Method for processing natural language questions and apparatus thereof
US8301438B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 23, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/3329
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for selecting an answer to a natural language question. The method includes: detecting a named entity in the natural language question; extracting information related to an answer from the natural language question; searching in linked data according to the detected named entity; generating a candidate answer according to a search result; parsing the candidate answer according to the information related to the answer; and obtaining a value of a feature of the candidate answer; and evaluating each candidate answer by synthesizing the value of the feature of the candidate answer.
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