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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7610189 | Method and apparatus for efficient segmentation of compound words using probabilistic breakpoint traversal A method for segmenting a compound word in an unrestricted natural-language input is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a natural-language input consisting of a plurality of characters. Next, a set of probabilistic breakpoints based on a probabilistic breakpo... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7610191 | Method for fast semi-automatic semantic annotation A method, apparatus and computer instructions is provided for fast semi-automatic semantic annotation. Given a limited annotated corpus, the present invention assigns a tag and a label to each word of the next limited annotated corpus using a parser engine, a simila... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7606700 | Adaptive task framework The subject disclosure pertains to systems and methods for performing natural language processing in which natural language input is mapped to a task. The system includes a task interface for defining a task, the associated data and the manner in which the task data... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7603267 | Rules-based grammar for slots and statistical model for preterminals in natural language understanding system A NLU system includes a rules-based grammar for slots in a schema and a statistical model for preterminals. A training system is also provided. ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7599830 | Handheld electronic device with reduced keyboard and associated method of providing quick text entry in a message An improved handheld electronic device having a reduced keyboard provides facilitated language entry by making available to a user certain words that a user may reasonably be expected to enter. In some situations, certain words can be stored, for example, in a tempo... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7599831 | Multi-stage pattern reduction for natural language processing A computer program product for controlling the computer's processor to perform responsive actions a natural language input has: (1) vocabulary, phrase and concept databases of words, phrase and concepts, respectively, that can be recognized in the inputted communica... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7596485 | Module for creating a language neutral syntax representation using a language particular syntax tree A method or module for creating an Language Neutral Syntax (LNS) representation of a sentence from a language particular syntax representation such as found in the Penn Treebank for use by different applications. The method or module includes a node generator config... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7593845 | Method and apparatus for identifying semantic structures from text A method and apparatus for identifying a semantic structure from an input text forms at least two candidate semantic structures. A semantic score is determined for each candidate semantic structure based on the likelihood of the semantic structure. A syntactic score... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7587308 | Word recognition using ontologies Systems, and associated apparatus, methods, or computer program products, may use ontologies to provide improved word recognition. The ontologies may be applied in word recognition processes to resolve ambiguities in language elements (e.g., words) where the values ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7584091 | Process and device for devising an abridged form of any term that is used in an alarm message intended to be displayed on a screen of the cockpit of an aircraft A system for devising an abridged form of any term that is used in an alarm message intended to be displayed on a screen of the cockpit of an aircraft. The system includes a database having a set of predetermined construction rules and a processor that receives a me... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7584092 | Unsupervised learning of paraphrase/translation alternations and selective application thereof A computer-implemented method is disclosed for applying a given paraphrase alternation pattern to an input string. The method includes generating a language model and applying the language model to determine how to apply the given paraphrase alternation pattern to t... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7584093 | Method and system for generating spelling suggestions A computer implemented method of suggesting replacement words for words of a string. In the method, an input string of input words is received. The input words are then matched to subject words of a candidate table. Next, candidate replacement words and scores from ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7574348 | Processing collocation mistakes in documents A sentence is accessed and at least one query is generated based on the sentence. At least one query can be compared to text within a collection of documents, for example using a web search engine. Collocation errors in the sentence can be detected and/or corrected ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7574349 | Statistical language-model based system for detection of missing attachments A method for processing electronic mail includes computing a probability that a text string in an electronic mail message refers to an attachment as a function of a stored probability value for each of a plurality of sequences of words within the text string. Where ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7565282 | System and method for adaptive automatic error correction A method for adaptive automatic error and mismatch correction is disclosed for use with a system having an automatic error and mismatch correction learning module, an automatic error and mismatch correction model, and a classifier module. The learning module operate... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562008 | Machine translation method and system that decomposes complex sentences into two or more sentences The present invention discloses a technology for decomposing prose elements in document processing. Grammar analysis of complex sentences can identify main clause, embedded clauses, phrases and cohesive ties that link the embedded clauses to the main clause. Cohesiv... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7562009 | Linguistic processing platform, architecture and methods A system and method for natural language processing comprises a blackboard data structure for providing a shared knowledge repository over which a collection of natural language agents can execute processes on the processable data form, each agent being capable of p... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7562011 | Intentional-stance characterization of a general content stream or repository Starting with a dictionary including concepts and chains, a subset of the chains is selected as intentional stance basis chains (ISBCs). Concepts in the dictionary are chosen and mapped to state vectors using the ISBCs. The state vectors are assembled into a templat... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7562010 | Generating confidence scores from word lattices Systems and methods for determining word confidence scores. Speech recognition systems generate a word lattice for speech input. Posterior probabilities of the words in the word lattice are determined using a forward-backward algorithm. Next, time slots are defined ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7555426 | Method and apparatus for dynamic grammars and focused semantic parsing The present invention provides a dialogue system in which semantic ambiguity is reduced by selectively choosing which semantic structures are to be made available for parsing based on previous information obtained from the user or other context information. In one e... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7555427 | Providing a topic list A computer executable method includes receiving word senses represented as semantic positions in a semantic space. The word senses are grouped into clusters based on semantic positions of the word senses in the semantic space. Labels for the respective clusters are ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7555425 | System and method of improved recording of medical transactions This invention relates to the field of patient health care. In particular, it relates to medical informatics, and to systems and methods for recording medical transactions. A system for recording medical transactions is disclosed, the system comprising distinct and ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7552046 | Unsupervised learning of paraphrase/translation alternations and selective application thereof A computer-implemented method determines whether to apply a given paraphrase alternation pattern to an input string. The method includes generating a context model and applying the context model to determine whether the given paraphrase alternation pattern can be ap... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7552047 | Instance-based sentence boundary determination by optimization A method for instance-based sentence boundary determination optimizes a set of criteria based on examples in a corpus, and provides a general domain-independent framework for the task by balancing a comprehensive set of sentence complexity and quality constraints. T... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7548847 | System for automatically annotating training data for a natural language understanding system The present invention uses a natural language understanding system that is currently being trained to assist in annotating training data for training that natural language understanding system. Unannotated training data is provided to the system and the system propo... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7548848 | Method and apparatus for semantic processing engine A method for evaluating contents of a message is provided. The method initiates with characterizing a message segment. Then, the message is scanned to define tokens associated with the message segment. Next, the tokens are parsed to define substructures. Then, the r... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7548849 | Method for generating text that meets specified characteristics in a handheld electronic device and a handheld electronic device incorporating the same Incoming e-mails, instant messages, SMS, and MMS, are scanned for new language objects such as words, abbreviations, text shortcuts and, in appropriate languages, ideograms, that are placed in a list for use by a text input process of a handheld electronic device to... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546234 | Semantic processing engine A processor configured to identify message contents is provided. The processor includes a message characterization block configured to characterize a message through analysis of header information associated with the message. A semantic processing block configured t... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7546235 | Unsupervised learning of paraphrase/translation alternations and selective application thereof A system is disclosed for selectively applying a paraphrase alternation pattern to a textual input. The system includes a pattern identification component for processing a collection of data and identifying a plurality of potentially applicable paraphrase alternatio... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7542894 | System and method for analyzing language using supervised machine learning method A system for analyzing language using supervised learning method. The system extracts portions matching the structures of problem expressions from a raw corpus that is not supplemented with analysis information, then converts the extracted portions corresponding to ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7539611 | Method of identifying and highlighting text The present invention is a method of identifying and highlighting textual units of interest using a computer. Text is received and tokens therein are identified. Prefixes, suffixes, and roots are identified and replaced with their standard forms. Starting and contin... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7536296 | Automatic segmentation of texts comprising chunks without separators Syntagms of a text including individual elements written without separators are segmented into chunks having strings including at least one individual element, such as an ideogram of the Mandarin Chinese language. A lexicon is defined including a set of strings, eac... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7533014 | Method and system for concurrent use of two or more closely coupled communication recognition modalities A method and system are provided in which a speech recognition system and one or more other input modalities are run in parallel. The system is especially useful in easing the Chinese input obstruction due to the difficulty of conforming Chinese ideograms to typical... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7529657 | Configurable parameters for grammar authoring for speech recognition and natural language understanding A method for authoring a grammar for use in a language processing application is provided. The method includes receiving at least one grammar configuration parameter relating to how to configure a grammar and creating the grammar based on the at least one grammar co... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526425 | Method and system for extending keyword searching to syntactically and semantically annotated data Methods and systems for extending keyword searching techniques to syntactically and semantically annotated data are provided. Example embodiments provide a Syntactic Query Engine (“SQE”) that parses, indexes, and stores a data set as an enhanced document index w... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7526426 | System and method for computerized psychological content analysis of computer and media generated communications to produce communications management support, indications and warnings of dangerous behavior, assessment of media images, and personnel selection support At least one computer-mediated communication produced by or received by an author is collected and parsed to identify categories of information within it. The categories of information are processed with at least one analysis to quantify at least one type of informa... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7526424 | Sentence realization model for a natural language generation system The present invention is a sentence realization system that processes an abstract linguistic representation (ALR) of a sentence into a structure that can be fully realizable. The system includes a tree conversion component that receives the ALR and generates a basic... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523031 | Information processing apparatus and method capable of processing plurality type of input information An information processing apparatus has: an input unit capable of inputting a plurality type of information such as hand-written information, key information and speech information; and a knowledge database storing input information and information necessary for gen... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7509572 | Automatic generation of document summaries through use of structured text A summarization system generates summaries from documents. Text structure tags, in conformance with the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI), are inserted into the documents to generate encoded documents. The text structure tags, when associated with portions of the docum... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7505896 | Method and apparatus for reattaching nodes in a parse structure A method is provided for parsing a sentence to form representations of syntactic structures in the sentence. The method includes forming a first representation of syntactic structures in the sentence. This first representation is then modified by modifying the synta... | 03/17/2009 |
