MESSAGING AUTO-CORRECTION USING RECIPIENT FEEDBACK

• US 20150113072A1
• Filed: 10/17/2013
• Published: 04/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Chan, Yuk L., Cramer, Christopher, King, Robert G., Naphade, Deepti M., Pava, Jairo A.
• Application Number:
  US14/056,185
• Publication Number:
  US 20150113072A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/123 Storage facilities
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/232 Orthographic correction, e.g. spell checking or vowelisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/063 Content adaptation, e.g. replacement of unsuitable content
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/066 Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression

Abstract

Embodiments of the disclosure relate to providing auto-correction feedback in a messaging application. Embodiments include receiving a message from a sender and selecting a portion of the message for clarification. Embodiments also include creating a proposed modification to the message and transmitting the proposed modification to the message to the sender. Embodiments further include receiving a response from the sender regarding the proposed modification.

Claims

1. A method for providing auto-correction feedback in a messaging application comprising:

receiving, by a processor, a message from a sender;

selecting a portion of the message for clarification;

creating a proposed modification to the message;

transmitting the proposed modification to the message to the sender; and

receiving a response from the sender regarding the proposed modification.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the response indicates if the sender has accepted, rejected, or further modified the proposed modification.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the messaging application is a short message service messaging application.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the messaging application is an instant messaging application.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the portion of the message is an acronym.

6. An article of manufacture tangibly embodying computer readable instructions which, when implemented, cause a computer to carry out the steps of a method according to claim 1.

7. An electronic device having a processor configured to execute the messaging application by carrying out the steps of a method according to claim 1.

8. A method for receiving auto-correction feedback in a messaging application comprising:

transmitting a message to a receiver;

receiving a proposed modification to a portion of the message from the receiver determining whether the proposed modification was accepted;

based on a determination that the proposed modification was accepted, transmitting a notification of acceptance of the proposed modification to the receiver; and

based on a determination that the proposed modification was not accepted, transmitting a notification of decline of the proposed modification to the receiver.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising based on a determination that the proposed modification was accepted, updating an auto-correction database based on the proposed modification.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein updating the auto-correction database includes storing and applying the proposed modification received on a per-receiver basis such that automatic corrections are customized based on the receiver'"'"'s prior proposed modification.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein updating the auto-correction database includes storing and applying the proposed modification to future automatic corrections for all receivers.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the messaging application is a short message service messaging application.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the messaging application is an instant messaging application.

14. An article of manufacture tangibly embodying computer readable instructions which, when implemented, cause a computer to carry out the steps of a method according to claim 8.

15. An electronic device having a processor configured to execute the messaging application by carrying out the steps of a method according to claim 8.