| 4799188 |
Electronic dictionary system having improved memory efficiency for storage of common suffix words |
| Jan-17-1989 |
A system for checking a spelling of an English word which stores a plurality of English words in several groups. Every word in each group can have a common suffix and is stored without the suffix. The... |
| 4797855 |
Word processor having spelling corrector adaptive to operator error experience |
| Jan-10-1989 |
A word-processing system or memory typewriter has the usual keyboard, input display and/or printer; together with a spelling dictionary stored within the memory, and an error signal generating device activated... |
| 4791561 |
Interactive construction of means for database maintenance |
| Dec-13-1988 |
In a data processing system, application programs for the maintenance of a relational database may be constructed interactively and nonprocedurally. A data dictionary and screen-files are defined interactively... |
| 4787059 |
System for effective spell check in word processing with relocated starting location |
| Nov-22-1988 |
An apparatus for checking a spelling of an input English word and for storing a new English word is provided, including an input device for receiving a word, an electronic dictionary memory consisting... |
| 4783761 |
Spelling check dictionary with early error signal |
| Nov-8-1988 |
A method and apparatus for adding a low-cost spelling check dictionary feature to document preparation systems such as portable electronic typewriters, the spelling check being performed on a character-by-character... |
| 4783758 |
Automated word substitution using numerical rankings of structural disparity between misspelled words & candidate substitution words |
| Nov-8-1988 |
A spelling correction system compares a correctly spelled word with an incorrectly spelled word to determine the degree of substitutability. If the system determines that the words are highly similar,... |
| 4782464 |
Compact spelling-check dictionary |
| Nov-1-1988 |
A low-cost spelling-check dictionary apparatus for incorportation in a portable electronic typewriter. Semiconductor ROM is used for storage of the dictionary's word listing and for program control of... |
| 4775251 |
Electronic typewriter including spelling dictionary |
| Oct-4-1988 |
The present electronic typewriter executes a spelling check control and, more specifically, judges whether or not a word in a dictionary memory identical to an inputted word exists. If a word does not... |
| 4771401 |
Apparatus and method for linguistic expression processing |
| Sep-13-1988 |
An apparatus and method for linguistic expression processing provides features for spelling verification, correction, and dictionary database storage. The system utilizes a linguistically salient word... |
| 4768144 |
Method and apparatus for retrieving information distributed over nonconsecutive pages |
| Aug-30-1988 |
This specification describes an information retrieval system such as a videotext or teletext system in which data is stored in conventional tree format, and the user has the usual capability to move vertically... |
| 4758955 |
Hand-held spelling checker and method for reducing redundant information in the storage of textural material |
| Jul-19-1988 |
A hand-held spelling checker is disclosed employing a compact technique for storing information. A binary character code is assigned to each letter of the alphabet, and an additional series of binary codes... |
| 4754326 |
Method and apparatus for assisting user of information retrieval systems |
| Jun-28-1988 |
In information retrieval system includes a help feature, wherein a help key on a terminal can be actuated and a host computer responds by determining the identity of a page of basic information being transmitted... |
| 4739477 |
Implicit creation of a superblock data structure |
| Apr-19-1988 |
An application composite editor for compound documents containing not only text but also graphics and tables to facilitate the manipulation of object sets in the formatting algorithm. The editor works... |
| 4730269 |
Method and apparatus for generating word skeletons utilizing alpha set replacement and omission |
| Mar-8-1988 |
Automated spelling correction converts, by prescribed linguistic procedures, each word to be corrected to a skeleton, and compares that skeleton with a data base of skeletons derived by identical linguistic... |
| 4701851 |
Compound word spelling verification |
| Oct-20-1987 |
A compound word spelling verification technique is described for use with a dictionary which does not include all verifiable compounds. During attempted verfication of a text word, all initial substrings... |
| 4689768 |
Spelling verification system with immediate operator alerts to non-matches between inputted words and words stored in plural dictionary memories |
| Aug-25-1987 |
Spelling errors are detected through the comparison of the keyed word with previously stored words of known spelling. The operator is immediately alerted upon the detection of a lack of comparison between... |
| 4679139 |
Method and system for determination of data record order based on keyfield values |
| Jul-7-1987 |
A system and method for manipulating a plurality of data records. Each record is comprised of a plurality of bits and is identified by a unique record address value. A portion of each record comprises... |
| 4672571 |
Compound word suitability for spelling verification |
| Jun-9-1987 |
A compound word spelling verification technique is described for use with a dictionary which does not include all verifiable compounds. During verification of a text word, an attempt is made to find a... |
| 4651300 |
Word processing apparatus |
| Mar-17-1987 |
