Systems and methods for quote extraction
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a computer system, a content item containing text;
analyzing, by the computer system, the text of the content item to identify;
a quote, a named entity that is the source of the quote, and identification information for the named entity, wherein the identification information for the named entity includes first information that is descriptive of the named entity and second information that is descriptive of the first information;
wherein analyzing the text of the content item further comprises;
analyzing the text of the content item to identify a first quote, a first named entity that is the source of the first quote, and first information regarding the first named entity;
analyzing the text of the content item to identify a second quote, a second named entity that is the source of the second quote, and second information regarding the second named entity; and
ranking the first quote and the second quote, wherein the first quote is ranked higher than the second quote, the ranking of the first quote and the second quote based at least partially on respective positions of the first quote and the second quote within the content item, wherein the respective positions of the first quote and the second quote within the content item comprise respective placements of the first quote and the second quote within the content item, and wherein the ranking of the first quote and the second quote is based at least partially on a number of respective occurrences of the first quote and the second quote within content items other than the received content item; and
communicating, by the computer system for display, based on the ranking of the first quote, the first quote, first named entity, and first information regarding the first named entity to a user through a user interface.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure may be utilized to analyze a content item comprising text to identify: a quote, a named entity that is the source of the quote (e.g., a person or organization such as a company), and identification information for the named entity (such as a title of the person giving the quote). Quotes may also be ranked to determine, for example, the best quotes to include in an article.
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17 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a computer system, a content item containing text; analyzing, by the computer system, the text of the content item to identify;
a quote, a named entity that is the source of the quote, and identification information for the named entity, wherein the identification information for the named entity includes first information that is descriptive of the named entity and second information that is descriptive of the first information;wherein analyzing the text of the content item further comprises; analyzing the text of the content item to identify a first quote, a first named entity that is the source of the first quote, and first information regarding the first named entity; analyzing the text of the content item to identify a second quote, a second named entity that is the source of the second quote, and second information regarding the second named entity; and ranking the first quote and the second quote, wherein the first quote is ranked higher than the second quote, the ranking of the first quote and the second quote based at least partially on respective positions of the first quote and the second quote within the content item, wherein the respective positions of the first quote and the second quote within the content item comprise respective placements of the first quote and the second quote within the content item, and wherein the ranking of the first quote and the second quote is based at least partially on a number of respective occurrences of the first quote and the second quote within content items other than the received content item; and communicating, by the computer system for display, based on the ranking of the first quote, the first quote, first named entity, and first information regarding the first named entity to a user through a user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium tangibly storing computer program instructions capable of being executed by a processor, the computer program instructions defining the steps of:
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receiving, by the processor, a content item containing text; analyzing, by the processor, the text of the content item to identify;
a quote, a named entity that is the source of the quote, and identification information for the named entity, wherein the identification information for the named entity includes first information that is descriptive of the named entity and second information that is descriptive of the first information;wherein analyzing the text of the content item further comprises; analyzing the text of the content item to identify a first quote, a first named entity that is the source of the first quote, and first information regarding the first named entity; analyzing the text of the content item to identify a second quote, a second named entity that is the source of the second quote, and second information regarding the second named entity; and ranking the first quote and the second quote, wherein the first quote is ranked higher than the second quote, the ranking of the first quote and the second quote based at least partially on respective positions of the first quote and the second quote within the content item, wherein the respective positions of the first quote and the second quote within the content item comprise respective placements of the first quote and the second quote within the content item, and wherein the ranking of the first quote and the second quote is based at least partially on a number of respective occurrences of the first quote and the second quote within content items other than the received content item; and communicating, by the processor for display, based on the ranking of the first quote, the first quote, first named entity, and first information regarding the first named entity to a user through a user interface.
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17. A system comprising:
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a processor; a storage medium for tangibly storing thereon program logic for execution by the processor, the program logic comprising; content item receiving logic executed by the processor for receiving a content item containing text; text analyzing logic executed by the processor for analyzing the text of the content item to identify;
a quote, a named entity that is the source of the quote, and identification information for the named entity, wherein the identification information for the named entity includes first information that is descriptive of the named entity and second information that is descriptive of the first information;wherein the text analyzing logic for analyzing the text of the content item further comprises; first quote text analyzing logic executed by the processor for analyzing the text of the content item to identify a first quote, a first named entity that is the source of the first quote, and first information regarding the first named entity; second quote text analyzing logic executed by the processor for analyzing the text of the content item to identify a second quote, a second named entity that is the source of the second quote, and second information regarding the second named entity; and ranking logic executed by the processor for ranking the first quote and the second quote, wherein the first quote is ranked higher than the second quote, the ranking of the first quote and the second quote based at least partially on respective positions of the first quote and the second quote within the content item, wherein the respective positions of the first quote and the second quote within the content item comprise respective placements of the first quote and the second quote within the content item, and wherein the ranking of the first quote and the second quote is based at least partially on a number of respective occurrences of the first quote and the second quote within content items other than the received content item; and communicating logic executed by the processor for communicating, for display, based on the ranking of the first quote, the first quote, first named entity, and first information regarding the first named entity to a user through a user interface.
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