Combinatorial computational technique for transformation phrase text-phrase meaning

Claim 2

Apparatus for relating meanings and text, said text associated with a given language, said apparatus including a computing system, comprising: means for forming a set of concepts wherein said concepts relate to meanings for any language, means for storing said concepts within the computing system, means for forming morpheme-type linguistic elements specific to said given language, means for storing the linguistic elements in the computing system, dictionary means for associating said concepts with the linguistic elements, means for splitting said text into the linguistic elements, and means for looking up the linguistic elements in said dictionary and retrieving the related concepts, thereby relating said meanings to said text.

Claim 3

The apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said dictionary means for associating the concepts with linguistic elements includes multiple alternative concepts for the same linguistic element.

Claim 4

The apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said concepts comprise independent concepts of human understanding.

Claim 5

The apparatus as defined in claim 1 further comprising modifiers for said concepts, wherein said modifiers add quantitative and comparative information about said concepts, and wherein said modifiers are retained with said related concepts.

Claim 6

The apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said linguistic elements comprise: first type linguistic elements identified with the beginning of a word, second type linguistic elements identified with any position within a word, third type linguistic elements identified with the end of a word, and fourth type linguistic elements identified with a separate word.

Claim 7

The apparatus as defined in claim 5 wherein said linguistic elements comprise fifth type linguistic elements identified with abbreviations.

Claim 9

The apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said means for splitting said text into linguistic elements comprises means for processing said text in both a left-to-right and a right-to-left direction.

Claim 10

The apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein when said linguistic element is not found in said dictionary, said process omits that linguistic element and continues processing.

Claim 11

The apparatus as defined in claim 1 further comprising: means for forming groups of said concepts; means for defining objects with said groups; and means for matching the concepts relating to meanings from said text with said groups, whereby objects are determined to exist or not exist in said text.

Claim 12

The apparatus as defined in claim 1 further comprising: means for associating a group of concepts with a subject object, and means for matching said group of concepts associated with said subject object with said concepts associated with said linguistic elements, wherein, when a match is found, said subject object is determined to be within the meaning of said text, and when a match is not found, said subject object is determined not to be within the meaning of said text.

Claim 13

The apparatus as defined in claim 11 wherein said means for matching comprises: means for determining when alternative meanings are present in said dictionary, and means for choosing one of the alternative meanings, thereby providing no ambiguity associated with multiple meanings of said text.

Claim 14

The apparatus as defined in claim 11 further comprising a threshold for determining when a match is found, said threshold defines a given number of common concepts found that are associated with the linguistic elements and with said subject object.

Claim 15

A computer implemented process for relating meanings and text, said text associated with a given language, comprising the steps of: forming a set of concepts wherein said concepts relate to meanings of any language, storing said concepts within a computer system, forming a set of morpheme-type linguistic elements specific to said given language, storing the linguistic elements within the computer system, forming a dictionary relating the linguistic elements with said concepts, splitting said text into linguistic elements, and looking up the linguistic elements in said dictionary and retrieving the related concepts, thereby relating said meanings to said text.

Claim 16

A computer implemented process for relating meanings and text, said text associated with a given language, comprising the steps of: forming a set of concepts wherein said concepts relate to meanings of any language, storing said concepts within a computer system, forming a set of morpheme-type linguistic elements specific to said given language, storing the linguistic elements within the computer system, forming a dictionary relating the linguistic elements with said concepts, splitting said text into linguistic elements, and looking up the linguistic elements in said dictionary and retrieving the related concepts, thereby relating said meanings to said text.

Claim 17

The computer implemented process as defined in claim 14 wherein the step of forming a dictionary includes relating multiple alternative concepts to the same linguistic element.

Claim 18

The computer implemented process as defined in claim 14 further comprising the steps of: forming groups of said concepts; defining objects with said groups; and matching the concepts relating to meanings from said text with said groups, whereby objects are determined to exist or not exist in said text.

Claim 19

The computer implemented process as defined in claim 14 further comprising the step of forming said concepts as independent concepts of human understanding.

Claim 20

The computer implemented process as defined in claim 14 further comprising the step of defining modifiers for said concepts, wherein said modifiers add quantitative and comparative information about said concepts, and wherein said modifiers are retained with said related concepts.

Claim 21

The computer implemented process as defined in claim 14 further comprising the steps of: identifying first linguistic elements with the beginning of a word, identifying second linguistic elements with any position within a word, identifying third linguistic elements with the end of a word, and identifying fourth linguistic elements with separate words.

Claim 22

The computer implemented process as defined in claim 19 further comprising the step of identifying fifth linguistic elements identified with abbreviations.

Claim 23

The computer implemented process as defined in claim 14 further comprising the step of determining that the text is of any human language.

Claim 24

The computer implemented process as defined in claim 14 wherein said step of splitting said text into linguistic elements comprises the step of processing said text in both a left to right and a right to left direction.

Claim 25

The computer implemented process as defined in claim 14 wherein when, in the step of looking up the linguistic element, a linguistic element is not found in said dictionary means for associating, said process omits that linguistic element and continues processing.

Claim 26

The computer implemented process as defined in claim 14 further comprising the steps of: associating a group of concepts with a subject object, matching said group of concepts associated with said subject object with said concepts associated with said linguistic elements, wherein, when a match is found, said subject object is determined to be within the meaning of said text, and when a match is not found, said subject object is determined not to be within the meaning of said text.

Claim 27

The computer implemented process as defined in claim 24 further comprising the steps of: determining when alternative meanings are present in said dictionary, and choosing one of the alternative meanings, thereby providing no ambiguity associated with multiple meanings of said text.

Claim 28

The computer implemented process as defined in claim 24 further comprising the step of defining a threshold, wherein a match is found when said threshold is met, wherein said threshold defines a given number of common concepts found that are associated with the linguistic elements and with said subject object.

Claim 29

A computer-readable medium bearing a program code embodied therein for relating meanings and text, said text associated with a given language, and including: a first computer readable file for forming a set of concepts wherein said concepts relate to meanings of any language, a second computer readable file for storing said concepts within a computer system, a third computer readable file for forming a set of morpheme-type linguistic elements for said given language, a fourth computer readable file for storing said linguistic elements, a fifth computer readable file defining a dictionary for associating said concepts with linguistic elements, a sixth computer readable file—program for splitting said text into the linguistic elements, a seventh computer readable file defining subject objects with groups of said concepts, said groups defining a semantic index, and an eighth computer readable file—program for looking up said groups of concepts in said semantic index and retrieving the related objects, thereby relating said meanings to said objects.

Claim 30

A computer-readable medium bearing a program code embodied therein for relating meanings and text, said text associated with a given language, and including: a first computer readable file for forming a set of concepts wherein said concepts relate to meanings of any language, a second computer readable file for storing said concepts within a computer system, a third computer readable file for forming a set of morpheme-type linguistic elements for said given language, a fourth computer readable file for storing said linguistic elements, a fifth computer readable file defining a dictionary for associating said concepts with linguistic elements, a sixth computer readable file—program for splitting said text into the linguistic elements, a seventh computer readable file defining subject objects with groups of said concepts, said groups defining a semantic index, and an eighth computer readable file—program for looking up said groups of concepts in said semantic index and retrieving the related objects, thereby relating said meanings to said objects.