Method for dynamically delivering contents encapsulated with capsule overviews corresonding to the plurality of documents, resolving co-referentiality related to frequency within document, determining topic stamps for each document segments

A system for dynamically presenting the contents of a plurality of documents on a display, comprising:

• means for receiving a plurality of documents;
• a memory for storing the plurality of documents;
• a processor coupled to the memory functioning to generate a plurality of capsule overviews corresponding to the plurality of documents, wherein, for each document, the processor identifies a plurality of discourse referents in the document, divides the document into topically relevant document segments, resolves co-referentiality among the discourse referents within, and across, the document segments, calculates discourse salience values for the discourse referents based upon the resolving, determines topic stamps for each of the document segments based upon discourse salience values of the associated discourse referents, and provides a capsule overview of the document, constructed from the topic stamps;
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• a display for delivering document content as encapsulated within the plurality of capsule overviews.

A method for dynamically presenting the contents of a plurality of documents on a display, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) receiving a plurality of documents;
• b) generating a plurality of capsule overviews corresponding to the plurality of documents, wherein the generating step further includes the steps of:
• 1) identifying a plurality of discourse referents in the document;
• 2) dividing the document into topically relevant document segments;
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• 3) for each discourse referent, linking the discourse referent by co-referentiality to each other within, and across, the document segments to assess a frequency with which it appears within the document thereby determining prominence of the discourse referent;
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• c) dynamically delivering document content as encapsulated within the plurality of capsule overviews.

A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for dynamically presenting the contents of a plurality of documents on a display, the programming instructions for:

• a) receiving a plurality of documents;
• b) generating a plurality of capsule overviews corresponding to the plurality of documents, wherein the generating instructions further include the instructions for:
• 1) identifying a plurality of discourse referents in the document;
• 2) dividing the document into topically relevant document segments;
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• 3) for each discourse referent, linking the discourse referent by co-referentiality to each other within, and across, the document segments to assess a frequency with which it appears within the document thereby determining prominence of the discourse referent;
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• c) dynamically delivering document content as encapsulated within the plurality of capsule overviews.