Patent ID: 8340956
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: G06F,G10L

Abstract:
1. An information provision system comprising: an analysis unit that divides a linguistic expression into predetermined linguistic units using a dictionary; a first attribute information determination unit that extracts a predetermined vocabulary from the linguistic units and determines attribute information on a first linguistic unit, among the linguistic units included in the linguistic expression, using the dictionary; and a second attribute information determination unit that determines a second linguistic unit to which the attribute information is to be further provided, from among remaining ones of the linguistic units with no attribute information provided thereto except the first linguistic unit with the attribute information provided thereto by said first attribute information determination unit, and the attribute information to be provided to the second linguistic unit being based on a connecting relationship between the respective linguistic units and the attribute information provided by said first attribute information determination unit, wherein said information provision system provides the attribute information to the linguistic expression on a linguistic unit level, and wherein said second attribute information determination unit determines the connecting relationship between the respective linguistic units, based on whether or not a vocabulary for linguistic unit connection registered in the dictionary is included in adjacent ones of the linguistic units.