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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
May. 16, 2006
Tomasz Imielinski, Princeton, NJ (US);
Rohit Mittal, Edison, NJ (US);
Scot Zola, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Jay Kumar Goyal, Edison, NJ (US);
Tomasz Imielinski, Princeton, NJ (US);
Rohit Mittal, Edison, NJ (US);
Scot Zola, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Jay Kumar Goyal, Edison, NJ (US);
IAC Search & Media, Inc., Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for answering user questions using databases annotated with answerable questions are disclosed. The database includes database items organized into columns. Each of the columns may have a question annotated thereto. The question is a parameterized question that is answerable by the database items in the column. A question answering algorithm is used to search the database for an annotated question corresponding to a question that needs to be answered.