E-mail signature block analysis
US6373985B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 12, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V30/414
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A technique analyzing loosely constrained text blocks, such as e-mail signature blocks by performing a two-dimensional geometrical analysis and a one-dimensional language analysis in order to classify sub-blocks at the loosely constrained text block into particular functional classes. The present technique may also be utilized to identify a personal name from a user name in a loosely constrained text block, such as an e-mail signature block.
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