WO2006042028A3 - Natural language question answering system and method utilizing multi-modal logic - Google Patents

Natural language question answering system and method utilizing multi-modal logic Download PDF

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WO2006042028A3
WO2006042028A3 PCT/US2005/036010 US2005036010W WO2006042028A3 WO 2006042028 A3 WO2006042028 A3 WO 2006042028A3 US 2005036010 W US2005036010 W US 2005036010W WO 2006042028 A3 WO2006042028 A3 WO 2006042028A3
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Dan I Moldovan
Marta Tatu
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Marta Tatu
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    • G06F16/3329—Natural language query formulation or dialogue systems

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A multi-modal natural language question answering system and method comprises receiving a question logic form, at least one answer logic form, and utilizing semantic relations, contextual information, and adaptable logic.
PCT/US2005/036010 2004-10-07 2005-10-07 Natural language question answering system and method utilizing multi-modal logic WO2006042028A2 (en)

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