Natural language query construction using purpose-driven template
US7720867B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 8, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/2428
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Constructing a query in a natural-language format using a purpose-driven query template. A user is prompted to select one of a plurality of query purposes. User-input is received indicating a selected one of the plurality of query purposes. A first list of conditions is selected from a plurality of lists of conditions based on the selected one of the plurality of query purposes, then displayed in a format in which each of a plurality of conditions in the first list is grammatically joined to at least one other condition in the first list to form a query sentence, and wherein each of the plurality of conditions in the first list is associated with a respective set of user-selectable values.
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