Online Posting Annotation System for Thread Summarization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users and their social connections on social networking sites face difficulties in understanding nuanced details of posted content due to the need to read entire conversation threads, where additional information is scattered, and readers may unknowingly ask questions already answered within the thread.
Innovation Solution
A method for online posting annotation that identifies relevant details from comments and questions, adds them to the original posting, tags them with metadata, and controls viewing access based on a security model, creating a summarized and updated version of the content for easier understanding and access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If users read entire conversation threads to understand nuanced details, then complete information is obtained, but time consumption and reading complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts key information, questions, and answers from conversation threads and places them into structured summary blocks within the original posting. This allows readers to access essential information without reading the entire thread, directly reducing reading time while maintaining information completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically generates summaries of conversation threads in advance and integrates them into the original posting before users arrive to read. This preliminary action prepares the information in an easily consumable format, eliminating the need for users to spend time navigating and synthesizing scattered comments themselves.
2Loss of information
If entire conversation threads are displayed, then all discussion details are visible, but ease of understanding and information retrieval deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments conversation threads into distinct summary blocks that organize information by topic or question type. Each block contains relevant questions, answers, and key points separated from the rest of the thread, making it easy for readers to scan and understand specific aspects without being overwhelmed by the entire discussion.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an automated summarization intermediary that processes scattered comments and transforms them into structured, readable formats. This intermediary maintains the complete discussion details while reorganizing them into an accessible structure with clear headings, bullet points, and logical flow.
3Loss of information
If all information from comments is added to the original posting, then information completeness improves, but posting complexity and length increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides extracted comment information into structured summary blocks with standardized formats. Each block contains specific elements (questions, answers, key points) organized consistently, which maintains information completeness while preventing the posting from becoming a disorganized mass of text.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies different formatting and structural qualities to different parts of the posting. Summary blocks use standardized templates with specific formatting for questions, answers, and highlights, while the original posting maintains its own format. This local differentiation manages complexity by creating predictable, scan-friendly sections.
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AI summary
A method, computer system, and a computer program product for online posting annotation is provided. The present invention may include identifying a topic in an online posting. The present invention may include determining that a comment to the online posting relates to the online posting. The present invention may include adding at least one detail from the comment to the online posting. The present invention may include tagging the at least one added detail with at least one piece of metadata. The present invention may include validating a viewing access based on the at least one piece of metadata and displaying an amended online posting.