Explanation assisting system

Abstract

This explanation supporting system 1, which uses a computer, comprises: an explanation material storing unit 3 that stores explanation materials; an audio input unit 5 to which audio is inputted; an audio analyzing unit 7 that analyzes the terms included in the audio and acquires audio terms; and an output control unit 9 that outputs displayed information. The explanation material storing unit 3 stores, in association with keywords, explanation information included in the explanation materials. The explanation supporting system 1 further comprises a question inputting unit 13 that is connected to audience terminals 11 to receive questions from the audience terminals 11. The output control unit 9 uses keywords, which are included in those ones of the audio terms analyzed by the audio analyzing unit 7 which are the audio terms prior to the reception of the questions from the question inputting unit 13, to read out the explanation information associated with the keywords from the explanation material storing unit 3, and then outputs the read-out explanation information to the audience terminals 11.

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