Intranet mediator

Details Intranet mediator Intranet mediator

2005-06-07

2005-06-07

Vu, Kim (Department: 2135)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

C707S793000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06904428

ABSTRACT:
An intranet mediator for obtaining direct answers to natural language questions allowing users to search both a data warehouse of integrated/structured data sources and unstructured data sources. The intranet mediator allows the user to obtain an answer to a natural language question without having to surf the data sources in which the answer might be contained, or without being limited to one specific factual item return. The intranet mediator operates on the supposition that most answers to business queries are contained within structured data sources which have been integrated into the data warehouse thereby having common schema and known contents. Preselection of the most relevant data source(s) is thus possible before query output. Search of unstructured data is also performed for additional context surrounding either the question or the answer. A direct answer is given in response to the question. If desired, the intranet mediator may also display a list of data sources where additional relevant information may be found.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5335345 (1994-08-01), Frieder et al.
patent: 5495605 (1996-02-01), Cadot
patent: 5546576 (1996-08-01), Cochrane et al.
patent: 5574900 (1996-11-01), Huang et al.
patent: 5600831 (1997-02-01), Levy et al.
patent: 5768578 (1998-06-01), Kirk et al.
patent: 5802536 (1998-09-01), Yoshii et al.
patent: 5901287 (1999-05-01), Bull et al.
patent: 5920856 (1999-07-01), Syeda-Mahmood
patent: 5933822 (1999-08-01), Braden-Harder et al.
patent: 5960422 (1999-09-01), Prasad
patent: 5963940 (1999-10-01), Liddy et al.
patent: 5970490 (1999-10-01), Morgenstern
patent: 5987454 (1999-11-01), Hobbs
patent: 5995961 (1999-11-01), Levy et al.
patent: 6006221 (1999-12-01), Liddy et al.
patent: 6067552 (2000-05-01), Yu
patent: 6070134 (2000-05-01), Richardson et al.
patent: 6076088 (2000-06-01), Paik et al.
patent: 6078914 (2000-06-01), Redfern
patent: 6078924 (2000-06-01), Ainsbury et al.
patent: 6105022 (2000-08-01), Takahashi et al.
patent: 6134559 (2000-10-01), Brumme et al.
patent: 6145003 (2000-11-01), Sanu et al.
patent: 6161084 (2000-12-01), Messerly et al.
patent: 6167370 (2000-12-01), Tsourikov et al.
patent: 6173279 (2001-01-01), Levin et al.
patent: 6182065 (2001-01-01), Yeomans
patent: 6263342 (2001-07-01), Chang et al.
patent: 6269368 (2001-07-01), Diamond
patent: 6301584 (2001-10-01), Ranger
patent: 6304864 (2001-10-01), Liddy et al.
patent: 6460043 (2002-10-01), Tabbara et al.
patent: 6502088 (2002-12-01), Gajda et al.
patent: 6523022 (2003-02-01), Hobbs
patent: 6523028 (2003-02-01), DiDomizio et al.
patent: 6567812 (2003-05-01), Garrecht et al.
patent: 6625617 (2003-09-01), Yarnall et al.
patent: 6633867 (2003-10-01), Kraft et al.
patent: 2001/0037328 (2001-11-01), Pustejovsky et al.
patent: 2002/0111934 (2002-08-01), Narayan
patent: 2002/0116176 (2002-08-01), Tsourikov et al.
patent: 2003/0177111 (2003-09-01), Egendorf et al.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Intranet mediator does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Intranet mediator, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Intranet mediator will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3514647