JP2006065651A - Program, apparatus and method for retrieving trademark name - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user having no expert knowledge to easily inspect trademarks. <P>SOLUTION: A trademark name retrieving apparatus is provided with: a voice recognition part 21 for inputting the name of a trademark to be retrieved and a commodity service name as voice signals and converting the voice signals into the phonemes of the trademark name and the commodity service name; a similar group retrieving processing part 22 for converting the phonemes of the commodity service name into a character code, extracting the notation of a commodity service name in the international classification table which is related to the commodity service name and extracting a similar group code related to the extracted notation of the commodity service name in the international classification table; a trademark name retrieving processing part 23 for retrieving a record to which the phonemes of the name of trademark to be retrieved which is converted by the voice recognition part 21 and the similar group code extracted by the similar group retrieving processing part 22 are related; and a retrieved result output part 25 for outputting the retrieved result obtained by the trademark name retrieving processing part 23. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a trademark name retrieval program, a trademark name retrieval device, and a trademark name retrieval method for retrieving a trademark application relating to a retrieval object from the designation of the trademark retrieval object and the product service name.

  In business, in order to increase unique brand names such as company names, product names, and service names, it is frequently performed to apply for trademarks and obtain trademark rights.

  In order to obtain a trademark right, after conducting a trademark search, the Patent Office shall be contacted with the trademark, the name when the trademark is pronounced, the goods or services (services) that use the trademark, and the goods or services A trademark is filed by designating a similar group to which (service) belongs. Thereafter, the trademark is registered after passing through examination by an examiner of the Patent Office, and a trademark right is granted. The JPO examiner examines whether the trademark has no discriminating power, whether the designated product (service) is the same or similar to the trademark registered in the earlier application, and the same or similar. . At this time, it is determined whether or not the trademarks referred to as similarity determination are similar based on a criterion for determining that the trademarks are similar to each other.

  Application of this trademark requires specialized knowledge. Specifically, in order to investigate a similar group to which a product or service belongs, it is necessary to grasp the notation on the international classification table in advance. Furthermore, various criteria are provided for determining similarity. Since specialized knowledge is required in this way, it is difficult for a user who does not have specialized knowledge to easily conduct a trademark search.

There is a similarity determination method using a neural network for facilitating similarity determination of a trademark or the like (for example, Patent Document 1). In the method described in Patent Document 1, a feature extracted from two objects to be compared is given to the input layer, while learning pattern information to give the similarity between the two objects to be compared is given to the output layer. Build a neural network by learning more than one. Furthermore, input layer pattern information based on the features extracted from the two objects to be judged is input to the input layer of the constructed neural network, and the two objects to be compared are output by the output of the output layer. Judge similarity.
JP 2002-334318 A

  However, in the method described in Patent Document 1, it is easy to determine the similarity of names between trademarks, but a user who does not have specialized knowledge cannot easily conduct a trademark search.

  In a general trademark search, a user inputs a trademark, a title, a similar code, and the like using characters such as a keyboard, and is searched in a character database. However, when inputting characters, there is a problem that a certain degree of restriction occurs, such as the user having to face the keyboard.

  In view of such a situation, there is a demand for a proposal of a method by which a user who does not have specialized knowledge can easily conduct a trademark search.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a trademark name search program, a trademark name search device, and a trademark name search method capable of easily searching for a trademark.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is characterized in that a product / service name database in which a word written in a character code and a product / service name notation in a word classification table are associated is stored in a storage device. Means for storing in the storage device an international classification database in which the commodity service name of the classification table and the similar group code are associated with each other, and a trademark name speech database in which the phoneme of the trademark application and the similar group code are associated with each other. A means for storing in a storage device, a speech recognition means for converting a speech signal into a phoneme of a name and a product service name when the name and product service name of a trademark search object are input as speech signals; Converts the phoneme of the converted product service name into a character code, reads the product service name database from the storage device, and stores the product service name in the classification table associated with the product service name Similar group retrieval processing means for extracting the similar group code associated with the notation of the commodity service name in the extracted classification table by reading out the international classification database from the storage device, and the trademark name calling speech from the storage device Trademark name search processing that reads a database and searches a record in which a similar group code extracted by the similar group search processing means is associated with the phoneme of the name of the search object converted by the speech recognition means from the trademark name speech database. And a search result output means for outputting a search result in the trademark name search processing means is realized by a computer.

