EVENT EXTRACTION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC MESSAGES
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1. An event extraction system comprising:
- a temporal module comprising instructions stored in memory for extracting temporal expressions in syntactically parsed text content of an electronic mail message;
a calendar entry generation module comprising instructions stored in memory for generating a candidate calendar entry based on an extracted temporal expression and for presenting it to a user for consideration as a calendar entry; and
a processor associated with the temporal module and calendar entry generation module which executes the instructions.
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Abstract
An event extraction system includes a temporal module which extracts temporal expressions in text content of an electronic mail message. A calendar entry generation module generates a candidate calendar entry based on an extracted temporal expression and presents it to a user for consideration as a calendar entry. The candidate calendar entry can be displayed in a transient pop up window, allowing a user to ignore the candidate entry or to accept it.
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1. An event extraction system comprising:
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a temporal module comprising instructions stored in memory for extracting temporal expressions in syntactically parsed text content of an electronic mail message; a calendar entry generation module comprising instructions stored in memory for generating a candidate calendar entry based on an extracted temporal expression and for presenting it to a user for consideration as a calendar entry; and a processor associated with the temporal module and calendar entry generation module which executes the instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer implemented method for extracting events from an electronic message comprising:
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extracting temporal expressions in text content of an electronic mail message; generating a candidate calendar entry based on an extracted temporal expression; and presenting the candidate calendar entry to a user for consideration as a calendar entry. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An automated event extraction system comprising memory which stores instructions and a processor which executes the instructions for:
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extracting temporal expressions in text content of an electronic mail message; identifying events associated with the extracted temporal expressions; computing temporal information from the temporal expressions; generates a candidate calendar entry based on the computed temporal information; and displaying the candidate calendar entry transiently on a screen.
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