Implicit question query identification
US9898554B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 18, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9032
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for identifying implicit question queries. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a query in unstructured form, comparing terms of the query to query templates, determining, based on the comparison, a match of the query terms to a first query template, wherein the first query template is not determined to be indicative of a question query, determining, based on the first query template, a second query template, and determining that the query is an implicit question query in response to the second query template being indicative of a question queries.
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