Method and apparatus for using a discriminative classifier for processing a query
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsIlija Zeljkovic, Srinivas Bangalore, Patrick Haffner, Jay Wilpon
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for using a classifier for processing a query are disclosed. For example, the method receives a query from a user, and processes the query to locate one or more documents in accordance with a search engine having a discriminative classifier, wherein the discriminative classifier is trained with a plurality of artificial query examples. The method then presents a result of the processing to the user.
Claims15
A method for processing a query, comprising:
- receiving, by a processor, the query from a user;
- processing, by the processor, the query to locate a document in accordance with a search engine having a discriminative classifier, wherein the discriminative classifier is trained with a plurality of artificial query examples, wherein the artificial query examples comprise simulated queries automatically generated from terms in the document, wherein one of the simulated queries comprises a plurality of the terms selected from the document;
- retraining, by the processor, the discriminative classifier based on an update to the document and based on an example derived from a log of previous searches;
- and
- presenting, by the processor, a result of the processing to the user, wherein the result includes the document.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations for processing a query, the operations comprising:
- receiving the query from a user;
- processing the query to locate a document in accordance with a search engine having a discriminative classifier, wherein the discriminative classifier is trained with a plurality of artificial query examples, wherein the artificial query examples comprise simulated queries automatically generated from terms in the document, wherein one of the simulated queries comprises a plurality of the terms selected from the document;
- retraining the discriminative classifier based on an update to the document and based on an example derived from a log of previous searches;
- and
- presenting a result of the processing to the user, wherein the result includes the document.
An apparatus for processing a query, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- receiving the query from a user;
- processing the query to locate a document in accordance with a search engine having a discriminative classifier, wherein the discriminative classifier is trained with a plurality of artificial query examples, wherein the artificial query examples comprise simulated queries automatically generated from terms in the document, wherein one of the simulated queries comprises a plurality of the terms selected from the document;
- retraining the discriminative classifier based on an update to the document and based on an example derived from a log of previous searches;
- and
- presenting a result of the processing to the user, wherein the result includes the document.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.