Granted Patent B2

US 12,204,588 · App. 18/140,126 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Inventors: Ankur Anil Aher (Maharashtra, IN); Harish Ashok Kumar (Tamil Nadu, IN)

Assignee: Adeia Guides Inc.

G06F16/90332G06F16/9038G06F16/9574

Abstract

Claims (92)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, via a user interface, a plurality of queries;

generating a plurality of responses to the received plurality of queries, wherein the generating the plurality of responses to the received plurality of queries is based on determining that no terms within the received plurality of queries share definitions with any non-dynamic terms of a stored response template, and wherein for each respective response of the plurality of responses:

one or more dynamic terms of the stored response template are modified based on an answer to the respective query of the received plurality of queries, and one or more non-dynamic terms of the stored response template are included without modification regardless of respective answers included in the plurality of responses;

receiving, via the user interface, a query comprising an input term;

retrieving the stored response template from a database, wherein:

the stored response template comprises a plurality of terms including the one or more dynamic terms and the one or more non-dynamic terms; and

in response to determining that the input term of the query that was received via the user interface shares a definition with a non-dynamic term of the one or more non-dynamic terms of the stored response template:

generating a modified response template in which the non-dynamic term is replaced with the input term;

outputting a response, generated based on the modified response template, to the query; and

storing the modified response template in the database.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the response, generated based on the modified response template, to the query, comprises the input term and does not comprise the non-dynamic term.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the query is a first query, and wherein the response is a first response, further comprising:

receiving a second query that does not comprise the input term;

outputting a second response, generated based on the modified response template, to the second query, wherein the second response comprises the input term.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining that the query comprises the input term that shares the definition with the non-dynamic term of the one or more dynamic terms in the stored response template comprises:

in response to determining that a response to the query cannot be generated, outputting an indication that a response cannot be generated;

receiving a modified version of the query;

determining that the modified version of the query comprises the non-dynamic term; and

in response to determining that the modified version of the query comprises the non-dynamic term, determining that the input term shares the definition with the non-dynamic term.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining that the input term of the query that was received via the user interface shares the definition with the non-dynamic term of the one or more non-dynamic terms of the stored response template comprises:

retrieving a first definition of the input term and a second definition of the non-dynamic term, wherein the first definition and the second definition are text strings;

comparing the first definition with the second definition; and

in response to determining, based on the comparing, that the first definition matches the second definition, determining that the input term shares the definition with the non-dynamic term.

6. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

receiving a third query comprising a different input term that shares a definition with the non-dynamic term;

retrieving, from memory, the received plurality of queries;

determining a first amount of the received plurality of queries that comprise the input term and a second amount of the received plurality of queries that comprise the different input term;

determining whether the second amount is greater than the first amount; and

in response to determining that the second amount is greater than the first amount, replacing the non-dynamic term in the modified response template with the different input term.

7. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

receiving a third query;

determining that the first query was received from a first user and that the third query was received from a second user different from the first user;

in response to determining that the third query was received from the second user, generating a response to the third query based on the stored response template, wherein the response to the third query comprises the non-dynamic term; and

outputting the response to the third query.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the outputting the response, generated based on the modified response template, to the query, further comprises:

determining a search result for first query; and

outputting the search result with the generated response.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the generating and storing the modified response template further comprises:

generating a copy of the stored response template;

identifying the non-dynamic term in the copy of the stored response template;

substituting the non-dynamic term in the copy of the stored response template with the input term; and

storing, in the database, the copy of the stored response template as the modified response template.

10. A system comprising:

an input interface configured to:

receive, via a user interface, a plurality of queries; and

control circuitry configured to:

generate a plurality of responses to the received plurality of queries, wherein the control circuitry is configured to generate the plurality of responses to the received plurality of queries based on determining that no terms within the received plurality of queries share definitions with any non-dynamic terms of a stored response template, and wherein for each respective response of the plurality of responses:

one or more dynamic terms of the stored response template are modified based on an answer to the respective query of the received plurality of queries, and one or more non-dynamic terms of the stored response template are included without modification regardless of respective answers included in the plurality of responses; and

wherein the input interface is further configured to:

receive, via the user interface, a query comprising an input term;

retrieve the stored response template from a database, wherein:

the stored response template comprises a plurality of terms including the one or more dynamic terms and the one or more non-dynamic terms; and

wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

in response to determining that the input term of the query that was received via the user interface shares a definition with a non-dynamic term of the one or more non-dynamic terms of the stored response template:

generate a modified response template in which the non-dynamic term is replaced with the input term;

output a response, generated based on the modified response template, to the query; and

store the modified response template in the database.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the response, generated based on the modified response template, to the query, comprises the input term and does not comprise the non-dynamic term.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the query is a first query, and wherein the response is a first response:

wherein the input interface is further configured to:

receive a second query that does not comprise the input term; and

wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

output a second response, generated based on the modified response template, to the second query, wherein the second response comprises the input term.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the control circuitry, when determining that the query comprises the input term that shares the definition with the non-dynamic term of the one or more non-dynamic terms in the stored response template, is further configured to:

in response to determining that a response to the query cannot be generated, output an indication that a response cannot be generated;

receive a modified version of the query;

determine that the modified version of the query comprises the non-dynamic term; and

in response to determining that the modified version of the query comprises the non-dynamic term, determine that the input term shares the definition with the non-dynamic term.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the control circuitry, when determining that the input term of the query that was received via the user interface shares the definition with the non-dynamic term of the one or more non-dynamic terms of the stored response template, is further configured to:

retrieve a first definition of the input term and a second definition of the non-dynamic term, wherein the first definition and the second definition are text strings;

compare the first definition with the second definition; and

in response to determining, based on the comparing, that the first definition matches the second definition, determine that the input term shares the definition with the non-dynamic term.

15. The system of claim 12 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

receive, via the input interface, a third query comprising a different input term that shares a definition with the non-dynamic term;

retrieve, from memory, the received plurality of queries;

determine a first amount of the received plurality of queries that comprise the input term and a second amount of the received plurality of queries that comprise the different input term;

determine whether the second amount is greater than the first amount; and

in response to determining that the second amount is greater than the first amount, replace the non-dynamic term in the modified response template with the different input term.

16. The system of claim 12 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

receive, via the input interface, a third query;

determine that the first query was received from a first user and that the third query was received from a second user different from the first user;

in response to determining that the third query was received from the second user, generate a response to the third query based on the stored response template, wherein the response to the third query comprises the non-dynamic term; and

output the response to the third query.

17. The system of claim 10 , wherein the control circuitry, when outputting the response, generated based on the modified response template, to the query, is further configured to:

determine a search result for first query; and

output the search result with the generated response.

18. The system of claim 10 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to generate and store the modified response template by:

generating a copy of the stored response template;

identifying the non-dynamic term in the copy of the stored response template;

substituting the non-dynamic term in the copy of the stored response template with the input term; and

storing, in the database, the copy of the stored response template as the modified response template.

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