Patent Document ID: 9037568
Application ID: 13841759

Base Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: providing, to a plurality of users of a search system, a statement that references a particular attribute of a particular topic; in response to providing the statement to the plurality of users of the search system, obtaining, from the plurality of users, a collection of candidate query patterns that each include one or more query terms that are indicated by the plurality of users as terms that are useful for obtaining a value for the particular attribute of the particular topic referenced in the statement; selecting a subset of the candidate query patterns of the collection; generalizing one or more of the query patterns to generate one or more generalized query patterns that are useful for obtaining a value for the particular attribute of other topics in addition to the particular topic; and associating the one or more generalized query patterns with the particular topic as well as one or more other topics that include the particular attribute.

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Claim 5:
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein generalizing one or more of the query patterns comprises replacing a first portion of each of the one or more query patterns that match the particular topic with one or more identifiers.