Methods and systems for performing context maintenance on search queries in a conversational search environment
US12061634B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 26, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06N3/02
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods are described herein that maintain a context in a conversational search systems. An artificial neural network accepts current and previous queries as input and outputs a value indicating whether the previous query and the current query should undergo a merge operation or a replacement operation to maintain an intent of the user. To perform a merge operation, the previous query and the current query are combined to form a search query. To perform a replace operation, a portion of the previous query is replaced with a portion of the current query.
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