Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Providing Context Aware Queries in a Network
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a question directed to a question answering service from an originating node;
routing the question to one or more candidate nodes selected based at least in part on context information associated with the question;
receiving an answer to the question from at least one of the candidate nodes; and
providing the answer to the originating node based at least in part on result parameters associated with the originating node.
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Abstract
A method for providing context aware queries in a network may include receiving a question directed to a question answering service from an originating node, routing the question to one or more candidate nodes selected based at least in part on context information associated with the question, receiving an answer to the question from at least one of the candidate nodes, and providing the answer to the originating node based at least in part on result parameters associated with the originating node. An apparatus and computer program product corresponding to the method are also provided.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a question directed to a question answering service from an originating node; routing the question to one or more candidate nodes selected based at least in part on context information associated with the question; receiving an answer to the question from at least one of the candidate nodes; and providing the answer to the originating node based at least in part on result parameters associated with the originating node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instruction comprising:
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program code instructions for receiving a question directed to a question answering service from an originating node; program code instructions for routing the question to one or more candidate nodes selected based at least in part on context information associated with the question; program code instructions for receiving an answer to the question from at least one of the candidate nodes; and program code instructions for providing the answer to the originating node based at least in part on result parameters associated with the originating node. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus comprising a processor configured to:
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receive a question directed to a question answering service from an originating node; route the question to one or more candidate nodes selected based at least in part on context information associated with the question; receive an answer to the question from at least one of the candidate nodes; and provide the answer to the originating node based at least in part on result parameters associated with the originating node. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a question directed to a question answering service from an originating node; means for routing the question to one or more candidate nodes selected based at least in part on context information associated with the question; means for receiving an answer to the question from at least one of the candidate nodes; and means for providing the answer to the originating node based at least in part on result parameters associated with the originating node. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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