US Patent 6957213 Method of utilizing implicit references to answer a query

Patent 6957213 was granted and assigned to InQuira on October, 2005 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

InQuira

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

69572130

Patent Inventor Names

Deniz Yuret0

Date of Patent

October 18, 2005

Patent Application Number

095727700

Date Filed

May 17, 2000

Patent Primary Examiner

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Greta Robinson

Patent abstract

A method of utilizing implicit references to answer a query includes receiving segments of text, wherein individual segments have elements. Implicit references are inferred between elements of the segments. The inferring operation includes identifying implicit references to antecedent elements. A query is received. In response to the query, one or more segments are identified as relevant to the query based at least in part on the implicit references.