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Automated database generation for answering fact lookup queries

US9460207B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

Xiaoxin Yin · Bothell, US
Wenzhao Tan · Redmond, US
Chao Liu · Bellevue, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 8, 2010
Grant date	Oct 4, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 12, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F16/953
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Technologies pertaining to fact lookup queries are described herein. A relational database is automatically built by extracting attribute identities and attribute values from a one dimensional table, wherein the one dimensional table does not include an entity identity that corresponds to the attribute identity and the attribute value. The entity identity is inferred, and the attribute value is indexed in a relational database by the entity identity and the attribute identity. When a query is issued by a user that includes the entity identity and the attribute identity, the corresponding attribute value in the relational database is returned to the user.

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