COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, SEARCH SUPPORT METHOD, SEARCH SUPPORT APPARATUS, AND RESPONDING METHOD

• US 20160042060A1
• Filed: 06/15/2015
• Published: 02/11/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: OKAMOTO, Miki
• Granted Patent: US 9,946,813 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/90332 Natural language query formulation or dialogue systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9038 Presentation of query results

Abstract

A search support apparatus includes a receiving unit, a determining unit, and an output unit. The receiving unit receives a question containing a character string and extracts a keyword for specifying a question object and a keyword for specifying a question type from the character string contained in the question. The determining unit determines a display mode of an output of a response to the received question in accordance with the keyword for specifying the question type. The output unit outputs a search result based on the keyword for specifying the question object, in the display mode of the output.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored therein a program that causes a computer to execute a process comprising:

receiving a question containing a character string;

extracting a keyword for specifying a question object and a keyword for specifying a question type from the character string contained in the question;

determining a display mode of an output of a response to the received question in accordance with the keyword for specifying the question type; and

outputting a search result based on the keyword for specifying the question object, in the display mode of the output.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1, the process further comprising:

specifying selection objects from the keyword for specifying the question object when the keyword for specifying the question type is a keyword that requests a response to select any of question objects; and

outputting a search and analysis result for each of the specified selection objects, in a mode that enables comparison.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1, the process further comprising:

extracting search objects from the keyword for specifying the question object when the keyword for specifying the question type is a keyword that requests a response in which search results are listed; and

outputting the extracted search objects in a form of a list.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1, the process further comprising:

extracting search objects from the keyword for specifying the question object when the keyword for specifying the question type includes a keyword that requests a response in which candidate objects based on a search result are listed; and

displaying the extracted search objects in a form of ranking based on a predetermined criterion.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1, the process further comprising:

extracting a search object from the keyword for specifying the question object when the keyword for specifying the question type includes a keyword that requests a response related to a place of the object; and

displaying the place of the extracted search object in a mode in which the place is displayed on a map.

6. A search support method performed by a computer, the search support method comprising:

receiving a question containing a character string;

extracting a keyword for specifying a question object and a keyword for specifying a question type from the character string contained in the question;

determining a display mode of an output of a response to the received question in accordance with the keyword for specifying the question type; and

outputting a search result based on the keyword for specifying the question object, in the display mode of the output.

7. The search support method according to claim 6, further comprising:

specifying selection objects from the keyword for specifying the question object when the keyword for specifying the question type is a keyword that requests a response to select any of question objects; and

outputting a search and analysis result for each of the specified selection objects, in a mode that enables comparison.

8. The search support method according to claim 6, further comprising:

extracting search objects from the keyword for specifying the question object when the keyword for specifying the question type is a keyword that requests a response in which search results are listed; and

outputting the extracted search objects in a form of a list.

9. The search support method according to claim 6, further comprising:

extracting search objects from the keyword for specifying the question object when the keyword for specifying the question type includes a keyword that requests a response in which candidate objects based on a search result are listed; and

displaying the extracted search objects in a form of ranking based on a predetermined criterion.

10. The search support method according to claim 6, further comprising:

extracting a search object from the keyword for specifying the question object when the keyword for specifying the question type includes a keyword that requests a response related to a place of the object; and

displaying the place of the extracted search object in a mode in which the place is displayed on a map.

11. A search support apparatus comprising:

a processor that executes a process including;

receiving a question containing a character string;

extracting a keyword for specifying a question object and a keyword for specifying a question type from the character string contained in the question;

determining a display mode of an output of a response to the received question in accordance with the keyword for specifying the question type; and

outputting a search result based on the keyword for specifying the question object, in the display mode of the output.

12. The search support apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the process further comprising:

specifying selection objects from the keyword for specifying the question object when the keyword for specifying the question type is a keyword that requests a response to select any of question objects; and

outputting a search and analysis result for each of the specified selection objects, in a mode that enables comparison.

13. The search support apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the process further comprising:

extracting search objects from the keyword for specifying the question object when the keyword for specifying the question type is a keyword that requests a response in which search results are listed; and

outputting the extracted search objects in a form of a list.

14. The search support apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the process further comprising:

extracting search objects from the keyword for specifying the question object when the keyword for specifying the question type includes a keyword that requests a response in which candidate objects based on a search result are listed; and

displaying the extracted search objects in a form of ranking based on a predetermined criterion.

15. The search support apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the process further comprising:

extracting a search object from the keyword for specifying the question object when the keyword for specifying the question type includes a keyword that requests a response related to a place of the object; and

displaying the place of the extracted search object in a mode in which the place is displayed on a map.

16. A responding method performed by a computer, the responding method comprising:

receiving question data containing information for specifying an action; and

causing, when the received question data is a question that asks an object of the action, a format in which images are listed to be employed as an output format of the object to be output as a response to the question data.

17. A responding method performed by a computer, the responding method comprising:

receiving question data; and

causing, when the received question data is a question that asks an action, a format in which character strings indicating contents of the action are listed to be employed as a format of a search result of the action to be output as a response to the question data.

18. A responding method performed by a computer, the responding method comprising:

receiving question data; and

performing, upon detecting that the received question data is a question that asks for comparison between a plurality of objects, a predetermined common analysis on each of the objects; and

outputting an analysis result such that comparison is possible.