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Web object retrieval based on a language model

US8001130B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 25, 2006
Grant dateAug 16, 2011
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Expiry dateFeb 1, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99936
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system is provided for determining relevance of an object to a term based on a language model. The relevance system provides records extracted from web pages that relate to the object. To determine the relevance of the object to a term, the relevance system first determines, for each record of the object, a probability of generating that term using a language model of the record of that object. The relevance system then calculates the relevance of the object to the term by combining the probabilities. The relevance system may also weight the probabilities based on the accuracy or reliability of the extracted information for each data source.

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