Question answer system using physical distance data
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1. A computer implemented method comprising:
- receiving a question relating to an individual;
extracting context from the question;
identifying subject matter criteria from the context of the question;
accessing a database containing history data that includes recorded multimedia data that contains positional data for physical objects relative to a location of a wearable device worn by the individual and over a period of time during which the multimedia data was recorded;
identifying, based upon the subject matter criteria, relevant physical objects from the recorded multimedia of the history data;
generating a set of answers for the question from a corpus of data;
ranking the set of answers based upon the relevant physical objects and physical distance, at the time the multimedia data was recorded, between the wearable device worn by the individual and the relevant physical objects; and
providing the ranked set of answers such that answers associated with a respective physical object having the smallest physical distance, at the time the multimedia data was collected, between the wearable device and the respective physical object are displayed first;
wherein ranking the set of answers further comprises ranking the set of answers based upon respective total amount of time each respective physical object was proximal to the wearable device and respective frequency each respective physical object was proximal to the wearable device.
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Abstract
A question relating to an individual is received and context from the question is extracted. Subject matter criteria can be identified from the context of the question. A database containing history data that includes recorded positional data for physical objects relative to the location of the individual at the time of recording can be accessed and relevant physical objects from the history data can be identified based upon the subject matter criteria. A set of answers can be generated for the question from a corpus of data and ranked based upon the identified physical objects and physical distance between the individual and the relevant physical objects.
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1. A computer implemented method comprising:
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receiving a question relating to an individual; extracting context from the question; identifying subject matter criteria from the context of the question; accessing a database containing history data that includes recorded multimedia data that contains positional data for physical objects relative to a location of a wearable device worn by the individual and over a period of time during which the multimedia data was recorded; identifying, based upon the subject matter criteria, relevant physical objects from the recorded multimedia of the history data; generating a set of answers for the question from a corpus of data; ranking the set of answers based upon the relevant physical objects and physical distance, at the time the multimedia data was recorded, between the wearable device worn by the individual and the relevant physical objects; and providing the ranked set of answers such that answers associated with a respective physical object having the smallest physical distance, at the time the multimedia data was collected, between the wearable device and the respective physical object are displayed first; wherein ranking the set of answers further comprises ranking the set of answers based upon respective total amount of time each respective physical object was proximal to the wearable device and respective frequency each respective physical object was proximal to the wearable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer system comprising:
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a network interface; a display; and one or more processing units coupled to the display and to the network interface, the one or more processing units configured to; receive a question relating to an individual; extract context from the question; identify subject matter criteria from the context of the question; access, via the network interface, a database containing history data that includes recorded positional data for physical objects relative to a location of a wearable device worn by the individual at a time of recording; identify relevant physical objects from the history data based upon the subject matter criteria; generate a set of answers for the question from a corpus of data; rank the set of answers based upon the relevant physical objects and physical distance, at the time the multimedia data was recorded, between the wearable device worn by the individual and the relevant physical objects; and provide the ranked set of answers to the display such that answers associated with a respective physical object having the smallest physical distance, at the time the multimedia data was collected, between the wearable device and the respective physical object are displayed first; wherein the one or more processing units are further configured to rank the set of answers based upon respective total amount of time each respective physical object was proximal to the wearable device and respective frequency each respective physical object was proximal to the wearable device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a computer to cause the computer to perform a method comprising:
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receiving a question relating to an individual; extracting context from the question; identifying subject matter criteria from the context of the question; accessing a database containing history data that includes recorded positional data for physical objects relative to a location of a wearable device worn by the individual at a time of recording; identifying relevant physical objects from the history data based upon the subject matter criteria; generating a set of answers for the question from a corpus of data; ranking the set of answers based upon the relevant physical objects and physical distance, at the time the multimedia data was recorded, between the wearable device worn by the individual and the relevant physical objects; and providing the ranked set of answers such that answers associated with a respective physical object having the smallest physical distance, at the time the multimedia data was collected, between the wearable device and the respective physical object are displayed first; wherein the program instructions are further executable by the computer to cause the computer to rank the set of answers based upon respective total amount of time each respective physical object was proximal to the wearable device and respective frequency each respective physical object was proximal to the wearable device.
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