Personality analyzer

Claim 2

A programmed computer system for analyzing the personality of a subject, the computer system including an operator input device, and a program including key word lists, each key word list comprising a plurality of words associated with one of six personality types, where the personality types fall into three sets of pairs, a first personality type of each pair precisely opposing a second personality type of the pair, said program being selectively operable to effect the process of: receiving a text, the text comprising a plurality of words selected by the subject; parsing the text for words in each of the six key word lists; assigning a weight to any parsed words in the text which are found in at least one of the key word lists; associating each parsed word with a respective personality type based upon the word being in a list of that personality type; summing for each personality type the weight assigned to each parsed word associated with that personality type; and assembling a comparison of the sums for the personality types.

Claim 3

A programmed computer system as set forth in claim 1, said program being further selectively operable to effect the process of determining the introversion and extroversion of a subject person.

Claim 4

An automated personality analyzer for analyzing the personality of a subject utilizing a plurality of key word lists, each list comprising a plurality of words associated with one of six personality types, where the personality types fall into three sets of pairs, a first personality type of each pair precisely opposing a second personality type of the pair, the analyzer comprising: a first input device adapted to receive a text, the text comprising a plurality of words selected by the subject; and a computer system having: means for parsing the text for words in each key word list; means for assigning a weight to any parsed words in the text which are found in at least one of the key word lists; means for associating each parsed word with a respective personality type based upon the word being in a list of that personality type; means for summing for each personality type the weight assigned to each parsed word associated with that personality type; means for assembling a comparison of the sums for the six personality types.

Claim 5

An automated personality analyzer for analyzing the personality of a subject utilizing a plurality of key word lists, each list comprising a plurality of words associated with one of six personality types, where the personality types fall into three sets of pairs, a first personality type of each pair precisely opposing a second personality type of the pair, the analyzer comprising: a first input device adapted to receive a text, the text comprising a plurality of words selected by the subject; and a computer system having: means for parsing the text for words in each key word list; means for assigning a weight to any parsed words in the text which are found in at least one of the key word lists; means for associating each parsed word with a respective personality type based upon the word being in a list of that personality type; means for summing for each personality type the weight assigned to each parsed word associated with that personality type; means for assembling a comparison of the sums for the six personality types.

Claim 8

A method for analyzing the personality of a subject as set forth in claim 4, further comprising the step of, if a parsed word is not found in any of the key word lists, assigning a weight of zero to that word.

Claim 9

A method for analyzing the personality of a subject as set forth in claim 4, wherein the assigning step further comprises the steps of, if a parsed word appears in a list, (a) preliminarily assigning a weight to the parsed word; (b) if the parsed word was already found in the text, then increasing the weight by a predetermined factor.

Claim 10

A method for analyzing the personality of a subject as set forth in claim 4, the key word lists being further subdivided based upon the fit of the word in the list, wherein the assigning step further comprises the steps of, if a parsed word appears in a list, (a) preliminarily assigning a weight to the parsed word; (b) increasing the weight by a predetermined factor depending upon the subdivision in which the parsed word is found.

Claim 11

A method for analyzing the personality of a subject as set forth in claim 4, the method further comprising: (a) where data input is from a questionnaire or flashcards, assigning a weight to a subject skipping a question; (b) where data input is automated, assigning a weight to long pauses in a monologue; (c) where data input is automated, assigning a weight to a volume increases on a key word; and (d) factoring the weights obtained in steps a through c into the summed weight for each personality type.

Claim 12

A programmed computer system, the computer system comprising a computer program storage medium having a computer program stored thereon for execution by said digital computer, said computer including: means for receiving a text in the computer, the text comprising a plurality of words selected by the subject; means for parsing the text for words in each of a plurality of key word lists, each list comprising a plurality of words associated with one of six personality types, where the personality types fall into three sets of pairs, a first personality _type of each pair precisely opposing a second personality type of the pair; means for assigning a weight to any parsed words in the text which are found in each of the key word lists; means for associating each parsed word with a respective personality type based upon the word being in a list of that personality type; means for summing for each personality type the weight assigned to each parsed word associated with that personality type; means for assembling a comparison of the sums for the personality types.

Claim 13

A programmed computer system, the computer system comprising a computer program storage medium having a computer program stored thereon for execution by said digital computer, said computer including: means for receiving a text in the computer, the text comprising a plurality of words selected by the subject; means for parsing the text for words in each of a plurality of key word lists, each list comprising a plurality of words associated with one of six personality types, where the personality types fall into three sets of pairs, a first personality _type of each pair precisely opposing a second personality type of the pair; means for assigning a weight to any parsed words in the text which are found in each of the key word lists; means for associating each parsed word with a respective personality type based upon the word being in a list of that personality type; means for summing for each personality type the weight assigned to each parsed word associated with that personality type; means for assembling a comparison of the sums for the personality types.

