JP2019121164A - Document creating apparatus, document creating method, database construction apparatus, database construction method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To overcome failure of easy creation of a sentence according to a conventional technique.SOLUTION: The present invention is directed to a document creating apparatus having an input reception unit for storing one or more term explanation information having a term and one or more explanation sentences for the term and for receiving an input, an explanation information acquiring unit for extracting, if the input satisfies a predetermined condition, a term from the input received by the input receiving unit and for acquiring one or more explanation information corresponding to the term, and an explanation information adding unit for adding one or more explanation information. This document creating apparatus allows a sentence to be easily created by using the explanation information of the term.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a document creation apparatus and the like used when creating a document such as a patent specification.

  Heretofore, there has been an application document creation apparatus for creating application document information regarding a document of a patent application (see Patent Document 1).

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  However, in the prior art, it was not easy to create sentences. Furthermore, specifically, in the prior art, while preparing a document such as a patent specification, a candidate for the text to be described could not be presented, or a text to be described could not be automatically added.

  The document creation apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention stores one or more term explanation information including term and explanation information having one or more explanations of the term, and an input receiving unit for receiving an input and an input in advance. When the determined conditions are satisfied, an explanatory information acquiring unit which extracts terms from the input accepted by the input accepting unit and acquires one or more explanatory information corresponding to the terms, and adds one or more explanatory information to the input And an explanatory information adding unit.

  With such a configuration, sentences can be easily created using the explanatory information of terms.

  In the document creation apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, a menu output unit for outputting a menu for selecting one or more pieces of explanation information acquired by the explanation information acquisition unit; And a description receiving unit for receiving the selection information, and the description information adding unit is a document creation device that adds, to the input, one or more pieces of explanation information corresponding to the received selection.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to easily create an appropriate sentence using the explanatory information of terms.

  In the third aspect of the present invention, the document creation device sorts the one or more pieces of explanatory information acquired by the explanatory information acquiring unit based on the one or more attribute values of the respective pieces of explanatory information with respect to the second invention. The document processing apparatus further includes a menu configuration unit that configures a menu, and the menu output unit is a document creation device that outputs the menu configured by the menu configuration unit.

  Such a configuration makes it possible to create an appropriate sentence very easily using the explanatory information of terms.

  Further, in the document creation device according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the one or more term explanation information is distributed and stored in two or more storage locations, and the explanation information acquisition unit acquires The document creation apparatus further sorts the one or more pieces of explanatory information based on the storage location of each explanatory information, and further includes a menu configuration unit that configures the menu, and the menu output unit outputs the menu configured by the menu configuration unit. is there.

  Such a configuration makes it possible to create an appropriate sentence very easily using the explanatory information of terms.

  The document creation apparatus according to the fifth aspect of the present invention is the document creation apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the predetermined condition is that the input is determined.

  With such a configuration, sentences can be easily created using the explanatory information of terms.

  The document creation device of the sixth aspect of the present invention is the document creation device of the fifth aspect wherein the determination of the input is the determination of the input of the phrase.

  With such a configuration, sentences can be easily created using the explanatory information of terms.

  In the document creation device according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, in the first through sixth aspects, the explanation information acquiring unit extracts terms from the sentence including the determined input, and corresponds to the terms. It is a document creation apparatus that acquires the above explanatory information.

  Such a configuration makes it possible to create a sentence very easily using the explanatory information of terms.

  The database construction apparatus according to the eighth invention is a database construction apparatus for constructing a database having one or more term explanation information used by the document preparation apparatus according to any one of the first to seventh inventions. The term is explained by two or more sentences including a term extraction unit that extracts terms that are component names or technical terms of the invention from patent documents, and a sentence whose subject is the term extracted by the term extraction unit. The database construction apparatus includes an explanatory information acquiring unit that acquires explanatory information from a patent document, and an output unit that accumulates the explanatory information in an accumulation destination in association with a term.

  With this configuration, it is possible to automatically generate a database of explanatory information used to create a patent document.

  In the database construction apparatus according to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the explanation information acquiring unit acquires an explanation sentence explaining a term having the term extracted by the term extraction unit as the subject according to the eighth aspect. The database construction device acquires explanatory information having at least two or more sentences from the paragraph to the end of the paragraph including the explanatory sentence from the patent document.

  With this configuration, it is possible to automatically generate a database of appropriate explanatory information used to create a patent document.

  In the database construction apparatus according to the tenth aspect of the present invention, in the eighth aspect, the explanation information acquiring unit acquires an explanation sentence explaining a term whose subject is the term extracted by the term extraction unit, It is a database construction device which acquires a description information having at least two sentences from a patent document, which is a sentence having a predetermined relation with respect to, and also acquires one or more subsequent sentences.

  With this configuration, it is possible to automatically generate a database of appropriate explanatory information used to create a patent document.

  In the database construction apparatus according to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, as for the tenth aspect, the sentence having a predetermined relation with the explanation is a sentence immediately after the It is a database construction device which is a sentence which has a predetermined relation to a sentence and a sentence immediately after.

  With this configuration, it is possible to automatically generate a database of appropriate explanatory information used to create a patent document.

  In the database construction apparatus according to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, with respect to the eighth to eleventh aspects of the invention, the explanatory information which is paired with the term acquired by the explanatory information acquiring portion is already stored in the storage destination. The storage unit is a database construction device that adds the explanation information in association with the term when it is determined that the determination unit is already stored.

  With this configuration, it is possible to automatically generate a database of appropriate explanatory information used to create a patent document.

  In the database construction apparatus according to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the output unit of the database construction apparatus according to the eighth through twelfth aspect of the present invention has each sentence possessed by one or more pieces of explanatory information acquired by the explanatory information acquisition unit. The database construction device adds a sentence when the sentence included in the explanatory information that is paired with the term acquired by the explanatory information acquiring unit is not so similar as to satisfy a predetermined condition.

  With this configuration, it is possible to automatically generate a database of appropriate explanatory information used to create a patent document.

  In the database construction apparatus of the fourteenth invention, the term extraction unit detects completion of the application with respect to the eighth to thirteenth inventions, triggered by the completion of the application. It is a database construction device which extracts a term from a patent specification concerning an application.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to accumulate, without omission, appropriate explanatory information used to create a patent document.

