baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2003517895-A (JP)
Title: 吸入装置
IPC: A61M13/00
Filed: 2000-12-21
Abstract: (57)【要約】
本発明は、吸入によって粉末医薬を投与するための吸入装置に関する。該吸入装置（１）は、医薬が使用者による吸入で抜き取られるサクションチューブ（４）およびブリスターパックアセンブリ（５）を含む。サクションチューブ（４）は、ブリスターパックアセンブリ（５）と相互作用する遠位端（７）および使用者が吸入する近位端（８）を有する。吸入装置（１）はまた、バイアス手段（６）を提供し、これはサクションチューブ（４）をブリスターパック（５）から引き起こす。
Patent JP-2003518819-A (JP)
Title: 強信号をキャンセルして弱スペクトラム拡散信号を強める方法
IPC: H04B1/7097
Filed: 2000-11-14
Abstract: (57)【要約】
【課題】  強弱信号を含むＣＤＭＡ符号化スペクトラム拡散無線信号を受信し弱信号への強信号の干渉を求めて弱信号の追跡能力を高める方法を提供する。
【解決手段】  両信号変調符号は既知であり、弱信号を予測する。強信号の強度と強信号と弱信号に対する予測強信号干渉との積（４０）として強信号の干渉を求める（５０）。両方法から強信号を測定、予測又は得ることができる（１０）。弱信号値のある範囲で最大受信強度を得るための予測値として選ばれる弱信号に対して交差相関を予測することができる（６０）。
Patent JP-2003535311-A (JP)
Title: 水冷型原子炉用の貴金属付着操作に関して適正な貴金属付加量を維持するための方法及びシステム
IPC: G21C17/02
Filed: 2000-12-21
Abstract: (57)【要約】
【課題】  たとえば現場貴金属付着操作に際して水の化学的性質及び貴金属付加量を表わすため、沸騰水型原子炉（ＢＷＲ）の一次水流回路内における水の非定常コンピュータモデルが使用される。
【解決手段】  様々な原子炉所在地において現場でリアルタイムに使用するため、モデル化ソフトウェアはラップトップ又はポータブルコンピュータ上に提供される。炉水の化学的性質の初期状態及び原子炉の運転条件を表わすデータを入力した後、モデルは特定の試料採取位置を含むＢＷＲの一次水流回路の全域にわたる水の化学的性質、ｐＨ、導電率及び貴金属付加量を時間の関数として決定する。その結果を使用することにより、貴金属付着操作中に導電率又はその他の化学的性質関連パラメータに関する技術的な規定条件を越えることがあるかどうかが判定される。貴金属反応をモデル化するために使用される速度定数の値は、付着操作中に原子炉の現場で変更することができる。
Patent JP-2003529352-A (JP)
Title: ＩＬ−１２ｐ４０の多型を決定することによる自己免疫疾患のスクリーニング方法
IPC: C12Q1/6883
Filed: 2001-03-27
Abstract: (57)【要約】
本発明は、広くは疾患状態または疾患状態が進展する素因についての哺乳動物のスクリーニング方法に関する。より詳しくは、本発明は、Th1／Th2の調節不全を特徴とする疾患状態または疾患状態が進展する素因についてのスクリーニング方法を提供する。本明細書で熟慮される疾患状態は、たとえば限定はされないが糖尿病などの自己免疫状態を含む。本発明は、部分的にはIL-12サブユニットの特定型の存在またはIL-12サブユニットと疾患状態との相関の決定に根拠を置いている。
Patent JP-2003531694-A (JP)
Title: 換気支援中の呼吸器系の抵抗を求める方法および装置
IPC: A61M16/00
Filed: 2001-04-25
Abstract: (57)【要約】
換気装置から気体を取り入れる患者の呼吸器系の抵抗を求める方法と装置が記載されている。選択された膨張周期中の、換気装置の圧力および／または流量の負パルスが生成され、Ｐａｗ、負パルスの始まり近くの時点（Ｔ 0 ）と、負パルスの谷近くの時点（Ｔ 1 ）と、Ｔ 0 に先行する時点（Ｔ -1 ）での測定が記録される。Ｒの値は、Ｔ 1 での
【外８２】
 それぞれの値の差から計算され、Ｔ 0 からＴ 1 の間に患者が発生した圧力（Ｐｍｕｓ）の変化は、式（８）にしたがってＴ 0 およびＴ -1 での
【外８３】
 の値の差からの外挿によって推定される。
Patent JP-2003532695-A (JP)
Title: オレフィン供給原料からのリン含有不純物の除去
IPC: C07C7/12
Filed: 2001-05-07
Abstract: (57)【要約】
ある含量のリン含有不純物を含むオレフィン供給原料を精製する方法であって、前記オレフィン供給原料を酸性イオン交換樹脂、酸性ゼオライト、酸性アルミナ、中性アルミナおよび活性炭からなる群から選択した吸着剤と、リン含有不純物の前記含量を減少させ、精製されたオレフィン供給原料を生成するのに有効な条件下で有効な時間にわたり接触させることを含む方法。
Patent JP-2003533628-A (JP)
Title: 内燃機関用ターボ圧縮機
IPC: F02B39/10
Filed: 2001-05-17
Abstract: (57)【要約】
本発明は内燃機関（１０）用のターボ圧縮機（２０，１２１）に関する。前記ターボ圧縮機（２０，１２１）が空気入口（２４）と空気出口（２６）とを具備していて、前記空気出口（２６）がターボ圧縮機（２０，１２１）を内燃機関（１０）へ接続している。ターボ圧縮機（２０，１２１）が少なくとも一つの圧縮機ホイール（３４）用の伝動軸（３２）を具備していて、前記伝動軸が電気モータ（３０）へ連結されており、電気モータ（３０）を介して圧縮機ホイール（３４）の回転を調節するようになっている。従って、圧縮空気が空気出口（２６）において内燃機関（１０）へ供給されている。本発明において、電気モータ（３０）は磁気抵抗型機械である。
Patent JP-2003208550-A (JP)
Title: Recording medium processor
Inventor: FUJITA YUICHI
IPC: G06Q20/26
Filed: 2002-01-11
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a play shop where a debit card is acceptable.  <P>SOLUTION: An issue control part 402 of a card issue machine 40 is capable of receiving payment by debit settlement through a debit sub machine 70. Concerning the charge in receiving payment by debit settlement, settings are input from various functional switches and ten-key switches of a handy terminal input machine 407, thereby performing settings of conditions for discounting according to classification of prepaid cards MC, BC and the use status.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003207047-A (JP)
