Patent ID: 6418435
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: G06F,G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for quantifying intensity of 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 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, wherein for each one record where a connotative association is made, an intensity rating also is determined; 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.