Apparatuses, Methods and Systems for a Multi-Modal Data Interfacing Platform

• US 20100185668A1
• Filed: 04/18/2008
• Published: 07/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Stephen Murphy
• Original Assignee: Stephen Murphy
• Inventors: Murphy, Stephen
• Application Number:
  US12/596,637
• Publication Number:
  US 20100185668A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/771
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/252 between a Database Management System and a front-end application
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/567 Integrating service provisioning from a plurality of service providers

Abstract

The present disclosure details apparatuses, methods, and systems for a Multi-Modal Data Interfacing Platform that bridges the divide between communication methods such as text messaging, instant messaging, email, voice telephony, and/or the like and data stores incorporated within databases, web servers, and/or the like. The Platform provides an interface whereby users may quickly and easily store and retrieve data via intuitive query strings. By connecting text and/or voice based communication with database and/or web content, Jotamo vastly expands the data processing capabilities of communication devices for which such content might otherwise be inaccessible.

Claims

1. A processor-implemented method for responding to user text string queries, comprising:

receiving a user input information, the user input information including at least a user identification information and a user text string;

parsing the user text string into a plurality of tokens;

analyzing the plurality of tokens to determine a user text string classification, the analysis capable of identifying at least one user text string classification identifier token among the plurality of tokens when such an at least one user text string classification identifier token is present, and of otherwise classifying the user text string based on an identification of token types of the plurality of tokens; and

performing a response action based on the user text string classification and at least one token of the plurality of tokens, the response action including at least storing the at least one token of the plurality of tokens in a user database.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the user input information is sent from a mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the parsing the user text string into a plurality of tokens is based on the presence of token separation characters.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the classifying the user text string based on an identification of token types of the plurality of tokens comprises:

identifying a token type for each token of the plurality of tokens based on token character attributes;

comparing token types of the plurality of tokens to expected token types for each user text string classification to determine a number of matches; and

setting a user text string classification for the user text string based on the number of matches.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the token character attributes comprise a number of token characters.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the token character attributes comprise an order of token characters.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the token character attributes comprise a presence of a character sequence in the token.

8. The method of claim 4, wherein setting the user text string classification for the user text string based on the number of matches comprises selecting a user text string classification having a largest number of matches.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the setting the user text string classification for the user text string based on the number of matches further comprises selecting a user text string classification based on historical user text string classifications when more than one user text string classification have the largest number of matches.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the historical user text string classifications correspond to a single user.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the historical user text string classifications correspond to a plurality of users.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

including a user confirmation request when the user text string classification is based on an identification of token types of the plurality of tokens;

receiving a user confirmation in response to the user confirmation request; and

providing a list of selectable user text string classification candidates.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

providing a user text string classification manual entry option.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the user text string comprises an unstructured request to store information and requires no reply.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the user query text comprises a structured request to store information and requires no reply.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the user text string comprises a request for a reply.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the response action further comprises:

selecting a data repository based on the at least one user text string classification;

generating a requested data lookup query based on at least one user query token and the at least one user text string classification;

submitting the requested data lookup query to the data repository; and

receiving a requested data output from the data repository based on the submitted requested data lookup query.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the user input information is sent from a mobile device.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the parsing the user text string into a plurality of tokens is based on the presence of token separation characters.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the classifying the user text string based on an identification of token types of the plurality of tokens comprises:

identifying a token type for each token of the plurality of tokens based on token character attributes;

comparing token types of the plurality of tokens to expected token types for each user text string classification to determine a number of matches; and

setting a user text string classification for the user text string based on the number of matches.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the token character attributes comprise a number of token characters.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein the token character attributes comprise an order of token characters.

23. The method of claim 20, wherein the token character attributes comprise a presence of a character sequence in the token.

