Systems and Arrangements of Text Type-Ahead

• US 20090182741A1
• Filed: 01/16/2008
• Published: 07/16/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Yen-Fu, O'Connell, Brian M., Walker, Keith R., Morgan, Fabian F., White Eagle, Sarah V.
• Granted Patent: US 8,316,035 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0237 using prediction or retrieval techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/274 Converting codes to words; Guess-ahead of partial word inputs

Abstract

Methods and arrangements of text entry are discussed. Embodiments include transformations, code, state machines or other logic to select segments of text from text files based upon the number of words in phrases of the text files, upon the number of letters in words of the text files, or upon other patterns of the text in the text files. The text files may include web sites and news indexes. Embodiments may also involve indexing the selected segments of text, matching text currently being entered by the user (current text) into an application to a portion of a segment of the indexed text, and entering a remaining portion of the segment of the indexed text into the application based upon the matching. In some embodiments, the matching may be based upon an attribute of text such as a time period, a source, or a recipient.

Claims

1. A method of text entry comprising:

selecting segments of text from text files written by authors other than a user, the selecting based upon patterns of text in the text files, the patterns based upon the number of words in phrases of the text in the text files or upon the number of letters in words of the text in the text files;

indexing the selected segments of text;

matching text currently being entered by the user into an application to a portion of a segment of the indexed text; and

entering a remaining portion of the segment of the indexed text into the application based upon the matching.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the selecting comprises selecting segments of text from web sites.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the selecting comprises selecting segments of text from news indexes.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the selecting comprises

receiving from the user a specification of web sites and a specification of topics;

and

selecting segments of text from web sites based upon the specification of web sites and the specification of topics.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the matching comprises:

determining an attribute of text; and

matching text currently being entered by the user info an application to a portion of a segment of the indexed text based upon the attribute.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein:

determining an attribute of text comprises determining a location of text; and

matching text currently being entered by the user into an application to a portion of a segment of the indexed text comprises matching text currently being entered by the user to a portion of a segment of the indexed text based upon the location of the segment of text and the location of a computing device into which the user is currently entering the text.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein:

determining an attribute of text comprises determining a time period of text; and

matching text currently being entered by the user into an application to a portion of a segment of the indexed text comprises matching text currently being entered by the user to a portion of a segment of the indexed text based upon a time period of the segment of the text and a time period of the text, currently being entered by the user.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein:

determining an attribute of text comprises determining a source of text; and

matching text currently being entered by the user into an application to a portion of a segment of the indexed text comprises matching text currently being entered by the user to a portion of a segment of the indexed text based upon a source of the segment of the text and a source of text entered by a user.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein:

determining a source of text comprises receiving from a user a specification of a source of text; and

matching text currently being entered by the user to a portion of a segment of the indexed text based upon a source of the segment of the text and a source of text entered by a user comprises matching text currently being entered by the user into an application to a portion of a segment of the indexed text from the source specified by the user.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the matching comprises:

determining a recipient of the text currently being entered by the user; and

matching text currently being entered by the user into an application to a portion of a segment of the indexed text based upon the recipient.

11. An apparatus to enter text into an application, the apparatus comprising:

a selection module to select segments of text from text files written by authors other than a user, the selecting based upon patterns of text in the text files, the patterns based upon the number of words in phrases of the text in the text files or upon the number of letters in words of the text in the text files;

an indexing module to index the segments of text selected by the selection module;

a matching module to match text currently being entered by the user into an application to a portion of a segment of the text indexed by the indexing module; and

a text entry module to enter a remaining portion of the segment of the text matched by the matching module into the application.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein:

the selection module comprises a configuration module to receive a specification of web sites and topics from a user; and

the selection module is to select segments of text from the web sites based upon the specification of web sites arid the specification of topics.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein:

the matching module comprises an attribute module to determine an attribute of text; and

the matching module is to match text currently being entered by the user into an application to a portion of a segment of the indexed text based upon the attribute.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein:

the matching module comprises an attribute module to receive from the user a specification of a repository of segments of text from text files; and

the matching module is to match text currently being entered by the user into an application to a portion of a segment of the indexed text contained in the repository specified by the user.

15. A computer program product to enter text, the computer program comprising a computer useable medium having a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:

select segments of text from text files written by authors other than a user, the selecting based upon patterns of text in the text files, the patterns based upon the number of words in phrases of the text in the text files or upon the number of letters in words of the text in the text files;

index the selected segments of text;

match text currently being entered by the user into an application to a portion of a segment of the indexed text; and

enter a remaining portion of the segment of the indexed text into the application based upon the matching.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the computer readable program which causes the computer to select comprises a computer readable program which causes the computer to select segments of text from web sites.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the computer readable program which causes the computer to select comprises a computer readable program which causes the computer to select segments of text from news indexes.

18. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the computer readable program which causes the computer to select comprises a computer readable program which causes the computer to:

receive from the user a specification of web sites and a specification of topics; and

select segments of text from web sites based upon the specification of web sites and the specification of topics.

19. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the computer readable program which causes the computer to match comprises a computer readable program which causes the computer to:

determine an attribute of text; and

match text currently being entered by the user into an application to a portion of a segment of the indexed text based upon the attribute.

20. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein:

the computer readable program which causes the computer to determine comprises a computer readable program which causes the computer to determine a location of text; and

the computer readable program which causes the computer to match text based upon an attribute of text comprises a computer readable program which causes the computer to match text currently being entered by the user to a portion of a segment of the indexed text based upon the location of the segment of text and the location of a computing device into which the user is currently entering the text.

21. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein:

the computer readable program which causes the computer to determine comprises a computer readable program which causes the computer to determine a time period of text; and

the computer readable program which causes the computer to match text based upon an attribute comprises a computer readable program which causes the computer to match text currently being entered by the user to a portion of a segment of the indexed text based upon a time period of the segment of the text and a time period of the text currently being entered by the user.

22. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein:

the computer readable program which causes the computer to determine comprises a computer readable program which causes the computer to determine a source of text; and

the computer readable program which causes the computer to match text based upon an attribute comprises a computer readable program which causes the computer to match text currently being entered by the user into an application to a portion of a segment of the indexed text based upon a source of the segment of the text and a source of text entered by a user.

23. The computer program product of claim 22, wherein;

the computer readable program which causes the computer to determine a source of text comprises a computer readable program which causes the computer to receive from a user a specification of a source of text; and

the computer readable program which causes the computer to match text based upon an attribute comprises a computer readable program which causes the computer to match text currently being entered by the user into an application to a portion of a segment of the indexed text from the source specified by the user.

24. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the computer useable medium comprises a transmission medium.

25. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the computer readable program which causes the computer to match comprises a computer readable program which causes the computer to:

determine a recipient of the text currently being entered by the user; and

match text currently being entered by the user into an application to a portion of a segment of the indexed text based upon the recipient.