Event based document sorter and method
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1. A method of automatically sorting sports related news stories by their temporal characteristics using a computing system comprising:
- a) identifying a first sporting event;
wherein said first sporting event is assigned by the computing system to a plurality of different event status states each representing a different temporal period within a temporal sequence defined for such first sporting event;
b) analyzing a first electronic document describing said first sporting event with the computing system to identify first content snippets determinative of a first status state of said sporting event relative to completion and/or resolution;
c) analyzing a second electronic document with second content snippets describing a second status state for said first sporting event with the computing system; and
d) determining which of said first and second electronic documents contains content describing a more current status of said sporting event by comparing said first status state to said second status state and generating an output with the computing system indicating which of said electronic documents describes the more current status;
wherein changes in corresponding content snippets relating to completion and/or resolution of such first sporting event are tracked between documents and used by the computing system to derive a relative temporal relationship between said first electronic document and said second electronic document.
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Abstract
Events and/or topics are studied and classified according to their temporal qualities to determine their relative state. The content of a document relating to such event/topic is analyzed to identify temporal components. These components can be compared with corresponding counterparts in other documents to identify a relative temporal order. The invention can be used in environments such as automated news aggregators, search engines, and other electronic systems which compile information having temporal qualities.
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1. A method of automatically sorting sports related news stories by their temporal characteristics using a computing system comprising:
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a) identifying a first sporting event; wherein said first sporting event is assigned by the computing system to a plurality of different event status states each representing a different temporal period within a temporal sequence defined for such first sporting event; b) analyzing a first electronic document describing said first sporting event with the computing system to identify first content snippets determinative of a first status state of said sporting event relative to completion and/or resolution; c) analyzing a second electronic document with second content snippets describing a second status state for said first sporting event with the computing system; and d) determining which of said first and second electronic documents contains content describing a more current status of said sporting event by comparing said first status state to said second status state and generating an output with the computing system indicating which of said electronic documents describes the more current status; wherein changes in corresponding content snippets relating to completion and/or resolution of such first sporting event are tracked between documents and used by the computing system to derive a relative temporal relationship between said first electronic document and said second electronic document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of automatically sorting disaster and/or accident related news stories by their temporal characteristics using a computing system comprising:
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a) identifying a first news vent involving a disaster and/or accident related event; wherein said first news event is associated by the computing system with a plurality of corresponding event status states defined for a progress template for such first news event; wherein said event status states are associated by the computing system with content for the first news event which is distinctive to different temporal periods within said progress template; b) analyzing a first electronic document describing said first event with the computing system to identify first content snippets determinative of a first status state of said first news event relative to said event status states defined for said progress template; c) analyzing a second electronic document with second content snippets describing a second status state for said first news event with the computing system; and d) determining which of said first and second electronic documents contains content describing a more current status state of said first event by comparing said first status state to said second status state and generating an output with the computing system indicating which of said electronic documents describes the more current status state; wherein changes in corresponding content snippets relating to one of least property damage, loss of lives, injuries survivors and/or an absolute time of such first event are tracked between documents and used by the computing system to derive a relative temporal relationship between said first electronic document and second electronic document. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of automatically sorting election related news stories by their temporal characteristics using a computing system comprising:
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a) identifying a first event involving an election; wherein said first event is associated by the computing system with a plurality of corresponding event status states defined for a progress template for such first event; wherein said event status states are associated by the computing system with content for the event which is distinctive to different temporal periods within said progress template; b) analyzing a first electronic document describing said first event with the computing system to identify first content snippets determinative of a first status state of said first event relative to said event status states defined for said progress template; c) analyzing a second electronic document with second content snippets describing a second status state for said first event with the computing system; and d) determining which of said first and second electronic documents contains content describing a more current status state of said election by comparing said first status state to said second status state and generating an output with the computing system indicating which of said electronic documents describes the more current status state; wherein changes in corresponding content snippets relating to one of least voting percentages, vote counts, candidate percentages and/or an absolute time of such first event are tracked between documents and used by the computing system to derive a relative temporal relationship between said first electronic document and second electronic document. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of automatically sorting sports related news stories by their temporal characteristics using a computing system comprising:
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a) identifying a first sporting event; wherein said first sporting event is assigned by the computing system to a plurality of different event status states each representing a different temporal period within a temporal sequence defined for such first sporting event; b) analyzing a first electronic document describing said first sporting event with the computing system to identify first content snippets determinative of a first status state of said sporting event relative to completion and/or resolution; c) analyzing a second electronic document with second content snippets describing a second status state for said first sporting event with the computing system; and d) ordering said first and second electronic documents temporally relative to one another at least in part by tracking changes in corresponding content snippets in each document that disclose a score and/or an absolute time of the first sporting event to determine which of said first and second electronic documents contains content describing a more current status of said sporting event; and e) generating an output with the computing system indicating which of said electronic documents describes the more current status. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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