Fact checking method and system utilizing the internet of things

• US 9,928,464 B2
• Filed: 06/28/2016
• Issued: 03/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Palo Alto Networks Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Lucas Myslinski
• Inventors: Myslinski, Lucas J.
• Primary Examiner(s): CHEEMA, AZAM M
• Application Number:
  US15/195,818
• Publication Number:
  US 20160306886A1
• Time in Patent Office: 637 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2365 Ensuring data consistency and integrity
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/243 Natural language query formulation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2457 with adaptation to user needs
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2468 Fuzzy queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3344 using natural language analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/35 Clustering; Classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/205 Parsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/226 Validation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/289 Phrasal analysis, e.g. finite state techniques or chunking
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 20/00 Machine learning
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/047 Pattern matching networks; Rete networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/048 Fuzzy inferencing
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 7/01 Probabilistic graphical models, e.g. probabilistic networks

Abstract

An efficient fact checking system analyzes and determines the factual accuracy of information and/or characterizes the information by comparing the information with source information. The efficient fact checking system automatically monitors information, processes the information, fact checks the information efficiently and/or provides a status of the information.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

a. monitoring target information with a plurality of devices;

b. automatically fact checking the target information by comparing the target information with source information to generate a result; and

c. automatically presenting a status of the target information in real-time based on the result of the comparison of the target information with the source information, wherein comparing includes at least one of;

i. searching for an exact match of the target information in the source information and returning the result of the exact match search if the exact match is found;

ii. utilizing pattern matching for fact checking and returning the result of the pattern matching fact check if a pattern matching result confidence score is above a pattern matching result confidence threshold; and

iii. utilizing a natural language search for fact checking and returning the result of the natural language fact check if a natural language result confidence score is above a natural language result confidence threshold; and

wherein searching for the exact match begins searching the source information located on a fastest access time hardware device and continues to slower access time hardware devices;

wherein utilizing pattern matching begins utilizing the source information located on the fastest access time hardware device and continues to the slower access time hardware devices; and

wherein the natural language search begins searching the source information located on the fastest access time hardware device and continues to the slower access time hardware devices;

wherein searching for the exact match begins searching the source information classified by a plurality of keywords found in the target information, then using the source information classified by a single keyword found in the target information, and then using the source information classified by keywords related to the keywords found in the target information;

wherein utilizing pattern matching begins utilizing the source information classified by the plurality of keywords found in the target information, then using the source information classified by the single keyword found in the target information, and then using the source information classified by the keywords related to the keywords found in the target information; and

wherein the natural language search begins searching the source information classified by the plurality of keywords found in the target information, then using the source information classified by the single keyword found in the target information, and then using the source information classified by the keywords related to the keywords found in the target information.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of devices are configured to communicate with each other.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein fact checking the target information occurs on at least one of the plurality of devices.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein fact checking the target information occurs on more than one of the plurality of devices.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of devices are in a plurality of different rooms of a same house.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of devices piece together segments of the target information.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the target information is sent to a central device for fact checking.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein presenting the status of the target information occurs on at least one of the plurality of devices.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein a device of the plurality of devices is selected by detecting where a user is and presenting the status of the target information on the device in a same room as the user.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein most popular, most recent and most common information is stored in the fastest access time hardware device, and less popular, less recent and less common information is stored in the slower access hardware devices.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein searching for the exact match begins searching the source information located in a designated fact checking database and then goes to a broader set of source information;

wherein utilizing pattern matching begins utilizing the source information located in the designated fact checking database, then goes to the broader set of source information; and

wherein the natural language search begins searching the source information located in the designated fact checking database, then goes to the broader set of source information.

12. The method of claim 1 further comprising parsing the target information into segments and prioritizing the segments, so that a highest priority segment is fact checked first, wherein priority is based on the relatedness of the segment to a current topic being discussed and when the segment was presented, wherein if the segment is not fact checked before a timeout threshold, then the segment is removed from a fact check queue.

