Q&A Source Tracing With Highlighted Reference Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing question and answer systems fail to verify the authenticity of generated answers, leading to poor user experience due to the inability to accurately locate specific positions and verify reference information, necessitating additional search engine use.
Innovation Solution
A method and device for tracing question and answer information that generates and displays question and answer information with matching value vectors, allowing users to verify authenticity and locate specific sources by highlighting matching objects in a traceability window.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If answers are provided directly without verification, then the system can respond quickly, but users cannot verify the authenticity of the answers
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by generating and storing matching value vectors and reference source information during the answer generation process. This allows the authenticity verification to be prepared in advance, enabling users to verify answers without requiring additional search operations, thus maintaining fast response while ensuring reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism (matching value vectors and reference source tracking) between the answer generation and verification processes. This intermediary structure enables direct verification of answer authenticity by providing traceable reference information, eliminating the need for external search engines while maintaining verification capability.
2Loss of information
If citations are generated directly for answers, then reference information is provided, but the citation granularity is too large to locate specific positions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the citation information into fine-grained units by generating matching value vectors for individual words or phrases in the answer. Each matching value corresponds to specific reference source information and position, enabling precise location of the exact source of each answer component rather than providing coarse-grained paragraph-level citations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies local quality by providing different levels of reference information for different parts of the answer. Each word or phrase has its own matching value vector with specific reference source and position information, allowing users to navigate directly to the precise location in the source material that supports each specific answer element.
3Reliability
If search engines are used to verify answers, then authenticity can be checked, but user experience deteriorates due to additional operations required
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service by incorporating complete verification capability within the question-answering system itself. The matching value vectors and reference source information are generated and stored automatically during answer creation, enabling users to verify answer authenticity directly through the interface without needing to external search engines or perform additional verification operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the verification function with the answer presentation by integrating reference source information and position tracking into the answer generation process. This combination eliminates the need for separate verification operations, allowing users to authenticate answers through the same interface used to receive them, thus maintaining both reliability and ease of operation.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a question and answer information tracing method, equipment and computer-readable medium. A specific mode of implementation of this method includes: generating question and answer information based on question information; displaying the question and answer information; in response to detecting a selection operation applied to any question and answer content in the question and answer information, determining at least one unit question and answer information included in the question and answer content as a target unit question and answer information sequence; for each target unit question and answer information, determining various matching object information corresponding to the target unit question and answer information as a matching object information set; dividing various matching object information sets into matching object information group sets; determining a target matching object information group; displaying a reference source corresponding to the target matching object information group.