  According to the document creation device of the present invention, sentences can be easily created using the explanatory information of terms.

Block diagram of document creation device 1 according to the first embodiment A flowchart for explaining an operation example of the document creation device 1 Figure showing the same term explanation information management table Figure showing the same term explanation information management table Figure showing an example of the menu Figure showing an example of the patent specification Block diagram of the database construction device 2 in the second embodiment A flow chart explaining an operation example of the same database construction device 2 A flowchart for explaining acquisition processing of the same explanatory information A flowchart describing the process of writing the same explanatory information Figure showing an example of the patent specification Figure showing an example of term explanation information stored in the same Figure showing an example of term explanation information stored in the same Overview of the computer system Block diagram of the same computer system

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the document creation apparatus and the like will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, since the component which attached the same code in embodiment performs the same operation | movement, description for the second time may be abbreviate | omitted.

  Embodiment 1

  In the present embodiment, when a predetermined condition is satisfied in the description of a character string such as a patent specification, a term is extracted from the described character string, and an explanatory text of the term is searched. A document creation apparatus will be described which automatically inserts the explanatory text described above or displays a menu capable of selecting one or more explanatory texts. The predetermined condition is, for example, that the input of one sentence has been determined.

  In the present embodiment, a document creation apparatus will be described which displays a menu in a state where the explanatory sentences are sorted in an appropriate order in a menu from which the explanatory sentences can be selected.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a document creation device 1 according to the present embodiment. Here, the document creation apparatus 1 will be mainly described by exemplifying the case of supporting creation of a patent document.

  The document creation device 1 includes a storage unit 10, a reception unit 11, a processing unit 12, and an output unit 13. The receiving unit 11 includes an input receiving unit 111 and a selection receiving unit 112. The processing unit 12 includes an explanatory information acquisition unit 121, a menu configuration unit 122, and an explanatory information addition unit 123. The output unit 13 includes a sentence output unit 131 and a menu output unit 132.

  The storage unit 10 stores various types of information. The various information is, for example, one or more term description information. The term explanation information is information having explanation information corresponding to a term. The term explanation information includes, for example, terms and explanation information. The explanatory information may be stored in association with the term. The term explanation information may have one or more attribute values. The explanatory information is one or more sentences regarding the terms to be paired. The explanatory information is one or more explanatory sentences of the terms to be paired. Note that one or more term explanation information may be stored in an external device. Furthermore, one or more term explanation information may be stored in the storage unit 10 and an external device. The attribute value is usually an attribute value of the explanation information, but may be an attribute value of a term. The attribute value may be, for example, the number of characters of the explanation information, the data size of the explanation information, information specifying the storage location of the term explanation information, a user identifier identifying the user who registered the term explanation information, information indicating the type of term (for example, Whether or not it is a component name).

  The receiving unit 11 receives various information and instructions. The various information and instructions are, for example, an input described later and a selection for a menu described later. Here, acceptance generally refers to acceptance of information input from an input device such as a keyboard, a mouse, or a touch panel. However, it is considered that reception is a concept including reception of information transmitted via a wired or wireless communication line, reception of information read from a recording medium such as an optical disk, magnetic disk, semiconductor memory, etc. Also good.

  The means for inputting various information and instructions may be anything such as a keyboard, a touch panel, a mouse, or a menu screen. The reception unit 11 can be realized by a device driver of input means such as a keyboard, control software of a menu screen, or the like.

  The input receiving unit 111 receives an input. The input is an input from the user. The input is usually an input such as a character string or a sentence. The input is, for example, the text of the patent specification.

  The selection receiving unit 112 receives a selection on a menu. The menu is a menu output by the menu output unit 132. The selection for the menu is, for example, a selection for a menu item. The selection for the menu is, for example, a selection for one or more pieces of explanatory information among one or more of the explanatory information.

  The processing unit 12 performs various processes. The various types of processing are, for example, processing performed by the description information acquisition unit 121, the menu configuration unit 122, and the description information addition unit 123.

    The explanatory information acquiring unit 121 extracts a term from the input received by the input accepting unit 111, and acquires one or more explanatory information corresponding to the term. For example, when the input accepted by the input accepting unit 111 satisfies a predetermined condition, the explanatory information acquiring unit 121 extracts a term from the input and acquires one or more explanatory information corresponding to the term. The explanatory information acquiring unit 121 extracts a term from the input accepted by the input accepting unit 111 without accepting a user instruction (for example, pressing of a button, selection of a menu item, etc.), and one or more corresponding to the term It is preferable to obtain the explanatory information of.

  In addition, the range which the description information acquisition part 121 extracts a term may be various. The range in which the explanatory information acquiring unit 121 extracts a term is, for example, a sentence (a sentence input recently) including the character code decided immediately before. The range in which the explanatory information acquiring unit 121 extracts the term is, for example, a paragraph including a sentence including the character code determined immediately before. A paragraph is separated by, for example, a return code and a full-width space. The range from which the explanatory information acquisition unit 121 extracts terms is, for example, all character strings in the file. The range in which the explanatory information acquisition unit 121 extracts a term is, for example, a sentence (usually, a sentence input most recently) closest to the position of the current cursor.

  The explanatory information acquisition unit 121 extracts a term from the sentence including the determined input, and acquires one or more explanatory information corresponding to the term. The acquisition destination of the explanation information is one or more storage areas of the storage unit 10 or one or more external devices. Here, the predetermined condition is, for example, that the input is determined. The predetermined condition is, for example, that a predetermined input (for example, a phrase point) is determined. The input received by the input receiving unit 111 is, for example, a sentence, one or more sentences including the sentence, or a paragraph including the sentence.

  The explanatory information acquiring unit 121 performs, for example, morphological analysis on a character string, a sentence, or the like in a range from which a term is extracted, acquires one or more independent words, and makes a pair with each one or more independent words Get the above explanatory information. The explanatory information acquiring unit 121 performs, for example, morphological analysis on a character string or a sentence in a range from which terms are extracted, acquires one or more independent words, and then obtains each independent word as a standard system (for example, It is converted into the end form of the verb, the end form of the adjective, the kanji part of the verb, etc., and one or more explanatory information to be paired with each term acquired by the conversion is acquired.