Title: Deformed packing and its manufacturing method
Inventor: MIZUTANI TAKANOBU
IPC: B24B9/02
Filed: 2002-01-15
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem on a conventional method of manufacturing an endless round packing, comprising: suspending a packing material; giving torsional force to the suspended packing material; and polishing the packing material in random abutment on a rotary grinding wheel, that the packing material in such construction is subject to limited polishing on one face and on the other face, namely, a deformed packing cannot be manufactured.  <P>SOLUTION: This invention of annular deformed packing to be used as a seal for equipment is formed with one face in an angular shape, the other face in a curved shape utilizing a polishing process, and the end face in a deeply drawn shape. The deformed packing has functions including sealing performance, durability and wear resistance, not inferior to those of the conventional endless round packing. The deformed packing offers a low-cost advantage.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003204718-A (JP)
Title: Method and system for cultivating sunny lettuce
Inventor: SHOJI KAZUHIRO
IPC: A01G1/00
Filed: 2002-01-16
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for cultivating sunny lettuce, preventing poor coloring and reduction of intralobar components even in hydroponics at cultural facilities.  <P>SOLUTION: The method for cultivating sunny lettuce has a light source 3 which irradiates, at night, cultured red leaf lettuces 2 with light containing components with 400-500 nm wavelength to promote the synthesis of anthocyanin in the leaves of the red leaf lettuce.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2002318130-A (JP)
Title: Traveling lane detecting device and navigation apparatus
Inventor: SATO KOICHI
IPC: G01C21/00
Filed: 2002-01-17
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a traveling lane detecting device and a navigation apparatus capable of detecting a traveling lane and adequately guiding. SOLUTION: A white line detecting part 16 detects a white line plotted on a road on the basis of image data. A traveling lane determining part 26 determines a traveling lane of one's own vehicle on the basis of a detection result of the white line. A section line detecting part 18 and a traffic sign detecting part 20 respectively detect a type of a section line and a traffic sign relating to the traveling lane, and an obstacle detecting part 22 detects various kinds of obstacles. A lane attribution determining part 28 determines an attribution of the lane on the basis of a determination result by the traveling lane determining part 26, and respective detection results by the section line detecting part 18, the traffic sign detecting part 20, and the obstacle detecting part 22, and output a determination result to the navigation apparatus 2.
