Semantic answering system and method

Details Semantic answering system and method Semantic answering system and method

2011-06-14

2011-06-14

Hudspeth, David R (Department: 2626)

Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language

Linguistics

Natural language

C707S706000, C707S707000, C707S708000, C707S709000, C707S728000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07962326

ABSTRACT:
Answering System enables a user to input a query and responds with answers. Server stores an indexed database of a plurality of S-A-O's (subject-action-object). User generates the query that includes query elements (A-O), (S-A), or (S-X-O), or element (S). The server identifies the database element S, O, or A, or elements (A-O) associated with a respective knowledge base S-A-O that includes the query element(s) in response to the server receiving the query and generates a natural language answer S-A-O that includes the identified and the query elements(s) and transmits the answer to the user apparatus that provides an audio or visual response. The server can conduct WWW searches for documents with S-A-O elements that match query element(s) and adds them to the database, thus treating the WWW as an available knowledge base.

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