US 2021/0280174 A1 · SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERPRETING NATURAL LANGUAGE SEARCH QUERIES

Abstract

Systems and methods are described herein for interpreting natural language search queries that account for contextual relevance of words of the search query that would ordinarily not be processed, including, for example, processing each word of the query. Each term is associated with a respective part of speech, and a frequency of occurrence of each term in content metadata is determined. A relevance of each term is then determined based on its respective part of speech and frequency. The natural language search query is then interpreted based on the importance or relevance of each term.

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A computer-implemented method for interpreting a natural language search query, the method comprising using processing circuitry for:

receiving the natural language search query;
identifying a plurality of terms in the natural language search query;
associating each terms of the plurality of terms with a respective part of speech;
determining a respective frequency with which each term of the plurality of terms occurs in metadata describing a plurality of content items;
determining a relevance for each term of the plurality of terms based on its respective part of speech and frequency;
and
interpreting the natural language search query based on of the relevance of each term.

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A non-transitory computer-readable medium having non-transitory computer-readable instructions encoded thereon for interpreting a natural language search query that, when executed by control circuitry, cause the control circuitry to:

receive the natural language search query;
identify a plurality of terms in the natural language search query;
associate each terms of the plurality of terms with a respective part of speech;
determine a respective frequency with which each term of the plurality of terms occurs in metadata describing a plurality of content items;
determine a relevance for each term of the plurality of terms based on its respective part of speech and frequency;
and
interpret the natural language search query based on of the relevance of each term.

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Systems and methods for interpreting natural language search queries

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