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Text analysis system

  • US 5,392,428 A
  • Filed: 03/23/1994
  • Issued: 02/21/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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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:

  • 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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