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Word boundary probability estimating, probabilistic language model building, kana-kanji converting, and unknown word model building

  • US 20080228463A1
  • Filed: 05/26/2008
  • Published: 09/18/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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7. ) An unknown word model building method comprising the steps of:

  • selecting one of the words occurring in a character string stored in a storage device;

    assigning a pronunciation to the selected word;

    storing the word and the pronunciation in a vocabulary dictionary;

    assigning pronunciations to each of the characters constituting the word; and

    associating and storing a plurality of different occurrence probabilities with the associated pronunciations into a character dictionary.

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