Patent ID: 9483730
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: G06N,G06Q

Claim Text:
1. A method of generating a summary review associated with an entity, the method comprising: generating, using a processing device, a distribution of aspect ratings, the aspect ratings being based on a plurality of textual opinions of a set of reviews by a reviewer, the set of reviews being associated with the entity, the aspect ratings being generated by the processing device as a numerical indication of polarity and strength of polarity associated with aspects represented in the plurality of textual opinions, each of the aspects representing a feature associated with the entity; selecting, using the processing device, an opinion from the plurality of textual opinions, the opinion being selected based on the strength of polarity of an aspect rating that corresponds to the opinion relative to the distribution; generating, using the processing device, the summary review in response to an inquiry from a user, the summary review comprising a summary statement and the opinion, the summary statement including textual data that indicates a characteristic of the polarity and the strength of polarity of the aspect ratings of the distribution, retrieving metadata associated with each of the set of reviews, and calculating a confidence score associated with each of the set of reviews based on the metadata, wherein the metadata includes demographic information for the reviewer and the user comprising age, sex, income and education of each, the opinion selected from the set of reviews being associated with a high confidence score, the high confidence score indicating the opinion includes information targeted to the user; and communicating and downloading the summary review, using a wireless network, to a mobile communication device in response to the inquiry from the user.