Patent ID: 9514185
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method for providing an answer to an input question containing at least one time-sensitive word or at least one time-sensitive phrase using natural language processing (NLP), the method comprising: creating and maintaining an online T-Word Dictionary, wherein creating and maintaining the online T-Word Dictionary comprises: receiving the input question, wherein the input question is entered by a user via a graphical user interface associated with a first computer; performing natural language processing (NLP) analysis on the input question to extract a required value phrase; forming at least one mathematical equation based on the extracted required value phrase, wherein forming the at least one mathematical equation comprises: forming at least one interim question based on the extracted required value phrase; solving the at least one formed mathematical equation and the at least one formed interim question, wherein solving the at least one formed mathematical equation and the at least one formed interim question comprises prompting the user via the graphical user interface for a plurality of input to resolve a plurality of ambiguity associated with the at least one formed mathematical equation and the at least one formed interim question; determining the answer to the input question in natural language based on the solved at least one interim question or the solved at least one mathematical equation, wherein the determining comprises the first computer interacting with an on-line question-answer system to search an internet, a plurality of online data repositories, a plurality of online databases, and a plurality of online corpuses according to the value associated with the identified at least one time-sensitive word or the at least one time-sensitive phrase at the particular point in time; and narrating the answer to the input question in natural language based on the solved at least one interim question or the solved at least one mathematical equation.