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Semantic network methods to disambiguate natural language meaning

US7711672B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 27, 2002
Grant dateMay 4, 2010
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 23, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L15/1815
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer implemented data processor system automatically disambiguates a contextual meaning of natural language symbols to enable precise meanings to be stored for later retrieval from a natural language database, so that natural language database design is automatic, to enable flexible and efficient natural language interfaces to computers, household appliances and hand-held devices.

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