  The explanatory information acquiring unit 121 extracts one or more terms satisfying a predetermined condition from, for example, a character string or a sentence in a range from which the term is extracted, and one or more paired with each of the one or more terms. Get the explanatory information of. The predetermined conditions here are, for example, a technical term, a component name, and the like. The process of acquiring a technical term from a sentence is a known technique such as termextra, and thus the detailed description is omitted. In addition, acquiring component names from patent specifications or claims is also a well-known technique, and thus detailed description will be omitted.

  The menu configuration unit 122 configures a menu capable of selecting description information, using one or more pieces of description information acquired by the description information acquisition unit 121.

  The menu configuration unit 122 configures, for example, a menu in which one or more pieces of explanatory information acquired by the explanatory information acquisition unit 121 are used as menu items.

  The menu configuration unit 122, for example, sorts the one or more pieces of explanatory information acquired by the explanatory information acquisition unit 121 based on the one or more attribute values of the respective pieces of explanatory information to configure a menu. Here, one or more attribute values are, for example, attribute values managed in association with the explanation information. However, when the menu configuration unit 122 configures a menu, the attribute value (for example, the size, the number of sentences, etc.) of the explanation information or the attribute value of the term (for example, a flag indicating whether it is a component name or not) You may get it.

  The menu configuration unit 122, for example, sorts the one or more pieces of explanatory information acquired by the explanatory information acquisition unit 121 based on the storage location of each explanatory information to configure a menu. The storage location of the explanatory information is, for example, a first storage location of an individual dictionary for the user, a second storage location of a shared dictionary shared by a plurality of persons, and the like. The menu configuration unit 122, for example, sorts the explanatory information stored in the local storage unit 10 in such a manner that the explanatory information is displayed on the upper side with respect to the explanatory information stored in the external device, Configure The storage location of the explanation information may also be considered as an attribute value of the explanation information.

  The explanatory information adding unit 123 adds the one or more pieces of explanatory information acquired by the explanatory information acquiring unit 121 to the input. The explanatory information adding unit 123 adds, for example, one or more explanatory information corresponding to the received selection to the input. The explanation information corresponding to the received selection is also the explanation information acquired by the explanation information acquisition unit 121.

  Here, adding to the input usually means appending after the input. The position to add the explanatory information is preferably immediately after the last input, but may be one or more return codes immediately after the last input, or a back after adding one or more spaces, etc. It does not matter. To add to the input is, for example, to add to the file being edited.

  The output unit 13 outputs various types of information. The various types of information are, for example, sentences and menus. Output is usually display on a display, but projection using a projector, printing with a printer, sound output, transmission to an external device, storage in a recording medium, other processing devices, other programs, etc. It may be considered as a concept including delivery of processing results to the client.

  The sentence output unit 131 outputs the input accepted by the input accepting unit 111. Such input is a sentence or a string. Such an input is, for example, a patent specification.

  The menu output unit 132 outputs a menu for selecting one or more pieces of explanatory information acquired by the explanatory information acquisition unit 121. The menu output unit 132 outputs the menu configured by the menu configuration unit 122.

  The processing unit 12, the explanatory information acquisition unit 121, the menu configuration unit 122, and the explanatory information addition unit 123 can be usually realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. Typically, the processing procedure of the processing unit 12 or the like is realized by software, and the software is stored in a storage medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (a dedicated circuit).

  The output unit 13, the sentence output unit 131, and the menu output unit 132 may or may not include output devices such as a display and a speaker. The output unit 13 can be realized by driver software of an output device or driver software of an output device and an output device.

  Next, an operation example of the document creation device 1 will be described using the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S201) The input receiving unit 111 determines whether an input from the user has been received. If the input is accepted, the process goes to step S202. If the input is not accepted, the process goes to step S213.

  (Step S202) The sentence output unit 131 displays the input received in step S201.

  (Step S203) The explanatory information acquisition unit 121 determines whether the input matches the condition. If the input matches the condition, the process goes to step S204. If the input does not match the condition, the process returns to step S201. The target to determine whether the condition is met is, for example, the input determined most recently, but may be a set of determined inputs including the history of the inputs determined in the past.

  (Step S204) The explanation information acquisition unit 121 acquires an object from which the term is extracted from the received input. In addition, the range of the object which extracts a term is variously considered, as mentioned above.

  (Step S205) The explanatory information acquiring unit 121 acquires one or more terms from the target for extracting the terms acquired in step S204.

  (Step S206) The explanatory information acquiring unit 121 substitutes 1 into the counter i.

  (Step S207) The explanation information acquiring unit 121 determines whether the i-th term exists in the terms acquired in step S205. If the i-th term exists, the process goes to step S208, and if the i-th term does not exist, the process goes to step S210.

  (Step S208) The explanatory information acquisition unit 121 acquires explanatory information that is paired with the i-th term from one or more storage locations. Here, there may be cases where the explanatory information can not be obtained. Also, the acquired explanatory information is at least temporarily accumulated in the buffer.

  (Step S209) The explanation information acquiring unit 121 increments the counter i by one. It returns to step S207.

  (Step S210) The menu configuration section 122 sorts the one or more pieces of explanatory information acquired in step S208 according to a predetermined algorithm. The predetermined algorithm is, for example, a sorting algorithm using a predetermined attribute value as a key.

  (Step S211) The menu configuration section 122 configures a menu from which one or more pieces of explanatory information can be selected. In addition, it is preferable that the explanatory information which comprises a menu is sorted by said sort algorithm.

  (Step S212) The menu output unit 132 displays the menu configured in step S211. It returns to step S201.

  (Step S213) Selection accepting unit 112 determines whether or not the selection of one or more pieces of explanatory information has been accepted from the displayed menu. If the selection is accepted, the process goes to step S214. If the selection is not accepted, the process returns to step S201.

  (Step S214) The explanation information adding unit 123 acquires the selected explanation information.

