Patent Document ID: 5384894
Application ID: 08076372
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A question answering system for evaluating a database having text record entries, comprising: a computer having processors and a storage system which processes instructions and a data in original database storage means for storing an original database, said computer system having unique word processing means for generating unique words, unique word storage means for storing a list of unique words, a replace table generator for generating a replace table, replace table storage means for storing the replace table, a word processor, modified database storage means for storing a modified database, and delete table storage means for storing a delete table, a unique word generator for generating relevant words, relevant word table storage means for storing a relevant word table, a fuzzy expected value (FEV) processor, combined storage means for storing a relevant word table with a confidence vector, a fuzzy evaluator and a confidence vector analyzer, query means for a user entry of a requested subject of interest, said query means initiating system operation to retrieve data records for evaluation by said system, said fuzzy evaluator then automatically evaluating the retrieved data records to determine whether it pertains to the requested subject of interest and passing a judgment to the system user in the form of a confidence value that represents the possibility that the retrieved data records do indeed deal with the requested subject of interest, wherein the data records have text comments written in a spoken language and wherein said fuzzy evaluator includes a result analyzer for finding the comments of said database that have confidence values greater than a value set by a user of the system.