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Automatic generation of taxonomies for categorizing queries and search query processing using taxonomies

  • US 20060122994A1
  • Filed: 12/06/2004
  • Published: 06/08/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for generating at least one taxonomy automatically from data about queries in a querying system, the method comprising:

  • generating, from query logs representing previous queries, a concept network identifying unit concepts represented in the queries, wherein the concept network reflects unit concepts determined by considering frequency of appearance of terms in the query logs and frequency of appearance of terms together in queries; and

    organizing the concept network hierarchically to form a taxonomy.

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