Natural language interface using constrained intermediate dictionary of results
US7177798B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L15/063
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for processing a natural language input provided by a user includes: providing a natural language query input to the user; performing, based on the input, a search of one or more language-based databases; providing, through a user interface, a result of the search to the user; identifying, for the one or more language-based databases, a finite number of database objects; and determining a plurality of combinations of the finite number of database objects. The one or more language-based databases include at least one metadata database including at least one of a group of information types including case information, keywords, information models, and database values.
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