US 2026/0093736 A1 · DATABASE KNOWLEDGE RETRIEVAL THROUGH PATH EXPLORATION PREDICTION

Abstract

Information retrieval systems and methods are disclosed. A dataset is processed to generate an exploration database of representative exploration paths. Each exploration path includes a representative question and a corresponding answer generated or verified by a domain expert. When the dataset is queried by a user, the user is given an option to replace their original query with a representative query that is associated with an answer. If the representative query is selected, the answer that is already generated may be presented to the user. The representative query is determined by searching the exploration database using the user's original query to identify the closest representative queries.

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Dependent claims

A method comprising:

receiving a query from a user into an information retrieval system via a user interface, the information retrieval system including a dataset;
performing a search in an exploration database based on the query to identify a representative query, wherein the exploration database stores tuples and each tuple includes a representative query and an answer to the representative query;
presenting an option to proceed with the representative query generated by the search or with the query received from the user;
receiving input selecting the representative query;
and
retrieving and presenting an answer associated with the representative query in the user interface, wherein the answer is retrieved from the data.

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Database knowledge retrieval through path exploration prediction

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Database knowledge retrieval through path exploration prediction

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Abstract

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