ON-LINE NATURAL LANGUAGE INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM FOR USE BY POLICE INVESTIGATIVE UNITS

• NCJ Number: 2243
• Author(s): N B HELLER; D A BIRD
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 22 pages
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: PAPER PRESENTED AT THE 39TH NATL MEETING OF THE OPERATIONS RESEARCH SOCIETY OF AMERICA, DALLAS, TEXAS MAY 5-7, 1971

Annotation

PROPOSAL TO USE A NATURAL LANGUAGE INQUIRY SYSTEM FOR RETRIEVING INFORMATION FROM POLICE DATA FILES.

Abstract

THIS REPORT IS DIRECTED TOWARDS PRODUCING A SYSTEM FOR USE BY THE ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE SYSTEM WILL ACCEPT A RELATIVELY FREE-FORM ENGLISH SENTENCE OR QUESTION AS INPUT. ESSENTIAL INFORMATION IS EXTRACTED AND USED TO CONSTRUCT A FORMATTED INQUIRY WHICH IS INPUT TO A REAL-TIME FILE SEARCH ALGORITHM. A TYPICAL REQUEST SENTENCE MIGHT BE - LIST ALL WHITE MALES, APPROXIMATELY 35 YEARS OLD, WHO ARE ASSOCIATED WITH AUTO THEFTS. RECORD RETRIEVAL AND FACT RETRIEVAL CAPABILITIES ARE BEING STUDIED. BIBLIOGRAPHY (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)