  According to the present invention as described above, it is possible to input by voice input items necessary for searching for a trademark name such as a category, a similar group code, and a trademark name. Furthermore, even if the user does not know the category / similar group code, by inputting an arbitrary product name or service name, the trademark name search device according to the feature of the present invention is able to obtain the category / similar group code in the international classification. Can be searched.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a trademark name search program, a trademark name search device, and a trademark name search method that can easily perform a trademark search.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description of the drawings, the same or similar parts are denoted by the same or similar reference numerals.

(Best Embodiment)
The trademark name search device 1 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention is a device that can easily conduct a trademark search based on a product or a classification of a product inputted by voice from the information terminal 3 as shown in FIG.

  The information terminal 3 includes a voice input device 31 and an output device 32. The voice input device inputs a name that is a condition for searching for a trademark that is a search target and a classification to which the search target belongs by voice, converts the input voice to a voice signal, and calls the voice signal a trademark. It transmits to the search device 1. The classification to which the search object input at this time belongs does not need to be an international classification, but may be a name that the user has come up with. The output device 32 displays the result retrieved by the trademark name retrieval device 1 according to the conditions input by the voice input device 31, and is specifically a display or a printer. The trademark name search device 1 and the information terminal 3 are connected via a communication network such as the Internet or a LAN, and can communicate with each other.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the trademark name search device 1 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a central processing control device 101, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 102, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 103, and an input / output interface 109. Are connected via the bus 110. An input device 104, a display device 105, a communication control device 106, a storage device 107, and a removable disk 108 are connected to the input / output interface 109.

  The central processing control device 101 reads out and executes a boot program for starting the trademark name retrieval device 1 from the ROM 102 based on an input signal from the input device 104, and further reads an operating system stored in the storage device 107. Further, the central processing control device 101 controls various devices based on input signals from the input device 104, the communication control device 106, etc., and reads programs and data stored in the RAM 103, the storage device 107, etc. into the RAM 103. A processing device that loads and implements a series of processes to be described later, such as data calculation or processing, based on a program command read from the RAM 103.

  The input device 104 includes input devices such as a keyboard and a mouse through which an operator inputs various operations. The input device 104 generates an input signal based on the operation of the operator, and inputs via the input / output interface 109 and the bus 110. It is transmitted to the central processing control apparatus 101. The display device 105 is a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display, a liquid crystal display, or the like. The display device 105 receives an output signal to be displayed on the display device 105 from the central processing control device 101 via the bus 110 and the input / output interface 109. It is a device that displays the processing result of the control device 101 and the like. The communication control device 106 is a device such as a LAN card or a modem, and is a device that connects the trademark name search device 1 to a communication network such as the Internet or a LAN. Data transmitted / received to / from the communication network via the communication control device 106 is transmitted / received to / from the central processing control device 101 via the input / output interface and bus 110 as an input signal or an output signal.

  The storage device 107 is a semiconductor storage device or a magnetic disk device, and stores programs and data executed by the central processing control device 101. The removable disk 108 is an optical disk or a flexible disk, and signals read / written by the disk drive are transmitted / received to / from the central processing control apparatus 101 via the input / output interface 109 and the bus 110.

  The storage device 107 of the trademark name search device 1 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention stores a trademark name search program, a product service name database 11, an international classification database 12, a trademark name call voice database 13, and the like. A rejection database 14 is stored. Further, the trademark name retrieval program is read and executed by the central processing control device 101 of the trademark name retrieval device 1, so that the voice recognition unit 21, the similar group retrieval processing unit 22, the trademark name retrieval processing unit 23, and the similarity determination unit. 24. A search result output unit 25 is installed in the trademark name search device 1.

  In the merchandise / service name database 11, the wording expressed in character codes and the notation of the merchandise / service name in the international classification table (classification table) of the wording are associated and stored in the storage device 107. The product service name database 11 has an example of a data structure and data as shown in FIG. Specifically, “help”, which is a general wording, is associated with “housekeeper”, which is a notation on the international classification table.

