Electronic typewriter with a spelling check function and proper noun recognition
First Claim
1. An electric typewriter with a spelling check function comprising:
- a keyboard for inputting a word;
a dictionary memory which stores spelling information of a plurality of words;
spelling check means for determining whether an input word is correctly spelled as based on the spelling information of the dictionary memory;
alarm means for issuing an alarm when the input word is determined to be incorrectly spelled;
proper noun determination means for determining whether the input word is a proper noun by checking capitalization of the input word; and
skip means for not activating the alarm means when the input word is determined to be a proper noun.
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Abstract
An electronic typewriter or a word processor with a spelling check function for speedier typing comprises a keyboard, a dictionary memory, a spelling checker, alarm means for issuing an alarm when the input word is determined to be incorrectly spelled, proper noun determination means for determining whether the input word is a proper noun and skip means for not activating the alarm means when the input word is determined to be a proper noun. The input word is determined to be a proper noun when the first letter is an upper case letter and the input word is not a first word in a sentence, or when the input word is composed of upper case letters and the preceding words are not composed of upper case letters.
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8 Claims
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1. An electric typewriter with a spelling check function comprising:
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a keyboard for inputting a word; a dictionary memory which stores spelling information of a plurality of words; spelling check means for determining whether an input word is correctly spelled as based on the spelling information of the dictionary memory; alarm means for issuing an alarm when the input word is determined to be incorrectly spelled; proper noun determination means for determining whether the input word is a proper noun by checking capitalization of the input word; and skip means for not activating the alarm means when the input word is determined to be a proper noun. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A word processor with a spelling check function comprising:
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input means for inputting a word; a dictionary memory which stores spelling information of a plurality of words; spelling check means for determining whether an input word is correctly spelled based on the spelling information of the dictionary memory; alarm means for issuing an alarm when the input word is determined to be incorrectly spelled; proper noun determination means for determining whether the input word is a proper noun by checking capitalization of the input word; and skip mean for not activating the alarm means when the input word is determined to be a proper noun. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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