MESSAGING AUTO-CORRECTION USING RECIPIENT FEEDBACK

• US 20160170958A1
• Filed: 03/02/2016
• Published: 06/16/2016
• 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:
  US15/058,594
• Publication Number:
  US 20160170958A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 receiving auto-correction feedback in a messaging application comprising:

receiving a message from a sender;

transmitting the message to a receiver;

receiving a proposed modification to a portion of the message from the receiver displaying the message including the proposed modification to the sender, wherein the proposed modification is shown using a different format that an unmodified portion of the message;

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;

based on a determination that the proposed modification was accepted, updating an auto-correction database based on the proposed modification, 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 prior proposed modifications received from the receiver.