OPTIMIZATION-BASED DATA CONTENT DETERMINATION
First Claim
1. A method of determining data content for a response to a query, comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a user query; and
dynamically determining data content suitable for generating a response to the query, wherein data content determination is modeled as an optimization operation which attempts to balance context-based selection constraints.
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Abstract
Improved data content determination techniques are disclosed for use in accordance with information-seeking systems. For example, in one illustrative aspect of the invention, a technique for determining data content for a response to a query comprises obtaining a user query, and dynamically determining data content suitable for generating a response to the query, wherein data content determination is modeled as an optimization operation which attempts to balance context-based selection constraints. Further, the step of dynamically determining data content may further comprise modeling the context-based selection constraints as feature-based metrics. The feature-based metrics may be formulated using contextual information. Still further, the step of dynamically determining data content may further comprise performing the optimization operation such that one or more desirability metrics are maximized and one or more cost metrics are minimized, thus balancing the various constraints.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of determining data content for a response to a query, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a user query; and
dynamically determining data content suitable for generating a response to the query, wherein data content determination is modeled as an optimization operation which attempts to balance context-based selection constraints. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. Apparatus for determining data content for a response to a query, comprising:
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a memory; and
at least one processor coupled to the memory and operative to obtain a user query, and dynamically determine data content suitable for generating a response to the query, wherein data content determination is modeled as an optimization operation which attempts to balance context-based selection constraints.
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20. An article of manufacture for determining data content for a response to a query, comprising a machine readable medium containing one or more programs which when executed implement the steps of:
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obtaining a user query; and
dynamically determining data content suitable for generating a response to the query, wherein data content determination is modeled as an optimization operation which attempts to balance context-based selection constraints.
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21. A method of providing a service for determining data content for a response to a query, comprising the step of:
a service provider, in response to an obtained query, enabling the step of dynamically determining data content suitable for generating a response to the query, wherein data content determination is modeled as an optimization operation which attempts to balance context-based selection constraints.
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