NEEDS MATCHING DEVICE AND PROGRAM

To enable efficiently finding other needs that match certain needs.SOLUTION: A needs matching device (server) comprises: a registration needs vector calculation section for, concerning a database associating and managing content sentences for a plurality of registration needs with needs classifications, based on vectors expressing each word included in the content sentences for each of the registration needs, and vectors expressing each word included in titles of the needs classifications, calculating registration needs vectors expressing the registration needs; a first reception section for receiving content sentences for inquiry needs; a search section for, based on vectors expressing each word included in the content sentences for the inquiry needs, calculating inquiry needs vectors expressing the inquiry needs, and searching for the registration needs vectors similar to the calculated inquiry needs vectors; and an output section for outputting at least the content sentences for the registration needs expressed by the searched registration needs vectors.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11 【課題】あるニーズに適合する他のニーズを効率的に見つけられるようにする。【解決手段】ニーズマッチング装置（サーバ）は、複数の登録ニーズの内容文をニーズ区分に紐づけて管理するデータベースに関して、各登録ニーズの内容文に含まれる各単語を表すベクトルと、ニーズ区分のタイトルに含まれる各単語を表すベクトルとに基づいて、当該登録ニーズを表す登録ニーズベクトルを算出する登録ニーズベクトル算出部と、照会ニーズの内容文を受け付ける第１受付部と、照会ニーズの内容文に含まれる各単語を表すベクトルに基づいて、照会ニーズを表す照会ニーズベクトルを算出し、算出された当該照会ニーズベクトルと類似する登録ニーズベクトルを探索する探索部と、探索された登録ニーズベクトルで表される登録ニーズの少なくとも内容文を出力する出力部と、を備える。【選択図】図１１