Resolution of acronyms in question answering systems
US10572597B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/279
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for acronym resolution is provided. The present invention may include receiving documents; identifying explicit expansions within the documents; receiving an input from a user; retrieving passages relevant to the received input from the documents; for each acronym within the one or more relevant passages, determining whether the acronym corresponds with explicit expansions within the relevant passages; for each of the acronyms that do not correspond with explicit expansions, determining whether the acronym corresponds with implicit expansions within the relevant passages; and for each of the acronyms that do not correspond with implicit expansions, determining whether the acronym corresponds with acronyms within a universal acronym list, and transmitting the one or more resolved acronyms to a question answering system.
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