Analyzing news content information

• US 8,359,362 B2
• Filed: 06/28/2010
• Issued: 01/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Original Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Inventors: Bendel, Timothy J., Ghosh, Debashis, Joa, David, Newman, Kurt D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chan, Wing F
• Assistant Examiner(s): KATSIKIS, KOSTAS J
• Application Number:
  US12/824,981
• Publication Number:
  US 20110320543A1
• Time in Patent Office: 939 Days
• Field of Search: 707/943, 455/414.3, 340/7.48, 709/205, 709/206
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/345 Summarisation for human users
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/131 Fragmentation of text files, e.g. creating reusable text-blocks; Linking to fragments, e.g. using XInclude; Namespaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/30 Semantic analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

In a particular embodiment, a method includes receiving a first electronic data from a first news source, wherein the first electronic data is associated with a particular news event and receiving a second electronic data from a second news source, wherein the second electronic data is associated with the particular news event. The method also includes comparing the first and second electronic data and based on the comparison, assigning a numerical value to at least one of the first and second electronic data. The method further includes based on the numerical value assigned to at least one of the first and second electronic data, generating a third electronic data and transmitting the third electronic data to a user.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving first electronic data from a first news source, wherein the first electronic data is associated with a particular news event;

receiving second electronic data from a second news source, wherein the second electronic data is associated with the particular news event;

comparing the first and second electronic data, the comparison comprising identifying any common elements in the first electronic data and the second electronic data;

based on the comparison, assigning a numerical value to at least one of the first and second electronic data, wherein the numerical value indicates a relative completeness of information about the particular news event contained in the at least one of the first and second electronic data;

based on the numerical value assigned to at least one of the first and second electronic data, generating third electronic data;

transmitting the third electronic data to a user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the numerical value is a first numerical value and further comprising assigning a second numerical value to at least one of the first and second electronic data.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the third electronic data comprises generating a summary of the first electronic data and the second electronic data that includes the common elements.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein comparing the first and second electronic data further comprises identifying difference elements, difference elements being information included in the first electronic data that is not included in the second electronic data.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein generating the third electronic data comprises generating the third electronic data that includes the difference elements.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether the first news source or the second news source generates fourth electronic data associated with the news event; and

based on the determination, receiving the fourth electronic data.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein comparing the first and second electronic data comprises applying a selected one of linguistic and grammatical analysis to the first electronic data and the second electronic data.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the numerical value is a first numerical value and further comprising assigning a second numerical value to at least one of the first and second electronic data based on a determination of whether the at least one of the first and second electronic data represents factual information or opinion information.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the determination is based at least in part on identifying the news source of the at least one of the first and second electronic data.

10. A system, comprising:

a memory operable to;

store first electronic data received from a first news source, wherein the first electronic data is associated with a particular news event; and

store second electronic data received from a second news source, wherein the second electronic data is associated with the particular news event; and

a processor coupled to the memory and operable to;

compare the first and second electronic data, the comparison comprising identifying any common elements in the first electronic data and the second electronic data;

based on the comparison, assign a numerical value to at least one of the first and second electronic data, wherein the numerical value indicates a relative completeness of information about the particular news event contained in the at least one of the first and second electronic data;

based on the numerical value assigned to at least one of the first and second electronic data, generate third electronic data; and

transmit the third electronic data to a user.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the processor is operable to compare the first and second electronic data by identifying difference elements, difference elements being information included in the first electronic data that is not included in the second electronic data.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is operable generate the third electronic data by generating third electronic data that includes the difference elements.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the processor is further operable to:

determine whether the first news source or the second news source generates fourth electronic data associated with the news event; and

wherein the memory is operable to, based on the determination, store the fourth electronic data.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the processor is operable to compare the first and second electronic data by applying a selected one of linguistic and grammatical analysis to the first electronic data and the second electronic data.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein:

the numerical value is a first numerical value; and

the processor is operable to assign a second numerical value to at least one of the first and second electronic data based on a determination of whether the at least one of the first and second electronic data represents factual information or opinion information.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the determination is based at least in part on identifying the news source of the at least one of the first and second electronic data.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein the processor is operable to generate the third electronic data by generating a summary of the first electronic data and the second electronic data that includes the common elements.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein:

the numerical value is a first numerical value; and

the processor is operable to assign a second numerical value to at least one of the first and second electronic data.

19. A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with logic, the logic operable, when executed on a processor to:

receive first electronic data from a first news source, wherein the first electronic data is associated with a particular news event;

receive second electronic data from a second news source, wherein the second electronic data is associated with the particular news event;

compare the first and second electronic data, the comparison comprising identifying any common elements in the first electronic data and the second electronic data;

based on the comparison, assign a numerical value to at least one of the first and second electronic data, wherein the numerical value indicates a relative completeness of information about the particular news event contained in the at least one of the first and second electronic data;

based on the numerical value assigned to at least one of the first and second electronic data, generate third electronic data; and

transmit the third electronic data to a user.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the logic is operable to compare the first and second electronic data by applying a selected one of linguistic and grammatical analysis to the first electronic data and the second electronic data.

21. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the logic is operable to generate a third electronic data by generating a summary of the first electronic data and the second electronic data that includes the common elements.

22. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the logic is operable to compare the first and second electronic data by identifying difference elements, difference elements being information included in the first electronic data that is not included in the second electronic data.

23. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 22, wherein the logic is operable to generate the third electronic data by generating third electronic data that includes the difference elements.

24. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the processor is further operable to:

determine whether the first news source or the second news source generates fourth electronic data associated with the news event; and

wherein the memory is operable to, based on the determination, store the fourth electronic data.

25. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein:

the numerical value is a first numerical value; and

the logic is operable to assign a second numerical value to at least one of the first and second electronic data based on a determination of whether the at least one of the first and second electronic data represents factual information or opinion information.

26. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 25, wherein the determination is based at least in part on identifying the news source of the at least one of the first and second electronic data.

27. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein:

the numerical value is a first numerical value; and

the logic is operable to assign a second numerical value to at least one of the first and second electronic data.