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Systems and methods for processing natural language queries

US7720674B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SAP AG · DE

Inventors

Matthias Kaiser · Walldorf, DE
Jacob Klein · Sunnyvale, US
Hartmut Vogler · Foster City, US
Shan Jiang · Liverpool, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 29, 2004
Grant date	May 18, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 4, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F16/24522
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for processing natural language queries. Such methods and systems may receive a natural language query from a user and generate corresponding semantic tokens. Information may be retrieved from a knowledge base using the semantic tokens. Methods and systems may leverage an interpretation module to process and analyze the retrieved information in order to determine an intention associated with the natural language query. Methods and systems may leverage an actuation module to provide results to the user, which may be based on the determined intention.

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