Implicit queries for electronic documents
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsJoshua Goodman, Vitor De Carvalho, Kristin Bromm, Denise Hui
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Abstract
A computer-implemented implicit querying system comprises a scanning component that scans content of a document. An analysis component analyzes the scanned content and outputs a query based at least in part upon the analysis and frequency of use information associated with the query. The system can further comprise a weighting component that provides weights to text within the document based at least in part upon location of text within the document. The query can then be output to a user based at least in part upon the provided weights.
Claims20
A computer-implemented keyword/phrase extraction system comprising the following computer-executable components:
- a scanning component that scans content of a document;
- and
- an analysis component that analyzes the scanned content and extracts one or more of a keyword and a phrase from the document by way of accessing query frequency information from one or more of a query log file and a search engine cache.
A computer-implemented method for extracting at least one of a keyword and a phrase from a document, the method comprises the following computer-executable acts:
- examining query frequency associated with the at least one of the keyword and the phrase;
- and
- extracting the at least one of the keyword and the phrase from the document based at least in part upon the query frequency.
A computer-implemented query generation system, comprising:
- means for analyzing content of a document;
- means for generating a list of queries based at least in part upon the analysis;
- and
- means for reducing size of the list of queries based at least in part upon known query frequency information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.