  In the international classification database 12, the commodity service name of the international classification table and the similar group code are associated and stored in the storage device 107. The international classification database 12 has an example of a data structure and data as shown in FIG. Specifically, the product / service classification in the trademark application and the similar group code are associated with the product / service name on the international classification table. Specifically, “doctor / nurse / caregiver / homemaker's mediation” is associated with the classification “35” and the similar group code “35D01”. The international classification database 12 may have any data structure as long as the category and similar group codes can be searched from the product / service names on the international classification table.

  In the trademark name speech database 13, the phoneme of the name already applied for trademark and the similar group code are stored in the storage device 107 in association with each other. The trade name call voice database has an example of a data structure and data as shown in FIG. Specifically, the application number of the trademark application is associated with the classification, the similar group code, the trademark name, and the speech signal based on the phoneme of the trademark name. The audio signal is stored in a data format that can be reproduced by the output device 32 of the information terminal 3. The trade name call voice database 13 may be an object database in which a voice signal is registered, or simply associated with an identifier of a file in which the voice signal is stored, and the file is stored in a predetermined directory of the trade name call search apparatus 1. It may be remembered.

  The similarity determination database 14 is stored in the storage device 107 in association with the designation of the trademark and the word / phrase determined to be similar. The similarity determination database has an example of a data structure and data as shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 6, the input name is associated with the name on the database that is determined to be similar in the trademark similarity determination. Specifically, the name “A” is “Y”. Even “wa” is judged to be similar.

  In this similarity determination database 14, it is preferable that all patterns determined to be similar in the trademark are registered.

  When the name of the trademark search object and the product service name are input as a speech signal, the speech recognition unit 21 converts the speech signal into a phoneme of the name and product service name. Each phoneme corresponds to a single hiragana character. According to the trademark name search device 1 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, since the user can input by voice, an interface that can be easily input by the user can be provided. The audio signal is indicated by a frequency or the like, a spectrum is obtained by frequency conversion, and a phoneme uttered is identified from the temporal change pattern.

  The similar group search processing unit 22 converts the phoneme of the product / service name converted by the speech recognition unit 21 into a character code, reads the product / service name database 11 from the storage device 107, and performs an international classification associated with the product / service name. Extract the notation of product service name in the table. Further, the similar group search processing unit 22 reads the international classification database 12 from the storage device 107, and extracts a category and a similar group code associated with the notation of the product service name in the extracted international classification table. For example, even if the user does not know the notation registered on the international classification table, when the merchandise service name to be searched that the user can correspond to is input, it can be converted into the notation on the international classification table. Furthermore, since the similar group codes in the international classification can be extracted from the notation on the international classification table, the user can easily search for the trademark without being aware of the notation on the international classification table and the similar group code. it can.

  The trademark name search processing unit 23 reads the trademark name speech database 13 from the storage device 107, and from the trademark name speech database 13, the phoneme and similar group search processing unit 22 of the name of the search target converted by the speech recognition unit 21. The record including the application number associated with the category and the similar group code extracted in is retrieved.

  At this time, when the trademark is easily searched by the user, the similarity determination may be performed. Specifically, the similarity determination unit 24 reads out the similarity determination database 14 from the storage device 107, and searches the phoneme of the search key that is determined from the phoneme of the name of the search target converted by the speech recognition unit 21. Is output. At this time, the trademark name retrieval processing unit 23 reads the trademark name speech database 13 from the storage device 107, and retrieves the phoneme and similar group retrieval processing unit 22 of the search key output by the similarity determination unit 24 from the trademark name speech database 13. The record including the application number associated with the similar group code extracted in is searched.

  Specifically, for example, the similarity determination unit 24 is composed of the same number of sounds as the search object, and the different sound is composed of the same vowel as the search object and the same number of sounds as the search object. A note consists of the same number of words as the search object and the same number of sounds as the search object. A different sound is only a difference between a clear sound, a muddy sound, and a semi-voice sound, and a different sound from the search object. It is determined that words that are weak sounds or are merely similar in the presence or absence of weak sounds are similar. Specifically, when the search object is “sipper”, the similarity determination unit 24 outputs “skipper” having the same number of sounds and having different vowels in common as search keys. At this time, “ki” and “chi” are associated and registered in the similarity determination database 14. As described above, the similarity determination unit 24 searches the similarity determination database 14 and outputs a search key similar to the search object.

