Word generation and scoring using sub-word segments and characteristic of interest

A method for scoring words according to a characteristic of interest, the method comprising the steps of:

• select a characteristic of interest;
• and
• use a computer system to:
• access a corpus of words exemplifying the characteristic of interest;
• break each word in the corpus of words into sub-word segments of a first type of sub-word segments;
• determine how many times each sub-word segment is found in the corpus of words and store the results as a first set of results;
• generate a value score for each sub-word segment based at least in part on the occurrence of the sub-word segment in the corpus of words and store the results as a second set of results;
• break a first word into the first type of sub-word segments;
• determine the value score for each of the sub-word segments of the first word based upon the second set of results;
• use the value scores for each of the sub-word segments of the first word to create a characteristic of interest score for the first word;
• and
• provide at least one word having an appropriate characteristic of interest score for use.

A system for scoring words according to a characteristic of interest, the system comprising:

• a memory;
• a data processor coupled to the memory, the data processor configured to:
• access a corpus of words exemplifying the characteristic of interest;
• break each word in the corpus of words into sub-word segments of a first type of sub-word segments;
• determine how many times each sub-word segment is found in the corpus of words and store the results as a first set of results;
• generate a value score for each sub-word segment based at least in part on the occurrence of the sub-word segment in the corpus of words and store the results as a second set of results;
• break a first word into the first type of sub-word segments;
• determine the value score for each of the sub-word segments of the first word based upon the second set of results;
• use the value scores for each of the sub-word segments of the first word to create a characteristic of interest score for the first word;
• and
• provide at least one word having an appropriate characteristic of interest score for use.

A method for generating new words according to a characteristic of interest, the method comprising the steps of:

• a computer system accessing a corpus of words exemplifying a characteristic of interest, each word in the corpus of words having been broken into sub-word segments of a first type of sub-word segments, the number of times each sub-word segment being found in the corpus of words being stored as a first set of results, each sub-word segment having an associated value score based at least in part on the occurrence of the sub-word segment in the corpus of words, the value scores being stored as a second set of results;
• choosing a number of first sub-word segments based at least in part upon their value scores;
• combining at least one additional sub-word segment with the first sub-word segments based at least in part upon the first value scores for the at least one additional sub-word segments to create a set of potential new words;
• generating a second value score for each of the potential new words;
• selecting a new word from the potential new words based at least in part on the second value scores;
• and
• providing a user said new word for use.

A method for generating new words according to a characteristic of interest, the method comprising:

• select a characteristic of interest;
• and
• use the computer to:
• access a corpus of words exemplifying a characteristic of interest;
• break each word in the corpus of words into n-gram type of sub-word segments;
• determine how many times n-gram is found in the corpus of words and store the results as a first set of results;
• generate a first value score for each n-gram based at least in part on the occurrence of the n-gram occurs in the corpus of words and store the results as a second set of results;
• choose a number of first sub-word segments based at least in part upon their value scores;
• combine at least one additional sub-word segment with the first sub-word segments based at least in part upon the first value scores for the at least one additional sub-word segments to create a set of potential new words;
• generate a second value score for each of the potential new words;
• select a new word from the potential new words based at least in part on the second value scores;
• and
• provide a user said new word for use.

A system for scoring words according to a characteristic of interest, the method comprising the steps of:

• a memory;
• a data processor coupled to the memory, the data processor configured to:
• access a corpus of words exemplifying a characteristic of interest;
• break each word in the corpus of words into n-gram type of sub-word segments;
• determine how many times n-gram is found in the corpus of words and store the results as a first set of results;
• generate a first value score for each n-gram based at least in part on the occurrence of the n-gram occurs in the corpus of words and store the results as a second set of results;
• choose a number of first sub-word segments based at least in part upon their value scores;
• combine at least one additional sub-word segment to the first sub-word segments based at least in part upon the first value scores for the at least one additional sub-word segments to create a set of potential new words;
• generate a second value score for each of the potential new words;
• select a new word from the potential new words based at least in part on the second value scores;
• and
• provide a user said new word for use.