公开(公告)号：US20120131016A1

公开(公告)日：2012-05-24

申请号：US13243891

申请日：2011-09-23

申请人： Eric W. Brown ,  Jennifer Chu-Carroll ,  James J. Fan ,  David A. Ferrucci ,  David C. Gondek ,  Anthony T. Levas ,  James W. Murdock, IV

发明人： Eric W. Brown ,  Jennifer Chu-Carroll ,  James J. Fan ,  David A. Ferrucci ,  David C. Gondek ,  Anthony T. Levas ,  James W. Murdock, IV

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30707 ,  G06F17/30651 ,  G06F17/30696 ,  G06F17/30713

摘要： Evidence profiling, in one aspect, may receive a candidate answer and supporting pieces of evidence. An evidence profile may be generated, the evidence profile communicating a degree to which the evidence supports the candidate answer as being correct. The evidence profile may provide dimensions of evidence, and each dimension may support or refute the candidate answer as being correct.

摘要翻译： 证据分析在一方面可能会得到候选人的答复和支持证据。 可以生成证据资料，证据资料传达证据支持候选答案的程度是正确的。 证据简介可以提供证据的维度，每个维度可以支持或反驳候选答案是正确的。

公开(公告)号：US20120078889A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-29

申请号：US13240140

申请日：2011-09-22

申请人： Jennifer Chu-Carroll ,  David A. Ferrucci ,  David C. Gondek ,  Adam P. Lally ,  James W. Murdock, IV

发明人： Jennifer Chu-Carroll ,  David A. Ferrucci ,  David C. Gondek ,  Adam P. Lally ,  James W. Murdock, IV

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/3053 ,  G06F17/30528 ,  G06F17/30554 ,  G06F17/30654 ,  G06F17/30867

摘要： A method, system and computer program product for generating answers to questions. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a query, conducting a search through one or more data sources to identify candidate answers to the query, and providing each of the candidate answers with a preliminary score. The method further comprises filtering out any of the candidate answers with a preliminary score that does not satisfy a defined condition. The candidate answers having preliminary scores that satisfy this condition form a subset of the candidate answers. Each of the candidate answers in this subset is processed to produce further scores. A ranking function is applied to these further scores to determine a ranking for each of the candidate answers in the subset; and after this ranking function is applied, one or more of the candidate answers are selected as one or more final answers to the query.

摘要翻译： 一种用于产生问题答案的方法，系统和计算机程序产品。 在一个实施例中，所述方法包括接收查询，通过一个或多个数据源进行搜索以识别对所述查询的候选答案，以及向每个候选答案提供初步分数。 该方法还包括用不满足定义条件的初步分数来过滤任何候选答案。 具有满足该条件的初步分数的候选人答案构成候选答案的子集。 处理该子集中的每个候选答案以产生进一步的分数。 排序函数被应用于这些进一步的分数以确定该子集中每个候选答案的排名; 并且在应用该排序功能之后，将一个或多个候选答案选择为查询的一个或多个最终答案。

公开(公告)号：US20130018876A1

公开(公告)日：2013-01-17

申请号：US13613999

申请日：2012-09-13

申请人： Jennifer Chu-Carroll ,  David A. Ferrucci ,  David C. Gondek ,  Adam P. Lally ,  James W. Murdock, IV

发明人： Jennifer Chu-Carroll ,  David A. Ferrucci ,  David C. Gondek ,  Adam P. Lally ,  James W. Murdock, IV

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/3053 ,  G06F17/30528 ,  G06F17/30554 ,  G06F17/30654 ,  G06F17/30867

摘要： A method, system and computer program product for generating answers to questions. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a query, conducting a search through one or more data sources to identify candidate answers to the query, and providing each of the candidate answers with a preliminary score. The method further comprises filtering out any of the candidate answers with a preliminary score that does not satisfy a defined condition. The candidate answers having preliminary scores that satisfy this condition form a subset of the candidate answers. Each of the candidate answers in this subset is processed to produce further scores. A ranking function is applied to these further scores to determine a ranking for each of the candidate answers in the subset; and after this ranking function is applied, one or more of the candidate answers are selected as one or more final answers to the query.