  (Step S215) The explanatory information adding unit 123 adds the explanatory information acquired in step S214 to the determined input. It returns to step S201.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 2, when the selection receiving unit 112 receives the selection of the explanation information, the number of selection times of the explanation information may be incremented by one. In such a case, for example, the number of selections is managed in the storage unit 10 or a server device (not shown) in association with the explanation information.

  Further, in the flowchart of FIG. 2, the processing is ended by an interruption of power off or processing end.

  Hereinafter, specific operations of the document creation device 1 in the present embodiment will be described.

  Now, it is assumed that the term explanation information management table shown in FIG. 3 is stored in the storage unit 10 of the document creation device 1. The term explanation information management table is a table for managing one or more term explanation information. The term explanation information includes an ID, a term, explanation information, and one or more attribute values. The ID is information for identifying a record. One or more attribute values are "size" and "flag" here. "Size" is the number of characters of the explanation information. The "flag" is a division indicating whether the term is a term indicating a component. The tag <component> of “ID = 5” and “ID = 6” in FIG. 3 is a variable, and a component name may be substituted. Then, the information adding unit 123 substitutes the acquired component name into the position of the tag <component>, and configures the output explanatory information. It is preferable that the information adding unit 123 also acquire the code “10” of the component, and substitute the variable “component” including the code for the variable “component”.

  Further, it is assumed that the term explanation information management table shown in FIG. 4 is stored in the server device (not shown). The term explanation information management table here is a table for managing one or more term explanation information. The term explanation information here includes an ID, a term, explanation information, and one or more attribute values. Here, one or more attribute values are "size", "number of selections", and "flag". The “number of selections” is the number of times selected by the user. The “number of selections” is the total number of times used by one or more users.

  In addition, the menu configuration unit 122 of the document creation device 1 displays the explanation information stored in the storage unit 10 (local) of the document creation device 1 higher than the explanation information stored in the server device. Let's sort. In addition, when sorting two or more pieces of explanatory information of the same term, the menu configuration unit 122 sorts in such a manner that the larger the size is, the higher the information is displayed. In addition, when sorting two or more pieces of explanatory information of the same term, the menu configuration unit 122 sorts so as to be displayed higher as the number of selections is larger.

  In such a situation, the user is drafting a patent specification. Here, it is assumed that the condition for the explanatory information acquisition unit 121 to acquire the explanatory information is that the input of one sentence has been determined. Then, it is assumed that the range in which the explanatory information acquiring unit 121 acquires a term is one sentence determined immediately before.

  In such a situation, it is assumed that the user inputs a sentence "the bitmap data is stored in the storage unit 10." and the input of the last character, the phrase point "." Is determined. The input accepting unit 111 accepts the sentence "bitmap data is stored in the image storage unit 10" from the user. Then, the sentence output unit 131 displays the sentence.

  Next, the explanation information acquiring unit 121 determines that the determination of the input of “.” Matches the condition. Next, the explanation information acquisition unit 121 morphologically analyzes the sentence “bit map data is stored in the image storage unit 10”, and the terms “image storage unit”, “bit map data”, “stored” Suppose that it acquired.

  Next, the explanation information acquiring unit 121 determines that the “image storage unit” is a noun phrase indicating that the component name is “part”, “unit”, or “means”. Note that there may be various processes to determine whether or not the component name. For example, the processing unit 12 may analyze in advance the scope of claims, and a character string of one or more component names may be stored in the storage unit 10.

  The explanatory information acquisition unit 121 is explanatory information that is paired with the “image” or “stored” of the morpheme (or term) that constitutes the “image storage unit”, and is descriptive information that is paired with “flag = 1”. Are acquired from the term explanation information management table shown in FIG. 3 and the term explanation information management table shown in FIG. Here, the explanation information acquisition unit 121 acquires the explanation information of “ID = 5” in FIG. 3 and the explanation information of “ID = 3” in FIG. 4.

  Next, the explanation information acquiring unit 121 determines that the term “bitmap data” is not a term for specifying a component name. Then, the explanation information acquiring unit 121 is paired with the term “bitmap data”, and the explanation information paired with “flag = 0” is the term explanation information management table shown in FIG. 3 and the term explanation shown in FIG. Acquire from the information management table. Here, the explanation information acquisition unit 121 acquires the explanation information of “ID = 3” and “ID = 4” in FIG. 3.

  Next, the explanation information acquiring unit 121 determines that the term is not a term for specifying a component name. Then, the explanation information acquiring unit 121 acquires the kanji part “stored” (the standard form here) of the term “stored”, paired with the term “stored”, paired with “flag = 0”. It is impossible to acquire the explanatory information that is to be acquired from the term explanation information management table shown in FIG. 3 and the term explanation information management table shown in FIG.

  Next, the menu configuration unit 122 sorts the acquired four pieces of explanatory information according to the above-described predetermined algorithm.

  Next, the menu configuration unit 122 configures a menu from which explanatory information can be selected, using the sorted four pieces of explanatory information. Next, the menu output unit 132 displays the configured menu. An example of such a menu is shown in FIG.

  Next, it is assumed that the user has input a selection instruction for the three pieces of explanatory information displayed at the top of the four pieces of explanatory information. The selection of the explanation information may be performed one by one, or the selection of a plurality of explanation information may be performed at one time.

  Then, the selection receiving unit 112 receives the selection of three pieces of explanatory information. Then, the explanation information adding unit 123 acquires the selected explanation information. Next, the information adding unit 123 adds the acquired description information after the determined input. That is, the three pieces of explanatory information acquired are added after the sentence "bit map data is stored in the image storage unit 10" input by the user. Such patent specification is shown in FIG.

  Here, <component> of the explanatory information “<component” is preferably a non-volatile recording medium but can be realized by a volatile recording medium ”selected by the user is a variable, and the configuration Element names can be substituted. Then, the information adding unit 123 substitutes the component name “image storage unit” into the variable <component>. Here, the information adding unit 123 also obtains the code “10” of the component name “image storage unit”, and substitutes the variable “component” including the code.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, sentences can be easily created using explanatory information of terms.

