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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5060154 | Electronic typewriter or word processor with detection and/or correction of selected phrases A word processing system or memory typewriter having a list of misused phrases together with alternative phrases for each misused phrase in the list and all stored in the memory. The memory includes a spelling Dictionary part and a phrase alert part which... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4954956 | Data processing apparatus having function of providing helpful information after excessive time lapse from last input operation A data processing apparatus having an input device for entering data, and a timer connected to the input device for measuring a predetermined time duration during which a data entry operation through the input device is interrupted. The apparatus is provi... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4923314 | Thesaurus feature for electronic typewriters A thesaurus feature for finding synonyms of words is provided for use with electronic typewriters having electronic spelling dictionaries for storing words in a data base contained in an electronic memory. Each word in the electronic dictionary which appe... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4847766 | Dictionary typewriter with correction of commonly confused words A word-processing system or memory typewriter having a list of commonly-confused words together with a definition for each word in the list and associated alternative words and their definitions, all stored in the memory. An audiovisual warning signal is ... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4774666 | Translating apparatus A translating apparatus comprising a synonym display device for displaying synonyms related to a certain translated term in a translated sentence, and a replacing arrangement for replacing the certain translated term with an appropriate synonym selected a... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773039 | Information processing system for compaction and replacement of phrases An information processing system is disclosed which provides a writer with acceptable replacement phrases to substitute for trite phrases in a manuscript text. The replacement phrases are grammatically equivalent to the trite phrases and can be immediatel... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771385 | Word recognition processing time reduction system using word length and hash technique involving head letters A word recognization system compares an input word with words stored in a dictionary memory. The comparison is made on a basis of the number of letters in the input word in combination with the first few letters in the word. The first level of selection i... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4747053 | Electronic dictionary An electronic dictionary in which a plurality of word data each representing an English word are stored in a predetermined order and each word data comprises a data division and an additional division. Each data division includes a combination of one or m... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4724523 | Method and apparatus for the electronic storage and retrieval of expressions and linguistic information The invention relates to a system for storing, retrieving, and processing linguistic information. In one aspect, the invention provides a system for storing linguistic expressions, which system includes a main dictionary storage section and three coding s... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4704703 | Dynamic input processing system A data item input processor operates on the smallest subdivision of data as it is entered into a data processing system to provide control and/or error functions nearly simultaneously with the entry of each such data item. As each item is entered a tree l... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4650349 | Speed typing apparatus and method A speed typing method and apparatus for use in association with a word processor (5) are disclosed. An encoded Key (40) of alphanumeric characters and its associated Replacement Text (41) are pre-stored (50-67) in Memory (12). Operator entries to the proc... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4627023 | Word information retrieval system using video storage medium An information retrieval system for an electronic dictionary includes the capability of displaying a selected batch of alphabetically-ordered words containing a word entered by a keyboard, and the definitions thereof on the screen of a television set. The... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4559598 | Method of creating text using a computer A method of creating text using a computer having a display screen and a pointing mechanism for identifying locations on the display screen. The method involves displaying a list of commonly used words on the screen so that the user may select the words t... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4467446 | Electronically operated machine for learning foreign language vocabulary An electronically operated machine for learning foreign language vocabulary constructed with a plurality of bits for storing in each of them character informations constituting words; a memory device consisting of a bit to store in it a character determin... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4420816 | Electronic word retrieval device for searching and displaying one of different forms of a word entered A word information storage and retrieval apparatus comprises a plurality of character keys for entering first word information where a specific word is represented in a first form, a search circuit for searching second word information, and a display for ... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4342085 | Stem processing for data reduction in a dictionary storage file A system for reducing storage requirements and accessing times in a text processing machine for automatic spelling verification and hyphenation functions. The system includes a method for storing a word list file and accessing the word list file such that... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4218760 | Electronic dictionary with plug-in module intelligence A portable electronic dictionary in a hand-held housing which mounts a plurality of alpha-numeric displays and a keyboard. A plug-in module contains a microcomputer and a ROM which stores a plurality of pairs of sequences of alpha-numeric characters and i... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4158236 | Electronic dictionary and language interpreter A portable electronic dictionary with a micro-computer in a hand-held housing which mounts a plurality of alpha-numeric displays and a keyboard. A plug-in ROM stores a plurality of pairs of sequences of alpha-numeric characters and is searched by a centra... | 06/12/1979 |
