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Embedding-based parsing of search queries on online social networks

US10162886B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 30, 2016
Grant dateDec 25, 2018
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Expiry dateJun 10, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/338
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a query including multiple n-grams; parsing the query to identify a subset of n-grams; generating, for each identified n-gram, an embedding of the n-gram; determining, for each identified n-gram, one or more word senses; calculating, for each word sense for each identified n-gram, a relatedness-score for the word sense based similarity metrics of the embedding of the word sense and the embeddings of each of the other word senses corresponding to the other identified n-grams; selecting, for each identified n-gram, one of the word senses determined for the identified n-gram having a highest relatedness-score; identifying objects matching at least a portion of the query; ranking each identified object based on a quality of matching of the object to selected word senses; and sending search results corresponding to one or more of the identified objects and having a rank greater than a threshold rank.

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