Patent JP-2003209220-A (JP)
Title: Stacked semiconductor device and its manufacturing method
Inventor: IGUCHI TOMOHIRO
IPC: H01L25/18
Filed: 2002-01-17
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a stacked semiconductor device, and its manufacturing method, in which a decision can be made whether the displacement of lands to be connected falls within a predetermined value or not.  <P>SOLUTION: A process for detecting the displacement of a stack by recognizing machined parts 10 and 10A formed, respectively, on a wiring board 2 and an intermediate board 11 in order to detect the position is provided following to a stacking process.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2002283759-A (JP)
Title: Heat sensitive printing plate precursor
Inventor: KITTERIDGE JOHN MICHAEL
IPC: B41C1/10
Filed: 2002-01-18
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce or remove stain in a region where a heat sensitive printing plate is exposed, and to improve printing performance. SOLUTION: The planographic printing plate precursor contains aluminum substrate coated with a metal layer or preferably with a silver layer, polished and anodized. A layer containing at least one oleophilising agent and at least one hydrophilic stain-reducing agent is applied on the aluminum substrate. A hydrophilic agent is absorbed onto the metal layer, but its absorption is not so much extent to be displaced with the oleophilising agent. Preferably, the oleophilising agent contains mercaptotetrazole or mercaptoxadiazole derivative, while the hydrophilic stain-reducing agent contains at least one sulfur, selenium or a material containing tellurium-containing group, and the layer further contains an additional hydrophilic material.
Patent JP-2003212560-A (JP)
Title: Method for manufacturing fine glass deposit
Inventor: MATSUO TAKASHI
IPC: C03B37/07
Filed: 2002-01-18
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for manufacturing a glass fine deposit rapidly, to which Ge is added by a VAD process and which has GI type refractive index distribution while controlling the refractive index distribution.  <P>SOLUTION: In the VAD process, when a gas flow rate at a port for introducing most quantity of raw materials for glass by using the multiplex tube burner as a burner for compositing a fine glass particle is V<SB>1</SB>, and when the gas flow rate at a port nearest to the above port among ports for introducing a flammable gas and other than the above port is V<SB>2</SB>, the GI type fine glass particle deposit containing Ge is formed by flowing each gas so that V<SB>1</SB>and V<SB>2</SB>satisfy 2.0≤V<SB>1</SB>/V<SB>2</SB>≤2.5. By thus setting the flow rates within the limits, SiO<SB>2</SB>is synthesized with a yield of 70% or more and at high speed, and the refractive index distribution is satisfactorily controlled.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003218163-A (JP)
Title: Semiconductor device and its manufacturing method
Inventor: KOBAYASHI KANAME
IPC: H01L23/60
Filed: 2002-01-18
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the occurrence of edge short caused by the contact between wiring and a semiconductor element on a substrate due to the deformation of the substrate by the heat and pressure at the time of thermocompression bonding in a semiconductor device having a COF (chip on film) structure.  <P>SOLUTION: An insulation film 5 covering a substrate 3 and a wiring 4 is arranged down to the underside of a semiconductor element 1.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003216464-A (JP)
Title: Set displaying system and computer program
Inventor: ISHIZAKA TAKASHI
IPC: G06F3/048
Filed: 2002-01-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a set displaying system wherein an operation instructor can directly understand a set operating instruction and an arithmetic result of the instruction.  <P>SOLUTION: Sets and set groups are hierarchically managed, a hierarchical structure is displayed on a display device DP, and a set group of a relatively high-order hierarchy is prepared as a logic operation result of all sets and set groups belonging to its low-order hierarchies. A figure palette area for drawing figures with areas responding to respective numbers of elements in regard to a plurality of sets or set groups of the same hierarchy and divided figures with area ratios responding to numbers of elements of all sets or set groups belonging to low-order hierarchies in a figure regarding the set group of the relatively high-order hierarchy in regard to a plurality of sets or set groups of different hierarchies is displayed in the display device DP.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2002305666-A (JP)
