Fact Correction and Completion in Document Drafting
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Solution Overview
Problem
During electronic document drafting, authors may be unaware of necessary values for factual propositions or include incorrect values, leading to inaccuracies and incomplete information.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method that initiates a fact correction mode to identify and correct inaccurate factual propositions and a fact completion mode to complete missing information, using parsing and natural language processing to suggest accurate values from external sources, allowing users to select and apply corrections or completions within the document.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual drafting of factual propositions is performed without verification, then drafting speed is maintained, but accuracy of factual information deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automated feedback by parsing the document, identifying factual propositions, verifying their accuracy against external sources, and providing corrections to the author. This continuous feedback loop maintains drafting speed while improving factual accuracy through real-time verification and suggestion of corrections.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of fact-verification with an automated computational system. Instead of authors manually checking facts against external sources, the system automatically parses text, identifies factual propositions, verifies accuracy, and suggests corrections, thereby maintaining drafting speed while improving accuracy.
2Measurement precision
If comprehensive fact verification is performed on all propositions, then accuracy improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the document into individual factual propositions for separate verification. By parsing the text to identify specific entities, attributes, and values, the system can verify each proposition independently rather than processing the entire document as a whole, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining comprehensive accuracy checking.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer between the author and the factual information. This intermediary system automatically parses, verifies, and suggests corrections for factual propositions, shielding the author from the complexity of verification while ensuring accuracy. The intermediary handles the complex tasks of parsing, verification, and correction suggestion.
3Loss of information
If factual propositions are left incomplete without verification, then drafting efficiency is maintained, but information completeness deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary verification and completion actions on factual propositions during the drafting process itself. By automatically identifying incomplete propositions and suggesting missing information before the document is finalized, the system ensures information completeness without requiring separate verification passes that would reduce drafting efficiency.
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AI summary
A method for fact correction and completion during document drafting. The method includes receiving a first user input comprising text being added to an electronic document and initiating a fact correction mode. The fact correction mode includes parsing the text to identify a factual proposition and determining the accuracy of the factual proposition. If the factual proposition is inaccurate, the mode includes displaying a visual indication of the inaccuracy of the factual proposition; receiving a second user input comprising an indication selecting the inaccurate factual proposition; displaying a menu that includes a correction element wherein the correction element is based on an accurate factual proposition related to the inaccurate factual proposition; receiving a third user input comprising an indication selecting the correction element; and modifying the electronic document by replacing at least a portion of the inaccurate factual proposition with at least a portion of the accurate factual proposition.