Technique for computing relevancy between tax information
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for identifying and providing additional tax information, comprising:
- receiving tax information;
determining, by computer, relevance of the additional tax information to the tax information, by;
identifying a tax-information data structure in one-or-more documents,identifying the tax information and the additional tax information within the tax-information data structure,determining the hierarchical levels of the tax information and the additional tax information within the tax-information data structure, wherein the hierarchical levels are based upon the proximity of the tax information in relation to the additional tax information within the tax-information data structure,calculating a statistical metric that describes the statistical relationship between the tax information and the additional tax information in a tax-information data structure, including the hierarchical levels, based on coexistence of the tax information and the additional tax information at different hierarchical levels in the tax-information data structure, wherein the tax information and the additional tax information are not directly linked, andwherein determining the relevance involves determining a weighted sum of contributions associated with the co-existence of the tax information and the additional tax information at the different hierarchical levels in income-tax documents;
identifying the additional tax information based on the relevance and a threshold; and
providing the additional tax information.
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Abstract
The disclosed embodiments relate to a computer system that facilitates identifying additional tax information. During operation, the computer system receives tax information. Next, the computer system determines relevance of the additional tax information to the tax information using a metric indicative of a statistical relationship between the tax information and the additional tax information in a tax-information data structure. This metric is based on co-existence of the tax information and the additional tax information at different hierarchical levels in income-tax documents. Moreover, the tax-information data structure includes tax information and associated context information from income-tax documents. Next, the computer system identifies the additional tax information based on the relevance and a threshold, and the computer system provides the additional tax information.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for identifying and providing additional tax information, comprising:
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receiving tax information; determining, by computer, relevance of the additional tax information to the tax information, by; identifying a tax-information data structure in one-or-more documents, identifying the tax information and the additional tax information within the tax-information data structure, determining the hierarchical levels of the tax information and the additional tax information within the tax-information data structure, wherein the hierarchical levels are based upon the proximity of the tax information in relation to the additional tax information within the tax-information data structure, calculating a statistical metric that describes the statistical relationship between the tax information and the additional tax information in a tax-information data structure, including the hierarchical levels, based on coexistence of the tax information and the additional tax information at different hierarchical levels in the tax-information data structure, wherein the tax information and the additional tax information are not directly linked, and wherein determining the relevance involves determining a weighted sum of contributions associated with the co-existence of the tax information and the additional tax information at the different hierarchical levels in income-tax documents; identifying the additional tax information based on the relevance and a threshold; and providing the additional tax information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer-program product for use in conjunction with a computer system, the computer-program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium and a computer-program mechanism embedded therein, to facilitate identifying and providing, the computer-program mechanism including:
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instructions for receiving tax information; instructions for determining relevance of the additional tax information to the tax information, by; identifying a tax-information data structure in one-or-more documents, identifying the tax information and the additional tax information within the tax-information data structure, determining the hierarchical levels of the tax information and the additional tax information within the tax-information data structure, wherein the hierarchical levels are based upon the proximity of the tax information in relation to the additional tax information within the tax-information data structure, calculating a statistical metric that describes the statistical relationship between the tax information and the additional tax information in a tax-information data structure, including the hierarchical levels, based on coexistence of the tax information and the additional tax information at different hierarchical levels in the tax-information data structure, wherein the tax information and the additional tax information are not directly linked, and wherein determining the relevance involves determining a weighted sum of contributions associated with the co-existence of the tax information and the additional tax information at the different hierarchical levels in income-tax documents; instructions for identifying the additional tax information based on the relevance and a threshold; and instructions for providing the additional tax information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer system, comprising:
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a processor; memory; and a program module, wherein the program module is stored in the memory and configurable to be executed by the processor to facilitate identifying and providing, the program module including; instructions for receiving tax information; instructions for determining relevance of the additional tax information to the tax information, by; identifying a tax-information data structure in one-or-more documents, identifying the tax information and the additional tax information within the tax-information data structure, determining the hierarchical levels of the tax information and the additional tax information within the tax-information data structure, wherein the hierarchical levels are based upon the proximity of the tax information in relation to the additional tax information within the tax-information data structure, calculating a statistical metric that describes the statistical relationship between the tax information and the additional tax information in a tax-information data structure, including the hierarchical levels, based on coexistence of the tax information and the additional tax information at different hierarchical levels in the tax-information data structure, wherein the tax information and the additional tax information are not directly linked, and wherein determining the relevance involves determining a weighted sum of contributions associated with the co-existence of the tax information and the additional tax information at the different hierarchical levels in income-tax documents; instructions for identifying the additional tax information based on the relevance and a threshold; and instructions for providing the additional tax information.
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