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Automatic method and system for formulating and transforming representations of context used by information services
US8978033B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8978033-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113014391-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jan 26, 2011 |
| Priority date | Jul 30, 2003 |
| Publication date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
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An information retrieval system for automatically retrieving information related to the context of an active task being manipulated by a user. The system observes the operation of the active task and user interactions, and utilizes predetermined criteria to generate a context representation of the active task that are relevant to the context of the active task. The information retrieval system then processes the context representation to generate queries or search terms for conducting an information search. The information retrieval system reorders the terms in a query so that they occur in a meaningful order as they naturally occur in a document or active task being manipulated by the user. Furthermore, the information retrieval system may access a user profile to retrieve information related to the user, and the select information sources or transform search terms based on attributes related to the user, such as the user's occupation, position in a company, major in school, etc.
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The invention is claimed as follows: 1. A method for formulating a context representation, the method comprising: selecting at least one keyword from a plurality of text items; determining a task associated with the plurality of text items; selecting at least one query transformation rule from a plurality of different query transformation rules based on the plurality of text items and the task; generating the context representation by applying the at least one query transfor…
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- What does patent US8978033B2 cover?
- An information retrieval system for automatically retrieving information related to the context of an active task being manipulated by a user. The system observes the operation of the active task and user interactions, and utilizes predetermined criteria to generate a context representation of the active task that are relevant to the context of the active task. The information retrieval system …
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- Hammond Kristian, Budzik Jerome, Birnbaum Lawrence, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06Q30/0255. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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