Method to expand inputs for word or document searching
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1. A method for electronic document or word searching, comprising the steps of:
- given an input, expanding the input as a function of at least one of (i) acoustic similarity and/or (ii) frequency of word sequence occurrence, said expanding resulting in alternative input words or phrases; and
returning the alternative input words or phrases for further processing.
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Abstract
An electronic document searching system or word searching system which when given an input, expands the input as a function of acoustic similarity and/or word sequence occurrence frequency. Results of the system are alternative input words or phrases. The alternative input words or phrases are output from the system for further processing.
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1. A method for electronic document or word searching, comprising the steps of:
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given an input, expanding the input as a function of at least one of (i) acoustic similarity and/or (ii) frequency of word sequence occurrence, said expanding resulting in alternative input words or phrases; and
returning the alternative input words or phrases for further processing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer system for electronic document or word searching, comprising:
an expansion module for expanding a input as a function of at least one of (i) acoustic similarity and/or (ii) frequency of word sequence occurrence, said expanding resulting in alternative input words or phrases and returning the alternative input words or phrases for further processing. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A computer system comprising:
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means for expanding an input, said expanding resulting in alternative input words or phrases; and
means for searching an index of electronic documents for the alternative input words or phrases in response to the given input.
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