Method and apparatus for processing queries

Details Method and apparatus for processing queries Method and apparatus for processing queries

2006-09-12

2006-09-12

McFadden, Susan (Department: 2626)

Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language

Speech signal processing

Application

C707S793000, C707S793000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07107218

ABSTRACT:
Queries which may be expressed in natural language are processed by: decoding a query into one or more semantically meaningful query elements;accessing data storage, which data storage includes at least one annotation element and one or more corresponding data entries: identifying annotation elements in accordance with the semantically meaningful query elements; and retrieving at least one data entry corresponding to each identified annotation element.

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