  The search result output unit 25 outputs the search result in the trademark name search processing unit 23. At this time, the search result is output as a character code and printed by the output device 32 of the information terminal 3. The search result may also be output as an audio signal. In this case, the output device 32 of the information terminal 3 is a device that can reproduce an audio signal.

Next, processing of the similar group search processing unit 22 will be described with reference to FIG.
First, in step S101, the voice signal of the product / service name input by the voice recognition unit 21 is converted into a character code.
Next, in step S102, the international classification database 12 is searched using the product / service name character-coded in step S101 as a key, and the notation in the international classification table is extracted. Further, in step S103, the international classification database 12 is searched, and the category and similar group code are extracted from the notation in the international classification table extracted in step S102.
Finally, in step S104, the category and similar group code output in step S103 is output.

Next, with reference to FIG. 8, the processing of the trademark name search processing unit 23 will be described.
First, in step S201, the phoneme of the trademark name output by the speech recognition unit 21 and the classification and similar code output by the similar group search processing unit 22 are input. In step S202, the similarity determination unit 24 searches for a search key that is determined to be similar from the trademark name input in step S201. For example, when the search object is “skipper”, “sipper” or the like is searched as a search key.

  Next, in step S203, the search key searched in step S202, the category input in step S201, and the similar group code are specified, and the corresponding record is searched. At this time, when there are a plurality of search keys, sections, and similar group codes, all combinations of the search keys, sections, and similar group codes are searched.

  According to the trademark name retrieval apparatus 1 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, input items necessary for retrieving a trademark name such as a category, a similar group code, and a trademark name can be input by voice. Furthermore, even if the user does not know the category / similar group code, by inputting an arbitrary product name or service name, the trademark name retrieval device 1 can retrieve the category / similar group code in the international classification. it can. Further, a new search key is generated for the inputted trademark name by the similarity determination peculiar to the trademark name, and the applied trademark is searched.

  Thereby, according to the trademark name search device 1 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a user can easily search for a trademark.

(Other embodiments)
As described above, the present invention has been described according to the best mode for carrying out the invention. However, it should not be understood that the description and drawings constituting a part of this disclosure limit the present invention. From this disclosure, various alternative embodiments, examples, and operational techniques will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

  For example, the trademark name search device described in the best mode of the present invention may be configured on a single piece of hardware as shown in FIG. 1, or a plurality of pieces of hardware may be used depending on the functions and the number of processes. It may be configured above.

  It goes without saying that the present invention includes various embodiments not described herein. Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention is defined only by the invention specifying matters according to the scope of claims reasonable from the above description.

It is a functional block diagram of a trademark name search device and an information terminal according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. It is a hardware block diagram of the trademark name search apparatus based on the best embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining an example of the data structure and data of the goods service name database which concerns on the best embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining an example of the data structure and data of the international classification database which concerns on the best embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining an example of the data structure and data of the brand name voice database which concerns on the best embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining an example of the data structure and data of the similarity determination database which concerns on the best embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart of the similar group search process which concerns on the best embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart of the trademark name search process based on the best embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Trademark name search apparatus 3 ... Information terminal 11 ... Merchandise service database 11 ... Merchandise service name database 12 ... International classification database 13 ... Trademark name speech database 14 ... Similarity judgment database 21 ... Speech recognition part 22 ... Similarity group search processing part DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 23 ... Trademark name search processing part 24 ... Similarity judgment part 25 ... Search result output part 31 ... Voice input device 32 ... Output device 101 ... Central processing control device 102 ... ROM
103 ... RAM
104 ... Input device 105 ... Display device 106 ... Communication control device 107 ... Storage device 108 ... Removable disk 109 ... Input / output interface 110 ... Bus

Claims (5)

