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Method and apparatus for generating text

Patent 4712174 Issued on December 8, 1987. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject December 8, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Assignee

Application

No. 06/603731 filed on 04/24/1984

US Classes:

704/1LINGUISTICS

Examiners

Primary: Heckler, Thomas M.
Assistant: Fairbanks, Jonathan C.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Class

G06F 17/24 (20060101)

Abstract

A computer based system for generating text from a predetermined data base, in either prose or poetic form, in response to a plurality of input data provided by an operator in an interactive mode of operation with the computer. The preferred embodiment disclosed produces limerick style poetry in response to name, gender, geographic place of residence, primary and secondary traits and the number of syllables in certain input data items, and includes poetic material related to each of these data input items.

Other References

  • Liddil, Bob, "Interactive Fiction: Six Micro Stories," Byte, Sep. 1981, p. 436
  • Marcus, Stephen, "Gosub: Poet: Return, Computers and the Poetic Muse", Educational Technology, Aug., 1984, pp. 15-20
  • Holder, Wayne, "Software Tools for Writers", Byte, Jul., 1982, pp. 138-163
  • Owens, Peter, "Creative Writing with Computers", Popular Computing, Jan., 1984, pp. 128-132
  • McKean, Kevin, "Computers, Fiction, and Poetry", Byte, Jul., 1982, pp. 50-53
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