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Method and apparatus for federated understanding

  • US 20030233223A1
  • Filed: 06/14/2002
  • Published: 12/18/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of resolving user input that crosses different application domains to identify a discourse item, the method comprising:

  • selecting a discourse item definition associated with a first application based on user input, the discourse item definition comprising at least one defining entity that is to be used to identify a discourse item;

    selecting an entity definition associated with a second application based on the user input, the entity definition defining an entity that can fulfill the role of the defining entity in the discourse item definition;

    identifying an entity based on the entity definition and at least a portion of the user input; and

    identifying a discourse item based on the discourse item definition, the identified entity and the user input.

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