IP Library Patent Application 13311210
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App. No. 13/311,210

Method and Apparatus For Classifying Digital Content Based on Ideological Bias of Authors

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13/311,210
Abstract

A method and apparatus for classifying a collection of digital documents based on ideological bias of authors. At least a portion of text of a digital document is received and parsed. Pairs of specific features text having specified relationships are detected. The pairs are then mapped to an ideological bias, based on an ideological bias ontology for example. Various actions can be taken on the digital documents based on the determined ideological bias.

Claims (22)

1 . A method for classifying a collection of digital documents based on ideological bias of authors, the method comprising:

receiving at least a portion of text of a digital document;

parsing the portion of digital text;

detecting at least one pair of specific features of the portion of digital text having specified relationships;

mapping the at least pairs of specific features to an ideological bias based on the ideological bias ontology; and

taking action on the digital document based on the ideological bias.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the relationships are specified by an ontology.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said mapping step comprises scoring the at least pairs with a value relating to a specified ideological bias.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the ontology includes entities and relations and the detecting step comprises detecting at least one entity and at least one relation as the at least one pair of specific features of the portion of the digital text having specified relationships.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the ontology includes themes, each theme having at least one entity relation pairing.

6 . A computer architecture for classifying a collection of digital documents based on ideological bias of authors, the architecture comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory operatively coupled to the at least one processor and storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to carry out the method of:

receiving at least a portion of text of a digital document;

parsing the portion of digital text;

detecting at least one pair of specific features of the portion of digital text having specified relationships;

mapping the at least pairs of specific features to an ideological bias based on the ideological bias ontology; and

taking action on the digital document based on the ideological bias.

7 . The architecture of claim 6 , wherein the relationships are specified by an ontology.

8 . The architecture of claim 6 , wherein said mapping step comprises scoring the at least pairs with a value relating to a specified ideological bias.

9 . The architecture of claim 7 , wherein the ontology includes entities and relations and the detecting step comprises detecting at least one entity and at least one relation as the at least one pair of specific features of the portion of the digital text having specified relationships.

10 . The architecture of claim 9 , wherein the ontology includes themes, each theme having at least one entity relation pairing.

Assignments (4)
RELEASE OF PATENT SECURITY INTERESTS Recorded Feb 11, 2014
From: NXT CAPITAL SBIC, LP
To: FEDERATED MEDIA PUBLISHING, INC.; LIJIT NETWORKS, INC.
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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 027819 FRAME 0213. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST. Recorded Dec 16, 2013
From: MUSGROVE, TIMOTHY; WALSH, ROBIN; RIDGE, PETER
To: FEDERATED MEDIA PUBLISHING, INC.
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 27, 2013
From: LIJIT NETWORKS, INC.; FEDERATED MEDIA PUBLISHING, INC.
To: NXT CAPITAL SBIC, LP, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 7, 2012
From: MUSGROVE, TIMOTHY; WALSH, ROBIN; RIDGE, PETER
To: FEDERATED MEDIA PUBLISHING, LLC
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