US 11,704,310 B2
Method and system for presenting a user selectable interface in response to a natural language request
Nicolas Yvon Elijah Milligan, Ottawa (CA); and Robin Neil Grosset, Ottawa (CA)
Assigned to MINDBRIDGE ANALYTICS INC., Ottawa (CA)
Filed by MINDBRIDGE ANALYTICS INC., Ottawa (CA)
Filed on May 14, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/874,547.
Application 16/874,547 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CA2018/000207, filed on Nov. 5, 2018.
Application PCT/CA2018/000207 is a continuation of application No. 15/812,710, filed on Nov. 14, 2017, granted, now 10,552,410, issued on Feb. 4, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2020/0379989 A1, Dec. 3, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 16/242 (2019.01); G06F 16/248 (2019.01); G06F 16/33 (2019.01)
CPC G06F 16/2428 (2019.01) [G06F 16/248 (2019.01); G06F 16/3344 (2019.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving a natural language request for a database query from a user;
identifying a plurality of words in the natural language request including at least one queried element, the queried element associated with an intent by the user for the database query;
determining at least one alternative element for the queried element, the alternative element associated with a possible alternative intent for the database query not included in the natural language request; and
presenting a user selectable interface enabling the user to select the queried element or the alternative element to include in the database query.