Electronic Message Segment Association for Multi-Recipient Clarity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic message systems lack the ability to effectively identify and associate specific segments of messages with their intended addressees, leading to confusion and misdirection in communication.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that utilize processors to identify message addressees, determine segment addressees based on vocatives, noun phrases, and coreference resolution, and associate tasks with these addressees, providing indications to the appropriate recipients.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If electronic messages are sent to multiple recipients without segment identification, then message delivery is simple and fast, but communication clarity deteriorates due to inability to direct specific segments to specific addressees
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides an electronic message into multiple segments, where each segment can be independently associated with specific addressees. This segmentation allows the system to maintain overall message simplicity while enabling precise directional control for each segment, thereby improving communication clarity without proportionally increasing processing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism (segment addressee association system) that bridges the sender and multiple recipients by automatically routing message segments to appropriate addressees. This intermediary layer handles the complexity of multi-recipient routing transparently, maintaining simplicity for users while achieving reliable segment-directed delivery.
2Measurement precision
If all message segments are directed to all recipients, then message delivery is straightforward, but information precision deteriorates due to misdirection of segments to unintended addressees
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary association between message segments and addressees during message composition or preprocessing. By pre-establishing which segments are intended for which addressees, the system eliminates the need for complex real-time analysis during delivery, thereby achieving precise addressee identification without significant time loss.
3Measurement precision
If segment addressees are determined using complex natural language processing, then addressee identification accuracy improves, but processing speed deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies natural language processing selectively to identify key indicators (such as vocatives, noun phrases, or explicit addressee mentions) within message segments rather than performing exhaustive analysis of entire messages. This partial application of NLP maintains high identification accuracy while significantly reducing processing time compared to complete message analysis.
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AI summary
Methods and apparatus related to associating a segment of an electronic message with one or more segment addressees. One or more message addressees of an electronic message may be identified, the one or more message addressees identifying at least one recipient of the electronic message. A segment of the electronic message may be identified via one or more processors. One or more segment addressees may be determined from the at least one recipient, the one or more segment addressees identifying an addressee for the identified segment. One or more aspects of the segment may be associated with the one or more segment addressees. An indication pertaining to the one or more aspects of the segment may be provided to the one or more segment addressees.