Format for displaying text analytics results

• US 9,020,807 B2
• Filed: 01/17/2013
• Issued: 04/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lingo IP Holding, LLC
• Original Assignee: DW Associates LLC
• Inventors: Rehani, Manu, Wolf, Warren L.
• Primary Examiner(s): PULLIAS, JESSE SCOTT
• Application Number:
  US13/744,186
• Publication Number:
  US 20130185058A1
• Time in Patent Office: 831 Days
• Field of Search: 704/1, 704/9, 704/10
• US Class Current: 704/9
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/109 Font handling; Temporal or kinetic typography
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/30 Semantic analysis

Abstract

A system can receive text. The text can be divided into various portions. One or more significance indicators can be associated with each portion of text: these significance indicators can also be received by the system. The system can then display a portion of text and the associated significance indicators to the user.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a receiver to receive a portion of text;

a capturer to capture a significance indicator for the portion of text, where the significance indicator includes metadata about the portion of text; and

a display to display the portion of text and the significance indicator.

2. A system according to claim 1, wherein the display is operative to overlay the portion of text with the significance indicator.

3. A system according to claim 1, wherein the display is operative to display the significance indicator alongside the portion of text.

4. A system according to claim 1, wherein the display is operative to display the significance indicator by altering the portion of text.

5. A system according to claim 4, wherein the display is operative to display the significance indicator by altering the portion of text by changing at least one of a font, a font size, a text color, a text bold attribute, a text italics attribute, a line spacing, or a word spacing.

6. A system according to claim 1, wherein the significance indicator is drawn from a set consisting of a motivational vested interest value, a rational vested interest value, an inflection point, a shift in reasoning, a level of emotion, and a score.

7. A system according to claim 1, wherein:

the capturer is operative to capture at least two significance indicators for the portion of text, wherein each of the significance indicators includes metadata about the portion of text; and

the display is operative to display the portion of text and each of the significance indicators at the same time.

8. A system according to claim 7, wherein the display is operative to display the significance indicator by altering the portion of text by changing at least one of a font, a font size, a text bold attribute, a text italics attribute, a line spacing, or a word spacing.

9. A system according to claim 7, wherein the display is operative to display each of the significance indicators by altering the portion of text in a different way.

10. A method, comprising:

identifying a portion of text with a computer;

capturing a significance indicator for the portion of text, where the significance indicator includes metadata about the portion of text; and

displaying the portion of text and the significance indicator.

11. A method according to claim 10, wherein displaying the significance indicator with the portion of text includes displaying the significance indicator alongside the portion of text.

12. A method according to claim 10, wherein displaying the significance indicator with the portion of text includes overlying the portion of text with the significance indicator.

13. A method according to claim 10, wherein displaying the significance indicator with the portion of text includes altering the portion of text.

14. A method according to claim 13, wherein altering the portion of text includes changing at least one of a font, a font size, a text color, a text bold attribute, a text italics attribute, a line spacing, or a word spacing.

15. A method according to claim 10, wherein capturing a significance indicator for the portion of text includes capturing the significance indicator for the portion of text where the significance indicator is drawn from a set consisting of a motivational vested interest value, a rational vested interest value, an inflection point, a shift in reasoning, a level of emotion, and a score.

16. A method according to claim 10, wherein:

capturing a significance indicator for the portion of text includes capturing at least two significance indicators for the portion of text, where each of the significance indicators include metadata about the portion of text; and

displaying the portion of text and the significance indicator includes displaying the portion of text and each of the significance indicators at the same time.

17. A method according to claim 16, wherein displaying the significance indicator with the portion of text includes altering the portion of text by changing at least one of a font, a font size, a text bold attribute, a text italics attribute, a line spacing, or a word spacing.

18. A method according to claim 16, wherein displaying the portion of text and each of the significance indicators at the same time includes displaying the portion of text and each of the significance indicators at the same time, each of the significance indicators displayed in a different way.

19. An article, comprising a non-transitory storage medium, said non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a machine, result in:

identifying a portion of text with a computer;

capturing a significance indicator for the portion of text, where the significance indicator includes metadata about the portion of text; and

displaying the portion of text and the significance indicator.

20. An article according to claim 19, wherein displaying the significance indicator with the portion of text includes displaying the significance indicator alongside the portion of text.

21. An article according to claim 19, wherein displaying the significance indicator with the portion of text includes overlying the portion of text with the significance indicator.

22. An article according to claim 19, wherein displaying the significance indicator with the portion of text includes altering the portion of text.

23. An article according to claim 19, wherein capturing a significance indicator for the portion of text includes capturing the significance indicator for the portion of text where the significance indicator is drawn from a set consisting of a motivational vested interest value, a rational vested interest value, an inflection point, a shift in reasoning, a level of emotion, and a score.

24. An article according to claim 19, wherein:

capturing a significance indicator for the portion of text includes capturing at least two significance indicators for the portion of text, where each of the significance indicators include metadata about the portion of text; and

displaying the portion of text and the significance indicator includes displaying the portion of text and each of the significance indicators at the same time.

25. An article according to claim 24, wherein displaying the significance indicator with the portion of text includes altering the portion of text by changing at least one of a font, a font size, a text bold attribute, a text italics attribute, a line spacing, or a word spacing.

26. An article according to claim 24, wherein displaying the portion of text and each of the significance indicators at the same time includes displaying the portion of text and each of the significance indicators at the same time, each of the significance indicators displayed in a different way.