Assumption mechanism for queries
US9213768B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/30
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A word meaning or sense is determined in response to an actual user query in a system designed for computation, search, or other activities involving the processing of queries. Assumptions, which are attempts to disambiguate pieces of the user's query string, are generated. Generation of the assumptions is based on various heuristics and algorithms which are designed to disambiguate words which may connote multiple different entities, meanings, or senses given the context. Assumptions also may be ranked based on a set of criteria that does not require an elaborately constructed body of world knowledge to be created. A most likely assumption may be chosen for generating a machine-generated query and/or for generating query results.
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