Using question answering (qa) systems to identify answers and evidence of different medium types
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsAdam T. Clark, Jeffrey K. Huebert, Aspen L. Payton, John E. Petri
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Abstract
First, a computer may receive an input query of a first medium type. The input query may then be analyzed. Based on the analysis, the input query may be categorized as being associated with at least a second medium type. A first-medium-type search of a set of corpora may then be performed. Based on the results of the first-medium-type search, a candidate answer of the first medium type may be generated. In response to the categorizing, a second-medium-type search of the set of corpora may also be performed.
Claims19
1-16. (canceled)
A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a computer to cause the computer to:
- receive an input query of a first medium type;
- analyze the input query;
- categorize, based on the analyzing, the input query as being associated with at least a second medium type;
- perform a first-medium-type search of a set of corpora;
- and
- perform, in response to the categorizing, a second-medium-type search of the set of corpora.
A system comprising one or more circuits configured to perform a method comprising:
- receiving an input query of a first medium type;
- analyzing the input query;
- categorizing, based on the analyzing, the input query as being associated with at least a second medium type;
- performing a first-medium-type search of a set of corpora;
- and
- performing, in response to the categorizing, a second-medium-type search of the set of corpora.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.