Method and apparatus for natural language processing of electronic mail
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1. A method for accessing one or more electronic mail (e-mail) messages from among plural e-mail messages, comprising:
- accessing a database comprising said e-mail messages and lexical elements based on said e-mail messages; and
selecting one or more database entries by searching said lexical elements to produce said one or more e-mail messages.
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Abstract
A technique for accessing electronic mail (e-mail) messages includes populating a database with the e-mail and segments of text comprising the e-mail. The segments of text are associated with lexical types, thereby producing plural lexical elements. Access is based on a search of the lexical types. The query upon which the access is based is segmented into lexical elements and the database is accessed based on the lexical elements derived from the query.
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1. A method for accessing one or more electronic mail (e-mail) messages from among plural e-mail messages, comprising:
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accessing a database comprising said e-mail messages and lexical elements based on said e-mail messages; and
selecting one or more database entries by searching said lexical elements to produce said one or more e-mail messages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for accessing electronic mail (e-mail) messages comprising:
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an e-mail input module configured to receive input data and to produce an e-mail message comprising a text stream;
a text analyzer configured to receive said text stream and to segment said text stream into one or more lexical elements;
a data store configured to receive said text stream and to receive said lexical elements;
a user input device configured to receive user input and to produce a query; and
an output device, said text analyzer further configured to receive said query, said text analyzer further configured to retrieve portions of text contained in said data store based on said query, said text analyzer coupled to said output device to deliver said portions of text. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for processing electronic mail (e-mail) messages comprising:
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receiving an e-mail message comprising text;
segmenting said e-mail message into one or more lexical elements;
associating each lexical element with a lexical type; and
storing said e-mail message and said lexical elements in a database. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A computer program product for accessing electronic mail (e-mail) messages, the computer program product comprising:
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code for receiving an e-mail message comprising a text stream;
code for segmenting said text stream into one or more lexical elements;
code for storing said text stream and said lexical elements in a database;
code for receiving a query;
code for retrieving information from said database based on said query; and
a computer-readable medium for storing said codes.
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