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Canonicalizing search queries to natural language questions

US11423068B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 18, 2019
Grant dateAug 23, 2022
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Expiry dateJun 8, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F40/253
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques are described herein for training and/or utilizing a query canonicalization system. In various implementations, a query canonicalization system can include a classification model and a canonicalization model. A classification model can be used to determine if a search query is well-formed. Additionally or alternatively, a canonicalization model can be used to determine a well-formed variant of a search query in response to determining a search query is not well-formed. In various implementations, a canonicalization model portion of a query canonicalization system can be a sequence to sequence model.

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