Summarization tool and method for a dialogue sequence
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1. An application implementable on a computer readable medium comprising:
- a tool to summarize an electronic dialogue sequence configured to invoke a topic shift component that is configured to utilize context data for the electronic dialogue sequence to detect a topic shift for one or more dialogue exchanges of the dialogue sequence and output a topic start for a topic group of the dialogue sequence; and
a summary component configured to receive the topic start and utilize the topic start to generate a summary output for one or more exchanges of the topic group of the dialogue sequence.
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Abstract
The application discloses embodiments of a summarization tool for a dialogue sequence or message thread. In the embodiments disclosed, the summarization tool utilizes a topic shift component to identify a topic start to define a topic group for the dialogue sequence or message thread. A summary component uses the topic start to generate a summary output for the topic group of the dialogue sequence or message thread. In illustrated embodiments, the summary output includes one or more of a context summary, a thread summary, and scope data or information.
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1. An application implementable on a computer readable medium comprising:
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a tool to summarize an electronic dialogue sequence configured to invoke a topic shift component that is configured to utilize context data for the electronic dialogue sequence to detect a topic shift for one or more dialogue exchanges of the dialogue sequence and output a topic start for a topic group of the dialogue sequence; and a summary component configured to receive the topic start and utilize the topic start to generate a summary output for one or more exchanges of the topic group of the dialogue sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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receiving a dialogue sequence and using context data extracted from the dialogue sequence to output a topic start for a topic group of the dialogue sequence; and generating a summary output for the topic group of the dialogue sequence. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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