Please download the dossier by clicking on the dossier button x
×

Query Intent in Information Retrieval

  • US 20110289063A1
  • Filed: 05/21/2010
  • Published: 11/24/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method for use at a search engine arranged to receive queries and to provide search results for those queries, the search results comprising links to documents, the method comprising:

  • receiving a query;

    accessing query reformulation data and using that data to create a query neighborhood around the received query, the query neighborhood being a graph data structure in memory comprising a node representing the received query and links connecting that node to other nodes representing observed reformulations of that query;

    accessing evidence about queries related to the received query comprising a record of query-document pairs;

    using a processor to filter the query neighborhood by editing the graph data structure on the basis of the accessed evidence to produce and store in memory a reformulation graph;

    using the reformulation graph to identify queries related to the received query.

View all claims
  • 2 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×