Context-Aware Text Correction for Electronic Documents
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing document processing systems, such as copy and paste functions, fail to maintain context when transferring text from one document to another, leading to semantic or syntax issues due to undefined pronouns or acronyms, requiring manual editing to ensure clarity and correctness.
Innovation Solution
An annotation service is employed to generate corrections based on the context of the original document, which are stored as metadata and applied to the copied text before pasting, providing context by replacing pronouns, expanding acronyms, and adjusting word order and tense.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If text is copied verbatim from one document to another using copy and paste functions, then the copying process is simple and fast, but the copied text loses contextual information leading to semantic or syntax problems
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by generating annotations that preserve contextual information about pronouns, acronyms, and references before the text is copied. These annotations are attached to the copied text in advance, so when the text is pasted into the new document, the contextual information is already embedded, eliminating the need for manual editing later.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary component (annotation service) that acts as a mediator between the source document and the destination document. This intermediary generates and attaches contextual annotations to the copied text, bridging the gap between the two documents and preserving semantic meaning without requiring direct manual intervention.
2Reliability
If manual editing is performed to correct syntax errors and add context to copied text, then the clarity and understandability of the text is improved, but the time and effort required increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by automatically generating contextual annotations for copied text without requiring manual editing. The annotation service autonomously analyzes the source document, identifies contextual elements (pronouns, acronyms, references), and attaches appropriate annotations to the copied text, allowing the text to serve itself with the necessary contextual information.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by analyzing the copied text against the source document context and automatically generating corrections or annotations. This feedback loop ensures that the copied text maintains its original meaning while adapting to the new document's context, eliminating the need for manual review and editing.
3Loss of information
If annotations are generated and stored for every portion of text in the original document, then context is preserved when text is copied, but the complexity of the document processing system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by generating annotations only for specific portions of text that require contextual preservation (such as pronouns, acronyms, and references) rather than annotating the entire document uniformly. This selective approach maintains context where needed while keeping the system complexity manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs partial action by generating annotations only for the specific text portions that are actually copied, rather than pre-annotating the entire document. This on-demand annotation approach reduces unnecessary processing and system complexity while still preserving context for the copied content.
Data Source
AI summary
A method of annotating an electronic document includes generating a first annotation in a first electronic document using an annotation service, where the first annotation makes a first correction to a portion of text based on the context of the portion of text within the first electronic document. The method further includes storing the first annotation in the metadata of the first electronic document, detecting electronic copying of the portion of text to a copy buffer, and correcting the portion of text in the copy buffer according to the first annotation.