Patent Document ID: 8280898
Application ID: 13477238

Base Claim:
1. A named entity dictionary update apparatus using a named entity dictionary and a mining rule combined with an ontology schema, the apparatus comprising: a named entity dictionary and mining rule database storage module for storing the named entity dictionary where a named entity of a terminology combined with the ontology schema and connected to a concept (class) is defined and a mining rule database where the mining rule configured with an RDF triple and a mining pattern combined with the ontology schema and connected to a relationship name is defined; a named entity and mining rule search module for searching for a corresponding mining rule and a named entity from the mining rule database and the named entity dictionary using a terminology included in an inputted mining pattern and the mining pattern; and a named entity dictionary update module for estimating a named entity of the terminology using the mining rule and storing the estimated named entity of the terminology in the named entity dictionary depending on a user's selection, if a named entity corresponding to the terminology is not searched from the named entity dictionary and the mining rule corresponding to the mining pattern is searched from the mining rule database.

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Claim 5:
5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the named entity dictionary update module includes: a search result determination unit for determining whether or not the terminology is searched from the named entity dictionary as a result of the search; a named entity dictionary update unit for estimating the named entity of the terminology using the mining rule and storing the estimated named entity in the named entity dictionary depending on a user's selection, if the terminology is not searched from the named entity dictionary and the mining pattern is searched from the mining rule database as a result of the determination; and a control unit for controlling the named entity dictionary update unit to define and store properties of the named entity depending on a result of the determination of the search result determination unit.