Claim 14

A personality analyzer as set forth in claim 9, the program additionally comprising: (a) means for assigning a weight to a subject skipping a question, where data is input from a questionnaire or flashcards; (b) means for assigning a weight to long pauses in a monologue, where data input is automated; (c) means for assigning a weight to a volume increases on a key word, where data input is automated; and (d) means for adding the weights of a-c to the weight sum for each personality type.

Claim 15

A programmed computer system for classifying words in a text, the computer including an operator input device, and a plurality of key word lists, each comprising a plurality of words associated with one of six personality types, where the personality types fall into three sets of pairs, a first personality type of each pair precisely opposing a second personality type of the pair said program being selectively operable to effect the process of: parsing a text stored in the computer, the text comprising a plurality of words for words in each key word list; associating each parsed word with a respective personality type based upon the word being in a list of that personality type.

Claim 16

A programmed computer system for classifying words in a text, the computer including an operator input device, and a plurality of key word lists, each comprising a plurality of words associated with one of six personality types, where the personality types fall into three sets of pairs, a first personality type of each pair precisely opposing a second personality type of the pair said program being selectively operable to effect the process of: parsing a text stored in the computer, the text comprising a plurality of words for words in each key word list; associating each parsed word with a respective personality type based upon the word being in a list of that personality type.

Claim 17

A programmed computer system as set forth in claim 11, wherein a weight is associated with each word in the key word lists, the program further being selectively operable to sum the weights of each associated word, and provide a comparison to the user of the sums.

Claim 18

A program as set forth in claim 12 wherein: (a) for data input from a questionnaire or flashcards, a weight is assigned to a subject skipping a question; (b) for data input being automated, a weight is assigned to long pauses in a monologue; (c) for data input being automated, a weight is assigned to a volume increases on a key word; and (d) the weights of steps a through c are summed together with the weight associated with each word in the key word lists to provide a summed weight for each personality type.

Claim 19

A programmed computer system as set forth in claim 11, said program being further selectively operable to effect the process of determining the introversion and extroversion of a subject.

Claim 20

A programmed computer system for analyzing the personality of a subject, the computer system including an operator input device and a program including six key word lists, each key word list comprising a plurality of words associated with a personality type from the group of Novism, Mutulism, Competism, Revertism, Endurism or Centrism, where Mutulism precisely opposes Competism, Novism precisely opposes Revertism, and Endurism precisely opposes Centrism, said program being selectively operable to effect the process of: receiving a text, the text comprising a plurality of words selected by the subject; parsing the text for words in each key word list; assigning a weight to any parsed words in the text which are found in at least one of the key word lists; associating each parsed word with a respective personality type based upon the word being in a list of that personality type; summing for each personality type the weight assigned to each parsed word associated with that personality type; and assembling a comparison of the sums for the personality types.

Claim 21

A programmed computer system for analyzing the personality of a subject, the computer system including an operator input device and a program including six key word lists, each key word list comprising a plurality of words associated with a personality type from the group of Novism, Mutulism, Competism, Revertism, Endurism or Centrism, where Mutulism precisely opposes Competism, Novism precisely opposes Revertism, and Endurism precisely opposes Centrism, said program being selectively operable to effect the process of: receiving a text, the text comprising a plurality of words selected by the subject; parsing the text for words in each key word list; assigning a weight to any parsed words in the text which are found in at least one of the key word lists; associating each parsed word with a respective personality type based upon the word being in a list of that personality type; summing for each personality type the weight assigned to each parsed word associated with that personality type; and assembling a comparison of the sums for the personality types.

Claim 22

A programmed computer system as set forth in claim 15, said program being further selectively operable to effect the process of determining the introversion and extroversion of a subject person.

Claim 23

A programmed computer system as set forth in claim 15 effecting a process comprising the additional steps of: (a) where data input is from a questionnaire or flashcards, assigning a weight to a subject skipping a question; (b) where data input is automated, assigning a weight to long pauses in a monologue; (c) where data input is automated, assigning a weight to a volume increases on a key word; and (d) factoring the weights obtained by steps a through c into the summed weight for each personality type.

Claim 24

An automated personality analyzer for analyzing the personality of a subject utilizing six key word lists, each list comprising a plurality of words associated with a personality type from the group of Novism, Mutulism, Competism, Revertism, Endurism and Centrism, where Mutulism precisely opposes Competism, Novism precisely opposes Revertism, and Endurism precisely opposes Centrism, the analyzer comprising: a first input device adapted to receive a text, the text comprising a plurality of words selected by the subject; and a computer system having: means for parsing the text for words in each key word list; means for assigning a weight to any parsed words in the text which are found in at least one of the key word lists; means for associating each parsed word with a respective personality type based upon the word being in a list of that personality type; means for summing for each personality type the weight assigned to each parsed word associated with that personality type; means for assembling a comparison of the sums for the six personality types.