  In the specific example of the present embodiment, although the selection menu of the explanation information is output, the explanation information adding unit 123 outputs the one or more explanation information acquired by the explanation information acquiring unit 121 without outputting the selection menu. You may add it.

  Furthermore, the processing in the present embodiment may be realized by software. Then, this software may be distributed by software download or the like. Also, the software may be distributed by being recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM. This applies to the other embodiments in the present specification. The software for realizing the document creation device 1 in the present embodiment is the following program. That is, in this program, a computer capable of accessing one or more term explanation information having a term and an explanation information having one or more explanations of the term, an input receiving unit for receiving an input, and the input are determined in advance. A description information acquiring unit that extracts terms from the input accepted by the input accepting unit and acquires one or more explanatory information corresponding to the terms when the condition is satisfied, and the one or more explanatory information is input It is a program for functioning as an explanatory information addition unit to be added to.

  Second Embodiment

  In the present embodiment, a database construction apparatus will be described which extracts components or technical terms from patent documents, extracts explanatory information including sentences that describe the extracted components or technical terms, and converts them into a DB.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the explanation information to be acquired is two or more sentences, for example, one paragraph, two or more sentences etc. until the explanation sentence of the term appearing in the sentence disappears.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, when a sentence identical to or similar to a sentence included in the explanatory information to be accumulated is already stored in association with one of the terms, a process of not accumulating the same sentence etc. in duplicate. The process of putting together the explanatory information will be described.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram of the database construction device 2 in the present embodiment. The database construction device 2 includes a storage unit 21, a processing unit 22, and an output unit 23. The processing unit 22 includes a term extraction unit 221, an explanatory information acquisition unit 222, and a determination unit 223.

  The storage unit 21 stores various types of information. The various information is, for example, one or more patent documents, one or more term description information. Patent documents usually contain patent specifications. A patent document is data of one or more documents of a patent specification, a claim, and an abstract.

  The processing unit 22 performs various processes. The various types of processing are, for example, processing performed by the term extraction unit 221, the explanation information acquisition unit 222, and the determination unit 223.

  The term extraction unit 221 extracts terms that are component names or technical terms of the invention from the patent document. The term extraction unit 221 acquires, for example, a noun or a noun phrase from the patent specification or [Form for Carrying Out the Invention]. The term extraction unit 221 morphologically analyzes, for example, the patent specification or [Form for Carrying Out the Invention], and acquires a noun or a noun phrase. The term extraction unit 221 acquires, for example, component element names that are noun phrases that constitute the content of [Description of Reference Code] of the patent specification or [Description of Embodiments]. Further, the term extraction unit 221 morphologically analyzes the scope of the claims, for example, and acquires component element names which are noun phrases immediately before a clue phrase (for example, “and [return]”). A technique for acquiring component names from claims is a well-known technique, and thus detailed description will be omitted.

  In addition, the patent document which the term extraction part 221 extracts a term may be stored in the storage part 21 of the database construction apparatus 2, and may be stored in an external server apparatus.

  In addition, it is preferable that the term extraction unit 221 detects that the application is completed, and extract the term from the patent specification of the application triggered by the completion of the application. In such a case, for example, the database construction device 2 periodically monitors the storage area of the filed patent document, and starts operation after detecting the newly filed patent document. Alternatively, for example, the database construction device 2 receives a trigger from the application software, and starts operation on the newly filed patent document.

  The explanatory information acquisition unit 222 has two or more sentences including a sentence whose subject is the term extracted by the term extraction unit 221, and acquires explanatory information for explaining the term from the patent document.

  The explanatory information acquiring unit 222 acquires, from the patent document, explanatory information including, for example, a sentence whose subject is the term extracted by the term extracting unit 221, and one or more sentences subsequent to the sentence.

  The explanatory information acquisition unit 222 acquires, for example, an explanatory sentence whose subject is the term extracted by the term extraction unit 221, and explanatory information having at least two or more sentences from the explanatory sentence to the end of the paragraph including the explanatory sentence. Obtained from patent documents. The end of the paragraph can be determined by a tag (tag [numeric string]) specifying the paragraph break or the beginning of the paragraph, or immediately before “Return + Full-width space”. The explanation sentence is a sentence that uses the term extracted by the term extraction unit 221 as a subject, and explains the term.

  The explanatory information acquisition unit 222 acquires, for example, an explanatory sentence whose subject is the term extracted by the term extraction unit 221, is a sentence having a predetermined relationship with the explanatory sentence, and one or more subsequent sentences Also, the explanatory information having at least two sentences is acquired from the patent document. Here, a sentence having a predetermined relationship is, for example, a sentence whose subject is a term in an explanatory sentence. A sentence having a predetermined relationship is, for example, a sentence whose subject is a term in an explanatory sentence, when the distance to the explanatory sentence is within a threshold. A sentence having a predetermined relationship is, for example, a sentence immediately after an explanatory sentence, or a sentence having a predetermined relationship with a sentence immediately after an explanatory sentence and a sentence immediately after the explanatory sentence.

  The determination unit 223 determines whether the explanation information acquired by the explanation information acquisition unit 222 is already stored in the storage destination. The storage destination is a storage destination of the explanation information acquired by the explanation information acquisition unit 222, and is, for example, the storage unit 21 or an external server device.

  The output unit 23 outputs, for example, one or more pieces of explanatory information acquired by the explanatory information acquiring unit 222 in association with the term extracted by the term extracting unit 221. The output here is, for example, accumulation on a recording medium, but may be considered to include display on a display, transmission to another device, delivery to another process, and the like. Outputting the explanation information in association with the term may be outputting the term and the explanation information, or outputting the explanation information including the term.

  The output unit 23 displays, for example, one or more pieces of explanation information acquired by the explanation information acquiring unit 222 in association with the terms extracted by the term extraction unit 221, and then stores the explanation information selected by the user You may accumulate in In addition, the output unit 23 displays, for example, one or more pieces of explanatory information acquired by the explanatory information acquiring unit 222 in association with the term extracted by the term extraction unit 221, and then the explanatory information edited by the user It may be accumulated in the accumulation destination.

  The output unit 23 stores, for example, one or more pieces of explanatory information acquired by the explanatory information acquiring unit 222 in the storage destination in association with the term extracted by the term extraction unit 221.

