PRESENTING ANSWERS
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1. A computer-implemented method to present answers to a user query, the method comprising:
- receiving a user query;
identifying results that respond to the user query;
selecting answers based on the results and an ontology; and
presenting the identified results and the selected answers for display to the user.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer-storage media for presenting answers are provided. The system includes a search engine to receive user queries and contexts, a query understanding component to provide results, and an answer generator to present answers to the user queries. The answers may include a link to a browser that provides a graph, table, or cluster for the results, where nodes of the graph are associated with a confidence level.
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1. A computer-implemented method to present answers to a user query, the method comprising:
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receiving a user query; identifying results that respond to the user query; selecting answers based on the results and an ontology; and presenting the identified results and the selected answers for display to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. One or more computer readable media configured to perform a method to process queries, the method comprising:
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receiving a user query; identifying results that respond to the user query; selecting answers based on the results and an ontology, wherein the ontology describes relationships associated with terms included in the user query; and presenting the identified results and the selected answers for display to the user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer system configured to present answers to a user query, the computer system comprising:
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a query understanding component configured to receive a query and parse the query to generate appropriate data source commands that are issued against data sources to obtain results; and an answer generator configured to present answers and the results, wherein the answers include a link to a browser that provides a graph, table, or cluster for the results, wherein nodes of the graph are associated with a confidence level.
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