Document Summarization System for Linked Content
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Solution Overview
Problem
When reading electronic content, users are often distracted by referenced materials, such as attachments or hyperlinks, which can divert attention from the primary document and are particularly burdensome in low-bandwidth situations, as they require full reading and may not focus on relevant information.
Innovation Solution
A summarization system and method that identifies referenced materials within a primary document, computes a summary of these materials, and displays or stores it for later use, allowing users to focus on relevant information without fully reading the referenced content, utilizing a procuring component to obtain and a summarization component to process the summary, which can be displayed or stored.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If users open and read the full referenced material, then they obtain complete information, but they are distracted from the primary document and consume more bandwidth
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the relevant portions of referenced material that pertain to the primary document's topic, rather than requiring users to read the entire referenced document. This extraction process isolates and presents only the necessary information, resolving the contradiction between obtaining complete information and maintaining reading efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies local quality by providing customized summaries tailored to the specific context of the primary document. Different referenced materials receive different levels of summarization based on their relevance to the current topic, ensuring that users receive appropriately detailed information without unnecessary distraction.
2Loss of information
If users open and read the full referenced material, then they ensure they have all relevant information, but it is onerous in low-bandwidth situations
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and transmits only the essential portions of referenced material that are relevant to the primary document, significantly reducing the amount of data that needs to be downloaded and processed. This extraction approach maintains information completeness for the specific context while minimizing bandwidth consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies partial action by providing a summarized version of referenced material that contains sufficient information for understanding the relationship to the primary document, without transmitting the complete original content. This partial transmission is adequate for the user's needs while conserving bandwidth resources.
3Loss of information
If users follow hyperlinks to referenced material, then they access detailed information, but they lose focus on the primary document
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts key information from referenced materials and presents it inline or as compact summaries, allowing users to access detailed information without navigating away from the primary document. This extraction eliminates the need to switch contexts while maintaining access to necessary details.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the content of referenced materials with the primary document by integrating summaries directly into the document flow or presenting them in close proximity. This merging allows users to maintain focus on the primary document while accessing detailed information from referenced sources without switching contexts.
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AI summary
A summarization system and method. The summarization method includes utilizing a first body of information to obtain a second body of information, which is identified (by a hyperlink, an attachment identifier, a reference, etc.) in the first body of information. A summary of the obtained second body of information is then computed. The computed summary can be displayed to a user and/or stored for later use.