Title: Method for color modeling photographic image, software, storage medium, printer, scanner, minilab, and method for using model for image reproduction system
Inventor: MEIER ROLAND
IPC: H04N1/60
Filed: 2002-01-21
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a modeling method for photographic images in the case of being reproduced with light modulators for responding to image control data for controlling an image reproduction device. SOLUTION: Models for the image reproduction device and a medium system for generating an image by a method of the light modulators are disclosed. The models describe relation between image control data and the light modulation value. A relation is generated between a light modulation value and a modulated color value by modulated light made incident on the light modulators.
Patent JP-2003217967-A (JP)
Title: Method for applying conductive paste, and manufacturing method for stacked ceramic electronic component
Inventor: HASHIMOTO KEN
IPC: H01G4/30
Filed: 2002-01-22
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for applying a conductive paste, capable of shortening the leveling time and drying time at printing and drying of the conductive paste.  <P>SOLUTION: A ferromagnetic conductive powder-containing conductive paste 4 is printed on a ceramic green sheet 2 by a printing method. A magnetic field is applied in a direction orthogonal to the ceramic green sheet 2 by a magnet 5 disposed on the surface opposite to the surface, where the conductive paste 4 of the ceramic green sheet 2 is printed. Thus, the ferromagnetic powder is attracted toward the ceramic green sheet 2 side, and the solvent contained in the conductive paste is localized on the side opposite to the ceramic green sheet 2, and then the conductive paste 4 is dried.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003221791-A (JP)
Title: Method for producing fluffed leather-like sheet
Inventor: HASHIMOTO TAKASHI
IPC: D06N3/14
Filed: 2002-01-23
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fluffed leather-like sheet having excellent appearance, touch and physical properties and produced by using an aqueous dispersion of a polyurethane and provide a method for the production of the sheet.  <P>SOLUTION: The method for producing the leather-like sheet comprises the treatment of a sheet containing ultrafine polyester fibers having a single fiber fineness of ≤0.5 dtex as a main component with an alkaline aqueous solution and the application of a cationic water-dispersed polyurethane to the treated sheet.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003218124-A (JP)
Title: Method of manufacturing thin film transistor
Inventor: MATSUURA YUKI
IPC: H01L21/336
Filed: 2002-01-24
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of manufacturing a transistor by which a thin film transistor can be manufactured with high productivity by preventing the yield drop caused by an increase in contact resistance.  <P>SOLUTION: This method of manufacturing the thin film transistor includes a step of forming a silicon oxide film on a silicon active layer, a first plasma etching step of forming a contact hole through the silicon oxide film to expose part of the active layer by plasma etching the oxide film by using a first etching gas containing carbon, hydrogen, and fluorine, and a second plasma etching step of removing deposits deposited on the active layer and containing carbon and fluorine by using a second etching gas containing an oxygen gas. In the second plasma etching step, the flow rate of the second etching gas is controlled to lower the partial pressure of fluorine radicals generated in this step and to make the etching rate of the active layer by means of the fluorine radicals slower than the etching rate of the deposits by means of the second etching gas.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003220520-A (JP)
Title: Broaching tool for machining high hardness material
Inventor: SUMIYA SOICHI
IPC: B23D43/02
Filed: 2002-01-24
