Systems and Methods for Natural Language Searching of Structured Data
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1. A computer implemented method comprising:
- a. receiving a natural language search;
b. in response to the natural language search, searching a set of information searchable using the natural language search, the set of information having been generated from a set of structured information which is unsearchable using the natural language search;
c. based upon the step of searching, formulating a set of search results; and
d. transmitting a signal associated with the set of search results.
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Abstract
The invention relates to searching structured data using natural language searches. More specifically and preferably, the invention relates to the use of an inverted file index built from generated documents to make data, typically unsearchable using a natural language search, searchable.
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12 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method comprising:
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a. receiving a natural language search; b. in response to the natural language search, searching a set of information searchable using the natural language search, the set of information having been generated from a set of structured information which is unsearchable using the natural language search; c. based upon the step of searching, formulating a set of search results; and d. transmitting a signal associated with the set of search results. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer implemented method comprising:
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a. identifying a set of structured information wherein the set of structured information is unsearchable using a natural language search; b. based upon the set of structured information, generating an additional set of information wherein the additional set of information is searchable using the natural language search. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. The method of claim 0 wherein the additional set of information further comprises an inverted file index.
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11. A system comprising:
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a. means for receiving a natural language search; b. means, responsive to the means for receiving, for searching a set of information searchable using the natural language search, the set of information having been generated from a set of structured information which is unsearchable using the natural language search; c. means for formulating a set of search results; and d. means for transmitting a signal associated with the set of search results. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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