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Method and apparatus for using a discriminative classifier for processing a query

US8799279B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

Ilija Zeljkovic · Scotch Plains, US
Srinivas Bangalore · Morristown, US
Patrick Haffner · Atlantic Highlands, US
Jay Wilpon · Hackettstown, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 31, 2008
Grant date	Aug 5, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 30, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06N20/00
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for using a classifier for processing a query are disclosed. For example, the method receives a query from a user, and processes the query to locate one or more documents in accordance with a search engine having a discriminative classifier, wherein the discriminative classifier is trained with a plurality of artificial query examples. The method then presents a result of the processing to the user.

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