Adverb Dictionary Update Apparatus for Emotion Estimation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing adverb dictionaries become outdated due to the addition of new words and changing degree values over time, with existing methods lacking a specific method for updating these dictionaries.

Innovation Solution

An adverb dictionary update apparatus that acquires text data, extracts adverbs, and assigns degree values to unregistered adverbs by referencing registered adverbs, updating the dictionary and storing it for future use.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If an adverb dictionary is created at a certain point in time, then emotion degree estimation can be performed, but the dictionary becomes outdated as new words increase and degree values change over time

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccuracy of emotion degree estimationVSAvoidtimeliness of adverb dictionary

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically updates the adverb dictionary by extracting adverbs from text data and assigning degree values through comparison with registered adverbs, eliminating the need for manual maintenance while ensuring the dictionary remains current and accurate

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system continuously monitors text data and uses the extracted adverbs to feedback-update the dictionary, ensuring that degree values reflect current usage patterns and the dictionary adapts to linguistic changes over time

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Reliability

If manual maintenance of adverb dictionary is performed, then accuracy can be maintained, but maintenance costs and time consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccuracy of adverb dictionaryVSAvoidmaintenance time

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs self-maintenance by automatically extracting adverbs from text data, comparing them with registered adverbs, and assigning appropriate degree values without human intervention, thereby eliminating maintenance time costs while preserving accuracy

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system pre-establishes a framework for automatic updates where text data is continuously processed and adverbs are automatically integrated into the dictionary in advance, ensuring the dictionary is always ready for use without manual intervention

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS20250013822A1Adverb dictionary update apparatus and adverb dictionary update method

Publication Date: 2025.01.09 HITACHI LTD

AI summary

An adverb dictionary update apparatus that updates an adverb dictionary used for emotion degree estimation includes a text data acquisition unit that acquires text data includes an object of the emotion degree estimation and stores the text data in a text set storage unit, a text data adverb extraction unit that extracts adverbs related to each piece of text data from the text set storage unit and stores the extracted adverbs in an adverb set storage unit, and an unregistered adverb degree value assignment unit that reads a list of the extracted adverbs from the adverb set storage unit, that reads, from an adverb dictionary storage unit, an adverb dictionary including, as a table, registered adverbs and degree values, that updates the adverb dictionary by assigning a degree value to an unregistered adverb among the extracted adverbs while referring to the degree values of the registered adverbs.