摘要翻译： 一种用于产生问题答案的方法，系统和计算机程序产品。 在一个实施例中，所述方法包括接收查询，通过一个或多个数据源进行搜索以识别对所述查询的候选答案，以及向每个候选答案提供初步分数。 该方法还包括用不满足定义条件的初步分数来过滤任何候选答案。 具有满足该条件的初步分数的候选人答案构成候选答案的子集。 处理该子集中的每个候选答案以产生进一步的分数。 排序函数被应用于这些进一步的分数以确定该子集中每个候选答案的排名; 并且在应用该排序功能之后，将一个或多个候选答案选择为查询的一个或多个最终答案。

公开(公告)号：US20130013547A1

公开(公告)日：2013-01-10

申请号：US13616960

申请日：2012-09-14

申请人： Eric W. Brown ,  Jennifer Chu-Carroll ,  James J. Fan ,  David A. Ferrucci ,  David C. Gondek ,  Anthony T. Levas ,  James W. Murdock, IV

发明人： Eric W. Brown ,  Jennifer Chu-Carroll ,  James J. Fan ,  David A. Ferrucci ,  David C. Gondek ,  Anthony T. Levas ,  James W. Murdock, IV

IPC分类号： G06N5/02

CPC分类号： G06F17/30707 ,  G06F17/30651 ,  G06F17/30696 ,  G06F17/30713

摘要： Evidence profiling, in one aspect, may receive a candidate answer and supporting pieces of evidence. An evidence profile may be generated, the evidence profile communicating a degree to which the evidence supports the candidate answer as being correct. The evidence profile may provide dimensions of evidence, and each dimension may support or refute the candidate answer as being correct.

摘要翻译： 证据分析在一方面可能会得到候选人的答复和支持证据。 可以生成证据资料，证据资料传达证据支持候选答案的程度是正确的。 证据简介可以提供证据的维度，每个维度可以支持或反驳候选答案是正确的。

公开(公告)号：US20130006641A1

公开(公告)日：2013-01-03

申请号：US13616331

申请日：2012-09-14

申请人： Eric W. Brown ,  Jennifer Chu-Carroll ,  David A. Ferrucci ,  Adam P. Lally ,  James W. Murdock, IV ,  John M. Prager

发明人： Eric W. Brown ,  Jennifer Chu-Carroll ,  David A. Ferrucci ,  Adam P. Lally ,  James W. Murdock, IV ,  John M. Prager

IPC分类号： G06F17/30 ,  G10L11/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/30654 ,  G06F17/3053 ,  G06F17/30595 ,  G06F17/30684

摘要： A method, system and computer program product for generating answers to questions. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving an input query, decomposing the input query into a plurality of different subqueries, and conducting a search in one or more data sources to identify at least one candidate answer to each of the subqueries. A ranking function is applied to each of the candidate answers to determine a ranking for each of these candidate answers; and for each of the subqueries, one of the candidate answers to the subquery is selected based on this ranking. A logical synthesis component is applied to synthesize a candidate answer for the input query from the selected the candidate answers to the subqueries. In one embodiment, the procedure applied by the logical synthesis component to synthesize the candidate answer for the input query is determined from the input query.

公开(公告)号：US20120078888A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-29

申请号：US13240108

申请日：2011-09-22

申请人： Eric W. Brown ,  Jennifer Chu-Carroll ,  David A. Ferrucci ,  Adam P. Lally ,  James W. Murdock, IV ,  John M. Prager

发明人： Eric W. Brown ,  Jennifer Chu-Carroll ,  David A. Ferrucci ,  Adam P. Lally ,  James W. Murdock, IV ,  John M. Prager

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30654 ,  G06F17/3053 ,  G06F17/30595 ,  G06F17/30684

摘要： A method, system and computer program product for generating answers to questions. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving an input query, decomposing the input query into a plurality of different subqueries, and conducting a search in one or more data sources to identify at least one candidate answer to each of the subqueries. A ranking function is applied to each of the candidate answers to determine a ranking for each of these candidate answers; and for each of the subqueries, one of the candidate answers to the subquery is selected based on this ranking. A logical synthesis component is applied to synthesize a candidate answer for the input query from the selected the candidate answers to the subqueries. In one embodiment, the procedure applied by the logical synthesis component to synthesize the candidate answer for the input query is determined from the input query.

