(57) ABSTRACT A computer-implemented method is disclosed for applying a given
paraphrase alternation pattern to an input string. The method includes generating a …

US PATENT DOCUMENTS 4,815,005 A 3/1989 Oyanagi et al. 4,839,853. A 6, 1989
Deerwester et al. 5,056,021 A 10, 1991 Ausborn 5,278,980 A 1/1994 Pedersen et al …

6,098,033 A* 8/2000 Richardson et a1............. 704/1 objective frame of reference in Which to
compare one or more of the plurality of potentially applicable paraphrase alterna tion …

BACKGROUND Many search engine services, such as Google and Live Search, provide for
searching for information that is acces sible via the Internet. These search engine services …

In one embodiment, the invention provides a method for machine translation of a source
document in an input lan guage to a target document in an output language, comprising …

A computer-implemented method determines whether to apply a given paraphrase
alternation pattern to an inputString. The method includes generating a context model and …

A method for parsing the flow of natural human language to convert a flow of machine
recognizable language into a conceptual flow includes, first, recognizing the lexical structure …

BACKGROUND Storage capacity on computing devices has increased tre mendously over a
relatively short period of time, thereby enabling users and businesses to create and store a …

US PATENT DOCUMENTS updating an interactive voice response self care system Which
utilizes various types of models. The system is capable of 4/1993 Kohler et a1. improving the …

(57) ABSTRACT A system and method for providing promotional rewards is provided. First, a
promotional reward is communicated to a customer. The promotional reward offer comprises …