  When the output unit 23 determines that the determination unit 223 has already been stored, the output unit 23 adds, for example, the explanation information in association with the term.

  The output unit 23 is, for example, similar to the statements included in the one or more pieces of explanatory information acquired by the explanatory information acquiring unit 222 so as to satisfy the predetermined conditions with the sentences included in the explanatory information acquired by the explanatory information acquiring unit 222 If not, add a sentence.

  The storage unit 21 is preferably a non-volatile storage medium, but can be realized also as a volatile storage medium.

  The process of storing information in the storage unit 21 does not matter. For example, information may be stored in the storage unit 21 via a recording medium, or information transmitted via a communication line may be stored in the storage unit 21 or The information input via the input device may be stored in the storage unit 21.

  The processing unit 22, the term extraction unit 221, the explanation information acquisition unit 222, the determination unit 223, and the output unit 23 can be usually realized by an MPU, a memory or the like. The processing procedure of the processing unit 22 is usually realized by software, and the software is stored in a storage medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (a dedicated circuit).

  Next, an operation example of the database construction device 2 will be described using the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S801) The term extraction unit 221 substitutes 1 into the counter i.

  (Step S802) The term extraction unit 221 determines whether the i-th sentence is present in the patent document, the specification, or the detailed description of the invention for which the explanatory information is to be extracted. If the i-th sentence exists, the process goes to step S 803. If the i-th sentence does not exist, the process ends.

  (Step S803) The term extraction unit 221 acquires a subject from the i-th sentence. The term extraction unit 221, for example, morphologically analyzes the i-th sentence and acquires a subject.

  (Step S804) The explanatory information acquiring unit 222 determines whether the subject (term) acquired in step S803 satisfies a predetermined condition. If the predetermined condition is satisfied, the process goes to step S805. If the predetermined condition is not satisfied, the process goes to step S807. The predetermined condition is, for example, that the subject is a component, or that the subject is a technical term or technical term, or the subject is not present in a predetermined dictionary (for example, the storage unit 21). And so on. In addition, it can be judged that a subject is a technical term or a technical term by termextra (URL: https: //matome.naver.jp/odai/2133898886334296101/2133905500853851903) etc. which are well-known art. Also, a dictionary is usually a dictionary of general terms.

  (Step S805) The explanatory information acquisition unit 222 performs an acquisition process of the explanatory information. The process of acquiring the explanatory information will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S806) The output unit 23 writes the explanation information. The process of writing the explanation information will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S 807) The term extraction unit 221 increments the counter i. It returns to step S802. Here, when the explanatory information acquisition unit 222 does not acquire a sentence, the counter i is incremented by 1, and when the explanatory information acquisition unit 222 acquires a sentence, the counter i is acquired by the number of acquired sentences. Increment.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 8, there is no limitation on a trigger for the database construction device 2 to start operation. For example, when it is detected that the patent application has been completed, the database construction device 2 may start operating on the patent specification pertaining to the application.

  Next, an example of acquisition processing of explanation information in step S805 will be described using the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S901) The descriptive information acquiring unit 222 substitutes 1 into the counter j.

  (Step S902) The explanatory information acquiring unit 222 determines whether or not the sentence j-th from the i-th sentence exists. If there is a j-th sentence, the process goes to step S 903. If there is no j-th sentence, the process returns to the upper processing.

  (Step S 903) The explanatory information acquiring unit 222 determines whether the j-th sentence satisfies the condition. If the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S904, and if the condition is not satisfied, the process returns to the upper level process. The condition is that, for example, the j-th sentence is a sentence that targets any term in the (j-1) -th sentence from the i-th sentence. Also, the condition is, for example, a sentence in the same paragraph as the i-th sentence. Also, the condition is, for example, that it does not have a topic conversion connector such as “next” or “one”.

  (Step S904) The explanation information acquiring unit 222 adds the j-th sentence to the explanation information.

  (Step S 905) The explanation information acquiring unit 222 increments the counter j. It returns to step S902.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 9, the explanation information acquiring unit 222 may acquire all the sentences of the paragraph including the i-th sentence.

  Further, in the flowchart of FIG. 9, the explanation information acquiring unit 222 may acquire the sentence of the paragraph including the i-th sentence, the sentence after that sentence, and the i-th sentence.

  Next, an example of the process of writing explanatory information in step S806 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S1001) The determination unit 223 determines whether or not the explanatory information to be paired with the term is already stored in the storage destination of the acquired explanatory information. If it does exist, it goes to step S1002, and if it does not exist, it goes to step S1012.

  (Step S1002) The determination unit 223 substitutes 1 into the counter k.

  (Step S1003) The determination unit 223 determines whether or not the k-th sentence exists in the explanation information acquired in step S805. If the k-th sentence exists, the process goes to step S1004, and if the k-th sentence does not exist, the process returns to the upper processing.

  (Step S1004) The determination unit 223 substitutes 1 into the counter l.

  (Step S1005) The determination unit 223 determines whether or not the l-th sentence exists in the explanation information already existing in the storage destination. If the l-th sentence exists, the process goes to step S1006. If the l-th sentence does not exist, the process goes to step S1010.

  (Step S1006) The determination unit 223 determines that the k-th sentence in the acquired explanatory information and the l-th sentence in the explanatory information already existing in the storage destination satisfy the predetermined conditions. Determine if it is or not. If the similarity is such that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the process goes to step S1007, and if the similarity is not such that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the process goes to step S1009. The similarity that satisfies the predetermined condition is, for example, that the similarity between two sentences is equal to or greater than a threshold or greater than the threshold. The degree of similarity that satisfies the predetermined condition is, for example, that the rate of overlap of independent words possessed by two sentences is greater than or equal to a threshold.

  (Step S1007) The determining unit 223 determines whether the k-th sentence in the acquired description information satisfies the condition. If the condition is satisfied, the process goes to step S1008. If the condition is not satisfied, the process goes to step S1011. The condition is that, for example, the length of the k-th sentence in the acquired explanation information is longer than the length of the l-th sentence in the explanation information already existing in the storage destination.

