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Synonym extraction device, synonym extraction method, and synonym extraction program

US11900055B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 4, 2020
Grant dateFeb 13, 2024
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Expiry dateFeb 9, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F40/53
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A synonym extraction apparatus determines, for compound words included in the document, that types of nouns constituting the compound word are each a Sahen-noun or another noun type to determine a pattern of a sequence of the types of the nouns constituting the compound word, extracts a group of compound words having an identical pattern of the sequence of the types, extracts compound words having an identical leading or ending word from among them, and creates, for a group of compound words having the identical pattern of the sequence of the nouns and the identical leading or ending word, a co-occurrence vector having, as a component, a noun appearing in the same sentence as the corresponding compound word, and outputs, as synonyms, a group of compound words having a degree of similarity between the co-occurrence vectors of the compound words equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold.

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