Web-Based User-Interactive Question-Answering Method and System
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a pattern database to store and manage question patterns and/or answer patterns, wherein a question pattern belongs to a class of patterns, and both question pattern and answer pattern are semantic patterns;
a question pattern comprises a question type and at least one blank where users should fill in with actual content to make the said pattern an actual question;
an answer pattern comprises at least one blank where users should fill in with actual content to make the said pattern an actual answer;
each answer pattern is associated with a question pattern;
the pattern database also comprises a classification ontology to be used for classification, query, management, and extension of the question/answer patterns;
an asking unit to facilitate and process an asker user'"'"'s asking a question using a question pattern;
an answering unit to facilitate and process an answerer user'"'"'s providing an answer using an answer pattern.
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Abstract
The disclosed subject matter consists of a system, a website, and their supporting methods for user-interactive question answering. The system consists of a pattern database to store question/answer patterns for users to select when asking/answering questions. Each question pattern may include or be associated with an answer pattern. The system also includes an asking unit to let the users ask questions with or without question patterns and processes users'"'"' questions. The system also includes an answering unit to let the users answer questions with or without answer patterns. The invented method and system can significantly improve users'"'"' questioning and answering efficiency and also help machines improve the accuracy of processing the questions and answers and accumulate useful knowledge.
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a pattern database to store and manage question patterns and/or answer patterns, wherein a question pattern belongs to a class of patterns, and both question pattern and answer pattern are semantic patterns; a question pattern comprises a question type and at least one blank where users should fill in with actual content to make the said pattern an actual question; an answer pattern comprises at least one blank where users should fill in with actual content to make the said pattern an actual answer;
each answer pattern is associated with a question pattern;the pattern database also comprises a classification ontology to be used for classification, query, management, and extension of the question/answer patterns; an asking unit to facilitate and process an asker user'"'"'s asking a question using a question pattern; an answering unit to facilitate and process an answerer user'"'"'s providing an answer using an answer pattern. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 6, 19, 21, 26, 28, 34, 37, 38, 40, 41, 52, 53, 54)
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42. A website for question answering, comprising:
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a pattern database to store and manage question patterns and/or answer patterns;
both question pattern and answer pattern are semantic patterns;a question pattern comprises a question type and at least one blank where users should fill in with actual content to make the said pattern an actual question; an answer pattern comprises at least one blank where users should fill in with actual content to make the said pattern an actual answer;
each answer pattern is associated with a question pattern;the pattern database also comprises a classification ontology to be used for classification, query, management, and extension of the question/answer patterns; an asking unit to facilitate and process an asker user'"'"'s asking a question using a question pattern; an answering unit to facilitate and process an answerer user'"'"'s providing an answer using an answer pattern. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 51)
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