摘要翻译： 一种用于产生问题答案的方法，系统和计算机程序产品。 在一个实施例中，该方法包括接收输入查询，将输入查询分解为多个不同的子查询，以及在一个或多个数据源中进行搜索以识别每个子查询的至少一个候选答案。 对每个候选答案应用排名函数，以确定每个候选答案的排名; 并且对于每个子查询，基于该排名来选择子查询的候选答案之一。 应用逻辑综合分量来从选择的候选答案中对子查询合成输入查询的候选答案。 在一个实施例中，由输入查询确定逻辑合成组件应用于合成输入查询的候选答案的过程。

公开(公告)号：US09323831B2

公开(公告)日：2016-04-26

申请号：US13613999

申请日：2012-09-13

申请人： Jennifer Chu-Carroll ,  David A. Ferrucci ,  David C. Gondek ,  Adam P. Lally ,  James W. Murdock, IV

发明人： Jennifer Chu-Carroll ,  David A. Ferrucci ,  David C. Gondek ,  Adam P. Lally ,  James W. Murdock, IV

IPC分类号： G06F7/00 ,  G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/3053 ,  G06F17/30528 ,  G06F17/30554 ,  G06F17/30654 ,  G06F17/30867

摘要： A method, system and computer program product for generating answers to questions. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a query, conducting a search through one or more data sources to identify candidate answers to the query, and providing each of the candidate answers with a preliminary score. The method further comprises filtering out any of the candidate answers with a preliminary score that does not satisfy a defined condition. The candidate answers having preliminary scores that satisfy this condition form a subset of the candidate answers. Each of the candidate answers in this subset is processed to produce further scores. A ranking function is applied to these further scores to determine a ranking for each of the candidate answers in the subset; and after this ranking function is applied, one or more of the candidate answers are selected as one or more final answers to the query.

摘要翻译： 一种用于产生问题答案的方法，系统和计算机程序产品。 在一个实施例中，所述方法包括接收查询，通过一个或多个数据源进行搜索以识别对所述查询的候选答案，以及向每个候选答案提供初步分数。 该方法还包括用不满足定义条件的初步分数来过滤任何候选答案。 具有满足该条件的初步分数的候选人答案构成候选答案的子集。 处理该子集中的每个候选答案以产生进一步的分数。 排序函数被应用于这些进一步的分数以确定该子集中每个候选答案的排名; 并且在应用该排序功能之后，将一个或多个候选答案选择为查询的一个或多个最终答案。

公开(公告)号：US09189541B2

公开(公告)日：2015-11-17

申请号：US13243891

申请日：2011-09-23

申请人： Eric W. Brown ,  Jennifer Chu-Carroll ,  James J. Fan ,  David A. Ferrucci ,  David C. Gondek ,  Anthony T. Levas ,  James W. Murdock, IV

发明人： Eric W. Brown ,  Jennifer Chu-Carroll ,  James J. Fan ,  David A. Ferrucci ,  David C. Gondek ,  Anthony T. Levas ,  James W. Murdock, IV

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30707 ,  G06F17/30651 ,  G06F17/30696 ,  G06F17/30713

摘要： Evidence profiling, in one aspect, may receive a candidate answer and supporting pieces of evidence. An evidence profile may be generated, the evidence profile communicating a degree to which the evidence supports the candidate answer as being correct. The evidence profile may provide dimensions of evidence, and each dimension may support or refute the candidate answer as being correct.

