Method and system for entity recognition in a query
AssigneeYahoo! Inc.
InventorsSudarshan Lamkhede, Peter Mika, Vinod Balakrishnan
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Abstract
Methods, systems and programming for entity recognition in a query. In one example, an index that associates an alias with one or more entities is obtained. Each of the one or more entities is associated with one or more features. A query associated with one or more features is received from a user. The alias is then identified in the query. At least one of the one or more entities is determined based, at least in part, on the features associated with each of the one or more entities and the features associated with the query.
Claims20
A method, implemented on at least one computing device each of which has at least one processor, storage, and a communication platform connected to a network for entity recognition in a query, the method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining an index that associates an alias with one or more entities, wherein each of the one or more entities is associated with one or more features;
- receiving a query from a user, wherein the query is associated with one or more features;
- identifying the alias in the query;
- and
- determining at least one of the one or more entities based, at least in part, on the features associated with each of the one or more entities and the features associated with the query.
A system having at least one processor storage, and a communication platform for entity recognition in a query, the system comprising:
- an indexing module configured to obtain an index that associates an alias with one or more entities, wherein each of the one or more entities is associated with one or more features;
- a tokenizing unit configured to receive a query from a user, wherein the query is associated with one or more features;
- an identifying unit configured to identify the alias in the query;
- and
- a determining unit configured to determine at least one of the one or more entities based, at least in part, on the features associated with each of the one or more entities and the features associated with the query.
A non-transitory machine-readable medium having information recorded thereon for entity recognition in a query, wherein the information, when read by the machine, causes the machine to perform the following:
- obtaining an index that associates an alias with one or more entities, wherein each of the one or more entities is associated with one or more features;
- receiving a query from a user, wherein the query is associated with one or more features;
- identifying the alias in the query;
- and
- determining at least one of the one or more entities based, at least in part, on the features associated with each of the one or more entities and the features associated with the query.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.