Computer program product for retrieving multi-media objects using a natural language having a pronoun
US6233547A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 8, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99945
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer program product for retrieving multi-media objects uses a natural language having a pronoun. The computer program product includes a computer readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon for performing the steps of receiving a query in the natural language containing the pronoun; determining the pronoun in the query; determining whether either a phrase or sentence containing the pronoun conforms to a predetermined phrase structure; determining a noun or noun phrase to which the pronoun refers; and processing the query.
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