US 11,829,714 B2
Constructing answers to queries through use of a deep model
Xiaojian Wu, Fremont, CA (US); Doran Chakraborty, San Jose, CA (US); Hyun-Ju Seo, Los Gatos, CA (US); Sina Lin, Stanford, CA (US); and Gangadharan Venkatasubramanian, Redmond, WA (US)
Assigned to MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on Oct. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/965,548.
Application 17/965,548 is a continuation of application No. 16/443,858, filed on Jun. 17, 2019, granted, now 11,475,216.
Prior Publication US 2023/0031608 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 40/205 (2020.01); G06F 16/9532 (2019.01); G06F 16/33 (2019.01); G06F 40/30 (2020.01); G06N 3/049 (2023.01)
CPC G06F 40/205 (2020.01) [G06F 16/3344 (2019.01); G06F 16/9532 (2019.01); G06F 40/30 (2020.01); G06N 3/049 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method performed by a processor of a computing system, the method comprising:
obtaining a webpage that is indexed in a computer-readable search engine index, wherein the webpage comprises first text, second text, and third text, and further wherein the third text is between the first text and the second text in the webpage;
constructing a list answer based upon the webpage, wherein the list answer comprises a plurality of elements in list form, the plurality of elements comprising:
a first element that comprises the first text of the webpage; and
a second element that comprises the second text of the webpage, wherein the first element and the second element are adjacent to one another in the list answer;
subsequent to creating the list answer, receiving a query from a client computing device that is in network communication with the computing system;
identifying the list answer based upon the query; and
returning the list answer to the client computing device responsive to identifying the list answer.