Patent ID: 6415283
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for learning a context of a term from a plurality of terms, said method comprising the steps of:storing a knowledge base comprising a plurality of nodes of categories, arranged in a hierarchy to depict relationships among said categories, that represent concepts; receiving a plurality of base terms with associated weight values; receiving a term to learn a context of said term from said base terms; selecting a set of nodes from said knowledge base with concepts that correspond with said base terms; assigning quantitative values to nodes in said set of nodes from said weight values in said base terms; selecting at least one cluster of categories of nodes from said knowledge base based on said quantitative values and said relationships of said categories in said knowledge base; and selecting a focal point category for said cluster of nodes that represents a concept most representative of said term to learn based on said weight values of said nodes, wherein said focal point category identifies a concept for said term.