Text analysis system
First Claim
1. A computer-based information analysis system for creating a representation of at least a portion of at least one of first and second predetermined bodies of text, the representation comprising records which correspond to text segments each of which have a length determined by the system user, the system comprising:
- a) input means for entering data, the input means comprising topic input means for inputting a set of user-defined topics;
b) organization means for structuring the representation, the organization means comprising;
i) record division means for creating at least one of first and second sets of records, wherein each set of records corresponds to a particular body of text and wherein each record comprises data which characterizes a particular text segment chosen by a system user, the record division means comprising demarcation indicia means for entering demarcation indicia representing the user selected length of each record;
ii) one-to-one association organizing means comprising demarcation indicia association means for establishing a one-to-one association between a predetermined record and the corresponding demarcation indicia for indicating the length of the record; and
iii) one-to-many association organizing means comprising topic organizing means for establishing a user-designated one-to-many association between at least one user-defined topic and at least one of the records; and
c) output means for generating a report.
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Abstract
A computer-based system for analyzing textual works is achieved by operating on a model of the text as stored in a relational database. The text is divided into user-defined segments, and the system maintains a series of records, each of which characterizes a segment of the text. The system generates a one-to-one association between each record and the indicia which indicate the length of the record and correspond to the beginning and end points of text segments. The system also includes topic records which maintain a list of topics. The system generates one-to-many associations between topics and records so that a link is established between a particular topic and one or more records. Based on the model, the system manages the text and generates reports for analysis of the text.
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1. A computer-based information analysis system for creating a representation of at least a portion of at least one of first and second predetermined bodies of text, the representation comprising records which correspond to text segments each of which have a length determined by the system user, the system comprising:
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a) input means for entering data, the input means comprising topic input means for inputting a set of user-defined topics; b) organization means for structuring the representation, the organization means comprising; i) record division means for creating at least one of first and second sets of records, wherein each set of records corresponds to a particular body of text and wherein each record comprises data which characterizes a particular text segment chosen by a system user, the record division means comprising demarcation indicia means for entering demarcation indicia representing the user selected length of each record; ii) one-to-one association organizing means comprising demarcation indicia association means for establishing a one-to-one association between a predetermined record and the corresponding demarcation indicia for indicating the length of the record; and iii) one-to-many association organizing means comprising topic organizing means for establishing a user-designated one-to-many association between at least one user-defined topic and at least one of the records; and c) output means for generating a report. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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