Method and system for retrieving confirming sentences
First Claim
1. A method of providing to a user sentences from a sentence database in response to a query, the method comprising:
- receiving the query;
defining indexing units based upon the query, the indexing units including both lemma from the query and extended indexing units associated with the query; and
retrieving a plurality of sentences from the sentence database using the defined indexing units as search parameters;
determining a similarity between each of the plurality of retrieved sentences and the query, wherein each similarity is determined as a function of a linguistic weight of a term in the query; and
ranking the plurality of retrieved sentences based upon the determined similarities.
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Abstract
A method, computer readable medium and system are provided which retrieve confirming sentences from a sentence database in response to a query. A search engine retrieves confirming sentences from the sentence database in response to the query. IN retrieving the confirming sentences, the search engine defines indexing units based upon the query, with the indexing units including both lemma from the query and extended indexing units associated with the query. The search engine then retrieves a plurality of sentences from the sentence database using the defined indexing units as search parameters. A similarity between each of the plurality of retrieved sentences and the query is determined by the search engine, wherein each similarity is determined as a function of a linguistic weight of a term in the query. The search engine then ranks the plurality of retrieved sentences based upon the determined similarities.
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73 Claims
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1. A method of providing to a user sentences from a sentence database in response to a query, the method comprising:
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receiving the query;
defining indexing units based upon the query, the indexing units including both lemma from the query and extended indexing units associated with the query; and
retrieving a plurality of sentences from the sentence database using the defined indexing units as search parameters;
determining a similarity between each of the plurality of retrieved sentences and the query, wherein each similarity is determined as a function of a linguistic weight of a term in the query; and
ranking the plurality of retrieved sentences based upon the determined similarities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of providing to a user confirming sentences from a sentence database in response to a query, the method comprising:
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retrieving a plurality of confirming sentences from the sentence database in response to the query;
determining a similarity between each of the plurality of retrieved confirming sentences and the query, wherein each similarity is determined as a function of a linguistic weight of a term in the query; and
ranking the plurality of retrieved confirming sentences based upon the determined similarities. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing steps comprising:
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retrieving a plurality of confirming sentences from a sentence database in response to a query;
determining a similarity between each of the plurality of retrieved confirming sentences and the query, wherein each similarity is determined as a function of a linguistic weight of a term in the query; and
ranking the plurality of retrieved confirming sentences based upon the determined similarities. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A system for retrieving confirming sentences from a sentence database in response to a query, the system comprising:
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an input component which receives the query as an input; and
a search engine coupled to the input component, the search engine comprising;
a retrieval component configured to retrieve a plurality of confirming sentences from the sentence database in response to the query; and
a ranking component configured to determine a similarity between each of the plurality of retrieved confirming sentences and the query, wherein each similarity is determined as a function of a linguistic weight of a term in the query, the ranking component further configured to rank the plurality of retrieved confirming sentences based upon the determined similarities. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A method of providing to a user sentences from a sentence database in response to a query, the method comprising:
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receiving the query;
defining indexing units based upon the query, the indexing units including both lemma from the query and extended indexing units associated with the query; and
retrieving at least one sentence from the sentence database using the defined indexing units as search parameters. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing steps comprising:
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receiving a query;
defining indexing units based upon the query, the indexing units including both lemma from the query and extended indexing units associated with the query; and
retrieving at least one sentence from a sentence database using the defined indexing units as search parameters. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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68. A system for retrieving confirming sentences from a sentence database in response to a query, the system comprising:
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an input component which receives the query as an input; and
a search engine coupled to the input component, the search engine configured to define indexing units based upon the query, the indexing units including both lemma from the query and extended indexing units associated with the query, the search engine retrieving at least one confirming sentence from the sentence database using the defined indexing units as search parameters. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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