Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Displaying answers in accordance with answer classifications
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Application No.: US14564912Application Date: 2014-12-09
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Publication No.: US10061842B2Publication Date: 2018-08-28
- Inventor: John B. Gordon , Scott H. Isensee , Mark Marrara , William G. O'Keeffe , Cale Vardy
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: DeLizio Law, PLLC
- Main IPC: G06F15/18
- IPC: G06F15/18 ; G06F17/30

Abstract:
A question is received in a computerized answering system via an input device. A plurality of classes corresponding to the question are retrieved from a memory device. One or more answers to the question are generated by a processor. Each answer is associated with a confidence value. The confidence values associated with the answers are compared with thresholds associated with the plurality of classes. The answers are classified by the processor into the plurality of classes based on the comparing. The answers are presented via a display device in accordance with the classification of the answers. A user response to at least one of the answers is detected. At least one of the plurality of classes is adjusted based on the user response.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160162790A1 DISPLAYING ANSWERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANSWER CLASSIFICATIONS Public/Granted day:2016-06-09
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