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Sentence realization model for a natural language generation system

US7526424B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 20, 2002
Grant dateApr 28, 2009
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Expiry dateJul 8, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F40/56
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention is a sentence realization system that processes an abstract linguistic representation (ALR) of a sentence into a structure that can be fully realizable. The system includes a tree conversion component that receives the ALR and generates a basic syntax tree from the ALR. A global movement component then receives the basic syntax tree and hierarchically orders child nodes in that syntax tree relative to ancestor nodes. An intra-constituent ordering component then establishes a linear order among the nodes such that the syntax tree is fully ordered. A surface cleanup component receives the fully ordered tree and performs a number of realization operations to generate surface realizations for constituents that are still represented in an abstract way in the fully ordered syntax tree.

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