公开(公告)号：US20130013615A1

公开(公告)日：2013-01-10

申请号：US13618131

申请日：2012-09-14

申请人： Eric W. Brown ,  Jennifer Chu-Carroll ,  David A. Ferrucci ,  James W. Murdock, IV

发明人： Eric W. Brown ,  Jennifer Chu-Carroll ,  David A. Ferrucci ,  James W. Murdock, IV

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/3043 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B34/10 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F17/2235 ,  G06F17/241 ,  G06F17/271 ,  G06F17/30011 ,  G06F17/30277 ,  G06F17/30398 ,  G06F17/30477 ,  G06F17/30613 ,  G06F17/30675 ,  G06F17/30979 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06F19/325 ,  G06N5/027 ,  G06Q50/22 ,  G16H10/20 ,  G16H10/60 ,  G16H15/00 ,  G16H50/20 ,  G16H50/70 ,  G16H70/00 ,  Y02A90/22 ,  Y02A90/26

摘要： A method, system and computer program product for generating answers to questions. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving an input query, identifying a plurality of candidate answers to the query; and for at least one of these candidate answers, identifying at least one proof of the answer. This proof includes a series of premises, and a multitude of documents are identified that include references to the premises. A set of these documents is selected that include references to all of the premises. This set of documents is used to generate one or more scores for the one of the candidate answers. A defined procedure is applied to the candidate answers to determine a ranking for the answers, and this includes using the one or more scores for the at least one of the candidate answers in the defined procedure to determine the ranking for this one candidate answer.

摘要翻译： 一种用于产生问题答案的方法，系统和计算机程序产品。 在一个实施例中，该方法包括接收输入查询，识别查询的多个候选答案; 并且对于这些候选答案中的至少一个，确定答案的至少一个证明。 这种证明包括一系列的处所，并且确定了大量的文件，其中包括对该处所的引用。 选择一组这些文件，包括对所有场所的引用。 这组文件用于为候选答案之一生成一个或多个分数。 将定义的过程应用于候选答案以确定答案的排名，并且这包括在所定义的过程中使用所述至少一个候选答案的一个或多个分数来确定该一个候选答案的排名。

公开(公告)号：US20120084293A1

公开(公告)日：2012-04-05

申请号：US13244350

申请日：2011-09-24

申请人： Eric W. Brown ,  Jennifer Chu-Carroll ,  David A. Ferrucci ,  James W. Murdock, IV

发明人： Eric W. Brown ,  Jennifer Chu-Carroll ,  David A. Ferrucci ,  James W. Murdock, IV

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/3043 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B34/10 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F17/2235 ,  G06F17/241 ,  G06F17/271 ,  G06F17/30011 ,  G06F17/30277 ,  G06F17/30398 ,  G06F17/30477 ,  G06F17/30613 ,  G06F17/30675 ,  G06F17/30979 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06F19/325 ,  G06N5/027 ,  G06Q50/22 ,  G16H10/20 ,  G16H10/60 ,  G16H15/00 ,  G16H50/20 ,  G16H50/70 ,  G16H70/00 ,  Y02A90/22 ,  Y02A90/26

摘要： A method, system and computer program product for generating answers to questions. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving an input query, identifying a plurality of candidate answers to the query; and for at least one of these candidate answers, identifying at least one proof of the answer. This proof includes a series of premises, and a multitude of documents are identified that include references to the premises. A set of these documents is selected that include references to all of the premises. This set of documents is used to generate one or more scores for the one of the candidate answers. A defined procedure is applied to the candidate answers to determine a ranking for the answers, and this includes using the one or more scores for the at least one of the candidate answers in the defined procedure to determine the ranking for this one candidate answer.

摘要翻译： 一种用于产生问题答案的方法，系统和计算机程序产品。 在一个实施例中，该方法包括接收输入查询，识别查询的多个候选答案; 并且对于这些候选答案中的至少一个，确定答案的至少一个证明。 这种证明包括一系列的处所，并且确定了大量的文件，其中包括对该处所的引用。 选择一组这些文件，包括对所有场所的引用。 这组文件用于为候选答案之一生成一个或多个分数。 将定义的过程应用于候选答案以确定答案的排名，并且这包括在所定义的过程中使用所述至少一个候选答案的一个或多个分数来确定该一个候选答案的排名。