Abstract: Automated solving of multiple-choice questions includes receiving a question and a set of answer options. It further includes performing a search for contextual passages pertaining to the question and the set of answer options. It further includes providing the question, the set of answer options, and the contextual passages resulting from the search as input to a generative question-answer model. It further includes receiving a model-generated answer as output from the generative question-answer model. It further includes determining a measure of confidence associated with answering of the question by the generative question-answer model. It further includes selecting an answer option from the set of answer options based at least in part on the model-generated answer.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 24, 2024
Date of Patent:
October 28, 2025
Assignee:
Learneo, Inc.
Inventors:
Saurabh S. Khanwalkar, John Zhu, Alok Goel, Johnson J. D'Souza, Einar Froyen
Abstract: Generative question answering and explanation includes receiving a question. It further includes identifying a type of the question. It further includes constructing a prompt to provide to a generative model based on the identified type of the question. It further includes providing output based on a generative response provided by the generative model. The output further comprises a citation. The citation is based at least in part on one or more contextual passages.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 20, 2024
Date of Patent:
August 19, 2025
Assignee:
Learneo, Inc.
Inventors:
Saurabh S. Khanwalkar, Vipul Gagrani, Kazem Jahanbakhsh, Mahdi Hajiabadi, Jennifer Louie, Mina Naghshnejad
Abstract: Automated solving of multiple-choice questions includes receiving a question and a set of answer options. It further includes performing a search for contextual passages pertaining to the question and the set of answer options. It further includes providing the question, the set of answer options, and the contextual passages resulting from the search as input to a generative question-answer model. It further includes receiving a model-generated answer as output from the generative question-answer model. It further includes determining a measure of confidence associated with answering of the question by the generative question-answer model. It further includes selecting an answer option from the set of answer options based at least in part on the model-generated answer.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 21, 2023
Date of Patent:
August 6, 2024
Assignee:
Learneo, Inc.
Inventors:
Saurabh S. Khanwalkar, John Zhu, Alok Goel, Johnson J. D'Souza, Einar Froyen