System and method for displaying quotations
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1. A method for displaying text, the method comprising:
- programmatically selecting a quotation of a third person from text of a content item, wherein the quotation is representative of a topic or theme of the content item, and wherein the selected quotation (i) comprises only a portion of the text of the content item, so that the text of the content item includes non-quotation content, (ii) is attributable to the third person who is not an author of the content item, and (iii) is programmatically deemed to be representative of the topic or theme of the content item; and
creating a presentation based, at least in part, on the text of the content item, wherein creating the presentation includes placing at least a portion of the selected quotation in prominence on the presentation, wherein placing at least the portion of the selected quotation in prominence on the presentation includes copying at least the portion of the quotation onto a region of the presentation that is separate from another region of the presentation where content from the text of the content item is displayed.
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Abstract
Embodiments described herein provide a method for identifying at least one quotation from a text content source and selecting at least one of the identified quotations for prominent display on a presentation. In one embodiment, the presentation that displays the selected quotation is a webpage viewable over the Internet.
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1. A method for displaying text, the method comprising:
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programmatically selecting a quotation of a third person from text of a content item, wherein the quotation is representative of a topic or theme of the content item, and wherein the selected quotation (i) comprises only a portion of the text of the content item, so that the text of the content item includes non-quotation content, (ii) is attributable to the third person who is not an author of the content item, and (iii) is programmatically deemed to be representative of the topic or theme of the content item; and creating a presentation based, at least in part, on the text of the content item, wherein creating the presentation includes placing at least a portion of the selected quotation in prominence on the presentation, wherein placing at least the portion of the selected quotation in prominence on the presentation includes copying at least the portion of the quotation onto a region of the presentation that is separate from another region of the presentation where content from the text of the content item is displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer implemented method for identifying a quotation in text content, the method comprising:
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selecting a quotation of a third person from text of a content item, wherein the quotation is representative of a topic or theme of the content item, and wherein the selected quotation (i) comprises only a portion of the text of the content item, so that the text of the content item includes non-quotation content, (ii) is attributable to the third person who is not an author of the content item, and (iii) is programmatically deemed to be representative of the topic or theme of the content item, wherein selecting a representative quotation is based, at least in part, on one or more markers that identify a location of the quotation; and displaying the quotation for prominence when displaying the text content or portions of the text content, wherein displaying the quotation for prominence includes copying at least a portion of the quotation onto a region of a presentation that is separate from another region of the presentation where content from the text of the content item is displayed. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A non-transitory computer-readable medium carrying instructions for displaying text content, wherein the instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform steps comprising:
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selecting a quotation of a third person from text of a content item, wherein the quotation is representative of a topic or theme of the content item, and wherein the selected quotation (i) comprises only a portion of the text of the content item, so that the text of the content item includes non-quotation content, (ii) is attributable to the third person who is not an author of the content item, and (iii) is programmatically deemed to be representative of the topic or theme of the content item; and creating a presentation based at least in part on the text of the content item, wherein creating the presentation includes placing at least a portion of the selected quotation in prominence on the presentation, wherein placing at least a portion of the selected quotation in prominence on the presentation includes copying at least the portion of the quotation onto a region of the presentation that is separate from another region of the presentation where content from the text of the content item is displayed.
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