RETRIEVING APPARATUS, RETRIEVING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT
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1. A retrieving apparatus comprising:
- a first storing unit that stores a content;
a second storing unit that stores a word dictionary in which a plurality of words are registered and each of the words representing a formal name and an abbreviated name of the formal name is registered in association with a family attribute indicating a family relation among the words;
a receiving unit that receives an input of a keyword as a retrieval object;
a word expanding unit that reads out a word coinciding with the keyword and a word familiar with the word from the word dictionary; and
a retrieving unit that retrieves a content related to any one of the words read out by the word expanding unit, from the first storing unit.
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Abstract
A word coinciding with a retrieval object keyword and a word tied to the word are read out from a word dictionary in which words representing formal names and aliases of the normal names are registered in association with a family attribute indicating a family relation among the words. The keyword is expanded by reading out the words and content related to any one of the read words is retrieved.
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1. A retrieving apparatus comprising:
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a first storing unit that stores a content; a second storing unit that stores a word dictionary in which a plurality of words are registered and each of the words representing a formal name and an abbreviated name of the formal name is registered in association with a family attribute indicating a family relation among the words; a receiving unit that receives an input of a keyword as a retrieval object; a word expanding unit that reads out a word coinciding with the keyword and a word familiar with the word from the word dictionary; and a retrieving unit that retrieves a content related to any one of the words read out by the word expanding unit, from the first storing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A retrieving method comprising:
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receiving an input of a keyword as a retrieval object; reading out a word coinciding with the keyword and a word familiar with the word from a word dictionary, the word dictionary registering a plurality of words and each of the words representing a formal name and an abbreviated name of the formal name in association with a family attribute indicating a family relation among the words; and retrieving a content related to any one of the words read out in the reading out.
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8. A computer program product having a computer readable medium including programmed instructions for retrieving a content, wherein the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform:
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receiving an input of a keyword as a retrieval object; reading out a word coinciding with the keyword and a word familiar with the word from a word dictionary, the word dictionary registering a plurality of words and each of the words representing a formal name and an abbreviated name of the formal name in association with a family attribute indicating a family relation among the words; and retrieving a content related to any one of the words read out in the reading out.
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