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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2023
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Christopher A. Hays, Monroe, WA (US);
Aaron S. Meyers, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Example solutions perform natural language query processing on hybrid utterances. A precise segment is identified, within the hybrid utterance, and processed with a symbolic AI interpreter configured to generate a first interpretation. The precise segment is replaced, within the hybrid utterance, with a placeholder term thereby resulting in a vague utterance. The vague utterance is processed with a statistical AI interpreter configured to generate a second interpretation. The first interpretation is merged with the second interpretation using the hybrid utterance as a template for the merger and using the placeholder term as the location for the first interpretation within the second interpretation. A complete interpretation is generated and transmitted to a query generator.