(19)
(11) EP 0 996 899 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
20.05.2015 Bulletin 2015/21

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
25.02.2015 Bulletin 2015/09

(21) Application number: 98922234.4

(22) Date of filing: 13.05.1998
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06F 17/30(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US1998/009711
(87) International publication number:
WO 1999/005618 (04.02.1999 Gazette 1999/05)

(54)

APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR AN INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM THAT EMPLOYS NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING OF SEARCH RESULTS TO IMPROVE OVERALL PRECISION

VERFAHREN UND GERÄT FÜR EIN INFORMATIONSWIEDERAUFFINDUNGSSYSTEM WELCHES NATURSPRACHLICHE VERARBEITUNG VON SUCHERGEBNISSEN BENUTZT UM DIE GLOBALE PRÄZISION ZU VERBESSERN

APPAREIL ET PROCEDES POUR SYSTEME D'EXTRACTION D'INFORMATION UTILISANT LE TRAITEMENT EN LANGAGE NATUREL DES RESULTATS DE RECHERCHE POUR AMELIORER LA PRECISION GLOBALE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE ES FR GB IE IT LI LU MC NL

(30) Priority: 22.07.1997 US 898652

(43) Date of publication of application:
03.05.2000 Bulletin 2000/18

(73) Proprietor: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
Redmond, WA 98052 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • BRADEN-HARDER, Lisa
    Reston, VA 20194 (US)
  • CORSTON, Simon, H.
    Seattle, WA 98102 (US)
  • DOLAN, William, B.
    Redmond, WA 98052 (US)
  • VANDERWENDE, Lucy, H.
    Bellevue, WA 98008 (US)

(74) Representative: Prins, Adrianus Willem et al
V.O. Johan de Wittlaan 7
2517 JR Den Haag
2517 JR Den Haag (NL)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 386 825
WO-A-95/29452
 WO-A-92/04681
WO-A-96/23265
   
       
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