Returning factual answers in response to queries
US8655866B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 4, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/951
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for information retrieval. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a fact query; determining an expected type of answer to the fact query; identifying search results responsive to the fact query; identifying phrases from the resources corresponding to the search results that correspond to a form of the expected type; determining a score for each of the identified phrases; and presenting an answer to the fact query using the scores.
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