INFERENCE-DRIVEN MULTI-SOURCE SEMANTIC SEARCH
First Claim
1. A method of searching for information using a knowledge base, comprising:
- receiving a query;
formulizing the query, including dividing the query into a plurality of parts;
for each of said parts, identifying a source, using the knowledge base, that addresses said each part in a defined manner; and
combining said sources to provide an answer to the query.
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Abstract
A method, system and computer program product are disclosed for searching for information using a knowledge base. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a query; formulizing the query, including dividing the query into a plurality of parts; for each of the parts, identifying a source, using the knowledge, that addresses that part; and combining the sources to answer the query. In one embodiment, the query includes text; the text is separated into a plurality of segments; and, for each of the segments, at least one source is identified addressing the segment. In an embodiment, a logical proof is formulated having a conclusion that is an answer to the query, and a sequence of statements that establish said conclusion; and a proof of this conclusion is generated by identifying two or more documents that assert the sequence of statements.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of searching for information using a knowledge base, comprising:
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receiving a query; formulizing the query, including dividing the query into a plurality of parts; for each of said parts, identifying a source, using the knowledge base, that addresses said each part in a defined manner; and combining said sources to provide an answer to the query. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for searching for information using a knowledge base, comprising one or more processor units configured for:
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receiving a query; formulizing the query, including dividing the query into a plurality of parts; for each of said parts, identifying a source, using the knowledge base, that addresses said each part in a defined manner; and combining said sources to provide an answer to the query. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An article of manufacture comprising:
at least one tangible computer readable medium having computer readable program code logic to execute machine instructions in one or more processing units to search for information using a knowledge base, said computer readable program code logic, when executing, performing the following; receiving a query; formulizing the query, including dividing the query into a plurality of parts; for each of said parts, identifying a source, using the knowledge base, that addresses said each part in a defined manner; and combining said sources to provide an answer to the query. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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