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Finding and disambiguating references to entities on web pages

  • US 9,760,570 B2
  • Filed: 06/09/2014
  • Issued: 09/12/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for identifying texts referring to an entity, the method comprising:

  • at a computer having one or more processors and memory storing programs for execution by the one or more processors;

    storing an object representing the entity;

    storing a plurality of facts, wherein at least one of the plurality of facts is associated with the object;

    determining a first set of features from the stored plurality of facts that are associated with the object, wherein the first set of features are sufficient for identifying a document referring to the entity;

    determining a second set of features from the stored plurality of facts that are associated with the object, whereinthe second set of features are sufficient for identifying a document referring to the entity, andthe second set of features are distinct from the first set of features;

    identifying a first text from one of the stored plurality of facts associated with the first set of features;

    identifying a second text from one of the stored plurality of facts associated with the second set of features;

    identifying a representative document as associated with the entity, wherein the first text and the second text are within the representative document; and

    associating a fact selected from the representative document with the object.

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