Colloquium prose interpreter for collaborative electronic communication

• US 7,349,924 B2
• Filed: 11/29/2004
• Issued: 03/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Lyle, Ruthie D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham; Hung Q
• Application Number:
  US10/998,773
• Publication Number:
  US 20060117062A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,212 Days
• Field of Search: 707/1, 707/3, 707/6, 707/104.1, 715/531, 715/532, 715/533, 704/9, 704/10, 704/4, 704/5, 704/7
• US Class Current: 707/608
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A method, system and apparatus for processing colloquialisms in message text. A method of processing colloquialisms in message text can include detecting a colloquialism in message text, locating a universal form for the detected colloquialism, and transmitting the message text with the universal form to a designated message recipient. The transmitting step can include replacing the colloquialism with the universal form, and transmitting the message text with the universal form to a designated message recipient. Alternatively, the transmitting step can include supplementing the colloquialism with the universal form, and transmitting the message text with the universal form to a designated message recipient.

Claims

1. A method of processing colloquialisms in message text, the method comprising the steps of:

detecting a colloquialism in message text;

locating a universal form for said detected colloquialism;

visually marking said colloquialism in said message;

associating said marked colloquialism with said universal form;

transmitting said message text with said universal form to a designated message recipient, wherein said universal form is displayed when said marked colloquialism is selected by said designated message recipient.

2. A machine readable storage having stored thereon a computer program for processing colloquialisms in message text, the computer program comprising a routine set of instructions which when executed by a machine causes the machine to perform the steps of:

detecting a colloquialism in message text;

locating a universal form for said detected colloquialism;

visually marking said colloquialism in said message;

associating said marked colloquialism with said universal form; and

transmitting said message text with said universal form to a designated message recipient, wherein said universal form is displayed when said marked colloquialism is selected by said designated message recipient.