System and method for news events detection and visualization

• US 9,298,678 B2
• Filed: 07/09/2014
• Issued: 03/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Palantir Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Palantir Technologies Incorporated
• Inventors: Chakerian, John, Fink, Robert, Schafer, Mark, Thompson, James, Sum, Marvin, Cai, Allen
• Primary Examiner(s): MOSER, BRUCE M
• Application Number:
  US14/326,738
• Publication Number:
  US 20160004667A1
• Time in Patent Office: 629 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24578 using ranking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/285 Clustering or classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/287 Visualization; Browsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/35 Clustering; Classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/355 Class or cluster creation or modification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for news events detection and visualization. In accordance with one implementation, a method is provided for news events detection and visualization. The method includes, for example, obtaining one or more user inputs, determining, based on the user inputs, an entity and a date range, obtaining one or more documents associated with the entity and with dates within the date range, the one or more documents being grouped into one or more clusters, and the clusters being grouped into one or more megaclusters, and presenting the one or more documents on one or more timelines, wherein the one or more documents are grouped into different megaclusters being presented in a visually distinct way. The method further allows for filtering of the one or more clusters based on a value associated with the one or more clusters.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

one or more computer-readable storage media configured to store instructions; and

one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to cause the electronic device to;

obtain one or more user inputs;

determine, based on the user inputs, an entity and a date range;

obtain one or more documents associated with the entity and with dates within the date range, the one or more documents being grouped into one or more clusters having a score, and the one or more clusters being grouped into one or more megaclusters;

present information associated with the one or more documents on one or more timelines, wherein the one or more documents are grouped into different megaclusters being presented in a visually distinct way;

obtain a selected score range; and

remove from the presentation information associated with clusters of the one or more clusters having a score not within the score range.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to cause the electronic device to:

based on a selection of one of the megaclusters, present information associated with the one or more clusters grouped into the selected megacluster.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to cause the electronic device to:

based on a selection of one of the one or more clusters, present information associated with the one or more documents grouped into the selected megacluster.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to cause the electronic device to:

based on a selection of one of the one or more documents, present contents of the selected document on a display.

5. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to cause the electronic device to:

obtain a new user input;

determine, based on the new user input, an updated entity or an updated date range; and

update the presented information based on the updated entity or the updated date range.

6. A method performed by one or more processors, the method comprising:

obtaining one or more user inputs;

determining, based on the user inputs, an entity and a date range;

obtaining one or more documents associated with the entity and with dates within the date range, the one or more documents being grouped into one or more clusters having a score, and the one or more clusters being grouped into one or more megaclusters;

presenting information associated with the one or more documents on one or more timelines, wherein the one or more documents are grouped into different megaclusters being presented in a visually distinct way;

obtaining a selected score range; and

removing from the presentation, information associated with clusters of the one or more clusters having a score not within the score range.

7. The method claim 6, further comprising:

based on a selection of one of the megaclusters, presenting information associated with the one or more clusters grouped into the selected megacluster.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

based on a selection of one of the one or more clusters, presenting information associated with the one or more documents grouped into the selected megacluster.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

based on a selection of one of the one or more documents, presenting contents of the selected document on a display.

10. The method claim 8, further comprising:

obtaining a new user input;

determining, based on the new user input, an updated entity or an updated date range; and

updating the presented information based on the updated entity or the updated date range.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions that are executable by one or more processors of one or more electronic devices to cause the one or more electronic devices to perform a method, the method comprising:

obtaining one or more user inputs;

determining, based on the user inputs, an entity and a date range;

obtaining one or more documents associated with the entity and with dates within the date range, the one or more documents being grouped into one or more clusters having a score, and the one or more clusters being grouped into one or more megaclusters;

providing information associated with the one or more documents for presentation on one or more timelines, wherein the one or more documents are grouped into different megaclusters being presented in a visually distinct way;

obtaining a selected score range; and

removing from the presentation information associated with clusters of the one or more clusters having a score not within the score range.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, further comprising instructions executable by the one or more electronic devices to cause the one or more electronic devices to perform:

based on a selection of one of the megaclusters, providing for presentation information associated with one or more clusters grouped into the selected megacluster.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, further comprising instructions executable by the one or more electronic devices to cause the one or more electronic devices to perform:

based on a selection of one of the one or more clusters, providing for presentation information associated with the one or more documents grouped into the selected megacluster.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, further comprising instructions executable by the one or more electronic devices to cause the one or more electronic devices to perform:

based on a selection of one of the one or more documents, providing contents of the selected document for presentation on a display.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, further comprising instructions executable by the one or more electronic devices to cause the one or more electronic devices to perform:

obtaining a new user input;

determining, based on the new user input, an updated entity or an updated date range; and

updating the presented information based on the updated entity or the updated date range.