Claim 25

An automated personality analyzer for analyzing the personality of a subject utilizing six key word lists, each list comprising a plurality of words associated with a personality type from the group of Novism, Mutulism, Competism, Revertism, Endurism and Centrism, where Mutulism precisely opposes Competism, Novism precisely opposes Revertism, and Endurism precisely opposes Centrism, the analyzer comprising: a first input device adapted to receive a text, the text comprising a plurality of words selected by the subject; and a computer system having: means for parsing the text for words in each key word list; means for assigning a weight to any parsed words in the text which are found in at least one of the key word lists; means for associating each parsed word with a respective personality type based upon the word being in a list of that personality type; means for summing for each personality type the weight assigned to each parsed word associated with that personality type; means for assembling a comparison of the sums for the six personality types.

Claim 26

An automated personality analyzer as set forth in claim 18, the computer system additionally comprising: (a) means for assigning a weight to a subject skipping a question, where data is input from a questionnaire or flashcards; (b) means for assigning a weight to long pauses in a monologue, where data input is automated; (c) means for assigning a weight to a volume increases on a key word, where data input is automated; and (d) means for adding the weights of a-c to the weight sum for each personality type.

Claim 29

A method for analyzing the personality of a subject as set forth in claim 20, the method further comprising: (a) where data input is from a questionnaire or flashcards, assigning a weight to a subject skipping a question; (b) where data input is automated, assigning a weight to long pauses in a monologue; (c) where data input is automated, assigning a weight to a volume increases on a key word; and (d) factoring the weights obtained in steps a through c into the summed weight for each personality type.

Claim 30

A programmed computer system comprising a computer program storage medium having a computer program stored thereon for execution by said digital computer, said computer including: means for receiving a text in the computer, the text comprising a plurality of words selected by the subject; means for parsing the text for words in each of a plurality of key word lists, each list comprising a plurality of words associated with one of six personality types from the group of Novism, Mutulism, Competism, Revertism, Endurism and Centrism, where Mutulism precisely opposes Competism, Novism precisely opposes Revertism, and Endurism precisely opposes Centrism; means for assigning a weight to any parsed words in the text which are found in each of the key word lists; means for associating each parsed word with a respective personality type based upon the word being in a list of that personality type; means for summing for each personality type the weight assigned to each parsed word associated with that personality type; means for assembling a comparison of the sums for the personality types.

Claim 31

A programmed computer system comprising a computer program storage medium having a computer program stored thereon for execution by said digital computer, said computer including: means for receiving a text in the computer, the text comprising a plurality of words selected by the subject; means for parsing the text for words in each of a plurality of key word lists, each list comprising a plurality of words associated with one of six personality types from the group of Novism, Mutulism, Competism, Revertism, Endurism and Centrism, where Mutulism precisely opposes Competism, Novism precisely opposes Revertism, and Endurism precisely opposes Centrism; means for assigning a weight to any parsed words in the text which are found in each of the key word lists; means for associating each parsed word with a respective personality type based upon the word being in a list of that personality type; means for summing for each personality type the weight assigned to each parsed word associated with that personality type; means for assembling a comparison of the sums for the personality types.

Claim 32

A programmed computer system as set forth in claim 22, the computer system further including: (a) means for assigning a weight to a subject skipping a question, where data is input from a questionnaire or flashcards; (b) means for assigning a weight to long pauses in a monologue, where data input is automated; (c) means for assigning a weight to a volume increases on a key word, where data input is automated; and (d) means for adding the weights of a-c to the weight sum for each personality type.

Claim 33

A programmed computer system for classifying words in a text, the computer including an operator input device, and a plurality of key word lists, each list comprising a plurality of words associated with one of six personality types from the group of Novism, Mutulism, Competism, Revertism, Endurism and Centrism, where Mutulism precisely opposes Competism, Novism precisely opposes Revertism, and Endurism precisely opposes Centrism, said program being selectively operable to effect the process of: parsing a text stored in the computer, the text comprising a plurality of words for words in each key word list; associating each parsed word with a respective personality type based upon the word being in a list of that personality type.

Claim 34

A programmed computer system for classifying words in a text, the computer including an operator input device, and a plurality of key word lists, each list comprising a plurality of words associated with one of six personality types from the group of Novism, Mutulism, Competism, Revertism, Endurism and Centrism, where Mutulism precisely opposes Competism, Novism precisely opposes Revertism, and Endurism precisely opposes Centrism, said program being selectively operable to effect the process of: parsing a text stored in the computer, the text comprising a plurality of words for words in each key word list; associating each parsed word with a respective personality type based upon the word being in a list of that personality type.

Claim 35

A programmed computer system as set forth in claim 24, wherein a weight is associated with each word in the key word lists, the program further being selectively operable to sum the weights of each associated word, and provide a comparison to the user of the sums.

Claim 36

A programmed computer system as set forth in claim 24, said program being further selectively operable to effect the process of determining the introversion and extroversion of a subject.

Claim 37

A programmed computer system as set forth in claim 24, wherein: (a) for data input from a questionnaire or flashcards, a weight is assigned to a subject skipping a question; (b) for data input being automated, a weight is assigned to long pauses in a monologue; (c) for data input being automated, a weight is assigned to a volume increases on a key word; and (d) the weights of steps a through c are summed together with the weight associated with each word in the key word lists to provide a summed weight for each personality type.