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US Patent 5995920 - Computer-based method and system for monolingual document development
US Patent Issued on November 30, 1999
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
April 15, 2016Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
April 15, 2016Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.AbstractA computer-based method and system for monolingual document development, which includes the steps of entering into a text editor input text in a source language, checking the input text against vocabulary source language constraints, and providing interactive feedback relating to the input text if non-constrained source language is present. The method and system also includes the steps of checking for syntactic grammatical errors and semantic ambiguities in the source text, and providing interactive feedback to remove syntactic grammatical errors and semantic ambiguities in the source text.Other References
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AssigneeApplicationNo. 632213 filed on 04/15/1996US Classes:704/9Natural languageField of Search704/2, Translation machine704/5, For partial translation704/6, Punctuation704/4, Based on phrase, clause, or idiom704/8, Multilingual or national language support704/3, Having particular Input/Output device704/1, LINGUISTICS704/10, Dictionary building, modification, or prioritization704/9, Natural language704/7Storage or retrieval of dataExaminersPrimary: Isen, Forester W.Assistant: Edouard, Patrick N. Attorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References4661924, Multiple-parts-of-speech disambiguating method and apparatus for machine translation systemIssued on: 04/28/1987 Inventor: Okamoto , et al.4771401, Apparatus and method for linguistic expression processing Issued on: 09/13/1988 Inventor: Kaufman , et al.4821230, Machine translation system Issued on: 04/11/1989 Inventor: Kumano , et al.4829423, Menu-based natural language understanding system Issued on: 05/09/1989 Inventor: Tennant , et al.4954984, Method and apparatus for supplementing translation information in machine translation Issued on: 09/04/1990 Inventor: Kaijima, et al.5225981, Language analyzer for morphemically and syntactically analyzing natural languages by using block analysis and composite morphemes Issued on: 07/06/1993 Inventor: Yokogawa5243519Method and system for language translation within an interactive software application Issued on: 09/07/1993 Inventor: Andrews, et al. International ClassG06F 017/28 |
