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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2010
Stuart M. Bowers, Redmond, WA (US);
Thomas E. Jackson, Redmond, WA (US);
Silvia C. Vega, Seattle, WA (US);
Chris D. Karkanias, Sammamish, WA (US);
Allen L. Brown, Jr., Bellevue, WA (US);
David G. Campbell, Sammamish, WA (US);
Brian S. Aust, Redmond, WA (US);
Stuart M. Bowers, Redmond, WA (US);
Thomas E. Jackson, Redmond, WA (US);
Silvia C. Vega, Seattle, WA (US);
Chris D. Karkanias, Sammamish, WA (US);
Allen L. Brown, Jr., Bellevue, WA (US);
David G. Campbell, Sammamish, WA (US);
Brian S. Aust, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A semantic reasoning engine is described for performing probabilistic reasoning over a semantic graph in a time-efficient and viable manner. The semantic reasoning engine includes a data store that provides the semantic graph, where the semantic graph is formed by a plurality of concepts connected together via probabilistic assertions. The semantic reasoning engine operates by providing an answer to a query by recursively collapsing the semantic graph based on at least one collapsing rule.