SOLVING AND ANSWERING ARITHMETIC AND ALGEBRAIC PROBLEMS USING NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING
Patent №
US 9,495,355
Granted
2016-11-15
Filed 2014
Owner
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Lab
AI components
6
ml · nlp · speech · kr · planning · hardware
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
14472554
A method for solving and answering an arithmetic or algebraic problem using natural language processing (NLP) is provided. The method may include receiving an input statement associated with the arithmetic or algebraic problem. The method may also include determining whether each sentence within a plurality of sentences associated with the input statement is a well-formed sentence from a mathematical perspective. The method may further include converting each statement into a well-formed sentence based on the determining whether each sentence within a plurality of sentences associated with the input statement is a well-formed sentence from a mathematical perspective. Additionally, the method may include converting each well-formed sentence into a mathematical equation to form a set of equations. Also, the method may include solving the set of equations to compute a mathematical result. The method may include narrating the mathematical result in natural language.
AI classification
Ownership
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
assignment · 336640838
Assignors
MUNGI, ASHISH, MUSTAFI, JOY
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