Patent ID: 7966316
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system for summarizing answers to previously asked questions, the system comprising: a question type identifier component accessing a question data store of previously asked questions along with answers submitted to the previously asked questions and selecting a question for answer summarization and identifying a question type of the selected question; an answer summarization component generating answer summaries that summarize the answers to the selected question, the answer summaries being in a format that is determined by the question type of the selected question; a summary data store, wherein the answer summarization component stores the selected question and the answer summaries generated for the selected question in the summary data store for subsequent retrieval by comparing a question type and subject matter content of an input question to the identified question type of the selected question and subject matter content of the selected question; and a computer processor, being a functional part of the system, activated by the question type identifier component and the answer summarization component to facilitate identifying a question type and generating answer summaries.