Method and system for intelligently detecting and modifying unoriginal content

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current plagiarism detection applications only identify unoriginal content without providing mechanisms for users to effectively address and modify it, leaving users to determine how to rewrite and cite properly, which is often confusing and time-consuming.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that intelligently identifies unoriginal content, suggests rewrites, and automatically provides proper citations based on the type of rewrite selected, using machine learning algorithms to analyze document context and user patterns.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If plagiarism detection applications only identify unoriginal content, then detection accuracy is improved, but user efficiency deteriorates because users must manually determine how to rewrite and cite

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedetection accuracyVSAvoiduser efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically generates rewrite suggestions and citations without requiring user intervention. The plagiarism detection system performs the complete task of identifying unoriginal content, generating alternative phrasing, and creating proper citations autonomously, allowing the system to serve itself rather than requiring users to manually resolve each detected issue

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system prepares rewrite suggestions and citation formats in advance before the user needs them. By pre-generating multiple rewrite options and corresponding citations when unoriginal content is detected, the system eliminates the need for users to spend time figuring out how to address each issue, thus improving efficiency while maintaining detection accuracy

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Ease of operation

If the system provides comprehensive rewrite suggestions and citations, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of modifying contentVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system divides the complex task of addressing plagiarism into separate modular components: detection module, rewrite suggestion module, and citation generation module. Each module handles a specific aspect independently, making the overall system easier to manage and maintain while providing comprehensive functionality through the combination of these segmented components

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system designs a multi-functional platform that combines plagiarism detection, rewrite suggestion generation, and citation creation in a single integrated tool. This universal approach consolidates multiple functions into one system, improving ease of operation by providing all features in one place while managing complexity through unified architecture rather than separate tools

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentEP4070257B1Method and system for intelligently detecting and modifying unoriginal content
Publication Date: 2025.07.30 MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC
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AI summary

A method and system for providing replacement text segment suggestions for an unoriginal text segment in a document may include examining a portion of the document to determine if the portion includes a text segment containing unoriginal content. Upon determining that the portion includes the unoriginal text segment, the method may enable display of a notification that the text segment contains unoriginal content and receive a request, via a network, to provide the replacement text segment for the unoriginal text segment. Upon receiving the request, the method may identify the replacement text segment for the text unoriginal segment, based at least in part a guideline relating to the use of content that is included in a source. The replacement text segment may include a citation for the source.