Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Determining concepts associated with a query
- Patent Title (中): 确定与查询关联的概念
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Application No.: US12150311Application Date: 2008-04-24
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Publication No.: US08122016B1Publication Date: 2012-02-21
- Inventor: Digvijay Singh Lamba , Wang Chee Lam , Michel A. Tourn
- Applicant: Digvijay Singh Lamba , Wang Chee Lam , Michel A. Tourn
- Applicant Address: US AR Bentonville
- Assignee: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US AR Bentonville
- Agency: Van Pelt, Yi & James LLP
- Main IPC: G06F7/00
- IPC: G06F7/00 ; G06F17/30

Abstract:
Determining one or more concepts associated with a query is disclosed. A query is received. A list of concepts and associated scores is received. The concepts fit within a concept hierarchy. A density function is used to evaluate the received concepts. One or more concepts are associated with the query based at least in part on the results of the density function.
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