A word processing apparatus comprising a word processor which prepares and edits a document by a first CPU in response to a signal received from an input unit; and a spelling collator capable of collating... |
| 4644471 |
Method for processing a data base |
| Feb-17-1987 |
The data elements for a column of a table are fetched from irregular address locations in memory and stored as vector data with a regular address increment. Vector designating data is also generated which... |
| 4631664 |
Partnership data base management system and method |
| Dec-23-1986 |
A data base management system according to the invention stores, retrieves, and modifies data records within a digital computer data base, permitting access to related data records through partnerships... |
| 4611298 |
Information storage and retrieval system and method |
| Sep-9-1986 |
A computer system for electronically storing and retrieving data files which have been linked together to form a hierarchal information tree having a plurality of mutually exclusive branches corresponding... |
| 4584640 |
Method and apparatus for a compare and swap instruction |
| Apr-22-1986 |
In a data processing system having linked lists it is useful to be able to add and delete items from such lists while maintaining the integrity of the linked nature of such lists. A new compare and swap... |
| 4580241 |
Graphic word spelling correction using automated dictionary comparisons with phonetic skeletons |
| Apr-1-1986 |
Automated spelling correction converts, by prescribed linguistic procedures, each word to be corrected to a skeleton, and compares that skeleton with a data base of skeletons derived by identical linguistic... |
| 4503514 |
Compact high speed hashed array for dictionary storage and lookup |
| Mar-5-1985 |
An improved method for storing and rapidly accessing a dictionary file of encoded data for use in verifying the correct spelling of input words. Dictionary words are numerically encoded and hashed into... |
| 4499553 |
Locating digital coded words which are both acceptable misspellings and acceptable inflections of digital coded query words |
| Feb-12-1985 |
A method is disclosed using a digital data processing means for determining from a plurality of candidate words at least one which is both an acceptable spelling and an acceptable inflection of a query... |
| 4498148 |
Comparing input words to a word dictionary for correct spelling |
| Feb-5-1985 |
A method and apparatus for vectorizing text words for compact storage and spelling verification in a mini-processor system without the use of complex mathematics functions. A binary storage table contains... |
| 4471459 |
Digital data processing method and means for word classification by pattern analysis |
| Sep-11-1984 |
Digital data processing means employing a method for separating acceptable spellings of words from nonacceptable spellings wherein each word comprises characters assigned positions. The character positions... |
| 4468728 |
Data structure and search method for a data base management system |
| Aug-28-1984 |
A data structure and search method for a data base management system. The structure and method allow the locating of a stored record in a massive system in a controlled and small number of mass memory... |
| 4456969 |
System for automatically hyphenating and verifying the spelling of words in a multi-lingual document |
| Jun-26-1984 |
Disclosed is an improved system for verifying the spelling and providing hyphenation points for text words from a plurality of interspersed languages. The control system includes control codes which are... |
| 4383307 |
Spelling error detector apparatus and methods |
| May-10-1983 |
A spelling error detector apparatus employs a memory which stores alphabetical words as those existing in the English language in three major memory sections which constitutes a most frequently used word... |
| 4355371 |
Instantaneous alpha content prescan method for automatic spelling error correction |
| Oct-19-1982 |
A system for reducing the computation required to match a misspelled word against various candidates from a dictionary to find one or more words that represent the best match to the misspelled word. The... |
| 4328561 |
Alpha content match prescan method for automatic spelling error correction |
| May-4-1982 |
A system for reducing the computation required to match a misspelled word against various candidates from a dictionary to find one or more words that represent the best match to the misspelled word. The... |
| 4283771 |
On-chip bubble domain relational data base system |
| Aug-11-1981 |
A bubble domain chip is designed to provide the components necessary to perform all essential data-base functions. Many cross-linked loops in parallel allow the interchange of distinct columns of information.... |
| 4164025 |
Spelled word input directory information retrieval system with input word error corrective searching |
| Aug-7-1979 |
An arrangement for retrieving information from a directory responsive to a sequence of spoken character signals in which a set of probable characters for each character signal is stored in a position ordered... |
| 4136395 |
System for automatically proofreading a document |
| Jan-23-1979 |
Spelling errors in a word processing system are detected and presented to the operator for correction at the end of a document page. A dictionary memory contains representations of the correct spellings... |
| 4092729 |
Apparatus for automatically forming hyphenated words |
| May-30-1978 |
Improved hyphenation apparatus is combined with word verification apparatus to automatically provide hyphenation points for input words from a keyboard or other input device. The spelling of each word... |
