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Method and system for automating the analysis of word frequencies

  • US 7,131,117 B2
  • Filed: 09/04/2002
  • Issued: 10/31/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for an automated analysis of word frequencies, the method comprising:

  • collecting a plurality of opening statements including a plurality of words, the plurality of words including multiple different transcriptions of a particular word or group of words;

    specifying a synonym group including the multiple different transcriptions of the particular word or group of words;

    establishing a cluster size;

    removing a plurality of punctuation from the opening statements;

    automatically counting each unique word in the opening statements, wherein the multiple different transcriptions of the particular word or group of words specified in the synonym group are treated as a single unique word;

    determining a frequency of occurrence for each of the unique words in the opening statements;

    automatically locating a plurality of clusters in the opening statements;

    determining a cluster frequency of occurrence for each of the clusters;

    storing each of the unique words and a corresponding frequency of occurrence and each of the clusters and a corresponding cluster frequency of occurrence; and

    creating an output file sorted by the frequency of occurrence and the cluster frequency of occurrence and including each unique word, the corresponding frequency of occurrence, each cluster, and the corresponding cluster frequency of occurrence.

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