Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database design – Data structure types
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-09
2009-06-30
Lewis, Cheryl (Department: 2167)
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
Database design
Data structure types
C707S793000, C715S200000, C704S009000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07555475
ABSTRACT:
There is provided a sentence module that handles pronouns in sentences. Each pronoun is replaced by one or more nouns. These replaced nouns are used to form statements that populate the structured representation, in order to produce precise answers to queries, as part of a search engine application.
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Fischer Gordon H.
Flowers John S.
Quiroga Martin A.
Jiles, Inc.
Lewis Cheryl
Polsinelli Shughart PC
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