Zhaohui Kevin Wu

US Patent:

20150317313, Nov 5, 2015

Filed:

May 2, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/268953

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Ariel Fuxman - San Francisco CA, US
Ashok Chandra - Saratoga CA, US
Zhaohui Wu - State College PA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

Abstract:

A user can select a name of an entity such as a character in a book. In response to the selection, the passages of the book are processed using entity frequency and passage length to determine passages that are relevant to the entity. These relevant passages are processed to determine which of the relevant passages are descriptive and are most likely to help a user understand the entity by identifying characteristics of helpful passages such as words that indicate particular actions, words that are associated with biographical information, or the location of the passage in the book. The most descriptive passages can be shown to the user on the computing device that he is using to view the book.