US 12,008,043 B2 · Natural language query processing and debugging

Abstract

In example, a natural language input is processed to generate a formal query that is executed to retrieve data from a data store. An indication as to which subparts of the natural language input were used to generate the formal query may be presented to a user. The user may debug the query, such that associations between natural language input subparts and formal query subparts may be changed, added, or removed by the user. Further, a set of steps may be generated that provide an indication to the user as to how the formal query is executed, for example using sample data from the data store. The user may manipulate the sample data, thereby causing the presented steps to be updated accordingly. Once the user has made adjustments and has finished debugging the query, the revised formal query may be executed to retrieve updated data from the data store.

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Dependent claims

A system comprising:

at least one processor;
and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the system to perform a set of operations, the set of operations comprising:
receiving, from a user, a natural language user input associated with a query for data from a data store;
obtaining data from the data store responsive to a formal query that corresponds to the natural language user input;
processing the natural language user input to identify an association between a subpart of the natural language user input and a subpart of the formal query for the data in the data store;
providing, for display to the user, a graphical indication of the identified association between the subpart of the natural language user input and the subpart of the formal query, thereby indicating to the user that the subpart of the formal query corresponds to the subpart of the natural language user input;
receiving user input to debug the formal query, thereby generating an adjusted formal query;
obtaining updated data from the data store responsive to the adjusted formal query;
and
presenting the updated data to the user.

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