Providing context-sensitive writing assistance

摘要

A method, system, and medium for providing context-sensitive writing assistance to a user that is composing a textual communication are described. The context is used to tune the writing assistance to accommodate the different communication styles between users and recipients. The context includes the writing medium, the recipient, and the writer. Examples of writing assistance include spell check, grammar check, and auto-fill in.

主权项

1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed by a computing device, facilitate a method of providing context-sensitive writing assistance, the method comprising:
determining a context of a textual communication that a user is composing, wherein the context comprises a specific recipient to which the textual communication is addressed; determining a communication style of the user to the specific recipient by analyzing text in one or more textual communications previously sent to the specific recipient from the user and one or more textual communications previously sent from the specific recipient to the user, wherein, when determining the communication style, more weight is given to the one or more communications previously sent to the specific recipient from the user than is given to the one or more communications previously sent from the specific recipient to the user; selecting one or more dictionaries from a plurality of dictionaries, wherein the one or more dictionaries are selected to include words that are consistent with the communication style; and providing, by way of the computing device, writing assistance that utilizes the one or more dictionaries, thereby tuning the writing assistance to match the communication style, wherein the writing assistance is provided while the textual communication is being composed.