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Methods and systems for generating natural language descriptions from data

  • US 20060178868A1
  • Filed: 01/17/2006
  • Published: 08/10/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for generating a natural language description of a user-selected item comparing the user-selected item to at least one comparison item, wherein the characteristics of each item are defined by a plurality of specifications, the method comprising:

  • retrieving the specifications for the user-selected item and the at least one comparison item from a storage medium;

    comparing the specifications for the user-selected item to the specifications for the at least one comparison item;

    generating a plurality of natural language sentences describing the user-selected item, wherein the text of the natural language sentences is determined based on the outcome of the comparisons of the specifications of the user-selected item to the specifications of the at least one comparison item, and combining the generated natural language sentences into a natural language document describing the user-selected item.

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