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Patent drawing for Semantic code retrieval using graph matching
US 11,720,346 B2
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Semantic code retrieval using graph matching

This invention describes a system that helps people find specific computer code by comparing a text query to existing code. It works by converting both the query and the code into structured diagrams, or graphs, which represent their underlying meaning. The system then uses advanced computer algorithms, specifically neural networks, to measure how similar these meaning-graphs are, helping to retrieve the most relevant code. The claims narrow this to using a constituency tree for the text query and a program graph for the code, generated via semantic parsing.

Why it matters: Filed before large language models (LLMs) became widely capable of advanced semantic parsing and code understanding. The neural network embeddings and semantic parsing algorithms described would be significantly more powerful and accessible today, making the core task of semantically matching text to code much more feasible and accurate.

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SpecializedSoftware logic, neural networks, semantic parsing

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