IP Library Granted Patent US 11,328,732
Granted Patent B2
US 11,328,732 · App. 17/022,977 · Granted May 10, 2022

Generating summary text compositions

Inventors: Yufang Hou (Dublin, IE); Beat Buesser (Dublin, IE); Bei Chen (Blanchardstown, IE); Akihiro Kishimoto (Dublin, IE)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
G10L15/26G10L15/08G06F16/345
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Patent No.
US 11,328,732
App. No.
17/022,977
Granted
May 10, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for generating a summary text composition can include obtaining historical reading data of a user. The method can include generating, based on the historical reading data, a reading proficiency level of the user. The method can include selecting, based on the reading proficiency level, a summarization model from a set of summarization models. The method can include obtaining a target composition. The target composition can be selected from the group consisting of a literary work, a video recording, and an audio recording. The method can include generating, by the summarization model, the summary text composition. The summary text composition can correspond to the target composition and have a first reading level classification that matches the reading proficiency level. The method can include transmitting the summary text composition to a computing device.

Claims (52)

1. A computer-implemented method for generating a summary text composition comprising:

obtaining historical reading data of a user;

generating, based on the historical reading data, a reading proficiency level of the user;

selecting, based on the reading proficiency level, a summarization model from a set of summarization models, the summarization model comprising a trained machine-learning model;

obtaining a target composition, the target composition selected from the group consisting of a literary work, a video recording, and an audio recording;

obtaining a custom constraint comprising a predetermined specification for the summary text composition;

generating, by the summarization model and based at least in part on the custom constraint, the summary text composition, the summary text composition corresponding to the target composition and having a first reading level classification that matches the reading proficiency level; and

transmitting the summary text composition to a computing device.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the target composition has a second reading level classification, the second reading level classification being higher than the first reading level classification.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the target composition includes audio data; the method further comprising:

generating a transcript of the audio data; and

wherein the generating the summary text composition is based at least in part on the transcript of the audio data.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising obtaining feedback from the user regarding the summary text composition.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the historical reading data includes a literary-work purchase history of the user.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the historical reading data includes the literary work; and

the determining the reading proficiency level comprises comparing the literary work to a set of reading-level classification standards.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the custom constraint is selected from the group consisting of a word limit and a reading time.

8. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory in communication with the processor, the memory containing program instructions that, when executed by the processor, are configured to cause the processor to perform a method for generating a summary text composition, the method comprising:

obtaining historical reading data of a user;

generating, based on the historical reading data, a reading proficiency level of the user;

selecting, based on the reading proficiency level, a summarization model from a set of summarization models, the summarization model comprising a trained machine-learning model;

obtaining a target composition, the target composition selected from the group consisting of a literary work, a video recording, and an audio recording;

obtaining a custom constraint comprising a predetermined specification for the summary text composition;

generating, by the summarization model and based at least in part on the custom constraint, the summary text composition, the summary text composition corresponding to the target composition and having a first reading level classification that matches the reading proficiency level; and

transmitting the summary text composition to a computing device.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the target composition has a second reading level classification, the second reading level classification being higher than the first reading level classification.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the target composition includes audio data; the method further comprising:

generating a transcript of the audio data; and

wherein the generating the summary text composition is based at least in part on the transcript of the audio data.

11. The system of claim 8 , further comprising obtaining feedback from the user regarding the summary text composition.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the historical reading data includes a literary-work purchase history of the user.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the historical reading data includes the literary work; and

the determining the reading proficiency level comprises comparing the literary work to a set of reading-level classification standards.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the custom constraint is selected from the group consisting of a word limit and a reading time.

15. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method for generating a summary text composition, the method comprising:

obtaining historical reading data of a user;

generating, based on the historical reading data, a reading proficiency level of the user;

selecting, based on the reading proficiency level, a summarization model from a set of summarization models, the summarization model comprising a trained machine-learning model;

obtaining a target composition, the target composition selected from the group consisting of a literary work, a video recording, and an audio recording;

obtaining a custom constraint comprising a predetermined specification for the summary text composition;

generating, by the summarization model and based at least in part on the custom constraint, the summary text composition, the summary text composition corresponding to the target composition and having a first reading level classification that matches the reading proficiency level; and

transmitting the summary text composition to a computing device.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the target composition has a second reading level classification, the second reading level classification being higher than the first reading level classification.

17. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the target composition includes audio data; the method further comprising:

generating a transcript of the audio data; and

wherein the generating the summary text composition is based at least in part on the transcript of the audio data.

18. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the historical reading data includes a literary-work purchase history of the user.

19. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the historical reading data includes the literary work; and

the determining the reading proficiency level comprises comparing the literary work to a set of reading-level classification standards.

20. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the custom constraint is selected from the group consisting of a word limit and a reading time.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 16, 2020
From: HOU, YUFANG; BUESSER, BEAT; CHEN, BEI; KISHIMOTO, AKIHIRO
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053793/0242 →
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