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PROVIDING ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS INCLUDING ASSEMBLING ANSWERS FROM MULTIPLE DOCUMENT SEGMENTS

  • US 20120084293A1
  • Filed: 09/24/2011
  • Published: 04/05/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of generating answers to questions, comprising:

  • receiving an input query;

    conducting a search in a data source to identify a candidate answer to the input query;

    identifying a proof of the candidate answer, said proof including a series of premises for establishing said proof;

    identifying documents that include references to said premises, each of said documents including one or more references to one or more of said premises;

    selecting a set of the documents that, as a set, include references to all of the premises; and

    using the selected set of documents to generate a score for the candidate answer.

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