ANSWERING PEOPLE-RELATED QUESTIONS
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by one or more computer devices, a search query from a user of a user device;
determining, by the one or more computer devices, that the search query is a people-related question;
identifying, by the one or more computer devices, based on determining that the search query is the people-related question, and using a data structure, a set of people related to the search query,the data structure being associated with the user, andthe data structure storing people-related data for a plurality of people with which the user is associated,the set of people being a subset of the plurality of people;
determining, by the one or more computer devices, whether to provide information relating to the set of people; and
selectively providing, by the one or more computer devices, to the user device, and based on determining whether to provide the information relating to the set of people, one of;
a first document that identifies at least one person in the set of people and provides information relating to the at least one person,the information, relating to the at least one person, providing an answer to the people-related question, ora second document that excludes the information relating to the set of people.
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Abstract
A computer device may receive a search query from a user of a user device, determine that the search query is a people-related question, and identify, using a data structure, a set of people related to the search query, where the data structure is associated with the user, and where the data structure stores people-related data for a group of people with which the user is associated. The computer device may also determine whether to provide information relating to the set of people, and selectively provide, to the user device, one of a first document or a second document. The first document identifies at least one person in the set of people and provides information relating to the at least one person, where the information, relating to the at least one person, provides an answer to the people-related question. The second document excludes information relating to the set of people.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by one or more computer devices, a search query from a user of a user device; determining, by the one or more computer devices, that the search query is a people-related question; identifying, by the one or more computer devices, based on determining that the search query is the people-related question, and using a data structure, a set of people related to the search query, the data structure being associated with the user, and the data structure storing people-related data for a plurality of people with which the user is associated, the set of people being a subset of the plurality of people; determining, by the one or more computer devices, whether to provide information relating to the set of people; and selectively providing, by the one or more computer devices, to the user device, and based on determining whether to provide the information relating to the set of people, one of; a first document that identifies at least one person in the set of people and provides information relating to the at least one person, the information, relating to the at least one person, providing an answer to the people-related question, or a second document that excludes the information relating to the set of people. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:
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one or more instructions, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to; receive a search query from a user of a user device; determine that the search query is a people-related question; identify, based on determining that the search query is the people-related question and using a data structure, a set of people related to the search query, the data structure being associated with the user, and the data structure storing people-related data for a plurality of people with which the user is associated, the set of people being a subset of the plurality of people; determine whether to provide information relating to the set of people; and selectively provide, to the user device and based on determining whether to provide the information relating to the set of people, one of; a first document that identifies at least one person in the set of people and provides information relating to the at least one person, the information, relating to the at least one person, providing an answer to the people-related question, or a second document that excludes the information relating to the set of people. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
one or more devices to; receive a search query from a user of a user device; determine that the search query is a people-related question; identify, based on determining that the search query is the people-related question and using a data structure, a set of people related to the search query, the data structure being associated with the user, and the data structure storing people-related data for a plurality of people with which the user is associated, the set of people being a subset of the plurality of people; select at least one person from the set of people; determine whether to provide information relating to the at least one person; and selectively provide, to the user device and based on determining whether to provide the information relating to the at least one person, one of; a first document that identifies the at least one person and provides the information relating to the at least one person, the information, relating to the at least one person, providing an answer to the people-related question, or a second document that excludes the information relating to the at least one person. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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