NATURAL LANGUAGE RETRIEVAL INPUTTING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREFOR AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING INPUT PROCESSING PROGRAM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily retrieve information in natural language under a retrieval condition intended by a retriever. ;SOLUTION: In this natural language retrieval inputting device, a logical retrieval expression corresponding to this input natural language 1 is prepared from natural language 1 inputted from the outside part, and the prepared logical retrieval expression is transmitted to an information retrieving device 16. This device is provided with a part of speech decomposing means 10 for decomposing the inputted natural language 1 into plural keywords having each meaning, and specifying the part of speech of each keyword, logical retrieval expression preparing means 11 for preparing one or plural kinds of logical retrieval expressions from the part of speech-decomposed input natural language, display outputting means 14 for display-outputting each prepared logical retrieval expression on a selection screen, and logical retrieval expression designating means 15 for transmitting the logical retrieval expression selected from the outside part in a state that each logical retrieval expression is displayed on the selection screen to an information retrieving device 16.;COPYRIGHT: (C)1999,JPO