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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2009
Eric W. Brown, Hawthorne, NY (US);
Jennifer Chu-carroll, Hawthorne, NY (US);
James J. Fan, Hawthorne, NY (US);
David A. Ferrucci, Hawthorne, NY (US);
David C. Gondek, Hawthorne, NY (US);
Anthony T. Levas, Hawthorne, NY (US);
James William Murdock, Iv, Millwood, NY (US);
Eric W. Brown, Hawthorne, NY (US);
Jennifer Chu-Carroll, Hawthorne, NY (US);
James J. Fan, Hawthorne, NY (US);
David A. Ferrucci, Hawthorne, NY (US);
David C. Gondek, Hawthorne, NY (US);
Anthony T. Levas, Hawthorne, NY (US);
James William Murdock, IV, Millwood, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, system and computer program product are disclosed for searching for information using a knowledge base. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a query; formulizing the query, including dividing the query into a plurality of parts; for each of the parts, identifying a source, using the knowledge, that addresses that part; and combining the sources to answer the query. In one embodiment, the query includes text; the text is separated into a plurality of segments; and, for each of the segments, at least one source is identified addressing the segment. In an embodiment, a logical proof is formulated having a conclusion that is an answer to the query, and a sequence of statements that establish said conclusion; and a proof of this conclusion is generated by identifying two or more documents that assert the sequence of statements.