Method and system for interfacing to a knowledge acquisition system
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1. A method for answering a query from a user using a computer system, said method comprising:
- receiving said query from said user by said computer system;
processing said query using a natural language search;
displaying on a display an answer to said query; and
displaying on said display a plurality of related categories associated with said query.
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Abstract
A query is received via a computer user interface. The query is processed to identify the semantic content contained in the query. An information store is accessed to obtain related categories of information based on the semantic content of the query. The information is presented over the computer user interface, thereby providing the user with context relevant information. The invention increases navigability of a large information store by eliminating the indiscriminate display of all information relating to the keywords identified in the query.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for answering a query from a user using a computer system, said method comprising:
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receiving said query from said user by said computer system;
processing said query using a natural language search;
displaying on a display an answer to said query; and
displaying on said display a plurality of related categories associated with said query. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for providing dynamic categories in an information retrieval system, comprising:
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receiving a query from a user;
searching for information in response to said query; and
displaying to said user relevant documents categorized into at least one classification based on semantic content of said query.
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5. A system for providing related categories in response to a user query, comprising:
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a first display window for receiving a query from a user;
an engine coupled to said first display window to produce one or more related categories, in response to said query; and
a portion of said first display window for displaying said one or more related categories. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A conversational search method using a computer, the method comprising:
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receiving a query from a user;
displaying a plurality of selections to said query, wherein at least two selections of said plurality of selections have different senses;
receiving a selection from said user; and
processing said selection to display an answer to said query. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. On a computer system, a method for answering a query from a user, the method comprising:
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producing semantic objects based on the semantic content of said query;
accessing an information store to retrieve objects therefrom, based on said semantic objects;
displaying retrieved objects as an answer to said query;
accessing additional information from said information store based on said semantic objects, wherein said additional information is context relevant to said query; and
displaying said additional information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. On a computer system, a method for answering a query from a user, the method comprising:
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processing said query to produce semantic objects therefrom;
processing said semantic objects to produce dynamic categories based on said semantic objects; and
displaying said dynamic categories.
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14. On a computer system, a method for answering a query from a user, the method comprising:
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processing said query to produce semantic objects therefrom;
accessing an information store to obtain one or more retrieved objects therefrom based on said semantic objects;
if there is more than one sense among said retrieved objects, then displaying information indicating the occurrence of said more than one sense;
receiving input indicating a selected sense; and
displaying some of said retrieved objects based on said selected sense. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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