Automatic query refinement
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1. A method for Automatic Query Refinement, the method comprising:
- extracting at least one lexical affinity from at least one document in a search result set of documents, said set resulting from the application of a first query to a document search engine;
adding said lexical affinity to said first query, thereby forming a new query; and
applying said new query to said document search engine, resulting in a new search result set.
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Abstract
A method for Automatic Query Refinement, the method including extracting at least one lexical affinity from at least one document in a search result set of documents, the set resulting from the application of a first query to a document search engine, adding the lexical affinity to the first query, thereby forming a new query, and applying the new query to the document search engine, resulting in a new search result set.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for Automatic Query Refinement, the method comprising:
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extracting at least one lexical affinity from at least one document in a search result set of documents, said set resulting from the application of a first query to a document search engine;
adding said lexical affinity to said first query, thereby forming a new query; and
applying said new query to said document search engine, resulting in a new search result set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for Automatic Query Refinement, the system comprising:
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means for extracting at least one lexical affinity from at least one document in a search result set of documents, said set resulting from the application of a first query to a document search engine;
means for adding said lexical affinity to said first query, thereby forming a new query; and
means for applying said new query to said document search engine, resulting in a new search result set. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium, the computer program comprising:
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a first code segment operative to extract at least one lexical affinity from at least one document in a search result set of documents, said set resulting from the application of a first query to a document search engine;
a second code segment operative to add said lexical affinity to said first query, thereby forming a new query; and
a third code segment operative to apply said new query to said document search engine, resulting in a new search result set.
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