METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION OF INTEREST TO ONE OR MORE USERS
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of searching for content in a target set of content based on a reference set of content, a reference semantic network representing knowledge associated with the reference set of content, and a target semantic network representing knowledge associated with the target set of content, the method comprising:
- receiving a user-specified search query;
obtaining, by using at least one processor executing stored program instructions, at least one concept semantically relevant to the user-specified search query by using the target semantic network and the reference semantic network;
constructing a second search query by augmenting the first search query with one or more terms associated with the at least one obtained concept;
providing, to the at least one user, content associated with search results obtained based at least in part on searching the target set of content by using the second search query,wherein any concept in the semantic network is represented by a data structure storing data associated with a node in the semantic network.
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Abstract
Methods and system of searching for content in a target set of content based on a reference set of content, a reference semantic network representing knowledge associated with the reference set of content, and a target semantic network representing knowledge associated with the target set of content. One such method comprises receiving a user-specified search query; obtaining, by using at least one processor executing stored program instructions, at least one concept semantically relevant to the user-specified search query by using the target semantic network and the reference semantic network; constructing a second search query by augmenting the first search query with one or more terms associated with the at least one obtained concept; providing, to the at least one user, content associated with search results obtained based at least in part on searching the target set of content by using the second search query, wherein any concept in the semantic network is represented by a data structure storing data associated with a node in the semantic network.
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39 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of searching for content in a target set of content based on a reference set of content, a reference semantic network representing knowledge associated with the reference set of content, and a target semantic network representing knowledge associated with the target set of content, the method comprising:
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receiving a user-specified search query; obtaining, by using at least one processor executing stored program instructions, at least one concept semantically relevant to the user-specified search query by using the target semantic network and the reference semantic network; constructing a second search query by augmenting the first search query with one or more terms associated with the at least one obtained concept; providing, to the at least one user, content associated with search results obtained based at least in part on searching the target set of content by using the second search query, wherein any concept in the semantic network is represented by a data structure storing data associated with a node in the semantic network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for searching for content in a target set of content based on a reference set of content, a reference semantic network representing knowledge associated with the reference set of content, and a target semantic network representing knowledge associated with the target set of content, the system comprising:
at least one processor configured to perform a method comprising; receiving a user-specified search query; obtaining, by using at least one processor executing stored program instructions, at least one concept semantically relevant to the user-specified search query by using the target semantic network and the reference semantic network; constructing a second search query by augmenting the first search query with one or more terms associated with the at least one obtained concept; providing, to the at least one user, content associated with search results obtained based at least in part on searching the target set of content by using the second search query, wherein any concept in the semantic network is represented by a data structure storing data associated with a node in the semantic network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing processor-executable instructions that when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform a method of searching for content in a target set of content based on a reference set of content, a reference semantic network representing knowledge associated with the reference set of content, and a target semantic network representing knowledge associated with the target set of content, the method comprising:
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receiving a user-specified search query; obtaining, by using at least one processor executing stored program instructions, at least one concept semantically relevant to the user-specified search query by using the target semantic network and the reference semantic network; constructing a second search query by augmenting the first search query with one or more terms associated with the at least one obtained concept; providing, to the at least one user, content associated with search results obtained based at least in part on searching the target set of content by using the second search query, wherein any concept in the semantic network is represented by a data structure storing data associated with a node in the semantic network. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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