Search suggestions of related entities based on co-occurrence and/or fuzzy-score matching
US9230041B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 2, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/2458
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for generating search suggestions of related entities based on co-occurrence and/or fuzzy score matching is disclosed. The method may be employed in a search system that may include a client/server type architecture. The search system may include a user interface for a search engine in communication with one or more server devices over a network connection. The server device may include an entity extraction module, a fuzzy-score matching module, and an entity co-occurrence knowledge base database. In one embodiment, the search system may process a partial search query from a user and present search suggestions to complete the partial query. In another embodiment, the complete search query may be used as a new search query. The search system may process the new search query, run an entity extraction, find related entities from the entity co-occurrence knowledge base, and present said related entities in a drop down list.
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