Methods for completing a user search
US-2015347423-A1 · Dec 3, 2015 · US
Providing answers to questions using hypothesis pruning
US9317586B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9317586-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113240140-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | Sep 28, 2010 |
| Publication date | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 2016 |
How to read this patent
A practical reading order for non-experts. Skip the full description unless you need deep technical detail.
- Title
What the patent document calls the invention.
- Abstract
A short plain-language summary of the technical disclosure.
- Assignees and inventors
Who owns or filed the patent and who is credited as inventor.
- Key dates
Filing, priority, publication, and grant dates set the timeline.
- First independent claim
The legal scope of protection — read this for what is actually claimed.
- CPC / IPC classifications
Technology tags used to group this patent with similar filings.
- Citations and related patents
Prior art links and similar publications in this corpus.
Abstract
Official abstract text for this publication.
A method, system and computer program product for generating answers to questions. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a query, conducting a search through one or more data sources to identify candidate answers to the query, and providing each of the candidate answers with a preliminary score. The method further comprises filtering out any of the candidate answers with a preliminary score that does not satisfy a defined condition. The candidate answers having preliminary scores that satisfy this condition form a subset of the candidate answers. Each of the candidate answers in this subset is processed to produce further scores. A ranking function is applied to these further scores to determine a ranking for each of the candidate answers in the subset; and after this ranking function is applied, one or more of the candidate answers are selected as one or more final answers to the query.
First claim
Opening claim text (preview).
What is claimed is: 1. A system for generating answers to questions, comprising: a computer device comprising at least one distinct software module, each distinct software module being embodied on a tangible computer-readable medium; a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and operative for: receiving an input query; conducting a search through one or more data sources to identify a plurality of candidate answers to the input query, wherein each of the candi…
Assignees
Inventors
Classifications
- G06F17/30654Primary
Physics · mapped topic
Physics · mapped topic
- G06F16/3329Primary
Physics · mapped topic
Physics · mapped topic
Physics · mapped topic
Patent family
Related publications grouped by family.
External sources
Next steps
Free tools are coming soon. Tell us what you want to track and we'll notify you.
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What does patent US9317586B2 cover?
- A method, system and computer program product for generating answers to questions. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a query, conducting a search through one or more data sources to identify candidate answers to the query, and providing each of the candidate answers with a preliminary score. The method further comprises filtering out any of the candidate answers with a prelimina…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Chu-Carroll Jennifer, Ferrucci David A, Gondek David C, and 3 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F17/30654. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Apr 19 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
- What related patents are in patentsdb?
- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).