System and method for generating an alternative product recommendation
First Claim
1. A method implemented by a computer, the computer comprising in a computer readable storage medium including one or more computer readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the method to automatically generate a naturally reading narrative product summary including assertions about a specific product selected by a user, said method comprising:
- receiving the selection of the specific product from the user, the specific product associated with a plurality of attributes;
determining at least one attribute of the plurality of attributes for comparison for the specific product selected by the user;
selecting a comparable product based on the at least one attribute, the comparable product being the product having a high value rating for the at least one attribute; and
generating the naturally reading narrative product summary including assertions about the specific product selected by the user and a recommendation of the comparable product.
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Abstract
A method and system for automatically generating a naturally reading narrative product summary including assertions about a selected product. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of determining at least one attribute associated with the selected product, selecting an alternative product, retrieving assertion models to describe the product and to recommend an alternative product in a natural manner, and generating a naturally reading narrative by combining the attribute and the selected alternative product with the retrieved assertion models such that the generated narrative includes a recommendation of the selected alternative product. A system is provided for implementing the described method.
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1. A method implemented by a computer, the computer comprising in a computer readable storage medium including one or more computer readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the method to automatically generate a naturally reading narrative product summary including assertions about a specific product selected by a user, said method comprising:
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receiving the selection of the specific product from the user, the specific product associated with a plurality of attributes; determining at least one attribute of the plurality of attributes for comparison for the specific product selected by the user; selecting a comparable product based on the at least one attribute, the comparable product being the product having a high value rating for the at least one attribute; and generating the naturally reading narrative product summary including assertions about the specific product selected by the user and a recommendation of the comparable product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium including one or more computer readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to automatically generate a naturally reading narrative product summary including assertions about a specific product selected by a user, said computer readable instructions comprising:
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instructions for receiving the selection of the specific product from the user, the specific product associated with a plurality of attributes; instructions for determining at least one attribute of the plurality of attributes for comparison for the specific product selected by the user and selecting a comparable product based on the at least one attribute, the comparable product being the product having a high value rating for the at least one attribute; and instructions for generating the naturally reading narrative product summary including assertions about the specific product selected by the user and a recommendation of the comparable product. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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