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US Patent 4712174 - Method and apparatus for generating text

US Patent Issued on December 8, 1987
Estimated Patent Expiration Date: Icon_subject December 8, 2004Estimated 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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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

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

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4085445, Text merge with copies and envelopes
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4144656, Teaching machine for studying foreign and native languages
Issued on: 03/20/1979
Inventor: Podkopaev ,   et al.
4305131, Dialog between TV movies and human viewers
Issued on: 12/08/1981
Inventor: Best
4308017, Electronic learning aid with picture book
Issued on: 12/29/1981
Inventor: Laughon ,   et al.
4339134, Electronic card game
Issued on: 07/13/1982
Inventor: Macheel
4417322, Report generation control system for text processing machines
Issued on: 11/22/1983
Inventor: Berry ,   et al.
4559598Method of creating text using a computer
Issued on: 12/17/1985
Inventor: Goldwasser ,   et al.

International Class

G06F 17/24 (20060101)

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