Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Determining a set of steps responsive to a how-to query
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Application No.: US15447235Application Date: 2017-03-02
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Publication No.: US10585927B1Publication Date: 2020-03-10
- Inventor: Kerwell Liao , Nikhil Sharma , LaDawn Risenmay Jentzsch , Jennifer Ellen Fernquist
- Applicant: Google Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
- Current Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Middleton Reutlinger
- Main IPC: G06F16/00
- IPC: G06F16/00 ; G06F16/338 ; G06F16/33 ; G06F16/30 ; G06Q30/02

Abstract:
Methods and apparatus related to providing steps for completing a task based on analysis of multiple sources. A how-to query related to performing a task and a plurality of sources related to the how-to query may be identified. A set of steps related to performing the task may be determined based on analysis of the plurality of sources that are related to the how-to query, optionally including determining a confidence measure for the plurality of sources. The set of steps may be associated with the how-to query in a database. The set of steps may be provided to a user in response to the how-to query submitted by the user. In some implementations the analysis of the plurality of sources that are related to the how-to query may include comparing components of different sets of steps and identifying the common elements to determine a set of steps.
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