Entity Card Generation for Search Result Information Extraction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional search engines require users to click through multiple links to find specific information, as they return lists of links to relevant documents rather than presenting the information directly, making it inconvenient to locate desired data.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that analyzes search results to identify entity categories and specific entities, generating an entity card that displays relevant information alongside or instead of search results, using category templates and open format templates to extract data from category-oriented sites and unknown document formats.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If conventional search engines return lists of links to relevant documents, then comprehensive information coverage is achieved, but user convenience and information accessibility deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts key entity information from search result documents and presents it directly in an entity card, separating the essential information from the full documents. This allows users to access critical information without clicking through multiple links, directly resolving the contradiction between information accessibility and user convenience
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments information by creating structured entity cards that organize data into distinct categories (basic information, images, videos, related entities). This segmentation presents information in digestible units that users can quickly scan, improving convenience while maintaining comprehensive information coverage
2Reliability
If users click through multiple links to find specific information, then thorough information review is possible, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary extraction and organization of entity information from multiple documents before the user even views the results. By pre-processing and consolidating information into entity cards, the system eliminates the need for users to sequentially open and review multiple documents, significantly reducing time consumption while maintaining information reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The entity card acts as an intermediary between the full documents and the user. It provides a synthesized summary that captures essential information from multiple sources, allowing users to verify information without directly accessing multiple documents, thus reducing time while maintaining reliability
3Loss of information
If search results present detailed information from multiple documents, then information completeness is improved, but information presentation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by providing different levels of information presentation: entity cards provide structured summaries for quick overview, while full documents remain available for detailed review. This localized differentiation maintains information completeness while simplifying the primary presentation layer
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a new dimension to information presentation by creating entity cards as a separate layer between search results and full documents. This additional dimension organizes information spatially and structurally, making complex information more manageable without losing completeness
Data Source
AI summary
A system and method are provided for detecting entity information contained within search results. The detected entity information can be used to determine a category of entity as well as a specific entity within the search results. Entity information can be extracted from the documents associated with the search results. This information can be used as part of the information for an entity card, which can be displayed to a user in conjunction with and/or in place of the search results.