Determination of passages and formation of indexes based on paragraphs
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Abstract
A method for retrieving information from a document includes a process of grouping paragraphs in the document to form passages, and forming indexes relating to a number of words in the passages. The number of paragraphs in a passage is determined based on the number of paragraphs considered optimum for a writer to cover a particular topic. Passages are formed by merging each N consecutive paragraphs in the document, where N is an integer greater than 1. Thus, individual passages may include paragraphs that are identical to other passages.
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A processor-implemented method for analyzing a document including paragraphs and determining passages included in said document, the method comprising:
- processing the document to group the paragraphs into at least one passage;
- wherein the at least one passage is a single passage when the document contains less than N paragraphs, wherein N is an integer greater than 1;
- wherein each N consecutive paragraphs in said document are merged to form the at least one passage when the document contains at least N paragraphs, such that if the document contains more than N paragraphs the document will include respective passages having at least one identical paragraph.
A processor-implemented method for forming indexes by analyzing a document including paragraphs, the method comprising:
- processing the document to group the paragraphs into at least one passage;
- creating at least one index, each index including a passage-identifier and a word-number identifier;
- wherein the at least one passage is a single passage when the document contains less than N paragraphs, wherein N is an integer greater than 1;
- wherein each N consecutive paragraphs in said document are merged to form the at least on passage when the document contains at least N paragraphs, such that if the document contains more than N paragraphs the document will include respective passages having at least one identical paragraph.
Indexes on a computer-readable medium, said indexes being formed by a process of analyzing a document including paragraphs, said process comprising:
- processing the document to group the paragraphs into at least one passage;
- creating at least one index, each index including a passage-identifier and a word-number identifier;
- wherein the at least one passage is a single passage when the document contains less than N paragraphs, wherein N is an integer greater than 1;
- wherein each N consecutive paragraphs in said document are merged to form the at least on passage when the document contains at least N paragraphs, such that if the document contains more than N paragraphs the document will include respective passages having at least one identical paragraph.
The indexes on computer-readable medium 13, wherein N is from 2 to 30.
The indexes on computer-readable medium 14, wherein N is from 2 to 30.
A computer-readable medium including a program used to analyze a document including paragraphs and determine passages included in said document, said program comprising:
- processing the document to group the paragraphs into at least one passage;
- wherein the at least one passage is a single passage when the document contains less than N paragraphs, wherein N is an integer greater than 1;
- wherein each N consecutive paragraphs in said document are merged to form the at least on passage when the document contains at least N paragraphs, such that if the document contains more than N paragraphs the document will include respective passages having at least one identical paragraph.
A computer-readable medium including a program for forming indexes, said program analyzes a document including paragraphs, said program comprising:
- processing the document to group the paragraphs into at least one passage;
- creating at least one index, each index including a passage-identifier and a word-number identifier;
- wherein the at least one passage is a single passage when the document contains less than N paragraphs, wherein N is an integer greater than 1;
- wherein each N consecutive paragraphs in said document are merged to form the at least on passage when the document contains at least N paragraphs, such that if the document contains more than N paragraphs the document will include respective passages having at least one identical paragraph.
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