Patents
US 12694016 B2: Automatic natural language search interface method and apparatus
- Granted
- 2026-07-28
- Filed
- 2024-08-08 application 18797697
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
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Abstract
Techniques for a natural language interface for searching and retrieval of digitally-stored information are disclosed. In one embodiment, a computerized method is disclosed comprising receiving, at a computing device, natural language input from a user; generating, by the computing device, a prompt using the natural language input; submitting, by the computing device, the prompt to a large language model (LLM); receiving, by the computing device, from the LLM, a response to the submitted prompt, the response comprising a logical expression of the natural language input generated by the LLM using the prompt; generating, by the computing device, for a data source, a query using the logical expression; retrieving, by the computing device, a query result set from the data source using the query; and generating, by the computing device, a response to the natural language input using the query result set.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-28 (ipgb20260728.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YAHOO ASSETS LLC 366 patents | US company or organization | New York, NY | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-28 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dipen Rughwani | Cupertino, CA | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-28 | ||
| Kunal Bisla | Pleasanton, CA | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-28 | ||
| Paulina Sperling | Bryn Mawr, PA | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-28 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F16/243 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-28 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-19 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement (first lien) | YAHOO ASSETS LLC signed 2026-05-15 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT TORONTO | 75625/129 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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