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Construction of boolean search strings for semantic search

  • US 9,195,749 B2
  • Filed: 04/11/2014
  • Issued: 11/24/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for performing a semantic search, the method comprising:

  • receiving one or more semantic identifiers that identify content that avoids one or more ambiguities inherent in keywords;

    merging one or more ontologies for inclusion in the search;

    receiving one or more filters that further refine the search;

    selecting a target search engine to which to deliver the query;

    generating a Boolean query based on the received semantic identifiers and filters;

    sending the generated query to the selected search engine;

    receiving query results from the search engine; and

    displaying the received query results to the user so that the user can select individual results,wherein the preceding steps are performed by at least one processor.

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