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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2005
Christopher A. Ekberg, Natick, MA (US);
Brian Ulicny, Winchester, MA (US);
Gray Watson, Lexington, MA (US);
Steven Quince, Tyngsboro, MA (US);
Alden Dorosario, South Grafton, MA (US);
Vladimir Zelevinsky, Brookline, MA (US);
Stavros Michael Macrakis, Cambridge, MA (US);
Christopher A. Ekberg, Natick, MA (US);
Brian Ulicny, Winchester, MA (US);
Gray Watson, Lexington, MA (US);
Steven Quince, Tyngsboro, MA (US);
Alden Dorosario, South Grafton, MA (US);
Vladimir Zelevinsky, Brookline, MA (US);
Stavros Michael MacRakis, Cambridge, MA (US);
Lycos, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A method of generating a report from multiple sources includes obtaining a topic based on input queries relating to the topic, obtaining information about the topic from the multiple sources, where the information includes excerpts from the multiple sources that meet one or more criteria, and generating the report using the excerpts. Generating the report includes obtaining subtopics for the excerpts, organizing the excerpts based on the subtopics, and editing text in the excerpts.