Generating elements of answer-seeking queries and elements of answers
US10592540B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/35
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating answers to answer-seeking queries. One of the methods includes receiving a query having multiple terms. The query is classified as an answer-seeking query of a particular question type, and one or more answer types associated with the particular question type are obtained. Search results satisfying the query are obtained, and a respective score is computed for each of one or more passages of text occurring in each document identified by the search results, wherein the score for each passage of text is based on how many of the one or more answer types match the passage of text. A presentation that includes information from one or more of the passages of text selected based on the respective score is provided in response to the query.
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