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Information retrieval system utilizing wavelet transform
Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute Inc
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Filing: 1997-07-21
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Granted: 2000-05-30
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Expires: 2017-07-21
Abstract
Abstract A method for automatically partitioning an unstructured electronically formatted natural language document into its sub-topic structure. Specifically, the document is converted to an electronic signal and a wavelet transform is then performed on the signal. The resultant signal may then be used to graphically display and interact with the sub-topic structure of the document.
Inventors
- 👤 Mary E. Brewster
- 👤 Nancy E. Miller
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 10:55
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/30; G06F16/33; G06F16/338; G06F18/00; G06F18/20; G06F18/21
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
75 words
A method for automatically determining a semantic structure of an electronically formatted natural language based document consisting essentially of words, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing a numerical representation as a digital signal of the words within the document wherein said numerical representation contains some information relating the semantic content of the word to the semantic content of the document b) performing a wavelet transform on said signal, thereby determining the semantic structure.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
75 words
A method for automatically determining a semantic structure of an electronically formatted natural language based document consisting essentially of words, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing a numerical representation as a digital signal of the words within the document wherein said numerical representation contains some information relating the semantic content of the word to the semantic content of the document b) performing a wavelet transform on said signal, thereby determining the semantic structure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said wavelet transform is selected from the group comprising a fast wavelet transform, a redundant wavelet transform, a non-orthogonal wavelet transform, a local cosine transform, and a local sine transform.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of utilizing the output of the wavelet transform to generate a visual representation of the semantic structure of the document.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the visual representation of the semantic structure of the document is selected from the group comprising a text based representation and a graphical representation and combinations thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
86 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the method of providing said numerical representation of the words within the document is selected from the group consisting of words frequency counts within the entire document, words frequency counts within subsets of the words in said document, functions of word frequency counts within the entire document, functions of word frequency counts within subsets of the words in said document, statistical correlations between words in said document, statistical correlations between groups of words contained in said document, and combinations thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of utilizing the output of the wavelet transform to partition the document.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the document is partitioned according to the semantic structure of the document at a single level.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the document is partitioned according to the semantic structure of the document at multiple levels to produce an outline of the document.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the document is partitioned according to the semantic structure of the document at multiple levels to produce a fuzzy outline of the document.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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