Patent ID: 8019656
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of automatically generating a self-updating naturally-reading narrative product summary about a selected product, the method comprising: evaluating, using a computing device, an existing narrative product summary including: comparing at least one of the existing attribute name, the existing attribute value, the existing attribute unit, and the existing assertion model, respectively, to at least one of a current attribute name, a current attribute value, a current attribute unit, and a current assertion model to determine if at least one of the comparisons shows a change in the attribute name, the attribute value, the attribute unit, or the assertion model; determining, using a computing device, at least one new attribute associated with the selected product, the at least one new attribute including at least one of a changed attribute name, a changed attribute value, or a changed attribute unit; selecting, using a computing device, an alternative product; retrieving, using a computing device, new assertion models defining forms in which assertions describe the selected product and identify the alternative product in a natural manner; and generating, using a computing device, a naturally-reading narrative product summary by combining the at least one new attribute with a new retrieved assertion model, and combining the selected alternative product with another retrieved assertion model to recommend the selected alternative product in the narrative.