  (Step S1008) The output unit 23 overwrites the k-th sentence in the acquired explanation information on the l-th sentence in the explanation information already existing in the storage destination. Go to step S1011.

  (Step S1009) The determination unit 223 increments the counter l by one. It returns to step S1005.

  (Step S1010) The output unit 23 adds the k-th sentence in the explanation information acquired as the storage destination.

  (Step S1011) The determination unit 223 increments the counter k by one. It returns to step S1003.

  (Step S1012) The output unit 23 accumulates term explanation information including the acquired term and the acquired explanation information in the accumulation destination. Return to upper level processing.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 10, the storage destination of the term explanation information does not matter. The storage destination may be two or more storage destinations. The storage destination is usually one or more of a local recording medium and an external device.

  Hereinafter, specific operations of the database construction device 2 in the present embodiment will be described. Here, two specific examples will be described. The specific example 1 is an example of acquiring the text of one paragraph from the detailed description of the invention of the patent specification as the explanatory information. Specific example 2 is an example of acquiring a series of explanatory texts related to acquired terms from the detailed description of the invention of the patent specification as explanatory information beyond paragraphs (from two or more paragraphs).

Now, it is assumed that the application has been completed and the patent documents of the applied patent are stored in the storage unit 21. The patent specification that constitutes this patent document is shown in FIG.
(Specific example 1)

  In such a situation, the term extraction unit 221 examines the storage unit 21 and compares the time when the database construction device 2 last operated with the update time of the file of the application document, and the patent document including the patent specification of FIG. It is detected that is a newly filed patent document. The processing unit 22 stores the time when the database construction device 2 last operated, in the storage unit 21.

  Next, for example, it is assumed that the term extraction unit 221 morphologically analyzes the patent specification and acquires the term "patent document" which is the subject of the sentence from the paragraph [0023].

  Next, the explanatory information acquisition unit 222 is in a paragraph [0023], and a sentence whose subject is the term “patent document”, and terms included in the sentence (for example, “patent document” “patent” “organization in charge” Get subsequent sentences, including “document” “combination”. Here, it is assumed that the description information acquisition unit 222 has acquired two sentences of paragraph [0023].

  Next, the output unit 23 stores in the storage unit 21 term explanation information including the term “patent document” extracted by the term extraction unit 221 and the explanation information having two sentences acquired by the explanation information acquisition unit 222. .

  Next, for example, it is assumed that the term extraction unit 221 morphologically analyzes the patent specification and acquires the term “patent information” which is the subject of the sentence from paragraph [0024].

  Next, the explanatory information acquiring unit 222 is a sentence in paragraph [0024], the term having “patent information” as a subject, and terms included in the sentence (for example, “patent documents”, “bibliographic matters”, “text” ') Get subsequent statements, including' drawings', and the terms contained in such subsequent statements. Here, it is assumed that the explanation information acquisition unit 222 has acquired six sentences of paragraph [0024].

  Next, the output unit 23 stores in the storage unit 21 term explanation information including the term “patent information” extracted by the term extraction unit 221 and the explanation information having six sentences acquired by the explanation information acquisition unit 222. .

By the above processing, two term explanation information of FIG. 12 is accumulated. Next, the processing unit 22 acquires the current time, and stores the current time in the storage unit 21.
(Specific example 2)

  In such a situation, the term extraction unit 221 examines the storage unit 21 and compares the time when the database construction device 2 last operated with the update time of the file of the application document, and the patent document including the patent specification of FIG. It is detected that is a newly filed patent document. The processing unit 22 stores the time when the database construction device 2 last operated, in the storage unit 21.

  Next, for example, it is assumed that the term extraction unit 221 morphologically analyzes the patent specification and acquires the term "patent document" which is the subject of the sentence from the paragraph [0023].

  Next, the explanation information acquiring unit 222 acquires a sentence whose subject is the term “patent document” in paragraph [0023]. Next, the explanation information acquisition unit 222 is a sentence following the acquired sentence, and is a term included in a sentence whose subject is the term “patent information” (for example, “patent document” “bibliographic matter” “text” “drawing” Recursively acquire subsequent sentences including “), and subsequent sentences including terms included in such subsequent sentences. Here, it is assumed that the explanation information acquiring unit 222 has acquired eight sentences of paragraph [0023] and paragraph [0024].

  Next, the output unit 23 stores in the storage unit 21 term explanation information including the term “patent information” extracted by the term extraction unit 221 and the explanation information having eight sentences acquired by the explanation information acquisition unit 222. .

  By the above process, the term explanation information of FIG. 13 is accumulated. Next, the processing unit 22 acquires the current time, and stores the current time in the storage unit 21.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, a database of explanatory information used to create a patent document can be automatically generated.

  The processing in the present embodiment may be realized by software. Then, this software may be distributed by software download or the like. Also, the software may be distributed by being recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM. This applies to the other embodiments in the present specification. The software for realizing the database construction device 2 in the present embodiment is the following program. That is, this program includes a computer, a term extraction unit that extracts terms that are component names or technical terms of the invention from patent documents, and two or more sentences including sentences whose subject is the term extracted by the term extraction unit. A program for causing an explanatory information acquiring unit for acquiring explanatory information for explaining the term from the patent document, and an output unit for storing the explanatory information in an accumulation destination in association with the term .

  Also, FIG. 14 shows the appearance of a computer that implements the document creation device 1 and the like of the various embodiments described above by executing the program described in the present specification. The embodiments described above can be implemented with computer hardware and computer programs executed thereon. FIG. 14 is an overview of this computer system 300, and FIG. 15 is a block diagram of the system 300.

  Referring to FIG. 11, a computer system 300 includes a computer 301 including a CD-ROM drive, a keyboard 302, a mouse 303, and a monitor 304.

  12, in addition to the CD-ROM drive 3012, the computer 301 stores in the MPU 3013, a bus 3014 connected to the CD-ROM drive 3012 and the like, a ROM 3015 for storing programs such as a bootup program, and the MPU 3013. It includes a RAM 3016 which is connected and temporarily stores instructions of the application program and provides a temporary storage space, and a hard disk 3017 for storing the application program, the system program, and data. Although not shown here, the computer 301 may further include a network card for providing a connection to the LAN.