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a broaching tool for machining an inside diameter of a workpiece made of high hardness material and having a petal-like R shape tooth profile having a small radius of curvature, by which broaching tool each chip does not curl toward a center of an R shape tooth profile even in high speed broaching.  <P>SOLUTION: In the broaching tools for machining an inside diameter of a workpiece made of high hardness material and having petal-like R shape tooth profiles 100 to 110 (final finish profile) having a small radius of curvature, the R shape tooth profiles 100 to 110 are divided into polygons divided by radial lines 70, 71, 72, etc., so as to have corner portions 45, 55, 65, etc. Respective teeth of the broach have polygon shape cutting edges, in which the widths of the respective cutting edges of the broach corresponding to the lengths of the sides of the respective polygons, 41, 42, 43, etc., 51, 52, 53, etc., gradually decrease so as to broach respective sides of the polygons, 41, 42, 43, etc., 51, 52, 53, etc., and so that the plunging direction of the outer edge portions 45, 55, 65, etc., advances in the peripheral direction of the R shape tooth profiles along the circular arc of the R shape tooth profile.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003221056-A (JP)
Title: Cover with hole for dripping hot water
Inventor: SAKATA NOBORU
IPC: B65D47/36
Filed: 2002-01-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cover with holes for dripping hot water capable of being exactly formed on the inner cover by peeling the cover material from the peeling starting edge margin in a packaged item such as a container made of a foamed polystyrene or the like to which a cover is attached.  <P>SOLUTION: The cover with hot water dripping holes comprises outer covers 10 and 10' and inner covers 20 and 20' both being peelably laminated on each other wherein outward protruding knobs 2a and 2b are arranged in at least one position of the outer circumferential margin, releasable layers 14a and 14b are formed on the inner surface of the outer cover in the area adjacent to the knobs, a plurality of perforations 4 of hot water dripping holes are formed in the area of the inner surface of the outer cover opposing to the releasable layer, the knobs are formed so that the circumferential margin of the outer cover outward protrudes from the circumferential margin of the inner cover and the inner side of the knobs are the peeling starting edge margins.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003212512-A (JP)
Title: Method of removing carbon monoxide and solid polymer fuel cell system
Inventor: ECHIGO MITSUAKI
IPC: H01M8/10
Filed: 2002-01-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of removing carbon monoxide stably from a gaseous mixture containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide over a long period of time.  <P>SOLUTION: The carbon monoxide removing method has; a 1st treatment process for reducing carbon monoxide concentration by oxidizing or methanating the gaseous mixture on the catalyst to reduce the concentration of carbon monoxide; and a 2nd treatment process for oxidizing or methanating the mixed gas on the catalyst, in which the concentration of carbon monoxide is reduced in the 1st treatment process. The temperature of the catalytic layer in the 1st treatment is ≥200°C at which iron carbonyl is decomposable.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003220321-A (JP)
Title: Powder dispersion device
Inventor: EZAKA KAZUAKI
IPC: B01F23/30
Filed: 2002-01-30
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a powder dispersion device capable of continuously sending only the required quantity of dispersed air.  <P>SOLUTION: A powder dispersion device 10 has a container 12 for storing powder, a pump 24 for sending air inside the container 12, delivery piping 18 for sending the air inside the container 12 to the outside and an ultrasonic transducer 14 mounted to the container 12. According to the powder dispersion device 10, when the ultrasonic transducer 14 is operated, the powder is dispersed in the air. In this state, when the air is sent inside the container 12 by the pump 24, the dispersed air is sent outside the container 12 from the delivery piping 18. When the strength of ultrasonics generated by the ultrasonic transducer 14 is large, much powder is dispersed. When the strength of the ultrasonics generated by the ultrasonic transducer 14 is small, little powder is dispersed. That is, according to the powder dispersion device 10, only the required quantity of dispersed air can continuously be sent by using the ultrasonic transducer 14 generating appropriate strength of the ultrasonics.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003230271-A (JP)
