Patent ID: 8171403
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for organizing a plurality of identified expansions for a potential acronym, wherein each identified expansion is derived from a text source from a text source location, comprising: creating from the plurality of identified expansions a case-insensitive group of identified expansions, wherein each identified expansion of the case-insensitive group match in a case-insensitive manner the other identified expansions of the case-insensitive group; assigning a weight to the text source location for each identified expansion in the case-insensitive group; creating from the case-insensitive group at least one case-sensitive group of identified expansions, wherein each identified expansion of the case-sensitive group of identified expansions match in a case-sensitive manner the other identified expansions of the group of case-sensitive identified expansions; for each case-sensitive group of identified expansions, determining from the weights of the text source locations for the identified expansions a total weight; comparing the total weights for the at least one group of case-sensitive identified expansions; selecting a first group of case-sensitive identified expansions from the at least one group of case-sensitive identified expansions upon comparing the total weights; and associating an identified expansion corresponding to the first case-sensitive group of identified expansions to the potential acronym.