On-line help method and system utilizing free text query

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5694559
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08400797

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An improved free text query method and system is provided as part of an improved on-line help system. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the on-line help system provides a free text query system that performs partial analysis. The partial analysis performed by the preferred embodiment includes identifying keywords within input provided by the user, performing disambiguation analysis, performing definiteness analysis, performing capitalization analysis, and generating a ranked list of candidates according to a probability associated with each candidate. In addition, the preferred embodiment of the present invention is internationalizable. That is, the present invention is easily ported between different languages.

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  • MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Breese, John S Mercer Island, WA 16 3385
Finkelstein, Erich-So slashedren Bellevue, WA 1 125
Flynn, James R Bellevue, WA 13 258
Heckerman, David E Bellevue, WA 104 8033
Hobson, Samuel D Seattle, WA 5 1199
Horvitz, Eric Kirkland, WA 150 10148
Jensen, Karen Bellevue, WA 11 1362
Shaw, Gregory L Kirkland, WA 6 1254

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