Patent ID: 6571240
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method to process a document from a Web site, based on a categorization hierarchy which has a plurality of categories, each category including one or more phrases, the method comprising:extracting phrases from the document; categorizing at least one of the extracted phrases under a category of the categorization hierarchy; and identifying at least one of the extracted phrases that cannot be categorized into the categorization hierarchy for analysis; such that information in the document can be appropriately categorized and the document can be systematically retrieved by a natural language responding engine when needed; wherein the location of the document is related to a URL; wherein the document includes at least an image when the document is displayed on the Web site, and the method includes not categorizing the image; and wherein the document includes at least a phrase that is hidden when the document is displayed on the Web site, and the method includes extracting that phrase for categorizing.