Automated Content-Based Adjustment of Formatting and Application Behavior

• US 20090164888A1
• Filed: 12/19/2007
• Published: 06/25/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Oath Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Oath Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Phan, Thomas
• Application Number:
  US11/960,483
• Publication Number:
  US 20090164888A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/248
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/103 Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents automatic justification G06F40/189; automatic line break hyphenation G06F40/191
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/30 Semantic analysis

Abstract

Systems, including clients and servers, and methods relate to dynamically formatting content in a style based in part on the content. In particular, content generated by one user or group of users and presented over a communication medium is formatted based on features of the content. Embodiments relating to web, email and messaging content are described.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of formatting an object based on features of the object, comprising:

a. extracting content from the object and features from the object and the content;

b. analyzing the features to map the content to an emotion category;

c. mapping the emotion category to a formatting attribute value; and

d. integrating the formatting attribute value into the object.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising delivering the object to an end user.

3. A computer-implemented system for formatting content of an object based on features of the content, comprising:

a. a content-extraction module that receives an object and extracts content from the object;

b. a content-analysis module that uses features of the content to form a set of formatting instructions for the object; and

c. a delivery module that receives both the object and the formatting instructions and presents the content by using the formatting instructions.

4. The computer-implemented system of claim 3 wherein the object is an HTML document and the formatting instructions are CSS instructions.

5. The computer-implemented system of claim 3 wherein the object is a data stream from a messaging session and the formatting instructions are user-interface widget parameters.

6. The computer-implemented system of claim 3 wherein the features of the content are keywords within text portions of the content.

7. The computer-implemented system of claim 3 wherein the features of the content are key phrases within text portions of the content.

8. The computer-implemented system of claims 6 or 7 wherein the text portions of the content include text tags of images within the content.

9. The computer-implemented system of claim 3 wherein the features of the content are used to classify the content into an emotion category and the set of formatting instructions is chosen based on the emotion category.

10. The computer-implemented system of claim 9 wherein the system provides supplementary content based on the emotion category to the delivery module.

11. A computer-based client for presenting content received over a communication link, comprising:

a. a content-analysis module that uses features of the content to form a set of formatting instructions; and

b. a presentation module that receives both the content and the formatting instructions and presents the content by using the formatting instructions.

12. The computer-based client of claim 11 wherein the content is part of an HTML document and the formatting instructions are CSS instructions.

13. The computer-based client of claim 11 wherein the content is part of a data stream from a messaging session and the formatting instructions are user-interface widget parameters.

14. The computer-based client of claim 11 wherein the features of the content are keywords within text portions of the content.

15. The computer-based client of claim 11 wherein the features of the content are key phrases within text portions of the content.

16. The computer-based client of claims 14 or 15 wherein the text portions of the content include text tags of images within the content.

17. The computer-based client of claim 11 wherein the features of the content are used to classify the content into an emotion category and the set of formatting instructions is chosen based on the emotion category.

18. The computer-based client of claim 17 wherein the client provides supplementary content based on the emotion category to the presentation module.

23. The server of claim 17 wherein the features of the content are key phrases within text portions of the content.

19. A server configured to provide an object that includes both content and formatting instructions based on the content over the web, comprising:

a. a content-analysis module that uses features of the content to form a set of formatting instructions for the content; and

b. a delivery module that combines both the content and the formatting instructions into the object and provides the object over the web to a client.

20. The server of claim 19 wherein the content is part of an HTML document and the formatting instructions are CSS instructions.

21. The server of claim 19 wherein the content is part of a data stream from a messaging session and the formatting instructions are user-interface widget parameters.

22. The server of claim 19 wherein the features of the content are keywords within text portions of the content.

24. The server of claims 22 or 23 wherein the text portions of the content include text tags of images within the content.

25. The server of claim 19 wherein the features of the content are used to classify the content into an emotion category and the set of formatting instructions is chosen based on the emotion category.

26. The server of claim 19 wherein the server provides supplementary content based on the emotion category to the delivery module.