US 6,389,415 B1 · System for identifying connotative meaning

Abstract

In a distributed method of data gathering, connotative meanings of terms are selected from predefined emotional descriptors organized into a plurality of emotional categories. Respective judges select zero or one emotional descriptors from a given category and rate the term for intensity. Each term is evaluated by a plurality of judges for each emotional category. The results are processed to assure that the selected emotional descriptors were not selected by chance. Anomalous results are purged. Statistical analysis is performed to assure that the selected emotional descriptors were not selected by chance. Retained associations become part of the database for the corresponding record. There may be 0, 1 or more connotative associations for any given record. The completed data base is accessed through a computer interface to implement an electronic language reference tool.

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A method for identifying connotative meaning of a plurality of data records, each record corresponding to a term and a specific denotative context for said term, the method comprising the steps of:

evaluating, multiple times, each one record of the plurality of records for a connotative association with each one of a plurality of predefined emotional descriptors within each one of a plurality of predefined emotional categories to achieve multiple samples of connotative association data for said each one record;
identifying any statistically significant connotative associations for each one record of the plurality of records based upon said multiple samples of connotative association data, wherein the identified statistically significant connotative associations are said identified connotative meanings.

A method for identifying connotative meaning of a plurality of data records, each record respectively corresponding to a term and a corresponding denotative context for said term, the method comprising the steps of:

evaluating, multiple times, each one record of the plurality of records for a connotative association to each one of a plurality of predefined emotional descriptors to achieve multiple samples of connotative association data for said each one record;
identifying any statistically significant connotative associations for each one record of the plurality of records based upon said multiple samples of connotative association data, wherein the identified statistically significant connotative associations are said identified connotative meanings.

A method for identifying connotative meaning of a plurality of data records, each record corresponding to a term and a specific denotative context for said term, the method comprising the steps of:

selecting a first plurality of connotative judges to receive a first plurality of questionnaires, each one questionnaire among the first plurality of questionnaires including a first set of records from the plurality of records and a set of emotional descriptors;
selecting a second plurality of connotative judges to receive a second plurality of questionnaires, each one questionnaire among the second plurality of questionnaires including a second set of records from the plurality of records and a set of emotional descriptors;
for a first questionnaire of said first plurality of questionnaires, in which the set of emotional descriptors is associated with a first emotional category, displaying one record of the first set of records at a first display device accessible to one of the first plurality of connotative judges, selecting either one of no connotative association or a primary connotative association for the displayed record from said first emotional category of emotional descriptors, and repeating the steps of displaying and selecting for other records among the first set of records;
for a second questionnaire of said first plurality of questionnaires, in which the set of emotional descriptors is associated with a second emotional category, displaying one record of the first set of records at the first display device, selecting either one of no connotative association or a primary connotative association for the displayed record from said second emotional category of emotional descriptors, and repeating the steps of displaying and selecting for the second questionnaire for the other records among the first set of records.

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System for identifying connotative meaning

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