AU2001257446A1 - System for answering natural language questions - Google Patents

System for answering natural language questions

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AU2001257446A1
AU2001257446A1 AU2001257446A AU5744601A AU2001257446A1 AU 2001257446 A1 AU2001257446 A1 AU 2001257446A1 AU 2001257446 A AU2001257446 A AU 2001257446A AU 5744601 A AU5744601 A AU 5744601A AU 2001257446 A1 AU2001257446 A1 AU 2001257446A1
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language questions
answering natural
answering
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Emmanuel Roche
Yves Schabes
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Global Information Res and Tech LLC
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F16/00—Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
    • G06F16/30—Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor of unstructured textual data
    • G06F16/33—Querying
    • G06F16/3331—Query processing
    • G06F16/334—Query execution
    • G06F16/3344—Query execution using natural language analysis

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  • Information Retrieval, Db Structures And Fs Structures Therefor (AREA)
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