Patent ID: 6199034
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for determining themes in an input discourse, said method comprising the steps of:storing a thematic profile for said input discourse that includes a plurality of thematic tags for words in said input discourse, wherein said thematic tags indicate the existence or non-existence of a plurality of thematic constructions, and wherein said thematic constructions comprise a plurality of tests made against said words in the exact context of said discourse to determine thematic aspects or information about the overall theme of said discourse;storing a lexicon comprising a plurality of words and definitional characteristics for said words; andgenerating theme terms from words in said input discourse based on existence or non existence of said thematic constructions as indicated by said thematic tags, and based on definitional characteristics of said words as indicated by said lexicon, wherein said theme terms identify overall content of said input discourse.