  The program that causes the computer system 300 to execute the functions of the document creation device 1 and the like according to the above-described embodiment may be stored in the CD-ROM 3101, inserted into the CD-ROM drive 3012, and further transferred to the hard disk 3017. . Alternatively, the program may be transmitted to the computer 301 via a network (not shown) and stored in the hard disk 3017. The program is loaded into the RAM 3016 upon execution. The program may be loaded directly from the CD-ROM 3101 or the network.

  The program may not necessarily include an operating system (OS) or a third party program that causes the computer 301 to execute the functions of the document creation device 1 and the like according to the above-described embodiment. The program needs to call only an appropriate function (module) in a controlled manner, and include only a part of an instruction that makes it possible to obtain a desired result. It is well known how the computer system 300 operates, and the detailed description is omitted.

  Moreover, the computer that executes the program may be singular or plural. That is, centralized processing may be performed, or distributed processing may be performed.

  Further, in each of the above embodiments, it goes without saying that two or more communication means existing in one apparatus may be physically realized by one medium.

  In each of the above embodiments, each process may be realized by centralized processing by a single device, or may be realized by distributed processing by a plurality of devices. That is, the document creation device 1 may be a server device or may operate stand-alone. When the document creation device 1 is a server device, the reception unit 11 receives an instruction, information, and the like from a user or the like. The output unit 13 also transmits information and the like to a terminal not shown.

  It goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications are possible, which are also included in the scope of the present invention.

  As described above, the document creation device according to the present invention has the effect of being able to easily create a sentence using the explanatory information of terms, and is useful as a document creation device or the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Document preparation apparatus 2 Database construction apparatus 10, 21 Storage part 11 Reception part 12, 22 Processing part 13 Output part 23 Output part 111 Input reception part 112 Selection reception part 121, 222 Description information acquisition part 122 Menu composition part 123 Addition of explanation information Part 123 Information addition part 131 Sentence output part 132 Menu output part 221 Term extraction part 223 Judgment part

Claims (12)

At least one term explanation information is stored that includes the term and the explanation information having one or more explanations of the term.
An input reception unit that receives an input;
An explanatory information acquiring unit which extracts a term from the input accepted by the input accepting unit when the input satisfies a predetermined condition, and acquires one or more explanatory information corresponding to the term;
A document creation device including a description information adding unit for adding the one or more pieces of description information to the input. A menu output unit for outputting a menu for selecting one or more pieces of explanatory information acquired by the explanatory information acquiring unit;
And a selection receiving unit for receiving a selection on the menu,
The explanatory information adding unit is
The document creation device according to claim 1, wherein one or more explanatory information corresponding to the received selection is added to the input. The system further comprises a menu configuration unit that sorts the one or more pieces of explanatory information acquired by the explanatory information acquisition unit based on the one or more attribute values of each explanatory information,
The menu output unit is
The document creation apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the menu configured by the menu configuration unit is output. The one or more term explanation information is distributed and stored in two or more storage locations,
The system further comprises a menu configuration unit that sorts the one or more pieces of explanatory information acquired by the explanatory information acquisition unit based on the storage location of each explanatory information, and configures a menu,
The menu output unit is
The document creation apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the menu configured by the menu configuration unit is output. A term extraction unit that extracts terms that are component names or technical terms of the invention from patent documents;
An explanatory information acquiring unit having two or more sentences including sentences whose subject is the term extracted by the term extraction unit, and acquiring explanatory information for explaining the term from the patent document;
A database construction apparatus comprising: an output unit that accumulates the explanation information in an accumulation destination in association with the term. The explanatory information acquisition unit
The patent that acquires an explanatory sentence that explains the term whose subject is the term extracted by the term extraction unit, and which has at least two sentences from the explanatory sentence to the end of the paragraph in which the explanatory sentence is included is said patent The database construction device according to claim 5 acquired from a document. The explanatory information acquisition unit
Acquiring an explanatory sentence explaining the term having the term extracted by the term extraction unit as the subject, acquiring a sentence having a predetermined relationship with the explanatory sentence, and acquiring one or more subsequent sentences The database construction device according to claim 5, wherein the explanatory information having the at least two sentences is acquired from the patent document. The term extraction unit
The database construction device according to any one of claims 5 to 7, which detects completion of the application and extracts a term from the patent specification of the application triggered by the completion of the application. At least one term explanation information is stored that includes the term and the explanation information having one or more explanations of the term.
A document creation method that can be realized by an input reception unit, an explanatory information acquisition unit, and an explanatory information addition unit,
An input accepting step in which the input accepting unit accepts an input;
The explanatory information acquisition unit extracts a term from the input received by the input reception unit when the input satisfies a predetermined condition, and acquires one or more explanatory information corresponding to the term Acquisition step,
A document creation method, comprising: an explanatory information addition step in which the explanatory information addition unit adds the one or more pieces of explanatory information to the input. A database construction method realized by a term extraction unit, an explanatory information acquisition unit, and an output unit,
A term extraction step of the term extraction unit extracting a term that is a component name or technical term of the invention from a patent document;
An explanatory information acquiring step in which the explanatory information acquiring unit has two or more sentences including a sentence whose subject is the term extracted in the term extraction step, and acquires explanatory information for explaining the term from the patent document; ,
And a storage step of the output unit storing the explanatory information in a storage destination in association with the term. A computer accessible to one or more term description information comprising a term and an explanatory information comprising one or more explanations of the term,
An input reception unit that receives an input;
An explanatory information acquiring unit which extracts a term from the input accepted by the input accepting unit when the input satisfies a predetermined condition, and acquires one or more explanatory information corresponding to the term;
A program for functioning as an explanatory information adding unit which adds the one or more explanatory information to the input. Computer,
A term extraction unit that extracts terms that are component names or technical terms of the invention from patent documents;
An explanatory information acquiring unit having two or more sentences including sentences whose subject is the term extracted by the term extraction unit, and acquiring explanatory information for explaining the term from the patent document;
A program for functioning as an output unit that accumulates the explanatory information in an accumulation destination in association with the term.

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