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Substitute term identification based on over-represented terms identification

US9152698B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJan 3, 2012
Grant dateOct 6, 2015
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Expiry dateJan 3, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/332
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for identifying substitute terms. According to one implementation, a method includes receiving an original query that includes one or more query terms; obtaining initial search results in response to the original query; identifying an over-represented term in text associated with a subset of the initial search results; determining that the over-represented term is associated with a particular query term; and in response to determining the over-represented term is associated with the particular query term, revising the original query to include the over-represented term.

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