User experience with customized user dictionary

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9330082-B2
Application number	US-201213396559-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 14, 2012
Priority date	Feb 14, 2012
Publication date	May 3, 2016
Grant date	May 3, 2016

Abstract

In one embodiment, constructing one or more customized dictionaries for a particular user, each of the customized dictionaries comprising a different blending of one or more frequently used words collected from texts submitted by one or more users; and in response to the user inputting text to an electronic device, selecting one of the customized dictionaries and utilizing it to aid the particular user in inputting text.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, performed by one or more computing devices, comprising:
constructing one or more customized dictionaries for a particular user of a social-networking system, wherein the particular user is represented by a node in a graph associated with the social-networking system, wherein each of the customized dictionaries comprising a different blending of one or more frequently used words collected from texts submitted by one or more users, wherein the frequently used words are associated with at least one communication category characterized by at least one dimension of a communication channel, and wherein the at least one dimension comprises social information of the particular user; and
in response to the user inputting text to an electronic device, selecting one of the customized dictionaries based at least in part on a type of the electronic device, a first customized dictionary is selected based upon the electronic device being of a first type, and a second customized dictionary is selected based upon the electronic device being of a second type, the second type being different than the first type, the first customized dictionary being distinct from the second customized dictionary, and utilizing the selected one customized dictionary to aid the particular user in inputting text.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein utilizing the selected one customized dictionary to aid the particular user in inputting text comprises:
selecting one or more words from the selected one customized dictionary based on the inputted text; and
suggesting the words to the particular user as one or more possible choices for completing the inputted text.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein utilizing the selected one customized dictionary to aid the particular user in inputting text comprises:
selecting one or more first words from the selected one customized dictionary based on the inputted text; and
suggesting the first words to the particular user as one or more possible choices for replacing a second, incorrect word from the inputted text to correct the second word.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein utilizing the selected one customized dictionary to aid the particular user in inputting text comprises:
selecting a first word from the selected one customized dictionary based on the inputted text; and
automatically replacing a second, incorrect word from the inputted text with the first word to correct the second word.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one customized dictionary is further selected based on one or more of:
one or more recipients of the inputted text; or
a form of communication embodied by the inputted text.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising adding to the plurality of words one or more words specifically applicable to the particular user based on the social information of the particular user.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein, for each of the customized dictionaries, the blending of the frequently used words from each of the communication categories is determined based at least in part on the social information of the particular user.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein:
the customized dictionaries are constructed for one or more activities that the particular user performs using one or more electronic devices; and
for each of the customized dictionaries constructed for a corresponding one of the activities, the blending of the frequently used words from each of the communication categories is determined further based on the corresponding activity.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein:
the customized dictionaries are constructed for one or more electronic devices used by the particular user; and
for each of the customized dictionaries constructed for a corresponding one of the electronic devices, the blending of the frequently used words from each of the communication categories is determined further based on the corresponding electronic device.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein:
the customized dictionaries are constructed for one or more categories of recipients with whom the particular user communicates; and
for each of the one or more customized dictionaries constructed for a corresponding one of the categories of recipients, the blending of the frequently used words from each of the communication categories is determined further based on the corresponding category of recipients.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein constructing the customized dictionaries for the particular user comprises:
collecting a plurality of words from the texts submitted by the users, the particular user being one of the users;
for each of a plurality of communication categories, determining a usage frequency of each of the plurality of words in the communication category based on the texts; and
constructing the customized dictionaries for the particular user, each of the customized dictionaries comprising a different blending of one or more frequently used words, based on the usage frequency of each word, from each of one or more of the plurality of communication categories.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
monitoring additional texts submitted by the users;
for each of the plurality of communication categories, updating the usage frequency of each of the plurality of words in the communication category based on the additional texts; and
updating the customized dictionaries, each customized dictionary comprising a different blending of one or more frequently used words, based on the updated usage frequency of each word, from each of one or more of the plurality of communication categories.

13. A system comprising:
a memory comprising instructions executable by one or more processors; and
the one or more processors coupled to the memory and operable to execute the instructions, the one or more processors being operable when executing the instructions to:
construct one or more customized dictionaries for a particular user of a social-networking system, wherein the particular user is represented by a node in a graph associated with the social-networking system, wherein each of the customized dictionaries comprising a different blending of one or more frequently used words collected from texts submitted by one or more users, wherein the frequently used words are associated with the at least one communication category characterized by at least one dimension of a communication channel, and wherein the at least one dimension comprises social information of the particular user; and
in response to the user inputting text to an electronic device, select one of the customized dictionaries based at least in part on a type of the electronic device, a first customized dictionary is selected based upon the electronic device being of a first type, and a second customized dictionary is selected based upon the electronic device being of a second type, the second type being different than the first type, the first customized dictionary being distinct from the second customized dictionary, and utilize the selected one customized dictionary to aid the particular user in inputting text.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein utilize the selected one customized dictionary to aid the particular user in inputting text comprises:
select one or more words from the selected one customized dictionary based on the inputted text; and
suggest the words to the particular user as one or more possible choices for completing the inputted text.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein utilize the selected one customized dictionary to aid the particular user in inputting text comprises:
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Assignees

• Tseng Erick
• Gandhi Shaheen Ashok
• Kramer Adam D I
• St Clair Luke
• Facebook Inc

Inventors

• Tseng Erick
• Gandhi Shaheen Ashok
• Kramer Adam D I
• St Clair Luke

Classifications

• G06F40/232 Primary

  Orthographic correction, e.g. spell checking or vowelisation · CPC title

• G06F40/242

  Dictionaries · CPC title

• G06F40/274

  Converting codes to words; Guess-ahead of partial word inputs · CPC title

• G06F17/2735

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F17/273 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic