ENHANCING TEXT-BASED ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS USING PSYCHO-LINGUISTICS

• US 20140337009A1
• Filed: 05/07/2013
• Published: 11/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Kau, Christian B., Mahmud, Jalal U.
• Application Number:
  US13/888,720
• Publication Number:
  US 20140337009A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/9
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/253 Grammatical analysis; Style critique
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention relate to enhancing text-based electronic communications using psycho-linguistics. In one embodiment, a first repository that includes a predetermined general personality profile and/or a dictionary that includes words, phrases, and/or sentences that are correlated with the personality profile is generated. A second repository that includes a predetermined participant personality profile for a participant and/or a dictionary of words, phrases, and/or sentences that are correlated with the predetermined participant personality profile is generated. An analysis on the electronic communication using the first repository and/or the second repository is performed. An alternative suggestion for a word, phrase, and/or sentence included in the electronic communication that is correlated with a predetermined participant personality profile and/or a predetermined general personality profile is generated. Words included in the electronic communication that have a correlation with the predetermined participant personality profile of the participant are determined.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

generating a first repository that includes a predetermined general personality profile and/or a dictionary that includes words, phrases, and/or sentences that are correlated with the personality profile;

generating a second repository that includes a predetermined participant personality profile for a participant and/or a dictionary of words, phrases, and/or sentences that are correlated with the predetermined participant personality profile, wherein the participant is associated with an electronic communication;

performing a psycho-linguistic analysis on the electronic communication using the first repository and/or the second repository, wherein performing the psycho-linguistic analysis of the electronic communication includes determining which words included in the electronic communication have a correlation with the predetermined participant personality profile of the participant; and

generating an alternative suggestion for a word, phrase, and/or sentence included in the electronic communication that is correlated with a predetermined participant personality profile and/or a predetermined general personality profile.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined participant personality profile is determined using a psycho-linguistic dictionary and/or a personality model based analysis.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining which words included in the electronic communication have a correlation with the predetermined participant personality profile of the participant includes comparing words, phrases, and/or sentences included in the electronic communication to the words, phrases, and/or sentences included in the first and/or second repository.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating a visual feedback of a predetermined participant personality profile that includes a depiction of a predetermined participant personality profile that uses a personality dimension, word category, and/or an appropriate graphical form.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein a personality profile is determined by determining a correlation between a Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count based score and a Big Five lower level facet using a statistical method.

6. A computer program product, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code executable by a processor to:

generate a first repository that includes a predetermined general personality profile and/or a dictionary that includes words, phrases, and/or sentences that are correlated with the personality profile;

generate a second repository that includes a predetermined participant personality profile for a participant and/or a dictionary of words, phrases, and/or sentences that are correlated with the predetermined participant personality profile, wherein the participant is associated with an electronic communication;

perform a psycho-linguistic analysis on the electronic communication using the first repository and/or the second repository, wherein performing the psycho-linguistic analysis of the electronic communication includes program code to determine which words included in the electronic communication have a correlation with the predetermined participant personality profile of the participant; and

;

generate an alternative suggestion for a word, phrase, and/or sentence included in the electronic communication that is correlated with a predetermined participant personality profile and/or a predetermined general personality profile.

7. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the predetermined participant personality profile is determined using a psycho-linguistic dictionary and/or a personality model based analysis.

8. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the program code to determine which words included in the electronic communication have a correlation with the predetermined participant personality profile of the participant includes program code to compare words, phrases, and/or sentences included in the electronic communication to the words, phrases, and/or sentences included in the first and/or second repository.

9. The computer program product of claim 6, further comprising program code to generate a visual feedback of a predetermined participant personality profile that includes a depiction of a predetermined participant personality profile that uses a personality dimension, word category, and/or an appropriate graphical form.

10. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein a personality profile is determined by determining a correlation between a Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count based score and a Big Five lower level facet using a statistical method.

11. A computer system, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer-readable storage media;

program instructions stored on the computer-readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, program instructions;

generate a first repository that includes a predetermined general personality profile and/or a dictionary that includes words, phrases, and/or sentences that are correlated with the personality profile;

generate a second repository that includes a predetermined participant personality profile for a participant and/or a dictionary of words, phrases, and/or sentences that are correlated with the predetermined participant personality profile, wherein the participant is associated with an electronic communication;

perform a psycho-linguistic analysis on the electronic; and

communication using the first repository and/or the second repository, wherein program code to perform the psycho-linguistic analysis of the electronic communication includes program code to determine which words included in the electronic communication have a correlation with the predetermined participant personality profile of the participant; and

generate an alternative suggestion for a word, phrase, and/or sentence included in the electronic communication that is correlated with a predetermined participant personality profile and/or a predetermined general personality profile.

12. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the predetermined participant personality profile is determined using a psycho-linguistic dictionary and/or a personality model based analysis.

13. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the program code to determine which words included in the electronic communication have a correlation with the predetermined participant personality profile of the participant includes program code to compare words, phrases, and/or sentences included in the electronic communication to the words, phrases, and/or sentences included in the first and/or second repository.

14. The computer system of claim 11, further comprising program code to generate a visual feedback of a predetermined participant personality profile that includes a depiction of a predetermined participant personality profile that uses a personality dimension, word category, and/or an appropriate graphical form.

15. The computer system of claim 11, wherein a personality profile is determined by determining a correlation between a Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count based score and a Big Five lower level facet using a statistical method.