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Annotation Collision Detection in a Question and Answer System

  • US 20140359421A1
  • Filed: 06/03/2013
  • Published: 12/04/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, in a data processing system comprising a processor and a memory, for resolving annotation conflicts in a portion of content, the method comprising:

  • receiving, in the data processing system, a portion of content for annotating;

    performing, by the data processing system, annotation operations on the portion of content using a plurality of annotators, wherein each annotator in the plurality of annotators generates a set of annotations for the portion of content, thereby generating a plurality of sets of annotations for the portion of content;

    analyzing, by the data processing system, the plurality of sets of annotations for the portion of content to identify a conflict between a first annotation and a second annotation in the plurality of sets of annotations;

    resolving, by the data processing system, the conflict between the first annotation and the second annotation to generate a resultant set of annotations for the portion of content; and

    storing, by the data processing system, the resultant set of annotations in an annotations data structure associated with the portion of content.

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