System and process for transforming a style of a message

• US 20060069728A1
• Filed: 08/31/2004
• Published: 03/30/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Nagel, Jens, Sacher, Heiko K., Schusteritsch, Rudy, White, Marie, McEvilly, Carlos I.
• Application Number:
  US10/931,548
• Publication Number:
  US 20060069728A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/151 Transformation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/253 Grammatical analysis; Style critique
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/063 Content adaptation, e.g. replacement of unsuitable content
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking

Abstract

Systems and processes are provided for transforming a style of a message. A processor is configured to facilitate determining a message (111) to be transmitted. Further, the message processor can facilitate selecting one or more styles responsive to a determination of a context (113) associated with the message; and can modify the message (127) in accordance with the context to provide a message having a re-configured style (145). The context can be determined from, for example, the recipient of the message (117), the content of the message (119), the context of the message (121), and/or a context of the processor (123). Optionally, pre-determined messages can be stored, wherein the user can select the message from the predetermined messages (101). In accordance with one or more embodiments, the message processor can be utilized in a communication device.

Claims

1. A message processor comprising:

a processor, wherein the processor is configured to facilitate determining a message to be transmitted;

to facilitate selecting at least one style responsive to a determination of a context associated with the message; and

to facilitate modifying the message in accordance with the at least one context to provide a message having a re-configured style;

wherein the context is determined from at least one of;

the recipient of the message, the content of the message, the context of the message, and a context of the processor.

2. The message processor of claim 1, wherein the processor is utilized in a communication device.

3. The message processor of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to facilitate applying the at least one style to the message to at least one of:

modify a format of the message, modify a grammar of the message, modify a capitalization in the message, encode the message, modify words in the message, modify content in the message, and insert at least one of text, audio, visual, haptic, and scent data in the message.

4. The message processor of claim 1, wherein the modifying of the message maintains a semantic meaning of the message.

5. The message processor of claim 1, wherein the context is further determined as at least one of:

associated with at least one predetermined style for the recipient;

associated with at least one predetermined style for the sender;

if the message is a reply to a received communication, associated with a style of the received communication;

associated with at least one predetermined style for frequent messaging, in relation to frequency of messaging the recipient;

associated with at least one predetermined style corresponding to a geographic location of the sender or recipient; and

associated with at least one predetermined style corresponding to a group to which the recipient belongs.

6. The message processor of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to facilitate, responsive to a name in the message, substituting for the name, a nickname from information representing nicknames and corresponding names stored in a memory.

7. The message processor of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to facilitate at least one of:

including an image, responsive to the at least one style, in the message; and

if the message includes at least one of video, audio, haptic and smell data, modifying the at least one of video, audio, haptic and smell data, responsive to the at least one style.

8. The message processor of claim 1, further comprising a user interface connected to the processor, wherein the processor is further configured to facilitate at least one of:

(i) in accordance with the at least one style, prompting the user to select words from a pre-determined set of words, to be included in the message; and

(ii) entering text in the message in accordance with a predictive text input process.

9. A message processor comprising:

a memory configured to store a plurality of pre-determined messages; and

a processor, coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to facilitate determining, responsive to a user, at least one message from the plurality of predetermined messages;

to facilitate selecting at least one style; and

to facilitate modifying the message to provide a message re-configured in accordance with the at least one style.

10. The message processor of claim 9, wherein the processor is utilized in a communication device.

11. The message processor of claim 9, wherein the at least one style is automatically selected based on a determination of at least one of:

the recipient of the message, the content of the message, the context of the message, and a context of the message processor.

12. The message processor of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to facilitate applying the at least one style to the message to at least one of:

modify a format of the message, modify a grammar of the message, modify a capitalization in the message, encode the message, modify words in the message, and insert at least one of text, audio, visual, haptic, and scent data in the message.

13. The message processor of claim 9, wherein the modifying of the message maintains a semantic meaning of the message.

14. The message processor of claim 9, wherein the style is further determined as at least one of:

associated with at least one predetermined style for the recipient;

associated with at least one predetermined style for the sender;

if the message is a reply to a received communication, associated with at least one style of the received communication;

associated with at least one predetermined style for frequent messaging, in relation to frequency of messaging the recipient;

associated with at least one predetermined style corresponding to a geographic location of the sender or recipient; and

associated with at least one predetermined style corresponding to a group to which the recipient belongs.

15. The message processor of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to facilitate, responsive to a name in the message, substituting for the name, a nickname from information representing nicknames and corresponding names stored in a memory.

16. The message processor of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to facilitate at least one of:

including an image, responsive to the at least one style, in the message; and

if the message includes at least one of video, audio, haptic, and smell data, modifying the at least one of video, audio, haptic, and smell data, responsive to the at least one style.

17. The message processor of claim 9, further comprising a user interface connected to the processor, wherein the processor is further configured to facilitate at least one of:

(i) in accordance with the at least one style, prompting the user to select words from a pre-determined set of words, to be included in the message; and

(ii) entering text in the message in accordance with a predictive text input process.

18. A communication device comprising:

a receiver, for receiving communications, when operably connected to a network;

a processor, coupled to the receiver, wherein the processor is configured to facilitate determining, responsive to a message received via the receiver, at least one style of the message; and

to facilitate, responsive to the style, modifying content of the message in accordance with the style; and

a display communicating with the processor, wherein the processor is further configured to facilitate displaying the message with modified content on the display, responsive to user request.

19. The communication device of claim 18, wherein the style is determined responsive to an indicator, associated with the communication, corresponding to the at least one style.

20. The communication device of claim 18, further comprising a user interface, wherein the processor is further configured to facilitate, responsive to user request, decoding the message in accordance with the at least one style.

21. A method of processing messages, comprising the steps of:

determining a message to be transmitted;

determining, responsive to the message, a context associated with the message;

selecting at least one style responsive to the determination of the context associated with the message;

modifying the message in accordance with the at least one context to provide a message having a re-configured style;

wherein the context is determined from at least one of;

the recipient of the message, the content of the message, the context of the message, and a context of the processor.

22. The method of claim 21, implemented in a communication device.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein the context is further determined as at least one of:

associated with at least one predetermined style for the recipient;

associated with at least one predetermined style for the sender;

if the message is a reply to a received communication, associated with a style of the received communication;

associated with at least one predetermined style for frequent messaging, in relation to frequency of messaging the recipient;

associated with at least one predetermined style corresponding to a geographic location of the sender or recipient; and

associated with at least one pre-determined style corresponding to a group to which the recipient belongs.

24. The method of claim 21, further comprising responsive to a name in the message, substituting for the name, a nickname from information representing nicknames and corresponding names stored in a memory.

25. The method of claim 21, wherein the modifying of the message maintains a semantic meaning of the message.

26. A method of processing messages, comprising the steps of:

determining responsive to a user, at least one message from a plurality of pre-determined messages;

selecting at least one style to be applied to the at least one message;

modifying the message, to provide a message re-configured in accordance with the at least one style.

27. The method of claim 26, implemented in a communication device.

28. The method of claim 26, wherein the style is automatically selected based on a determination of at least one of:

the recipient of the at least one message;

the content of the at least one message;

the context of the at least one message; and

a context of the processor.

29. The method of claim 26, wherein the style is further determined as at least one of:

associated with at least one predetermined style for the recipient;

associated with at least one predetermined style for the sender;

if the message is a reply to a received communication, associated with a style of the received communication;

associated with at least one predetermined style for frequent messaging, in relation to frequency of messaging the recipient;

associated with at least one predetermined style corresponding to a geographic location of the sender or recipient; and

associated with at least one pre-determined style corresponding to a group to which the recipient belongs.

30. The method of claim 26, further comprising responsive to a name in the message, substituting for the name, a nickname from information representing nicknames and corresponding names stored in a memory.