Method and system for predicting text

• US 8,893,023 B2
• Filed: 12/13/2011
• Issued: 11/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Perry, Hagit, Ron, Uri
• Primary Examiner(s): ULRICH, NICHOLAS S
• Application Number:
  US13/324,947
• Publication Number:
  US 20120089925A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,071 Days
• Field of Search: 715/708, 709/206
• US Class Current: 715/752
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/274 Converting codes to words; Guess-ahead of partial word inputs
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A method for an electronic messager to predict text while composing a reply message, including receiving an incoming message for a user, parsing the incoming message to identify questions, phone numbers and special phrases therein, and presenting, by an electronic messager having a memory and a processor, possible responses that the user may choose from while the user replies to the incoming message, based on the questions, phone numbers and special phrases identified by the parsing.

Claims

1. A method for an electronic messager to predict text while composing a reply message, comprising:

receiving an incoming message for a user;

parsing the incoming message to identify questions, phone numbers and special phrases therein; and

presenting, by an electronic messager having a memory and a processor, possible responses that the user may choose from while the user replies to the incoming message, based on the questions, phone numbers and special phrases identified by said parsing.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said parsing identifies a question that begins with “

Where”

, and wherein said presenting presents a list of locations the user may choose from.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said parsing identifies a question that begins with “

Where”

, and wherein said presenting presents a response based on entries in a user scheduler.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said parsing identifies a question that begins with “

Who”

, and wherein said presenting presents a list of people the user may choose from.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said parsing identifies a question that begins with “

When”

, and wherein said presenting presents a list of dates and times the user may choose from.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said parsing identifies a question that begins with “

When”

, and wherein said presenting presents a list of response words the user may choose from, the response words including “

at”

.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein said parsing identifies a question that begins with “

Why”

, and wherein said presenting presents a list of response words the user may choose from, the response words including “

because”

.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein said parsing identifies the phrase “

how are you”

.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein said parsing identifies yes/no questions.

10. An electronic messager, comprising:

a memory for storing data; and

a processor for processing data, comprising;

a receiver for receiving an incoming message for a user;

a parser coupled with said receiver for parsing the incoming message to identify questions, phone numbers and special phrases therein; and

a text predictor coupled with said parser for presenting possible responses that the user may choose from while the user replies to the incoming message, based on the questions, phone numbers and special phrases identified by said parsing.

11. The electronic messager of claim 10 wherein said parser identifies a question that begins with “

Where”

, and wherein said text predictor presents a list of locations the user may choose from.

12. The electronic messager of claim 10 wherein said parser identifies a question that begins with “

Where”

, and wherein said text predictor presents a response based on entries in a user scheduler.

13. The electronic messager of claim 10 wherein said parser identifies a question that begins with “

Who”

, and wherein said text predictor presents a list of people the user may choose from.

14. The electronic messager of claim 10 wherein said parser identifies a question that begins with “

When”

, and wherein said text predictor presents a list of dates and times the user may choose from.

15. The electronic messager of claim 10 wherein said parser identifies a question that begins with “

When”

, and wherein said text predictor presents a list of response words the user may choose from, the response words including “

at”

.

16. The electronic messager of claim 10 wherein said parser identifies a question that begins with “

Why”

, and wherein said text predictor presents a list of response words the user may choose from, the response words including “

because”

.

17. The electronic messager of claim 10 wherein said parser identifies the phrase “

how are you”

.

18. The electronic messager of claim 10 wherein said parser identifies yes/no questions.