Patent ID: 6212494
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A machine-readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions, which when executed by a processor cause the processor to:a) linguistically analyze and annotate text of online documentation to create a linguistically analyzed and annotated text;b) mine said linguistically analyzed and annotated text for text representative of said online documentation, including:i) searching for syntactic patterns indicative of key terms and maintaining a list of said key terms,ii) searching for syntactic patterns indicative of manifestations of a domain primitive involving one of said key terms and maintaining a list of said manifestations, andiii) analyzing said list of said manifestations to determine said manifestations that are representative of said online documentation on the basis of frequency of their occurrence; andc) combining said list of said key terms and said list of said manifestations that are representative of said online documentation in a domain catalog.