering method and question-answering apparatus

  • US 20050060301A1
  • Filed: 01/29/2004
  • Published: 03/17/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A program for a question-answering apparatus having a communication equipment for receiving an input of a question document, a storage for storing a plurality of reply examples and a CPU for performing a reply composition process of replying to the question document by using a reply example selected from the plurality of reply examples, the program executing steps of:

  • extracting a plurality of important areas from said input question document;

    combining said plurality of important areas to one or a plurality of important parts in accordance with a reply example candidate likelihood value of said plurality of reply examples obtained for each of said plurality of important areas; and

    obtaining a reply example candidate corresponding to said important part by using the plurality of stored reply examples.

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