SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INTELLIGENT TEXTUAL CONVERSATION SYSTEM

• US 20120016661A1
• Filed: 07/19/2010
• Published: 01/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Eyal Pinkas
• Original Assignee: Eyal Pinkas
• Inventors: Pinkas, Eyal
• Application Number:
  US12/838,520
• Publication Number:
  US 20120016661A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/9
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/30 Semantic analysis

Abstract

A method of intelligent textual markup in an information exchange includes: determining semantic elements in said information exchange; determining relations between said semantic elements; representing said semantic elements as nodes in a directed graph; and representing said relations as edges connecting said nodes. A data processing system for enabling a visual representation of semantic relations in an information exchange includes: a semantic analysis engine adapted to determine semantic elements of said information exchange; a relation analysis engine adapted to determine relations between said semantic elements; and a presentation engine adapted to present said semantic elements as nodes and said relations as edges in a directed graph representing said information exchange.

Claims

1. A method for intelligent textual markup in an information exchange consisting of:

a. determining semantic elements in said information exchange;

b. determining relations between said semantic elements;

c. representing said semantic elements as nodes in a directed graph;

d. representing said relations as edges connecting said nodes.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said information exchange is selected from the group consisting of:

written conversation, spoken conversation, text message, scholarly debate, online forum, recording, and blog post.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of determining semantic elements in said information exchange comprises:

a. determining lexical elements of said information exchange;

b. determining syntactic information from said lexical elements;

c. determining semantic information from said syntactic information.

4. The method of claim 1, adapted for representation of at least one of the following:

debates, analogies, metaphors, syllogisms, tasklists, timelines, recipe books, belief maps, discussion trees, forums, deliberations, votes, examinations, inspections, discussions, arguments, deliberations, contests, dialogs, chats, talks, conversations, negotiations, consultations, lectures, addresses, talks, discourses, seminars, symposia, and combinations thereof.

5. A data processing system for enabling a visual representation of semantic relations in an information exchange consisting of:

a. a semantic analysis engine adapted to determine semantic elements of said information exchange;

b. a relation analysis engine adapted to determine relations between said semantic elements;

c. a presentation engine adapted to present said semantic elements as nodes and said relations as edges in a directed graph representing said information exchange.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein said information exchange is selected from the group consisting of:

written conversation, spoken conversation, text message, scholarly debate, online forum, recording, and blog post.

7. The system of claim 5 wherein said semantic analysis engine comprises modules adapted to:

a. determine lexical elements of said information exchange;

b. determine syntactic information from said lexical elements;

c. determine semantic information from said syntactic information.

8. The system of claim 5 adapted for representation of at least one of the following:

debates, analogies, syllogisms, metaphors, timelines, tasklists, recipe books, belief maps, discussion trees, forums, deliberations, votes, examinations, inspections, discussions, arguments, deliberations, contests, dialogs, chats, talks, conversations, negotiations, consultations, lectures, addresses, talks, discourses, seminars, symposia, and combinations thereof.

9. The system of claim 5 adapted to display results of said analysis in conjunction with information from web sites.

10. A method for analysis of the strengths of a position consisting of:

a. determining a number of factors underlying said position;

b. assigning a weight to each of said factors;

c. assigning a value to each of said factors;

d. computing a final value based on said values and weights.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein said position is selected from the group consisting of:

a position in a debate, a potential purchase, a decision, and a classification.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein said factors, weights, and values are determined by users of the system.

13. The method of claim 10 wherein said factors, weights, and values are determined by the system itself.