Means for storing in a storage device a product / service name database in which a word expressed in character code and a description of a product / service name in the classification table of the word are associated;
Means for storing in the storage device an international classification database in which a commodity service name of the classification table and a similar group code are associated;
Means for storing, in the storage device, a trademark name speech database in which a phoneme of a trademark applied for a trademark and the similar group code are associated with each other;
A speech recognition means for converting the speech signal into a phoneme of the name and the product service name when the name and product service name of the trademark search object are input as speech signals;
The phoneme of the product service name converted by the speech recognition means is converted into a character code, the product service name database is read from the storage device, and the product service name of the classification table associated with the product service name A similar group search processing means for extracting the similar group code associated with the notation of the product service name of the extracted classification table by reading out the international classification database from the storage device and extracting the notation;
The trademark name speech database is read from the storage device, and the phoneme of the search object converted by the speech recognition means and the similarity group extracted by the similarity group search processing means are extracted from the trademark name speech database. Trademark name search processing means for searching for a record associated with a code;
What is claimed is: 1. A trademark name search program comprising: a search result output means for outputting a search result in the trademark name search processing means; Means for storing in the storage device a similarity determination database in which the name of the trademark is associated with a word to be determined and similar;
A similarity determination unit that reads out the similarity determination database from the storage device and outputs a phoneme of a search key determined by similarity from a phoneme of a name of the search object converted by the speech recognition unit,
The trademark name retrieval processing unit reads the trademark name speech database from the storage device, and from the trademark name speech database, the phoneme of the search key output by the similarity determination unit and the similar group retrieval processing unit The trademark name retrieval program according to claim 1, wherein a record associated with the extracted similar group code is retrieved. A merchandise service name database stored in a storage device in association with the wording represented by the character code and the notation of the product service name in the classification table of the wording;
A product service name of the classification table and an international classification database stored in the storage device in association with a similar group code;
A trademark name speech database in which the phoneme of the name of the trademark applied for the trademark and the similar group code are associated and stored in the storage device;
When the name of the trademark search object and the product service name are input as a speech signal, the speech recognition unit converts the speech signal into the phoneme of the name and the product service name;
The phoneme of the product service name converted by the speech recognition unit is converted into a character code, the product service name database is read from the storage device, and the product service name of the classification table associated with the product service name A similar group search processing unit for extracting a similar group code associated with the notation of the product service name of the extracted classification table by reading out the international classification database from the storage device and extracting the notation;
The trademark name speech database is read from the storage device, and the similar group extracted from the trademark name phonetic database by the similarity group search processing unit and the phoneme of the name of the search object converted by the speech recognition unit A trademark name search processing unit for searching for a record associated with a code;
A trademark name search device, comprising: a search result output unit that outputs a search result in the trademark name search processing unit. A similarity determination database stored in the storage device in association with the designation of the trademark and the word to be determined similar to the designation;
A similarity determination unit that reads out the similarity determination database from the storage device and outputs a phoneme of a search key determined by similarity from a phoneme of a name of the search object converted by the speech recognition unit;
The trademark name retrieval processing unit reads the trademark name speech database from the storage device, and from the trademark name speech database, the phoneme of the search key output by the similarity determination unit and the similar group retrieval processing unit The trademark name retrieval apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a record associated with the extracted similar group code is retrieved. Means for storing in a storage device a product / service name database in which a word expressed in character code and a description of a product / service name in the classification table of the word are associated;
Storing in the storage device an international classification database in which a commodity service name of the classification table and a similar group code are associated;
Storing, in the storage device, a trademark name speech database in which a phoneme of a trademark applied for a trademark and the similar group code are associated with each other;
When the name of the trademark search object and the product service name are input as a speech signal, the speech signal is converted into a phoneme of the name and the product service name;
Converting the phoneme of the product / service name converted in the step of converting to the phoneme into a character code, reading the product / service name database from the storage device, and storing the product service of the classification table associated with the product / service name Extracting a notation of a name, reading the international classification database from the storage device, and extracting a similar group code associated with the notation of a commodity service name of the extracted classification table;
The trademark name speech database is read from the storage device, and extracted from the trademark name speech database in the step of extracting the phoneme of the search object and the similar group code converted in the step of converting to the phoneme. Searching for a record associated with the similar group code;
And a step of outputting a search result in the step of searching for the record.

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