METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING, BY AN INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, USER INPUT MODIFYING THE INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM
First Claim
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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Abstract
In a method and system for hosting a programming environment and processing user input within an information retrieval system, a definition of an expression is received from a user, during a first session between the user and an information retrieval system, the definition specifying an expression format, a response type, and a display format. The definition is stored. During a second session between the user and the information retrieval system, an expression having a semantic structure is received. The semantic structure of the expression is evaluated. A response to the expression is displayed to the user in a user interface according to the display format specified by the definition of the expression type.
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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:
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(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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An information retrieval system hosting a programming environment and processing user input comprising:
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an information retrieval system executing in a virtual machine on a server; an information retrieval component provided by the information retrieval system and in communication with a search index and a collection of information; and a user interface module provided by the information retrieval system and in communication with the information retrieval component, the user interface module comprising a transceiver receiving, during a first session between a user and the 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, and receiving from the user, during a second session between the user and the information retrieval system, an expression having a semantic structure; a semantic evaluator evaluating the semantic structure of the received expression; and a display component displaying a generated response to the user in a user interface displayed according to the display format specified by the definition of the expression type. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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