Method and system for providing encoded communication between users of a network
A method and a messaging system for providing encoded communication between users of a network. The method includes the steps of encoding and decoding of messages with electronic devices using a default code, providing at least one n-gram to a user, wherein the n-gram includes a sequence of at least two characters, defining a replacement rule by selecting the at least one n-gram and assigning the selected n-gram to at least one replacement code character, and activating the replacement rule by substituting each appearance of the selected n-gram in a first message with the replacement code character.
1. A method of providing encoded communication between users ( 10 , 20 ) of a network ( 68 ) subscribed to a messaging system ( 1 ), the method comprising the steps of:
encoding of a first message ( 11 ) of a first user ( 10 ) into a first encoded message ( 111 ) with a first electronic device ( 12 ) using a default code,
transmitting the first message ( 11 ) or the first encoded message ( 111 ) at least to a second user ( 20 ) using a second electronic device ( 21 ),
displaying the first encoded message ( 111 ) on a display ( 23 ) of the second electronic device ( 20 ),
decoding the first encoded message ( 111 ) to obtain the first message ( 11 ) and displaying the first message ( 11 ) on the display ( 23 ) of the second electronic device ( 22 ) in response to an interaction with the second user ( 20 ),
providing at least one n-gram ( 40 , 41 , 42 , 50 , 51 , 52 ) to a user ( 10 , 20 , 30 ), wherein the n-gram ( 40 , 41 , 42 , 50 , 51 , 52 ) comprises a sequence of at least two characters,
defining a replacement rule ( 70 ) by selecting the at least one n-gram ( 40 , 41 , 42 , 50 , 51 , 52 ) and assigning the selected n-gram ( 40 , 41 , 42 , 50 , 51 , 52 ) with at least one replacement code character ( 76 ), and
activating the replacement rule by substituting each appearance of the selected n-gram ( 40 , 41 , 42 , 50 , 51 , 52 ) in the first message ( 11 ) with the replacement code character ( 76 ).
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein several n-grams ( 40 , 41 , 42 , 50 , 51 , 52 ) are provided to the user ( 10 , 20 , 30 ) in form of a ranking.
3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the ranking of n-grams ( 40 , 41 , 42 , 50 , 51 , 52 ) is generated on the basis:
i) of a linguistic analysis of a sample text or training data, and/or
ii) of a linguistic analysis of messages ( 11 , 21 ) previously transmitted between users ( 10 , 20 ).
4. The method according to claim 2 or 3 , wherein the ranking is generated on the basis of a probabilistic language model.
5. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the replacement rule ( 70 ) is active during an activation time interval, the duration of which being selectable and/or modifiable by the user ( 10 , 20 , 30 ) of the messaging system ( 1 ).
6. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein a point of time ( 73 , 74 ) at which the replacement rule ( 70 ) is activated or at which the replacement rule ( 70 ) is deactivated is selectable or modifiable by a user ( 10 , 20 , 30 ) of the messaging system ( 1 ).
7. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein while the replacement rule ( 70 ) is active each instance of a replacement of a selected n-gram ( 40 , 41 , 42 , 50 , 51 , 52 ) is tracked and counted.
8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the replacement of the selected n-gram ( 40 , 41 , 42 , 50 , 51 , 52 ) is deactivated and interrupted if a quantity of replacement instances of a selected n-gram ( 40 , 41 , 42 , 50 , 51 , 52 ) exceeds a threshold ( 77 ).
9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the threshold ( 77 ) is selectable and/or modifiable by a user ( 10 , 20 , 30 ) of the messaging system ( 1 ).
10. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, further providing a message history ( 14 ) containing numerous messages ( 11 , 21 ) and/or numerous encoded messages ( 111 , 121 ) previously transmitted at least between the first user ( 10 ) and the second user ( 20 ).
11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein a replacement of a selected n-gram ( 40 , 41 , 42 , 50 , 51 , 52 ) remains in the message history ( 14 ) for a validation time interval ( 75 ), the duration of which being selectable and/or modifiable by a user ( 10 , 20 , 30 ) of the messaging system ( 1 ).
12. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the n-gram ( 40 , 41 , 42 , 50 , 51 , 52 ) provided to the user ( 10 , 20 , 30 ) is assigned with a likelihood of appearance ( 141 , 142 , 143 ) based on a statistical analysis of a plurality of messages ( 11 ) transmitted between users ( 10 , 20 , 30 ) subscribed to the messaging system ( 1 ).
13. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein subscribing to the messaging system ( 1 ) includes storing of at least one of the following user attributes ( 151 , 152 , 153 , 154 , 155 ): gender, age, address, location, profession, hobby, personal interest, religion, nationality, language.
14. The method according to claims 12 and 13 , wherein the likelihood of appearance ( 141 , 142 , 143 ) is calculated on the basis of at least one of the user attributes ( 151 , 152 , 153 , 154 , 155 ).
15. The method according to claim 13 or 14 , wherein assigning of a selected n-gram ( 40 , 41 , 42 , 50 , 51 , 52 ) with a replacement code character ( 76 ) is based on at least one of the user attributes ( 151 , 152 , 153 , 154 , 155 ).
16. The method according to any 1 of the preceding claims 13 to 15 , wherein the replacement rule is activated or deactivated on the basis of at least one of the user attributes ( 151 , 152 , 153 , 154 , 155 ).
17. A messaging system for providing encoded communication between users ( 10 , 20 , 30 ) of a network ( 68 ), the system comprising:
a first electronic device ( 12 ) configured to encode a first message ( 11 ) of a first user ( 10 ) into a first encoded message ( 111 ) on the basis of a default code,
a second electronic device ( 22 ) configured to communicate with the first electronic device ( 12 ) via the network ( 68 ), wherein the second electronic device ( 22 ) is configured to display the first encoded message ( 111 ) and to decode the first encoded message ( 111 ) to obtain the first message ( 11 ) and to display the first message ( 11 ) on a display ( 23 ) of the second electronic device ( 22 ) in response to an interaction with the second user ( 20 ),
a provider ( 66 ) configured:
to provide at least one n-gram ( 40 , 41 , 42 , 50 , 51 , 52 ) to a user ( 10 , 20 , 30 ) of the messaging system ( 1 ), wherein the n-gram ( 40 , 41 , 42 , 50 , 51 , 52 ) comprises a sequence of at least two characters,
to process a user's selection of the at least one n-gram ( 40 , 41 , 42 , 50 , 51 , 52 ) and to define at least one replacement rule ( 70 ) by assigning the selected n-gram ( 40 , 41 , 42 , 50 , 51 , 52 ) with at least one replacement code character ( 76 ), and
to activate the replacement rule ( 70 ) to substitute each appearance of the selected n-gram ( 40 , 41 , 42 , 50 , 51 , 52 ) in the first message ( 11 ) with the at least one replacement code character ( 76 ).
18. The messaging system according to claim 17 , wherein the first and the second electronic devices ( 12 , 22 ) are configured to regularly communicate with the provider ( 66 ) to receive and to process at least one or several replacement rules ( 70 ).
19. A computer program stored in the first and the second electronic devices of a messaging system according to claim 17 or 18 and comprising executable instructions:
to encode a first message ( 11 ) of a first user ( 10 ) into a first encoded message ( 111 ) using a default code,
to apply a replacement rule ( 70 ) defining a replacement of a selected n-gram ( 40 , 41 , 42 , 50 , 51 , 52 ) by at least one replacement code character ( 76 ) in the first message ( 11 ) or in the first encoded message ( 111 ), and to substitute each appearance of the selected n-gram ( 40 , 41 , 42 , 50 , 51 , 52 ) in the first message ( 11 ) or in the first encoded message ( 111 ) with the replacement code character ( 76 ),
to display the first encoded message ( 111 ) including the at least one replacement code character ( 76 ) on a display ( 23 ) of the second electronic device ( 22 ), and
to decode the first encoded message ( 111 ) to obtain the first message ( 11 ) and to display the first message ( 11 ) on the display ( 23 ) of the second electronic device ( 22 ) in response to an interaction with the second user ( 20 ).
20. A computer program executable by a provider of a messaging system ( 1 ) according to claim 17 or 18 and comprising executable instructions:
to provide at least one n-gram ( 40 , 41 , 42 , 50 , 51 , 52 ) to a user ( 10 , 20 , 30 ), wherein the n-gram ( 40 , 41 , 42 , 50 , 51 , 52 ) comprises a sequence of at least two characters,
to process a user's selection of the at least one n-gram ( 40 , 41 , 42 , 50 , 51 , 52 ) and to define at least one replacement rule ( 70 ) by assigning the selected n-gram ( 40 , 41 , 42 , 50 , 51 , 52 ) with at least one replacement code character ( 76 ), and
to activate the replacement rule ( 70 ) thereby substituting each appearance of the selected n-gram ( 40 , 41 , 42 , 50 , 51 , 52 ) in a first message ( 11 ) of a first user ( 10 ) with the at least one replacement code character ( 76 ).