US 10,120,858 B2Granted

Query analyzer

AssigneeBank of America Corporation

InventorsRamakrishna R. Yannam, Viju Kothuvatiparambil, David H. Witting, Bharathiraja Krishnamoorthy, Mahalakshmi Chandra Sekaran, Sushil Golani

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Abstract

Methods for analyzing a query is provided. Methods may include receiving a query from a user. Methods may include dissecting the query into a plurality of word segments. Methods may include determining, based on a predetermined ontology, which of the plurality of words satisfies a predetermined ontological threshold and which words do not satisfy the predetermined ontological threshold. Methods may include discarding the words that do not satisfy the predetermined ontological threshold. Methods may include determining a part of speech associated with each word based on the content of the query. Methods may include determining a concept associated with each word based on the content of the query. Methods may include displaying to the user word that satisfies the predetermined threshold alongside the associated part of speech and associated concept. Methods may include enabling the user to change each word, each concept and each part of speech.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A query analyzer comprising:

a receiver module that receives a query from a user;
a disjunction module that separates the components of the query, the disjunction module comprising:
an identifier module that identifies each word in the query;
a determination module that assigns to each word an ontological threshold score based on a predetermined ontology;
a discarding module that discards each word having an assigned ontological threshold score that is below a predetermined ontological threshold;
a part of speech assignment module that assigns a part of speech to each word having an assigned ontological threshold score that is at or above the predetermined ontological threshold;
and
a concept assignment module that assigns a concept to each word having an assigned ontological threshold score that is at or above the predetermined ontological threshold;
a presentation module that presents results to the user, the presentation module comprising a display that displays to the user:
each word having an assigned ontological threshold score that is at or above the predetermined ontological threshold;
each part of speech for each word having an assigned ontological threshold score that is at or above the predetermined ontological threshold;
and
each concept for each word having an assigned ontological threshold score that is at or above the predetermined ontological threshold;
and
a re-entry appliance that enables the user to modify the query.

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A method for analyzing queries, the method comprising:

receiving a query from a user;
dissecting the query into a plurality of words;
assigning an ontological threshold score to each of the plurality of words based on a predetermined ontology;
discarding the words having an assigned ontological threshold score that is below a predetermined ontological threshold;
for each word having an assigned ontological threshold score that is at or above the predetermined ontological threshold, determining a part of speech associated with the word, said part of speech determination being determined based on the content of the query;
for each word having an assigned ontological threshold score that is at or above the predetermined ontological threshold, determining a concept associated with the word, said concept determination being determined based on the content of the query;
displaying, to the user, each word having an assigned ontological threshold score that is at or above the predetermined threshold;
for each word having an assigned ontological threshold score that is at or above the predetermined ontological threshold, displaying, adjacent to the word, and along a horizontal axis, the determined part of speech associated with the word, and the determined concept associated with the word;
and
enabling the user to change:
each word having an assigned ontological threshold score that is at or above the predetermined threshold;
each concept;
and
each part of speech.

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A method for analyzing queries, the method comprising:

receiving a query from a user;
determining, based on the user's natural language, a correct grammatical structure for the query;
dissecting the query into a plurality of words;
assigning, based on a predetermined ontology and the determined correct grammatical structure, an ontological threshold score to each of the words;
discarding the words having an assigned ontological threshold score that is below a predetermined ontological threshold;
for each word having an assigned ontological threshold score that is at or above the predetermined ontological threshold, determining a part of speech associated with the word, said part of speech determination being determined based on the content of the query and the correct grammatical structure;
for each word having an assigned ontological threshold score that is at or above the predetermined ontological threshold, determining a concept associated with the word, said concept determination being determined based on the content of the query and the correct grammatical structure;
displaying, to the user, each word having an assigned ontological threshold score that is at or above the predetermined threshold;
for each word having an assigned ontological threshold score that is at or above the predetermined ontological threshold, displaying, adjacent to the word, and along a horizontal axis defined by the word, the determined part of speech associated with the word, and the determined concept associated with the word;
and
enabling the user to change:
each word having an assigned ontological threshold score that is at or above the predetermined threshold;
each concept;
and
each part of speech.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/947,055Filed 20 Nov 2015
Published: US 2017/0147555 A125 May 2017
Granted: 6 Nov 2018
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Classification6 codes

G06F 40/253
Natural language analysis: grammatical analysis; Style critique
G06F 16/2428
Query formulation: query predicate definition using graphical user interfaces, including menus and forms
G06F 16/243
Query formulation: natural language query formulation
G06F 16/248
Querying: presentation of query results

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