Method for detecting and fulfilling an information need corresponding to simple queries

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7120627
SERIAL NO

10305221

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

Described are techniques used in fulfilling an information need not formulated as a natural language question. A query is accepted that includes one or more words not formulated as a natural language question. The query is syntactically analyzed in order to extract a concept from the query. Documents are identified containing the one or more words. The analyzed query is matched to one or more question keys in a structures repository. A best match is determined between the analyzed query and a question key of the structures repository. The key of the at least one best key match is mapped to partially specified queries and the key of the best question key match is mapped to questions representing an information need corresponding to the query. The partially specified queries and questions are matched to potential answers contained in a collection of documents. One or more matching answers are returned based on a metric.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

  • GLOBAL INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

International Classification(s)

  • [Classification Symbol]
  • [Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Roche, Emmanuel Belmont, MA 44 2772
Schabes, Yves Newton, MA 35 2771

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation