Topic transition analysis system, method, and program
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1. A topic transition analysis system comprising:
- a statement trigger string determination unit receiving a primary media stream and one or a plurality of language communication streams (hereinafter, language streams) executed in parallel with the media stream and determining whether or not a certain statement on the one or plurality of language streams has been made newly in response to contents of the media stream,wherein the statement trigger string determination unit executes the determination based on a higher one of a similarity between the statement and media stream contents at and around the time when the statement is made and a similarity between the statement and language stream contents prior to the time when the statement is made.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a topic transition analysis system that determines a position on a primary media stream leading to a certain statement made in a language communication carried out in a secondary channel associated with the primary media stream. The topic transition analysis system includes a statement trigger string determination unit receiving a primary media stream and one or a plurality of language communication streams (hereinafter, language streams) executed in parallel with the media stream and determining whether or not a certain statement on the one or plurality of language streams has been made newly in response to contents of the media stream.
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1. A topic transition analysis system comprising:
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a statement trigger string determination unit receiving a primary media stream and one or a plurality of language communication streams (hereinafter, language streams) executed in parallel with the media stream and determining whether or not a certain statement on the one or plurality of language streams has been made newly in response to contents of the media stream, wherein the statement trigger string determination unit executes the determination based on a higher one of a similarity between the statement and media stream contents at and around the time when the statement is made and a similarity between the statement and language stream contents prior to the time when the statement is made. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A topic transition analysis system comprising:
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a statement trigger string determination unit receiving a primary media stream and one or a plurality of language communication streams (hereinafter, language streams) executed in parallel with the media stream and determining whether or not a certain statement on the one or plurality of language streams has been made newly in response to contents of the media stream; and one or a plurality of topic similarity calculation unit calculating a topic similarity between the statement and a media stream at and around the time when the statement is made and a topic similarity between the statement and a group of statements made immediately before the statement, wherein the statement trigger string determination unit determines a string having a higher topic similarity to be a string that has triggered the statement. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A topic transition analysis method comprising:
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selecting, by a computer, an arbitrary statement from one or a plurality of language communication streams (hereinafter, language streams) executed in parallel with a media stream; and determining, by the computer, whether or not the statement has been made newly in response to contents of the media stream, wherein the determination is executed based on a higher one of a similarity between the statement and media stream contents at and around the time when the statement is made and a similarity between the statement and language stream contents prior to the time when the statement is made.
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable data storage medium storing a program causing a computer configuring a topic transition analysis system to execute the processes of:
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selecting an arbitrary statement from one or a plurality of language communication streams (hereinafter, language streams) executed in parallel with a media stream; and determining whether or not the statement has been made newly in response to contents of the media stream, wherein determining whether or not the statement has been made newly in response to contents of the media stream is based on a higher one of a similarity between the statement and media stream contents at and around the time when the statement is made and a similarity between the statement and language stream contents prior to the time when the statement is made.
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