AUTOMATIC SUPPLEMENTATION OF WORD CORRECTION DICTIONARIES

• US 20140281944A1
• Filed: 03/10/2014
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: WINER, Morgan
• Granted Patent: US 9,977,779 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/259
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/232 Orthographic correction, e.g. spell checking or vowelisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/242 Dictionaries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/274 Converting codes to words; Guess-ahead of partial word inputs
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/40 Processing or translation of natural language natural language analysis G06F40/20; semantic analysis G06F40/30

Abstract

Methods and systems for providing a supplemental word correction dictionary are provided. The method is performed at one or more electronic devices each having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors. The method includes receiving an at least partial word input by a user. In some implementations, the at least partial word is input into a text field, such as an email body. The method includes determining that a use condition of the at least partial word is satisfied, such as whether the word appears in a trigger word list. The method further includes, in response to determining that the use condition is satisfied, obtaining a supplemental word correction dictionary that includes words associated with a same subject matter as the at least partial word, wherein the supplemental word correction dictionary supplements an existing word correction dictionary.

Claims

1. A method for providing a supplemental word correction dictionary, comprising:

at one or more electronic devices each having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors;

receiving an at least partial word input by a user;

determining that a use condition of the at least partial word is satisfied; and

in response to determining that the use condition is satisfied, obtaining a supplemental word correction dictionary that includes words associated with a same subject matter as the at least partial word, wherein the supplemental word correction dictionary supplements an existing word correction dictionary.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least partial word is included in a plurality of words input by a user.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein determining that the use condition is satisfied includes determining that at least one of the plurality of words is found in a list of trigger words.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the supplemental word correction dictionary is selected from a plurality of supplemental word correction dictionaries, each associated with a respective subject matter.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is performed at a server system, and wherein obtaining the supplemental word correction dictionary includes retrieving the supplemental word correction dictionary from a storage device associated with the server system;

the method further comprising sending the supplemental word correction dictionary to a client device remote from the server system.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is performed at a client device, and wherein obtaining the supplemental word correction dictionary includes:

sending a request for the supplemental word correction dictionary to a server system remote from the client device; and

receiving the supplemental word correction dictionary from the server system.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising replacing a plurality of characters received at the client device with a word from the supplemental word correction dictionary.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein determining that the use condition is satisfied includes determining that the at least partial word has been input by the user a predetermined number of times.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising, prior to obtaining the supplemental word correction dictionary, requesting user confirmation that the supplemental word correction dictionary should be obtained, wherein the supplemental word correction dictionary is obtained in response to receiving confirmation from the user.

10. A system, comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for;

receiving an at least partial word input by a user;

determining that a use condition of the at least partial word is satisfied; and

in response to determining that the use condition is satisfied, obtaining a supplemental word correction dictionary that includes words associated with a same subject matter as the at least partial word, wherein the supplemental word correction dictionary supplements an existing word correction dictionary.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the at least partial word is included in a plurality of words input by a user.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein determining that the use condition is satisfied includes determining that at least one of the plurality of words is found in a list of trigger words.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the supplemental word correction dictionary is selected from a plurality of supplemental word correction dictionaries, each associated with a respective subject matter.

14. The system of claim 10, further comprising instructions for sending the supplemental word correction dictionary to a client device remote from the system.

15. The system of claim 10, further comprising instructions for:

sending a request for the supplemental word correction dictionary to a server system remote from system; and

receiving the supplemental word correction dictionary from the server system.

16. A computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by an electronic device cause the device to:

determine that a use condition of the at least partial word is satisfied; and

in response to determining that the use condition is satisfied, obtain a supplemental word correction dictionary that includes words associated with a same subject matter as the at least partial word, wherein the supplemental word correction dictionary supplements an existing word correction dictionary.

17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the at least partial word is included in a plurality of words input by a user.

18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 16, further comprising instructions for causing the electronic device to:

send a request for the supplemental word correction dictionary to a server system remote from the electronic device; and

receive the supplemental word correction dictionary from the server system.

19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein determining that the use condition is satisfied includes determining that the at least partial word has been input by the user a predetermined number of times.

25. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein determining that the use condition is satisfied includes determining that the at least partial word is found in the supplemental dictionary.

20. An electronic device, comprising:

an input receiving unit configured to receive an at least partial word from a user; and

a processing unit coupled to the input receiving unit, the processing unit configured to;

determine that a use condition of the at least partial word is satisfied; and

in response to determining that the use condition is satisfied, obtain a supplemental word correction dictionary that includes words associated with a same subject matter as the at least partial word, wherein the supplemental word correction dictionary supplements an existing word correction dictionary.

21. The electronic device of claim 20, wherein the at least partial word is included in a plurality of words input by a user.

22. The electronic device of claims 21, wherein determining that the use condition is satisfied includes determining that at least one of the plurality of words is found in a list of trigger words.

23. The electronic device of claim 20, wherein the supplemental word correction dictionary is selected from a plurality of supplemental word correction dictionaries, each associated with a respective subject matter.

24. The electronic device of claim 20, the processing unit further configured to obtain the supplemental word correction dictionary by:

sending a request for the supplemental word correction dictionary to a server system remote from the electronic device; and

receiving the supplemental word correction dictionary from the server system.

26. The electronic device of claim 20, wherein determining that the use condition is satisfied includes determining that the at least partial word has been input by the user a predetermined number of times.