| US 7,555,475 B2 | ||
| Natural language based search engine for handling pronouns and methods of use therefor | ||
| Martin A. Quiroga, Kansas City, Mo. (US); Gordon H. Fischer, Kansas City, Mo. (US); and John S. Flowers, Mission, Kans. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Jiles, Inc., San Francisco, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 09, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/223,169. | ||
| Application 11/223169 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/178513, filed on Jul. 11, 2005. | ||
| Application 11/178513 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/117186, filed on Apr. 28, 2005, granted, now 7,447,683. | ||
| Application 11/117186 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/096118, filed on Mar. 31, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0224570 A1, Oct. 05, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 17/30 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 707—3 [707/100; 715/200; 704/9] | 35 Claims |
| 1. A method for replacing pronouns in word groups derived from
predetermined collections of words, comprising:
isolating at least one pronoun in each word group; and,
determining at least one noun to replace each of the isolated pronouns, by evaluating and assigning a weight value to each
of the nouns with respect to their proximity to each pronoun that has been isolated, in the predetermined collection of words.
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