Disambiguation of term meaning
US8250071B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/284
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A meaning of a term is determined using the contents of a corpus of books through use of metadata about the books within the corpus, terms in the same work which provide context, and so forth. Users may query to determine the meaning of a term. Users may also build vocabulary skills by testing as well. A changing meaning of a term over time may be determined and utilized as well. Searches are facilitated by the enhanced ability to determine meaning of the terms, particularly in context. Feedback from the searches may also be used to refine future searches.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.