Identifying contextual results within associative memories

摘要

A system including an associative memory (402, 1528) and an input device (414) configured to receive a first query (102) or comparison request (416). The associative memory (402, 1528) is configured to: responsive to receiving the first query (102) or comparison request (416), locate an entity value (418) having an attribute value (420) matching a term (422) of the first query (102) or comparison request (416); responsive to locating the entity value (418), return a first list of results (424) including the entity value (418); add, as a required search term (422), at least one of first results from the first list to a second query (102) or comparison request, the second query (102) or comparison request further including all terms of the first query (102) or comparison request (416); perform the second query (102) or comparison request and, as a result, return a second list of resource references (428); use the second list to retrieve source data (430); combine the entity value (418) with the source data (430) to form a combination (432); and return the combination (432).