Title: Power system for electronic apparatus
Inventor: ISHII TAKUYA
IPC: H02M3/155
Filed: 2002-01-31
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the stability of the output of a power system for an electronic apparatus of which the load circuit has a standby mode and which supplies a controlled DC voltage to the load circuit.  <P>SOLUTION: The power system for the electronic apparatus comprises: a DC-DC converter composed of a main switch 2, a rectifying means 3, smoothing means 4, 5 and a control unit 6; and a load circuit 7 that has the standby mode in which power consumption is smaller than that in an operation mode. The power system is also configured such that, when a mode setting signal from the load circuit 1 is ON, the power system performs a normal operation, and, when the mode setting signal is OFF, the power system performs a burst mode operation, thus making the mode setting signal change to ON from OFF before getting to a prescribed time when the load circuit 7 returns to the operation mode from the standby mode.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003225246-A (JP)
Title: Medical equipment
Inventor: KARASAWA HITOSHI
IPC: A61B18/04
Filed: 2002-02-01
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide medical equipment in which a heating plate with relatively low endurance is made freely detachable so that it can be surely and easily replaced with a new heating plate when a malfunction occurs.  <P>SOLUTION: The medical equipment is used for the treatment of the biological tissues, such as coagulation or incision of the tissues. The medical equipment has a treating part comprising a pair of grabbing parts 3 and 4 for grabbing the biological tissues, a heating element (a heating means 20) provided on one of or on both of the pair of the grabbing parts 3 and 4, a detachable blade member 16 which can transmit the heat from the heating element (heating means 20), and a fixing member (a blade fixing plate 5) for fixing the blade member 16. The blade member 16 is fixed tightly on the heating element (the heating means 20) by the fixing member (the blade fixing plate 5) and is used for the treatment of the biological tissues.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003225750-A (JP)
Title: Die casting apparatus and casting method in die casting apparatus
Inventor: FUNAHASHI KAZUOKI
IPC: B22D17/20
Filed: 2002-02-04
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an effective technique for surely preventing entrapment of gas into a cast product at the injection time in a die casting apparatus.  <P>SOLUTION: In a sleeve 160 in the die casting apparatus 100, a first exhausting hole 162 and a second exhausting hole 163, a molten metal supplying hole 164 and an oxygen supplying hole 165 which are passed through between the outer surface of the sleeve and a sleeve hollow part 166, are arranged. In a sleeve bush 150, a communicating groove 151 communicating the first exhausting hole 162 and the second exhausting hole 163, is formed. An exhausting path 170 is formed with the first exhausting hole 162, the second exhausting hole 163 and the communicating groove 151. When the injecting operation is performed, the molten metal W pressed with a plunger 161, is injected toward a cavity 130. At this time, such air in a pressing zone as to push into the cavity 130 together with the molten metal W, is exhausted into the upstream side (out of the pressing zone) in the plunger 161 through the exhausting path 170.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003228581-A (JP)
Title: Method of retrieving similarity by compatibility feedback
Inventor: YAYOI TAKAAKI
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2002-02-05
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To quantitatively calculate a value serving as an index for the finish of retrieval, and to exhibit it to a user to prevent useless retrieval from being repeated, in compatibility feedback.  <P>SOLUTION: An evaluation content evaluated by the user is read in, a retrieved result before re-retrieval is stored, the re-retrieval is conducted by the compatibility feedback, a retrieved result after the re-retrieval is stored, the retrieved result in the re-retrieval is output, the retrieved results before and after the re-retrieval are compared each other to calculate a finish determining index serving as the index for determining the finish of the retrieval, and the finish determining index is output.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO