IP Library Granted Patent US 10,452,778
Granted Patent B2
US 10,452,778 · App. 15/296,665 · Granted Oct 22, 2019

System and method for managing news headlines

Inventors: Michael A. Ursitti (Califon, NJ); Vincent Collier (East Windsor, NJ); Debra A. Cook (Waltham, MA); Amy Attanasio (Flemington, NJ); Kevin Reynolds (Yardley, PA)
Assignee: Bloomberg Finance L.P.
G06F17/2745G06F16/954G06F17/24G06Q10/10G06Q30/0201G06F3/0482G06F17/278
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Patent No.
US 10,452,778
App. No.
15/296,665
Granted
Oct 22, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods are provided related to a news-editing environment that may facilitate expedited editing, creation, and dispatching of news headlines. Articles are acquired from a plurality of information sources, preprocessed, and then queued for creation of a headline by one or more editors. Metadata may also be associated with an article, a headline, or both. Once a headline has been composed, the editor dispatches it, and the headline may subsequently be send to one or more consumers.

Claims (49)

1. A method for generating headlines, comprising:

receiving an electronic article from an information source;

extracting one or more tickers from the electronic article using a preprocessing module;

classifying the electronic article into a category;

sending the electronic article to a headlining module;

generating a text headline associated with the electronic article using the headlining module by applying rules based on a source or a format of the electronic article, the text headline comprising a corporation name that is associated with a ticker selected from the one or more extracted tickers; and

dispatching the generated text headline based on the category.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein generating the text headline associated with the electronic article using the headlining module by applying rules based on a source or a format of the electronic article comprises:

selecting the text headline from a plurality of pre-constructed headlines via a user interface.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the text headline comprises a token that is replaced with a defined value upon selection of the text headline.

4. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein classifying the electronic article into the category comprises:

classifying the electronic article into the category based on a subject matter of content of the electronic article.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:

generating metadata related to content of the electronic article; and

generating the text headline based on the metadata.

6. The method as recited in claim 5 , wherein the metadata comprises at least one of: an identifier of the electronic article, a time that the electronic article was received, a source of the electronic article, and an extracted headline from the electronic article.

7. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a market capitalization of a corporation associated with the corporation name.

8. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein dispatching the generated text headline comprises:

dispatching the generated text headline to a customer associated with a news organization.

9. The method as recited in claim 1 , from wherein the information source is a news wire.

10. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer program instructions for generating headlines, which, when executed on a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving an electronic article from an information source;

extracting one or more tickers from the electronic article using a preprocessing module;

classifying the electronic article into a category;

sending the electronic article to a headlining module;

generating a text headline associated with the electronic article using the headlining module by applying rules based on a source or a format of the electronic article, the text headline comprising a corporation name that is associated with a ticker selected from the one or more extracted tickers; and

dispatching the generated text headline based on the category.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium as recited in claim 10 , wherein generating the text headline associated with the electronic article using the headlining module by applying rules based on a source or a format of the electronic article comprises:

receiving a selection of the text headline from a plurality of pre-constructed headlines.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium as recited in claim 10 , wherein the text headline comprises a token that is replaced with a defined value upon receiving a selection of the text headline.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium as recited in claim 10 , wherein classifying the electronic article into a category comprises:

classifying the electronic article into the category based on a subject matter of content of the electronic article.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium as recited in claim 10 , the operations further comprising:

generating metadata related to content of the electronic article; and

generating the text headline based on the metadata.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium as recited in claim 14 , wherein the metadata comprises at least one of: an identifier of the electronic article, a time that the electronic article was received, a source of the electronic article, and an extracted headline from the electronic article.

16. A system comprising:

a headlining station comprising:

an interface configured to receive an electronic article from an information source;

a preprocessing module for extracting one or more tickers from the electronic article and sending the electronic article to a headlining module;

the headlining module for generating a headline associated with the electronic article by applying rules based on a source or a format of the electronic article, the headline comprising a corporation name that is associated with a ticker selected from the one or more extracted tickers via a user interface;

a categorization module for classifying the electronic article into a category; and

a dispatching module for dispatching the generated headline based on the category.

17. The system as recited in claim 16 , wherein the headlining module is further for selecting the headline from a plurality of pre-constructed headlines via the user interface.

18. The system as recited in claim 16 , wherein the preprocessing module is further for determining a market capitalization of a corporation associated with the corporation name.

19. The system as recited in claim 16 , wherein dispatching the generated headline based on the category comprises:

dispatching the generated headline to a customer associated with a news organization.

20. The system as recited in claim 16 , wherein the information source is a news wire.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2018
From: BLOOMBERG FINANCE L.P.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 046211/0356 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2018
From: BLOOMBERG L.P.
To: BLOOMBERG FINANCE L.P.
Reel/Frame 045507/0504 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 17, 2016
From: URSITTI, MICHAEL A.; COLLIER, VINCENT; COOK, DEBRA A.; ATTANASIO, AMY W.; REYNOLDS, KEVIN
To: BLOOMBERG L.P.
Reel/Frame 040362/0961 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 11250829 · Oct 13, 2005
Provisional Application 60618386 · Oct 13, 2004
Related Publication 20170068658A1 · Mar 9, 2017