Patent ID: 7711550
Filing Date: 2010-05-04
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of recognizing names from a text string entered according to one of a plurality of spoken languages for providing helpful actions in association with recognized names, the method being implemented at least in part by a computer and comprising: receiving, by the computer, a previously generated text string; passing the text string to a name recognizer application; determining whether a particular spoken language is associated with the text string; applying a set of name rules of the spoken language associated with the text string to a plurality of individual words comprising the text string, the set of name rules comprising grammatical rules and sentence structure rules in the spoken language; determining whether any of the plurality of individual words comprise a name according to the set of name rules of the spoken language associated with the text string; if any of the plurality of individual words comprise a name, providing to a user the list of user actions in association with the name.