SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING LINGUAL HIERARCHY, CONNOTATION AND WEIGHT OF AUTHORITY

• US 20110015921A1
• Filed: 07/19/2010
• Published: 01/20/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Minerva Advisory Services, LLC
• Original Assignee: Minerva Advisory Services, LLC
• Inventors: Kuruvilla, Stan
• Application Number:
  US12/839,172
• Publication Number:
  US 20110015921A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/9
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/355 Class or cluster creation or modification

Abstract

An authoring environment comprising a linguistic construction tool and method to allow qualitative search and representation of results that may use one or any combination of lingual hierarchy, connotation and weight of authority for constructing a multidimensional conceptual model applicable to one or more documents. The linguistic construction tool and method may be used to augment the authoring process and the resulting documents. The linguistic construction tool may also be used to perform search related activities.

Claims

1. A linguistic construction tool comprising:

a user interface;

a processor operatively coupled to the user interface,

a database operatively coupled to the processor; and

a display unit operatively coupled to the processor,

wherein the processor is configured to extract linguistic information from the data base.

2. The linguistic construction tool of claim 1, wherein the database is configured with an interface to connect to the internet.

3. The linguistic construction tool of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to correlate the linguistic information with user input to determine a result.

4. The linguistic construction tool of claim 3, wherein the processor is further configured to embed the determined result into a user document.

5. The linguistic construction tool of claim 1, wherein the display unit is configured to display the determined result to enable dynamic adjustments to the user document.

6. The linguistic construction tool of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to suggest synonymous words for elaborating a sentence.

7. The linguistic construction tool of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to suggest a concept for elaborating a sentence.

8. The linguistic construction tool of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to suggest a metaphor for elaborating a sentence.

9. The linguistic construction tool of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to allow a user to choose and explore themes and linguistic relationships to control the channel of information to acquire more meaningful results.

10. The linguistic construction tool of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to qualitatively differentiate lingual connotation and implement a method to distinguish weight of authority (WOA).

11. The linguistic construction tool of claim 10, wherein the WOA may be applied to existing documents to generate a multidimensional conceptual model of the content and quality of the document.

12. The linguistic construction tool of claim 10, wherein the lingual connotation is based on at least one from the group of tonality, vocabulary, context, metaphorical context, source, or author.

13. The linguistic construction tool of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to implement an indexing mechanism that allows a user to compile a grouping of documents that represents a search target.

14. The linguistic construction tool of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to execute searches to find relevant material by correlating a hierarchical configurable taxonomy, a lingual connotation, and the level of the WOA.

15. The linguistic construction tool of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to generate a demonstrative representation of search results in a multidimensional display using the results of a search against the search target.

16. The linguistic construction tool of claim 15, wherein the multidimensional display is in a two-dimensional (2-D) format, a three-dimensional (3-D) format, a four-dimensional (4-D) format, or a multimedia format.

17. The linguistic construction tool of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to incorporate a multidimensional approach to authoring new documents.

18. The linguistic construction tool of claim 17, wherein the multidimensional display is used to dynamically adjust linguistic parameters to enhance the authoring experience.

19. The linguistic construction tool of claim 17, wherein the multidimensional display is used to visually refine contextual meaning, computationally determine quality based on a weight of supporting authority, and embed the compilation of derivative data within the document.

20. The linguistic construction tool of claim 15, wherein the multidimensional display is configured to implement one or any combination of an adjustable sliding scale, a variety of adjustable toggle switches, a configurable graph/plot to enable adjustment of linguistic parameters.