24. The method of claim 20, wherein setting the user text string classification for the user text string based on the number of matches comprises selecting a user text string classification having a largest number of matches.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the setting the user text string classification for the user text string based on the number of matches further comprises selecting a user text string classification based on historical user text string classifications when more than one user text string classification have the largest number of matches.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the historical user text string classifications correspond to a single user.

27. The method of claim 25, wherein the historical user text string classifications correspond to a plurality of users.

28. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

including a user confirmation request when the user text string classification is based on an identification of token types of the plurality of tokens;

receiving a user confirmation in response to the user confirmation request; and

providing a list of selectable user text string classification candidates.

29. The method of claim 28, further comprising:

providing a user text string classification manual entry option.

30. The method of claim 17, wherein the user text string comprises an unstructured request to store information and requires no reply.

31. The method of claim 17, wherein the user query text comprises a structured request to store information and requires no reply.

32. The method of claim 17, wherein the user text string comprises a request for a reply.

33. The method of claim 17, wherein the requested data lookup query is further based on the user identification information.

34. The method of claim 33, wherein the user input information further includes a password, and the requested data lookup query is further based on the password.

35. The method of claim 17, wherein the data repository comprises a database.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein the database is a corporate database.

37. The method of claim 17, wherein the data repository comprises a web server.

38. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

packaging the requested data output; and

sending the requested data output to a user display device.

39. The method of claim 38, further comprising:

querying a user profile based on the user identification information; and

configuring the packaging the requested data output based at least in part on an instruction contained in the user profile.

40. The method of claim 38, wherein the user input information is received from a user input device.

41. The method of claim 40, wherein the user input device is the same as the user display device.

42. The method of claim 41, wherein the user input information further comprises a user input device identification information.

43. The method of claim 42, wherein the packaging the requested data output is based at least in part on the user input device identification information.

44. The method of claim 41, wherein the user input information takes the form of a text message.

45. The method of claim 41, wherein the user input information takes the form of an email.

46. The method of claim 41, wherein the user input information takes the form of an instant message.

47. The method of claim 41, wherein the user input information takes the form of a voice message.

48. An apparatus for responding to user text string queries, comprising:

a memory;

a processor disposed in communication with said memory, and configured to issue a plurality of processing instructions stored in the memory, wherein the instructions comprise;

receive a user input information, the user input information including at least a user identification information and a user text string;

parse the user text string into a plurality of tokens;

analyze the plurality of tokens to determine a user text string classification, the analysis capable of identifying at least one user text string classification identifier token among the plurality of tokens when such an at least one user text string classification identifier token is present, and of otherwise classifying the user text string based on an identification of token types of the plurality of tokens; and

perform a response action based on the user text string classification and at least one token of the plurality of tokens, the response action including at least storing the at least one token of the plurality of tokens in a user database.

49. A processor-accessible medium for responding to user text string queries, comprising:

processor readable instructions stored in the processor-accessible medium, wherein the processor readable instructions are issuable by a processor to;

receive a user input information, the user input information including at least a user identification information and a user text string;

parse the user text string into a plurality of tokens;

analyze the plurality of tokens to determine a user text string classification, the analysis capable of identifying at least one user text string classification identifier token among the plurality of tokens when such an at least one user text string classification identifier token is present, and of otherwise classifying the user text string based on an identification of token types of the plurality of tokens; and

perform a response action based on the user text string classification and at least one token of the plurality of tokens, the response action including at least storing the at least one token of the plurality of tokens in a user database.

50. A processor-implemented system for responding to user text string queries, comprising:

means to receive a user input information, the user input information including at least a user identification information and a user text string;

means to parse the user text string into a plurality of tokens;

means to analyze the plurality of tokens to determine a user text string classification, the analysis capable of identifying at least one user text string classification identifier token among the plurality of tokens when such an at least one user text string classification identifier token is present, and of otherwise classifying the user text string based on an identification of token types of the plurality of tokens; and

means to perform a response action based on the user text string classification and at least one token of the plurality of tokens, the response action including at least storing the at least one token of the plurality of tokens in a user database.