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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING, BY AN INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, USER INPUT MODIFYING THE INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM

  • US 20080172623A1
  • Filed: 01/12/2007
  • Published: 07/17/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for hosting a programming environment and processing user input within an information retrieval system, the method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) receiving, during a first session between a user and an information retrieval system, from the user, a definition of an expression type, the definition specifying an expression format, a response type, and a display format;

    (b) storing the definition of the expression type;

    (c) receiving, during a second session between the user and the information retrieval system, from the user, an expression having a semantic structure;

    (d) evaluating the semantic structure of the expression; and

    (e) displaying, to the user, a response to the expression in a user interface displayed according to the display format specified by the definition of the expression type.

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