Question pruning for evaluating a hypothetical ontological link
First Claim
1. A method, in a data processing system, for generating a set of questions to evaluate a link between concept entities, comprising:
- receiving, by the data processing system, a set of evidential data specifying a plurality of information concept entities;
analyzing, by the data processing system, an ontological data structure associated with the set of evidential data to identify potential ontological relationships between information concept entities in the plurality of information concept entities;
automatically generating, by the data processing system, a hypothetical link between at least two information concept entities in the plurality of information concept entities based on results of the analysis, wherein the hypothetical link represents a scenario involving the at least two information concept entities;
retrieving, by the data processing system, a set of questions corresponding to the hypothetical link between the at least two information concept entities;
pruning, by the data processing system, the set of questions into a subset of questions based on at least one of characteristics of the hypothetical link or characteristics of the at least two information concept entities;
processing, by the data processing system, the pruned set of questions based on a corpus of evidence to thereby generate a measure of support for or against the hypothetical link being an actual link between the at least two information concept entities; and
outputting, by the data processing system, an validity indication for the hypothetical link indicating whether or not the hypothetical link is an actual link between the at least two information concept entities.
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Abstract
Mechanisms for generating a set of questions to evaluate a link between concept entities are provided. A hypothetical link between at least two information concept entities is generated. A set of questions corresponding to the hypothetical link is retrieved and pruned into a subset of questions based on at least one of characteristics of the hypothetical link or characteristics of the at least two information concept entities. The pruned set of questions is processed based on a corpus of evidence to generate a measure of support for or against the hypothetical link being an actual link between the at least two information concept entities. A validity indication for the hypothetical link indicating whether or not the hypothetical link is an actual link between the at least two information concept entities is output.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, in a data processing system, for generating a set of questions to evaluate a link between concept entities, comprising:
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receiving, by the data processing system, a set of evidential data specifying a plurality of information concept entities; analyzing, by the data processing system, an ontological data structure associated with the set of evidential data to identify potential ontological relationships between information concept entities in the plurality of information concept entities; automatically generating, by the data processing system, a hypothetical link between at least two information concept entities in the plurality of information concept entities based on results of the analysis, wherein the hypothetical link represents a scenario involving the at least two information concept entities; retrieving, by the data processing system, a set of questions corresponding to the hypothetical link between the at least two information concept entities; pruning, by the data processing system, the set of questions into a subset of questions based on at least one of characteristics of the hypothetical link or characteristics of the at least two information concept entities; processing, by the data processing system, the pruned set of questions based on a corpus of evidence to thereby generate a measure of support for or against the hypothetical link being an actual link between the at least two information concept entities; and outputting, by the data processing system, an validity indication for the hypothetical link indicating whether or not the hypothetical link is an actual link between the at least two information concept entities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having a computer readable program stored therein, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a data processing system, causes the data processing system to:
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receive a set of evidential data specifying a plurality of information concept entities; analyze an ontological data structure associated with the set of evidential data to identify potential ontological relationships between information concept entities in the plurality of information concept entities; automatically generate a hypothetical link between at least two information concept entities in the plurality of information concept entities based on results of the analysis, wherein the hypothetical link represents a scenario involving the at least two information concept entities; retrieve a set of questions corresponding to the hypothetical link between the at least two information concept entities; prune the set of questions into a subset of questions based on at least one of characteristics of the hypothetical link or characteristics of the at least two information concept entities; process the pruned set of questions based on a corpus of evidence to thereby generate a measure of support for or against the hypothetical link being an actual link between the at least two information concept entities; and output an validity indication for the hypothetical link indicating whether or not the hypothetical link is an actual link between the at least two information concept entities. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; receive a set of evidential data specifying a plurality of information concept entities; analyze an ontological data structure associated with the set of evidential data to identify potential ontological relationships between information concept entities in the plurality of information concept entities; automatically generate a hypothetical link between at least two information concept entities in the plurality of information concept entities based on results of the analysis, wherein the hypothetical link represents a scenario involving the at least two information concept entities; retrieve a set of questions corresponding to the hypothetical link between the at least two information concept entities; prune the set of questions into a subset of questions based on at least one of characteristics of the hypothetical link or characteristics of the at least two information concept entities; process the pruned set of questions based on a corpus of evidence to thereby generate a measure of support for or against the hypothetical link being an actual link between the at least two information concept entities; and output an validity indication for the hypothetical link indicating whether or not the hypothetical link is an actual link between the at least two information concept entities. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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