US Patent 8954404 Rule-based system and method to associate attributes to text strings

A system and method for selecting a title for content to be published online. A plurality of text strings are received. A plurality of rules are applied to the text strings. If a condition specified in one of the rules exists in a given text string, one or more attributes are associated to that text string as metadata. One or more of the text strings are selected, using the metadata, as a potential title for the content. A final title is prepared based on the potential title, and the content is published online under the final title.