System for automatically generating queries
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1. A computer implemented method, comprising:
- accessing selected-document content that is selected from a document;
accessing a database of entities, each entity having associated therewith one or more entity-types, each entity type pertaining to one or more themes;
automatically identifying in the selected-document content at least one entity in the database of entities;
accessing a categorization system for categorizing document content having a classification profile defined using an organization of categories that corresponds to categories of document content available through an information retrieval system;
the classification profile allowing document content to be assigned to an existing category;
automatically categorizing the selected-document content using the categorization system to assign a subset of one or more categories from the categories of document content available through the information retrieval system;
automatically formulating a query for document content by providing a first element of the query representative of at least one entity identified in the selected-document content, and by providing a second element of the query focusing the query to the subset of categories of document content assigned to the selected-document content;
automatically, after formulating the query, acquiring search results by using the query for querying document content available through the information retrieval system;
wherein at least said identifying, categorizing, formulating and acquiring are performed using one or more processors.
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Abstract
A method, system and article of manufacture therefor, are disclosed for automatically generating a query from document content.
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1. A computer implemented method, comprising:
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accessing selected-document content that is selected from a document; accessing a database of entities, each entity having associated therewith one or more entity-types, each entity type pertaining to one or more themes; automatically identifying in the selected-document content at least one entity in the database of entities; accessing a categorization system for categorizing document content having a classification profile defined using an organization of categories that corresponds to categories of document content available through an information retrieval system;
the classification profile allowing document content to be assigned to an existing category;automatically categorizing the selected-document content using the categorization system to assign a subset of one or more categories from the categories of document content available through the information retrieval system; automatically formulating a query for document content by providing a first element of the query representative of at least one entity identified in the selected-document content, and by providing a second element of the query focusing the query to the subset of categories of document content assigned to the selected-document content; automatically, after formulating the query, acquiring search results by using the query for querying document content available through the information retrieval system; wherein at least said identifying, categorizing, formulating and acquiring are performed using one or more processors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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