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Question answering framework

US9213771B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SAP SE · DE

Inventors

Yingyu Chen · Shanghai, CN
Bin Dong · Hui, CN
Yongyuan Shen · Shanghai, CN
Zhenglong Wei · Shanghai, CN
Xiaowei Liu · Dongguan, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 6, 2013
Grant date	Dec 15, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 18, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F16/3329
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Described herein is a technology to facilitate automated question answering. In one implementation, an input question is first received. Different search strategies may be used to search multiple types of data from multiple types of knowledge databases to generate one or more candidate answers to the input question. The one or more candidate answers are evaluated to generate a final answer to the input question.

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