Linguistic Assistance Systems And Methods

• US 20120130707A1
• Filed: 01/30/2012
• Published: 05/24/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/02/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jan Zygmunt
• Original Assignee: Jan Zygmunt
• Inventors: Zygmunt, Jan
• Granted Patent: US 8,423,526 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/9
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation

Abstract

System and Methods determine a linguistic preference between two or more phrases. Each of the phrases is submitted to at least one search engine as a search string. Search results are retrieved from each of the at least one search engine for each submitted search string and total hit values of each search result are compared. One of the two or more phrases associated with the greatest total hit value are displayed to a user as the preferred phrase.

Claims

1. A method for providing linguistic assistance to complete a phrase, comprising:

submitting a partial phrase as a search string to at least one search engine;

receiving, from each of the at least one search engine, a search result containing a plurality of context strings that match with the search string;

analyzing the plurality of context strings of the search result to identify one or more phrases to complete the partial phrase.

2. A system for comparing two or more phrases to determine a preferred one of the two or more phrases, comprising:

a linguistic analysis tool for retrieving search results from at least one search engine for each of the two or more phrases, the linguistic analysis tool evaluating the search results to determine the preferred one of the two or more phrases; and

a linguistic interface for identifying the two or more phrases, the linguistic interface communicating with the linguistic analysis tool and identifying the preferred one of the two or more phrases to a user.

3. The system of claim 2, the linguistic interface operating within a word processor.

4. The system of claim 3, the linguistic interface automatically identifying the two or more phrases during operation of the word processor.

5. The system of claim 3, the linguistic analysis tool operating within the word processor.

6. The system of claim 2, the linguistic interface operating within a personal computer.

7. The system of claim 2, the linguistic analysis tool operating within a personal computer.

8. The system of claim 2, the linguistic analysis tool operating within the at least one search engine.

9. The system of claim 2, the linguistic analysis tool limiting a scope of a search by the at least one search engine based upon a category selected within the linguistic interface.

10. The system of claim 9, the category being preconfigured within the linguistic interface.

11. A system for providing linguistic assistance in completing a phrase, comprising:

a linguistic analysis tool for retrieving search results from at least one search engine for the phrase, the linguistic analysis tool processing the search results to determine one or more follow-on phrases; and

a linguistic interface for identifying the phrase, the linguistic interface communicating with the linguistic analysis tool and displaying the one or more follow-on phrases for the phrase.

12. The system of claim 11, the linguistic interface operating within a word processor.

13. The system of claim 12, the linguistic interface automatically identifying the phrase during operation of the word processor.

14. The system of claim 12, the linguistic analysis tool operating within the word processor.

15. The system of claim 11, the linguistic interface operating within a personal computer.

16. The system of claim 11, the linguistic analysis tool operating within a personal computer.

17. The system of claim 11, the linguistic analysis tool operating within the at least one search engine.

18. The system of claim 11, the linguistic analysis tool limiting a scope of a search by the at least one search engine based upon a category selected within the linguistic interface.

19. The system of claim 18, the category being preconfigured within the linguistic interface.