Dynamic diversity-enhanced similarity retrieval system and method
US7761454B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/955
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A conversational recommender system retrieves k cases (3) and generates a structure for user feedback (4). The structure includes a list of critique units for each of which the user can specify a value range. It also generates compound critiques, each being a combination of features and value ranges presented together. An explanation of a compound critique can be generated in response to a user request. The system determines (7), from one cycle of a session to the next, if a preference has been carried. If so, a re-focus function implementing diversity is used for retrieval in the next cycle. If not, a refine function implementary similarity-based retrieval is used for the next cycle of the session.
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