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  • System for improving the performance of information retrieval-type tasks by identifying the relations of constituents
    Patent number: 7536397
    Abstract: A system is utilized for determining a relationship between first and second textual inputs. The system identifies constituents in the first textual input, having predetermined characteristics indicative of usefulness in determining the relationship. The relationship is then determined based on the constituents identified. The constituents can be eliminated from the first textual input, weighted in the first textual input, or simply annotated in one of a variety of ways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Simon H. Corston-Oliver, William B. Dolan, Hisami Suzuki