METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ABSTRACTING ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS

• US 20090083621A1
• Filed: 11/25/2008
• Published: 03/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bahram G. Kermani
• Original Assignee: Bahram G. Kermani
• Inventors: Kermani, Bahram G.
• Application Number:
  US12/277,778
• Publication Number:
  US 20090083621A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/256
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/345 Summarisation for human users
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99953 Recoverability
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99954 Version management

Abstract

A method and computer implemented system may be used to abstract an electronic document. A user is prompted to select at least one abstracted version of the electronic document. A set of instructions is selected for abstracting the electronic document, and the abstracted version is created by executing the selected set of instructions. The instructions may be generic or particularized to the electronic document. The abstracted version of the electronic document is then outputted in a predetermined format.

Claims

1. A method of abstracting an electronic document, comprising:

responsive to a subject matter of interest selection, creating an abstracted version of the electronic document by executing a set of instructions corresponding to the electronic document;

wherein the set of instructions comprise a plurality of weights assigned to respective portions of the electronic document, including weights based upon a correlation between the subject matter of interest selection and the contents of each portion; and

outputting the abstracted version of the electronic document in a predetermined format.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of instructions are attached to the electronic document.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of instructions comprise instructions for removing grammatical articles.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of instructions comprise instructions for removing grammatical adverbs.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of instructions comprise instructions for removing grammatical adjectives.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of instructions comprise instructions for contracting verb clauses.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

responsive to a selection of a desired abstracted version of said electronic document from a plurality of available abstracted version choices, executing a set of instructions for abstracting said electronic document, said set of instructions adapted to create the desired abstracted version when executed.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the set of instructions further comprise a description of at least one abstracted version capable of being created by executing the set of instructions.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein said executing step comprises identifying a subset of said plurality of weights, said subset associated with said selected abstracted version to be created, and removing portions of said electronic document based on said subset.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the subject matter of interest is selected from a defined group of pre-defined subject matter choices.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of instructions further comprises:

a subset of instructions for searching for terms related to the selected subject matter.

12. A system for abstracting an electronic document comprising:

means for creating an abstracted version of the electronic document by executing a set of instructions corresponding to the electronic document responsive to a subject matter of interest selection;

wherein the set of instructions comprise a plurality of weights assigned to respective portions of the electronic document, including weights based upon a correlation between the selected subject matter of interest and the contents of each portion; and

means for outputting the abstracted version of the electronic document in a predetermined format.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the set of instructions are attached to the electronic document.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the set of instructions comprise instructions for removing grammatical articles, removing grammatical adverbs or a combination thereof.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the set of instructions comprise instructions for removing grammatical adjectives.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the set of instructions comprise instructions for contracting verb clauses.

17. The system of claim 12 further comprising:

means for receiving a selection of a desired abstracted version of said electronic document from a plurality of available abstracted version choices; and

means for executing a set of instructions for abstracting said electronic document, said set of instructions adapted to create the desired abstracted version when executed.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the set of instructions further comprise a description of at least one abstracted version capable of being created by executing the set of instructions.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein said set of instructions further comprises:

means for identifying a subset of said plurality of weights, said subset associated with said selected abstracted version to be created; and

means for removing portions of said electronic document based on said subset.

20. The system of claim 12, wherein the subject matter of interest is selected from a defined group of pre-defined subject matter choices.

21. The system of claim 12, wherein the set of instructions further comprises:

a subset of instructions for searching for terms related to the selected subject matter.

22. A computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that when executed perform the following steps:

responsive to a subject matter of interest selection, creating an abstracted version of the electronic document by executing a set of instructions corresponding to the electronic document;

wherein the set of instructions comprise a plurality of weights assigned to respective portions of the electronic document, including weights based upon a correlation between the selected subject matter of interest and the contents of each portion; and

outputting the abstracted version of the electronic document in a predetermined format.