METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NATURAL LANGUAGE QUERYING AND SEMANTIC SEARCHING OF AN INFORMATION DATABASE - Patent 1016003

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EP 1 016 003 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	05.07.2000 Bulletin 2000/27

(21)	Application number: 97950947.8

(22)	Date of filing: 04.12.1997

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06F 17/30

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9722/943

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9825/217 (11.06.1998 Gazette 1998/23)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB

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Priority:

04.12.1996 US 760691

(71)	Applicant: Quarterdeck Corporation
	Marina del Rey, CA 90292-9705 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	ULICNY, Brian, E. Los Angeles, CA 90069 (US) JENSEN, John, B. Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 (US) ALLEN, Bradley, P. Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 (US)

(74)	Representative: O'Connell, David Christopher et al
	Haseltine Lake & Co.,Imperial House,15-19 Kingsway London WC2B 6UD London WC2B 6UD (GB)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NATURAL LANGUAGE QUERYING AND SEMANTIC SEARCHING OF AN INFORMATION DATABASE