Collection and storage of a personalized, searchable, unstructured corpora
First Claim
1. An information handling system that serves as a question and answering (QA) system, the system comprising:
- one or more processors;
a memory coupled to at least one of the processors;
a network adapter that connects the information handling system to a computer network; and
a set of instructions stored in the memory and executed by at least one of the processors to utilize unstructured corpora, wherein the set of instructions perform actions of;
receiving, from a first user, a question at a question answering (QA) system;
identifying a set of one or more second users that are subjects of the question;
generating a private corpora associated with the first user, wherein the private corpora is generated from a first set of one or more private data stores associated with a first user and a second set of one or more private data stores associated with the set of one or more second users, wherein access to the second set of private data stores is provided to the first user by the set of second users;
retrieving responsive data to the question from the private corpora, wherein the responsive data is ranked based on a relevance to the question;
identifying one or more likely answers based on the ranked responsive data; and
providing the one or more likely answers to the first user.
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Abstract
An approach is provided for utilizing unstructured corpora in a Question and Answer (QA) system. A question is received at the QA system. A private corpora is generated with the private corpora being associated with the user. The private corpora is generated from private data stores associated with the user as well as private data stores associated with other users. Access to the other user'"'"'s private data sources is provided to the user by the other users. The system retrieves data responsive to the question from the private corpora. The responsive data is ranked based on its relevance to the question. Likely answers are identified based on the ranked responsive data and the likely answers are provided back to the user.
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13 Claims
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1. An information handling system that serves as a question and answering (QA) system, the system comprising:
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one or more processors; a memory coupled to at least one of the processors; a network adapter that connects the information handling system to a computer network; and a set of instructions stored in the memory and executed by at least one of the processors to utilize unstructured corpora, wherein the set of instructions perform actions of; receiving, from a first user, a question at a question answering (QA) system;
identifying a set of one or more second users that are subjects of the question;generating a private corpora associated with the first user, wherein the private corpora is generated from a first set of one or more private data stores associated with a first user and a second set of one or more private data stores associated with the set of one or more second users, wherein access to the second set of private data stores is provided to the first user by the set of second users; retrieving responsive data to the question from the private corpora, wherein the responsive data is ranked based on a relevance to the question; identifying one or more likely answers based on the ranked responsive data; and providing the one or more likely answers to the first user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product stored in a computer readable storage medium, comprising computer instructions that, when executed by an information handling system, causes the information handling system to utilize unstructured corpora by performing actions comprising:
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receiving, from a first user, a question at a question answering (QA) system;
identifying a set of one or more second users that are subjects of the question;generating a private corpora associated with the first user, wherein the private corpora is generated from a first set of one or more private data stores associated with a first user and a second set of one or more private data stores associated with the set of one or more second users, wherein access to the second set of private data stores is provided to the first user by the set of second users; retrieving responsive data to the question from the private corpora, wherein the responsive data is ranked based on a relevance to the question; identifying one or more likely answers based on the ranked responsive data; and providing the one or more likely answers to the first user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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