Method and apparatus for managing auto-correction in messaging

• US 10,127,222 B2
• Filed: 02/19/2016
• Issued: 11/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.), AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hochman, Kevin, Blumstein, Glenn, Chien, Ginger
• Primary Examiner(s): Bloomquist, Keith D
• Application Number:
  US15/047,742
• Publication Number:
  US 20160170960A1
• Time in Patent Office: 998 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/232 Orthographic correction, e.g. spell checking or vowelisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/274 Converting codes to words; Guess-ahead of partial word inputs

Abstract

A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting in a corrected text message an auto-correction by the first communication device of a target word of a group of words, detecting an input command requesting a transmission of the corrected text message to a second communication device, responsive to the detecting of the input command, presenting a correction alert indicating the target word that has been auto-corrected, and in response to the presenting of the correction alert, presenting an option for modifying the target word, where the transmission of the corrected text message to the second communication device is limited to after the option for modifying is presented at the first communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a processing system of a first communication device including a processor, input data comprising a group of words inputted via a user interface of the first communication device;

performing, by the processing system, auto-correction of a target word included in the group of words to generate a corrected text message;

receiving, by the processing system, via the user interface a request to transmit the corrected text message to a second communication device;

responsive to the receiving the request, presenting, by the processing system, a correction alert at the first communication device, the correction alert comprising an audio signal to indicate that the target word has been auto-corrected, wherein the correction alert is selected from provisioning information accessible to the processing system, wherein the provisioning information is accessed to select the audio signal, wherein the selected audio signal is indexed to an intended recipient of the corrected text message, a subject matter of the corrected text message, or a type of the target word; and

responsive to the presenting the correction alert, presenting, by the first communication device, an option for modifying the target word prior to initiating a transmission of the corrected text message.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, by the processing system, provisioning information indicating a level of auto-correction to apply to the group of words.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing, by the processing system, a recipient alert with the transmission of the corrected text message to the second communication device, wherein the recipient alert is configured for presentation at the second communication device to indicate that the target word has been auto-corrected.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the auto-correction of the target word is performed by obtaining a word from a first library.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the option for modifying the target word includes presenting a suggested word obtained from a second library, wherein the first library differs from the second library.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing, by the processing system, a recipient alert with the transmission of the corrected text message to the second communication device enabling the second communication device to access an unmodified version of the target word.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, by the processing system, device capabilities of the second communication device; and

providing, by the processing system, a recipient alert with the transmission of the corrected text message to the second communication device, wherein the recipient alert is configured according to the device capabilities for presentation at the second communication device to indicate that the target word has been auto-corrected.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, by the processing system, provisioning information indicating types of alerts, wherein the presenting the correction alert further comprises selecting a type of alert from the types of alerts included in the provisioning information.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing, by the processing system, a recipient alert with the transmission of the corrected text message to the second communication device, wherein the recipient alert enables the second communication device to obtain an unmodified version of the target word.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising obtaining, by the processing system, provisioning information indicating a level of auto-correction to be applied to the group of words when communicating with the second communication device.

11. A machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

detecting in a corrected text message generated by a first communication device an auto-correction of a target word of a group of words;

detecting at the first communication device a request to transmit the corrected text message to a second communication device;

responsive to the detecting the request, generating a correction alert comprising an audio signal for presentation at the first communication device, the correction alert indicating that the target word has been auto-corrected, and indicating a type of the target word, wherein the correction alert is selected from provisioning information accessible to the processing system, wherein the provisioning information is accessed to select the audio signal, wherein the selected audio signal is indexed to an intended recipient of the corrected text message, a subject matter of the corrected text message, or the type of the target word; and

responsive to the presenting the correction alert, generating an option for modifying the target word prior to the first communication device initiating a transmission of the corrected text message, the option being presentable at the first communication device.

12. The machine-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise obtaining provisioning information indicating a level of auto-correction to be applied to the group of words.

13. The machine-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the processor is located remotely from the first communication device and the second communication device.

14. The machine-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise:

detecting a change in recipients of the corrected text message;

identifying a third communication device from the change; and

obtaining provisioning data indicating a level of auto-correction to be applied to the group of words when communicating with the third communication device.

15. The machine-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the processor includes a group of processors.

16. A first communication device, comprising:

a processing system including a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

detecting an auto-correction of a target word included in a corrected message comprising a group of words, the target word having a type;

detecting a request to transmit the corrected message to a second communication device; and

responsive to the detecting the request, presenting a correction alert comprising an audio signal, the correction alert indicating that the target word has been auto-corrected, and indicating the type of the target word, wherein the correction alert is selected from provisioning information accessible to the processing system, wherein the provisioning information is accessed to select the audio signal, wherein the selected audio signal is indexed to an intended recipient of the corrected message, a subject matter of the corrected message, or the type of the target word.

17. The first communication device of claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise presenting an option for modifying the target word prior to transmitting the corrected message.

18. The first communication device of claim 16, wherein the corrected message is not transmitted to the second communication device until after the presenting the correction alert and receiving a second request to transmit the corrected message.

19. The first communication device of claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise providing a recipient alert with a transmission of the corrected message to the second communication device, wherein the recipient alert is configured for presentation at the second communication device to indicate that the target word has been auto-corrected.

20. The first communication device of claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining device capabilities of the second communication device; and

providing a recipient alert with a transmission of the corrected message to the second communication device, wherein the recipient alert is configured according to the device capabilities of the second communication device.