Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Element for Selecting Terms for a Glossary in a Document Processing System
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsAndrew James Frederick Bravery, Gordon Douglas Hutchison
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program element are disclosed for selecting a term for inclusion in a glossary in a document handling or processing system in which a set of functions or rules are applied to the term in order to provide a probability measure for the terms being suitable for inclusion in said glossary.
Claims20
A method for selecting one or more terms for a glossary in a document processing system, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) receiving a term selected from a document;
- b) applying a set of one or more rules to said term, each said rule being arranged to assign a result value to said term;
- c) applying a function to said term, said function being arranged to use one or more of said assigned result values to produce a probability value relating to the likelihood of said term being a candidate for inclusion in a glossary associated with said document;
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- d) presenting said term to a user as a candidate for inclusion in said glossary.
An apparatus for selecting one or more terms for a glossary in a document processing system, said apparatus being operable to:
- a) receive a term selected from a document;
- b) apply a set of one or more rules to said term, each said rule being arranged to assign a result value to said term;
- c) apply a function to said term, said function being arranged to use one or more of said assigned result values to produce a probability value relating to the likelihood of said term being a candidate for inclusion in a glossary associated with said document;
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- d) present said term to a user as a candidate for inclusion in said glossary.
A computer program element comprising computer program code to, when loaded into a computer system and executed thereon, cause the computer to perform the steps of a method for selecting one or more terms for a glossary in a document processing system, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) receiving a term selected from a document;
- b) applying a set of one or more rules to said term, each said rule being arranged to assign a result value to said term;
- c) applying a function to said term, said function being arranged to use one or more of said assigned result values to produce a probability value relating to the likelihood of said term being a candidate for inclusion in a glossary associated with said document;
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- d) presenting said term to a user as a candidate for inclusion in said glossary.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.