Textual Disambiguation Using Social Connections
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- receiving a request to provide a dictionary for a computing device associated with a user;
identifying word usage information for members of a social network for the user; and
generating, with the word usage information for the members of the social network, a dictionary for the user.
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Abstract
The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a computer-implemented method that includes receiving a request to provide a dictionary for a computing device associated with a user; identifying word usage information for members of a social network for the user; and generating, with the word usage information for members of the social network, a dictionary for the user.
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving a request to provide a dictionary for a computing device associated with a user; identifying word usage information for members of a social network for the user; and generating, with the word usage information for the members of the social network, a dictionary for the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A recordable storage medium having recorded and stored thereon instructions that, when executed, perform actions including:
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receiving a request to provide a dictionary for a computing device associated with a user; identifying word usage information for members of a social network for the user; and generating, with the word usage information for the members of the social network, a dictionary for the user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-implemented textual disambiguation system, comprising:
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a social network interface for producing data reflecting the word usage by members of a social network associated with a user; a dictionary builder programmed to use the data reflecting the word usage of the members of the social network to produce dictionary data formatted for use in disambiguating text input by the user; and a prediction module programmed to use the dictionary data to disambiguate the text input by the user. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A computer-implemented system, comprising:
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a social network interface to produce data reflecting word usage by members of a user'"'"'s social network, using an identifier for the user; memory storing master dictionary data that reflects general word usage that is not specific to the user; and means for processing the user usage data into dictionary data for use with the master dictionary to disambiguate textual input by the user. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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