Information search using knowledge agents
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Abstract
A method for searching a corpus of documents, such as the World Wide Web, includes defining a knowledge domain and identifying a set of reference documents in the corpus pertinent to the domain. Upon inputting a query, the corpus is searched using the set of reference documents to find one or more of the documents in the corpus that contain information in the domain relevant to the query. The set of reference documents is updated with the found documents that are most relevant to the domain. The updated set is used in searching the corpus for information in the domain relevant to subsequent queries.
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35. A method for searching a corpus of documents, comprising:
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defining a knowledge domain; identifying a set of reference documents in the corpus pertinent to the domain; inputting a first query; searching the corpus using the set of reference documents to find one or more of the documents in the corpus that contain information in the domain relevant to the first query; and adding at least one of the found documents to the set of reference documents for use in searching the corpus for information in the domain relevant to a second, subsequent query, which is substantially different from the first query. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. Apparatus for searching a corpus of documents, comprising:
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a memory, adapted to store an identification of a set of reference documents in the corpus pertinent to a predefined knowledge domain; and a search processor, which responsive to receiving a first query as input, is adapted to search the corpus using the set of reference documents to find one or more of the documents in the corpus that contain information in the domain relevant to the first query, and to add at least one of the found documents to the set of reference documents stored in the memory for use in searching the corpus for information in the domain relevant to a second, subsequent query, which is substantially different from the first query. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A computer software product for searching a corpus of documents, the product comprising:
a computer-readable medium in which program instructions are stored, which instructions, when read by a computer, cause the computer to receive a definition of a knowledge domain and an identification of a set of reference documents in the corpus pertinent to the domain, and further cause the computer, responsive to a first query, to search the corpus using the set of reference documents to find one or more of the documents in the corpus that contain information in the domain relevant to the first query, and to add at least one of the found documents to the set of reference documents for use in searching the corpus for information in the domain relevant to a second, subsequent query, which is substantially different from the first query. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58)
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