USER'S INTENTION ESTIMATION DEVICE, USER'S INTENTION ESTIMATION METHOD, USER'S INTENTION ESTIMATION PROGRAM, RECORD MEDIUM OF THE PROGRAM, AUTOMATIC DICTIONARY CONSULTATION DEVICE, AUTOMATIC DICTIONARY CONSULTATION PROCESSING METHOD, AUTOMATIC DICTIONARY CONSULTATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND RECORD MEDIUM OF THE PROGRAM

摘要

PPROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable the proper estimation of the user's intention of each user from visual line information without requiring a designer's high special knowledge or time/cost. PSOLUTION: In a system where a user browses an electronic document consisting of a plurality of components, the user's visual line is measured, in a relational expression establishment phase, by use of a visual line measurement device 20 to estimate a component the user is watching carefully, and the information is recorded. The actual intention of the user is acquired, and a a relational expression establishment means 16 establishes a relational expression for matching the visual line recorded for each component to the user's intention. In a user's intention estimation phase, a user's intention estimation means 18 estimates the user's intention from the visual line information for each component by use of the relational expression established by the means 16. PCOPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI