Question type and domain identifying apparatus and method
US8744837B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 25, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/3331
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A question type and domain identifying apparatus includes: a question type identifier for recognizing the number of words of a user's question to identify whether the user's question is a query for performing information searching or a question for performing a question and answer (Q&A); a question domain distributor for distributing one of plural preset domain specialized Q&A engines, as a Q&A engine of the user's question based on the recognized word number; and a Q&A engine block, including the domain specialized Q&A engines, for selectively performing information searching or a Q&A with respect to the user's question in response to the distribution of the question domain distributor.
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