Method and apparatus for correction of spelling errors in text composition
First Claim
1. A method for correcting a misspelled word in text composition:
- applying one or more corrections to the misspelled word to generate a candidate replacement for replacing the misspelled word, each of said corrections defined in accordance with common errors for text composition;
verifying the spelling correctness of the candidate replacement; and
providing said candidate replacement to replace the misspelled word in response to said verifying.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for correction of spelling errors in text composition is provided. Correctly spelled words may be determined for an incorrectly spelled word in accordance with a common error approach. Corrections to the incorrectly word are applied using common typographical and spelling errors. Resulting words which are correctly spelled may be offered as replacements or automatically used to replace the incorrectly word. Corrections may be applied in response to a frequency of the error in text composition to generate correct words that are more likely to be the word intended to be composed. The specific order of application may be configurable to meet a user'"'"'s preference or a learned behavior for a user.
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1. A method for correcting a misspelled word in text composition:
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applying one or more corrections to the misspelled word to generate a candidate replacement for replacing the misspelled word, each of said corrections defined in accordance with common errors for text composition;
verifying the spelling correctness of the candidate replacement; and
providing said candidate replacement to replace the misspelled word in response to said verifying. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 19, 20)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
a storage medium having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions and a processor coupled to the storage medium to execute the programming instructions to enable the apparatus to;
apply one or more corrections to the misspelled word to generate a candidate replacement for replacing the misspelled word, each of said corrections defined in accordance with common errors for text composition;
verify the spelling correctness of the candidate replacement; and
provide said candidate replacement to replace the misspelled word in response to the spelling correctness. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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