Method and system for automated matching of text based electronic messages

• US 20040153305A1
• Filed: 02/03/2003
• Published: 08/05/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Emilia Enescu, Mircea Gabriel Enescu
• Original Assignee: Emilia Enescu, Mircea Gabriel Enescu
• Inventors: Enescu, Emilia, Enescu, Mircea Gabriel
• Application Number:
  US10/356,805
• Publication Number:
  US 20040153305A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/117 Tagging; Marking up details of markup languages G06F40/143; Designating a block; Setting of attributes style sheets, e.g. eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformation [XSLT], G06F40/154

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and a method allowing users to send text messages to a processing station in electronic form and get back lists of other messages semantically matching theirs. On the logical side it consists of an artificial language (meant to be read or written, not spoken), its translations to various natural languages, a message structure and a message comparison mechanism. On the physical side it includes processing stations, communication channels and web interfaces. The artificial language consists of a domain specific vocabulary constructed according to well-defined rules and a grammar that enforces a tree-like structure on text. Automatic translation between the internal representation of the artificial language and various natural languages is done through online dictionaries. Messages essentially consist of free text fields containing only words picked up from the dictionaries. Semantic comparison of text fields is done through subtree matching.

Claims

1. A system which allows users to send text Messages and get back Match Lists consisting of all the other Messages semantically matching theirs, for any given knowledge domain, comprising:

An artificial language including;

(I) A fixed grammar;

(II) A custom vocabulary (set of concepts) that models said knowledge domain;

Translation dictionaries between natural languages and said artificial language;

One or more processing stations including;

(i) Means for accepting messages from users in various natural languages;

(ii) Means for automatically translating said messages to said artificial language;

(iii) Means for storing, uploading, semantically comparing said messages and generating match lists;

(iv) Means for storing and allowing user access to said match lists for said messages in various natural languages;

(v) Means for communicating with other stations.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein messages are Internet classified ads, and the knowledge domain covers either a single classifieds category or all of them.

3. The system of claim 1 used as an email-like communication mechanism with built-in capabilities for filtering unsolicited messages and broadcasting to groups of users specified through text fields, with automated translation between natural languages, used on the Internet or a company'"'"'s intranet, wherein the vocabulary covers the needs of the particular group of users it serves.

4. The system of claim 1 used as a news-like mechanism with capabilities for filtering and dynamically creating news channels, with automated translation of news between natural languages, used on the Internet or a company'"'"'s intranet, wherein the vocabulary covers the needs of the particular group of users it serves.

5. The system of claim 1 used as a general filtering and dispatching mechanism for text-based messages whereby said messages are fed to the system by an external application, and the generated match lists are used by said external application or another one.

6. A method which allows users to send text Messages and get back Match Lists consisting of all the other Messages semantically matching theirs, for any given knowledge domain, comprising the steps:

Providing an artificial language (grammar plus vocabulary that models said knowledge domain);

Providing online translation dictionaries between the artificial language and various natural languages;

Providing one or more processing stations, web interfaces, means for communicating between stations and means for user interaction with the system in one or more natural languages;

Accepting messages having a fixed structure from users, in various natural languages, through said web interfaces, whereby said messages'"'"' text fields are filled in by selecting words from said online translation dictionaries;

Translating said messages to an internal format;

Semantically comparing said messages to one another and generating match lists;

Saving said match lists to permanent storage for further browsing by message authors in various natural languages;

7. The method of claim 6 wherein messages are Internet classified ads.

8. The method of claim 6 wherein messages are meant to be used like email with built-in capabilities for filtering unsolicited messages and broadcasting to groups of users specified through text fields, with automated translation between natural languages, on the Internet or a company'"'"'s intranet, wherein the vocabulary covers the needs of the particular group of users it serves.

9. The method of claim 6 wherein messages are meant to be used like news-messages, with capabilities for filtering and dynamically creating news channels, with automated translation of news between natural languages, used on the Internet or a company'"'"'s intranet, wherein the vocabulary covers the needs of the particular group of users it serves.

10. The method of claim 6 wherein messages are fed to the system by an external application, through said system'"'"'s web interface, and the generated match lists are consumed by said external application or another one.