Adapting Tabular Data for Narration
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsDonna Karen Byron, Alexander Pikovsky, Matthew B. Sanchez
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Abstract
A system, and computer program product for adapting tabular data for narration are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A set of categories used to organize data is identified in a first tabular portion of a document. A structure of the categories is analyzed. An inference is drawn about data in a first cell in the first tabular portion based on a position of the first cell in the structure. The first tabular portion of the document is transformed into a first narrative form using the inference.
Claims16
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A computer usable program product comprising a computer usable storage device including computer usable code for adapting tabular data for narration, the computer usable code comprising:
- computer usable code for identifying, in a first tabular portion of a document, a set of categories used to organize data;
- computer usable code for analyzing a structure of the categories;
- computer usable code for drawing an inference about data in a first cell in the first tabular portion based on a position of the first cell in the structure;
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- computer usable code for transforming the first tabular portion of the document into a first narrative form using the inference.
A data processing system for adapting tabular data for narration, the data processing system comprising:
- a storage device including a storage medium, wherein the storage device stores computer usable program code;
- and
- a processor, wherein the processor executes the computer usable program code, and wherein the computer usable program code comprises:
- computer usable code for identifying, in a first tabular portion of a document, a set of categories used to organize data;
- computer usable code for analyzing a structure of the categories;
- computer usable code for drawing an inference about data in a first cell in the first tabular portion based on a position of the first cell in the structure;
- and
- computer usable code for transforming the first tabular portion of the document into a first narrative form using the inference.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.