Word checking tool for selectively filtering text documents for undesirable or inappropriate content as a function of target audience
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1. A method of checking electronic text document files containing descriptions of products and/or services on a computing system comprising:
- defining a plurality of separate target audiences for the electronic text document files using the computing system;
wherein said plurality of separate target audiences are associated with a plurality of separate associated undesirable content vocabularies;
receiving a plurality of electronic text document files designated to be communicated to said plurality of separate target audiences including a plurality of identified intended recipients;
wherein at least two of said plurality of intended recipients are from different ones of said plurality of separate target audiences;
providing at least one first electronic filter containing a first set of words corresponding to a first one of said separate associated undesirable content vocabularies for a first target audience;
providing at least one second electronic filter containing a second set of words corresponding to a second one of said separate associated undesirable content vocabularies for a second target audience;
wherein said first set of words and said second set of words are designated as offensive and/or inappropriate for communication with a corresponding designated first or second target audience respectively for the products and/or services;
checking said plurality of electronic text document files for inappropriate content concerning the products and/or services with the computing system using said first and/or second electronic filter prior to initially distributing said plurality of electronic text document files to any designated identified intended recipients;
wherein said first and second electronic filters can be invoked selectively by an operator of the computing system on a document-by-document basis, such that a first content in a first electronic text document file is not processed with said electronic filters, and a second content in a second electronic text document file is processed based on both said first electronic filter and said second electronic filters;
controlling distribution of said plurality of electronic text document files to corresponding designated target audiences and said plurality of identified intended recipients with the computing system based on checking content with said electronic filters.
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Abstract
A word processing tool is disclosed for checking the substance and not merely the spelling of words provided by a user. The word checker is capable of identifying potentially inappropriate word choices so that unintentional errors are not introduced into electronic text documents. The word checker can be implemented as a stand-alone procedure, or integrated into a conventional spell-checking program.
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1. A method of checking electronic text document files containing descriptions of products and/or services on a computing system comprising:
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defining a plurality of separate target audiences for the electronic text document files using the computing system; wherein said plurality of separate target audiences are associated with a plurality of separate associated undesirable content vocabularies; receiving a plurality of electronic text document files designated to be communicated to said plurality of separate target audiences including a plurality of identified intended recipients; wherein at least two of said plurality of intended recipients are from different ones of said plurality of separate target audiences; providing at least one first electronic filter containing a first set of words corresponding to a first one of said separate associated undesirable content vocabularies for a first target audience; providing at least one second electronic filter containing a second set of words corresponding to a second one of said separate associated undesirable content vocabularies for a second target audience; wherein said first set of words and said second set of words are designated as offensive and/or inappropriate for communication with a corresponding designated first or second target audience respectively for the products and/or services; checking said plurality of electronic text document files for inappropriate content concerning the products and/or services with the computing system using said first and/or second electronic filter prior to initially distributing said plurality of electronic text document files to any designated identified intended recipients; wherein said first and second electronic filters can be invoked selectively by an operator of the computing system on a document-by-document basis, such that a first content in a first electronic text document file is not processed with said electronic filters, and a second content in a second electronic text document file is processed based on both said first electronic filter and said second electronic filters; controlling distribution of said plurality of electronic text document files to corresponding designated target audiences and said plurality of identified intended recipients with the computing system based on checking content with said electronic filters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of checking a plurality of electronic text document files containing descriptions of products and/or services on a computing system comprising:
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defining a plurality of separate target audiences for the electronic text document files using the computing system; wherein said plurality of separate target audiences are associated with a plurality of separate sets of associated filter words; receiving a plurality of electronic text document files designated to be communicated to said plurality of separate target audiences including a plurality of identified intended recipients; wherein at least two of said plurality of intended recipients are from different ones of said plurality of separate target audiences; providing a plurality of separate electronic filters, each one of said plurality of electronic filters containing a set of filter words which are designated as offensive and/or inappropriate for communication with a corresponding designated target audience for a corresponding product and/or service; wherein said plurality of separate electronic filters are associated with said plurality of separate target audiences and a plurality of products and/or services; checking said plurality of electronic document files for inappropriate content concerning each of the plurality of products and/or services with the computing system as needed based on a corresponding electronic filter prior to initially distributing said plurality of electronic text document files to any designated identified intended recipients; wherein said plurality of electronic filters can be invoked selectively and on a document by document basis and such that a first content in a first electronic text document file is processed only with a first electronic filter, and a second content in a second electronic text document file is processed only with a second electronic filter; presenting selected ones of said electronic text documents concerning a product and/or service to a member of a designated target audience as an identified intended recipient based on checking said plurality of electronic filters. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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