Methods and systems for identifying an information resource for answering natural language queries

Abstract

A media guidance application may detect that results provided in response to a natural language query entered by the user are not relevant to the user. The media guidance application may then identify a media asset type and a media asset name that corresponds to the natural language query. Based on the media asset type and the media asset name, the media guidance application may select an information resource, transmit the natural language query to the information resource, and retrieve and generate for display an answer to the natural language query from the information resource.

1 . A method for identifying information resources for answering natural language queries, the method comprising:
 receiving a first natural language query from a user;   retrieving a first search result for the first natural language query;   generating for display the first search result;   receiving a second natural language query from the user;   determining an association metric relating to a similarity between the first natural language query and the second natural language query;   determining whether the association metric meets or exceeds a threshold;   in response to determining that the association metric meets or exceeds the threshold:
 identifying a target media asset type corresponding to the second natural language query, 
 identifying a target media name corresponding to the second natural language query; 
 accessing a database of information resources, wherein each information resource is associated with a media asset type, a media name, and an information resource locator; 
 retrieving, from the database of information resources, a target information resource associated with the target media asset type and target media asset name; 
 transmitting, to the target information resource, the second natural language query using a target information resource locator associated with the target information resource; and 
 retrieving and generating for display an answer to the second natural language query from the target information resource. 
   
     
     
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