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Method for obtaining search suggestions from fuzzy score matching and population frequencies

US9201931B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 2, 2014
Grant dateDec 1, 2015
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Expiry dateDec 2, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06N5/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for obtaining and providing search suggestions using entity co-occurrence is disclosed. The method may be employed in any search system that may include at least one search engine, one or more databases including entity co-occurrence knowledge and trends co-occurrence knowledge. The method may extract and disambiguate entities from search queries by using an entity and trends co-occurrence knowledge in one or more database. Subsequently, a list of search suggestion may be provided by each database, then by comparing the score of each search suggestion, a new list of suggestion may be built based on the individual and/or overall score of each search suggestion. Based on the user's selection of the suggestions, the trends co-occurrence knowledgebase can be updated, providing a means of on-the-fly learning, which improves the search relevancy and accuracy.

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