Providing additional information related to a vague term in a message
US9548951B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 31, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/14
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus related to providing additional information related to a vague term in a message. For example, in some implementations, one or more messages sent by a sender and received by one or more recipients may be identified, a vague term in the message may be identified, a user-restricted database may be identified that is associated with the sender or a recipient, and additional information related to the vague term may be determined from the user-restricted database. A vague term is a term which may have multiple meanings and that can be clarified with additional information. In some implementations, user-restricted databases may include additional information that is associated with the user that may be utilized to replace the vague term with a clarified term. In some implementations, a user-restricted database may be utilized to identify additional information in another database that may be utilized to clarify the vague term.
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