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Interactive document summarization

  • US 5,867,164 A
  • Filed: 09/29/1995
  • Issued: 02/02/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer system with a direct manipulation interface comprising:

  • a continuously variable graphical user control means for setting a level indicator in the computer system;

    a separating means for dividing a document into separate portions;

    a ranking means for ranking the separate portions of the document from highest to lowest relevance according to the relevance of the separate portions of the document to the document as a whole;

    a summary-producing means for extracting as many of the highest ranking separate portions of the document as dictated by the level indicator setting;

    a display means for displaying the extracted separate portions of the document on a display screen of the computer system.

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