13. A device comprising:

a. a non-transitory memory for storing an application for automatically performing the following steps;

i. monitoring target information;

ii. sending the target information to one or more additional devices;

iii. fact checking the target information by comparing the target information with source information to generate a result; and

iv. presenting a status of the target information in real-time based on the result of the comparison of the target information with the source information, wherein comparing includes at least one of;

(1) searching for an exact match of the target information in the source information and returning the result of the exact match search if the exact match is found;

(2) utilizing pattern matching for fact checking and returning the result of the pattern matching fact check if a pattern matching result confidence score is above a pattern matching result confidence threshold; and

(3) utilizing a natural language search for fact checking and returning the result of the natural language fact check if a natural language result confidence score is above a natural language result confidence threshold; and

wherein searching for the exact match begins searching the source information located on a fastest access time hardware device and continues to slower access time hardware devices;

wherein utilizing pattern matching begins utilizing the source information located on the fastest access time hardware device and continues to the slower access time hardware devices; and

wherein the natural language search begins searching the source information located on the fastest access time hardware device and continues to the slower access time hardware devices;

wherein searching for the exact match begins searching the source information classified by a plurality of keywords found in the target information, then using the source information classified by a single keyword found in the target information, and then using the source information classified by keywords related to the keywords found in the target information;

wherein utilizing pattern matching begins utilizing the source information classified by the plurality of keywords found in the target information, then using the source information classified by the single keyword found in the target information, and then using the source information classified by the keywords related to the keywords found in the target information; and

wherein the natural language search begins searching the source information classified by the plurality of keywords found in the target information, then using the source information classified by the single keyword found in the target information, and then using the source information classified by the keywords related to the keywords found in the target information; and

b. a processor for processing the application.

14. The device of claim 13 wherein the device is selected from a plurality of devices for presenting the status of the target information by detecting where a user is and presenting the status of the target information on the device of the plurality of devices in a same room as the user.

15. The device of claim 13 wherein sending the target information includes sending segments of the target information which are pieced together for fact checking.

16. A method comprising:

a. monitoring target information with one or more devices;

b. fact checking the target information by comparing the target information with source information to generate a result; and

c. determining whether to display the target information based on the result of the comparison of the target information with the source information, wherein comparing includes at least one of;

i. searching for an exact match of the target information in the source information and returning the result of the exact match search if the exact match is found;

ii. utilizing pattern matching for fact checking and returning the result of the pattern matching fact check if a pattern matching result confidence score is above a pattern matching result confidence threshold; and

iii. utilizing a natural language search for fact checking and returning the result of the natural language fact check if a natural language result confidence score is above a natural language result confidence threshold; and

wherein searching for the exact match begins searching the source information located on a fastest access time hardware device and continues to slower access time hardware devices;

wherein utilizing pattern matching begins utilizing the source information located on the fastest access time hardware device and continues to the slower access time hardware devices; and

wherein the natural language search begins searching the source information located on the fastest access time hardware device and continues to the slower access time hardware devices;

wherein searching for the exact match begins searching the source information classified by a plurality of keywords found in the target information, then using the source information classified by a single keyword found in the target information, and then using the source information classified by keywords related to the keywords found in the target information;

wherein utilizing pattern matching begins utilizing the source information classified by the plurality of keywords found in the target information, then using the source information classified by the single keyword found in the target information, and then using the source information classified by the keywords related to the keywords found in the target information; and

wherein the natural language search begins searching the source information classified by the plurality of keywords found in the target information, then using the source information classified by the single keyword found in the target information, and then using the source information classified by the keywords related to the keywords found in the target information.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein the result is presented on a device of the one or more devices, wherein the device of the one or more devices is selected by detecting where a user is and presenting the result of the target information on the device of the one or more devices in a same room as the user.

18. The method of claim 16 wherein the one or more devices each send segments of the target information to a central device.

19. The method of claim 16 wherein the target information comprises social networking information.

20. The method of claim 16 wherein the target information comprises an advertisement.