CONTEXTUAL AUTO-CORRECT DICTIONARY

• US 20160357730A1
• Filed: 06/08/2015
• Published: 12/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Eberbach, Adam H.E.
• Granted Patent: US 9,697,194 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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

Abstract

A processor generates a temporary dictionary of one or both words and phrases based on an access of a first application. The processor uses the temporary dictionary to carry out auto-correct operations on text included in a second application.

Claims

1. A method of generating an auto-correct dictionary, the method comprising:

generating, by a processor, a temporary dictionary of one or both words and phrases based, at least in part, on an access of a first application; and

using, by the processor, the temporary dictionary to carry out auto-correct operations on text included in a second application.

2. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

monitoring, by the processor, the first application to identify one or both of words and phrases that are not included in a first dictionary.

3. The method of claim 2, the method further comprising:

generating, by the processor, a record for the first application that indicates one or both of words and phrases that were not included in the first dictionary.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the temporary dictionary is generated based, at least in part, on a content of the record indicating that the one or both of words and phrases were not included in the first dictionary.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the access of one or more first applications occurred within a predetermined time frame.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the temporary dictionary of one or both words and phrases includes at least one of i) one or both words and phrases that were entered into a field of at least one first application, ii) one or both words and phrases that were included in a content that was accessed using at least one first application, and iii) one or both words and phrases that are included as part of a description of at least one first application.

7. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

responsive to a determination that the temporary dictionary is not to be used to carry out auto-correct operations, deleting, by the processor, the contents of the temporary dictionary.

8. A computer program product for generating an auto-correct dictionary, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer-readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable storage media, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to generate a temporary dictionary of one or both words and phrases based, at least in part, on an access of a first application; and

program instructions to use the temporary dictionary to carry out auto-correct operations on text included in a second application.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, the program instructions further comprising:

program instructions to monitor the first application to identify one or both of words and phrases that are not included in a first dictionary.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, the program instructions further comprising:

program instructions to generate a record for the first application that indicates one or both of words and phrases that were not included in the first dictionary.

11. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein:

the temporary dictionary is generated based, at least in part, on a content of the record indicating that the one or both of words and phrases were not included in the first dictionary.

12. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein:

the access of one or more first applications occurred within a predetermined time frame.

13. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein:

the temporary dictionary of one or both words and phrases includes at least one of i) one or both words and phrases that were entered into a field of at least one first application, ii) one or both words and phrases that were included in a content that was accessed using at least one first application, and iii) one or both words and phrases that are included as part of a description of at least one first application.

14. The computer program product of claim 8, the program instructions further comprising:

program instructions to respond to a determination that the temporary dictionary is not to be used to carry out auto-correct operations by deleting the contents of the temporary dictionary.

15. A computer system for generating an auto-correct dictionary, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer readable storage medium;

program instructions stored on the computer readable storage medium for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to generate a temporary dictionary of one or both words and phrases based, at least in part, on an access of a first application; and

program instructions to use the temporary dictionary to carry out auto-correct operations on text included in a second application.

16. The computer system of claim 15, the program instructions further comprising:

program instructions to monitor the first application to identify one or both of words and phrases that are not included in a first dictionary.

17. The computer system of claim 16, the program instructions further comprising:

program instructions to generate a record for the first application that indicates one or both of words and phrases that were not included in the first dictionary.

18. The computer system of claim 17, wherein:

the temporary dictionary is generated based, at least in part, on a content of the record indicating that the one or both of words and phrases were not included in the first dictionary.

19. The computer system of claim 15, wherein:

the access of one or more first applications occurred within a predetermined time frame.

20. The computer system of claim 15, wherein:

the temporary dictionary of one or both words and phrases includes at least one of i) one or both words and phrases that were entered into a field of at least one first application, ii) one or both words and phrases that were included in a content that was accessed using at least one first application, and iii) one or both words and phrases that are included as part of a description of at least one first application.