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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2023
Walmart Apollo, Llc, Bentonville, AR (US);
Kanyao Han, Champaign, IL (US);
Komal Arvind Dhuri, Milpitas, CA (US);
Deepa Mohan, Los Altos, CA (US);
Shankara Bhargava, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Walmart Apollo, LLC, Bentonville, AR (US);
Abstract
A method including determining respective training data for each of query-type-specific answer retrieval modules. The method further can include training each of the query-type-specific answer retrieval modules. The method additionally can include determining a query type of a query from a user device for a user. The method also can include determining, in real-time and based at least in part on the query type, an answer retrieval module from the query-type-specific answer retrieval modules, as trained. Moreover, the method can include determining, in real-time by the answer retrieval module, one or more answers for the query. Then, the method can include ranking, in real-time, the one or more answers based on a user profile of the user. Finally, the method can include transmitting, via a computer network and to the user device, at least one of the one or more answers, as ranked. Other embodiments are disclosed.