Intelligent automatic expansion/contraction of abbreviations in text-based electronic communications
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- identifying at least one abbreviation element in a received text-based electronic communication that is addressed to at least one recipient;
determining a presentation preference of the at least one recipient for the at least one identified abbreviation element from an abbreviation usage history data, wherein the abbreviation usage history data represents a preference of a sender for the abbreviation element when sending text-based electronic communications to others;
creating an abbreviation-adjusted text-based electronic communication for each recipient using the received text-based electronic communication and the determined presentation preference for a recipient for the at least one abbreviation element; and
modifying abbreviation elements based on the preference of the sender, for generating the abbreviated-adjusted text-based electronic communication, when presentation preference of the recipient for the at least one abbreviation element is not present in the recipient'"'"'s abbreviation usage history data.
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Abstract
A method for intelligently handling abbreviations in text-based electronic communications can begin with the compilation of abbreviation usage history data by an intelligent abbreviation handler component of a text-based electronic communications system. The abbreviation usage history data can indicate a presentation preference for abbreviation elements based upon past usage by the user. An abbreviation element can be an abbreviation, an acronym, or an initialism. The abbreviation element can be presented in a condensed format or an expanded format. Abbreviation elements can be identified in a received text-based electronic communication. The presentation preference of each identified abbreviation element can be intelligently determined for each recipient from the abbreviation usage history data. An abbreviation-adjusted text-based electronic communication can be created for each recipient using the received text-based electronic communication and the determined presentation preference. The abbreviation-adjusted text-based electronic communication can be conveyed to the recipient.
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying at least one abbreviation element in a received text-based electronic communication that is addressed to at least one recipient; determining a presentation preference of the at least one recipient for the at least one identified abbreviation element from an abbreviation usage history data, wherein the abbreviation usage history data represents a preference of a sender for the abbreviation element when sending text-based electronic communications to others; creating an abbreviation-adjusted text-based electronic communication for each recipient using the received text-based electronic communication and the determined presentation preference for a recipient for the at least one abbreviation element; and modifying abbreviation elements based on the preference of the sender, for generating the abbreviated-adjusted text-based electronic communication, when presentation preference of the recipient for the at least one abbreviation element is not present in the recipient'"'"'s abbreviation usage history data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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