Method of discovering and exploring feature knowledge

Abstract

Methods and systems for discovering and exploring feature knowledge included in large corpora are disclosed. The described systems and methods may include the application of in-memory analytics to records, where the analytic methods applied to the records and the level of precision of the methods may be dynamically selected by a user.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 receiving, by a first server, a first search query in a specified format, generated via a user interface that presents a user with options of a plurality of analytic methods to apply to results of the first search query;   parsing, by the first server, the first search query to determine, using information in the first search query, if field processing is required;   applying, by the first server, when field processing is required, a processing technique to a set of fields from the first search query;   generating, by the first server, a second search query and a set of additional search queries, wherein the second search query and the set of additional search queries are processed as a stack-based search; and   sending, by the first server, the second search query to a second server that is associated with a set of collections specified in the first search query.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the second server scores a plurality of records against the second search query and the set of additional search queries and scores a match of one or more fields of the records. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the second server further determines a score for an overall match of the plurality of records with the second search query and the set of additional search queries. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the processing technique is address standardization. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the processing technique is proximity boundaries. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the processing technique is nickname interpretation. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the specified format is XML. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the specified format is HTML. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the specified format comprises a JSON data structure. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the specified format is a binary format. 
     
     
         11 . A system comprising:
 a plurality of servers each having a memory and a processor for executing computer readable instructions, the computer readable instructions including:   receiving, by a first server, a first search query in a specified format, generated via a user interface that presents a user with options of a plurality of analytic methods to apply to results of the first search query;   parsing, by the first server, the first search query to determine, using information in the first search query, if field processing is required;   applying, by the first server, when field processing is required, a processing technique to a set of fields from the first search query;   generating, by the first server, a second search query and a set of additional search queries, wherein the second search query and the set of additional search queries are processed as a stack-based search; and   sending, by the first server, the second search query to a second server that is associated with a set of collections specified in the first search query.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the second server scores a plurality of records against the second search query and the set of additional search queries and scores a match of one or more fields of the records. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the second server further determines a score for an overall match of the plurality of records with the second search query and the set of additional search queries. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the processing technique is address standardization. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the processing technique is proximity boundaries. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the processing technique is nickname interpretation. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the specified format is XML. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the specified format is HTML. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the specified format comprises a JSON data structure. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the specified format is a binary format.