Method for extracting from a text corpus answers to questions stated in natural language by using linguistic analysis and hypothesis generation

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PATENT NO 5519608
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08082938

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A computerized method for organizing information retrieval based on the content of a set of primary documents. The method generates answer hypotheses based on text found in the primary documents and, typically, a natural-language input string such as a question. The answer hypotheses can include phrases or words not present in the input string. Answer hypotheses are verified and ranked based on their verification evidence. A text corpus can be queried to provide verification evidence not present in the primary documents. In another aspect the method is implemented in the context of a larger two-phase method, of which the first phase comprises the method of the invention and the second phase of the method comprises answer extraction.

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XEROX CORPORATION201 MERRITT 7 P O BOX 4505 NORWALK CT 06851-1056

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Kupiec, Julian M Cupertino, CA 8 1634

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