Disambiguation of named entities

Abstract

Named entities are disambiguated in search queries and other contexts using a disambiguation scoring model. The scoring model is developed using a knowledge base of articles, including articles about named entities. Various aspects of the knowledge base, including article titles, redirect pages, disambiguation pages, hyperlinks, and categories, are used to develop the scoring model.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) of Application Nos. 60 / 744,091, filed March 31, 2006, and 11 / 427,678, filed June 29, 2006, which Incorporated herein by reference. technical field [0003] The present invention relates generally to information retrieval systems, and more particularly to the disambiguation of named entities within documents and queries. Background technique [0004] Searches for named entities are among the most common searches on the web. These types of searches include searches for people, places (including geographic locations as well as cities, states, countries, etc.), businesses and other organizations, products, books, movies, and the like. In general, a named entity is anything that has a proper noun (or noun phrase) or proper name associated with it. Searches for named entities typically return a search result set with relevant information about any entity that ha...

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Furthermore, also because search systems do not recognize different meanings of names, even if a user is typically searching for a document (page) that best describes a named entity (or a different entity of the same name), the search results may not necessarily include such documents or Do not rank such documents very highly

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