Search engine providing match and alternative answer
US7107261B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 22, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99936
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A search engine that is client-side, provides high performance and creates a user preference history record relative to a knowledge base is provided. The more time the user spends using the search engine, the more the history record is updated, refined, and translated into personal preferences relative to that knowledge base. The invention is natural language based. In addition, it is applicable to a variety of knowledge bases, each which may have their own associated history record, and can be adapted to other applications such as on-line help, interactive training, wizard functions, virtual chat sessions, intelligent bots, etc.
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