US 11,531,804 B2 · Enhancing reading accuracy, efficiency and retention

Abstract

This document provides systems and methods for altering text presentation to increase reading accuracy, efficiency, and retention. This can include identification text specific attributes from machine readable text (through parsing of the text), varying the text presentation in accordance with the attributes, and creating an enhanced visual product for enhancing the reading experience. For example, a computer system can extract attributes such as parts of speech from an input sentence and display that sentence in cascading text segments down and across a display screen. The system can further use domain-specific dictionaries derived from domain-specific texts to identify domain-specific compound noun phrases and verb phrases that require specific linguistic tagging to be usable in other linguistic analysis steps.

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A computer-implemented method for adjusting text complexity, the method comprising:

parsing, by one or more computer systems, a plurality of electronic texts to identify text-specific attributes from the electronic texts;
identifying, by the one or more computer systems, a text complexity level for each of the plurality of electronic texts using the identified text-specific attributes;
tracking reading performance for at least one reader for each of the plurality of electronic texts by tracking eye movements of the at least one reader;
identifying an action performed by the at least one reader or a person affiliated with the at least one reader, the action being performed based at least in part on one or more of the plurality of electronic texts;
tracking an outcome associated with the action performed based at least in part on the one or more of the plurality of electronic texts;
and
adjusting by the one or more computer systems, the text complexity level for at least one of the one or more of the plurality of electronic texts by correlating the tracked outcome to the tracked reading performance and identified text complexity level for the at least one of the one or more of the plurality of electronic texts.

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A computer-implemented method for identifying optimal text complexity, the method comprising:

parsing, by one or more computer systems, a plurality of electronic texts to identify text-specific attributes from the electronic texts;
identifying, by the one or more computer systems, a text complexity level for each of the plurality of electronic texts using the identified text-specific attributes;
identifying an action performed by at least one reader of at least a subset of the plurality of electronic texts, the action being performed based at least in part on the subset of electronic texts;
tracking an outcome associated with the action performed based at least in part on the one or more of the plurality of electronic texts;
and
adjusting by the one or more computer systems, the text complexity level for at least one of the electronic texts by correlating the tracked outcome to the identified text complexity level for the electronic texts.

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A non-transitory computer-readable data storage medium storing program code operable to cause one or more machines to perform operations, the operations comprising:

parsing a plurality of electronic texts to identify text-specific attributes from the electronic texts;
identifying a text complexity level for each of the plurality of electronic texts using the identified text-specific attributes;
identifying an action performed by at least one reader of at least a subset of the plurality of electronic texts, the action being performed based at least in part on the subset of electronic texts;
tracking an outcome associated with the action performed based at least in part on the one or more of the plurality of electronic texts;
and
adjusting by the one or more computer systems, the text complexity level for at least one of the electronic texts by correlating the tracked outcome to the identified text complexity level for the electronic texts.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Enhancing reading accuracy, efficiency and retention

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Enhancing reading accuracy, efficiency and retention

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