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Dictionary editing apparatus

  • US 5,682,543 A
  • Filed: 05/15/1995
  • Issued: 10/28/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/16/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A dictionary editing apparatus comprising:

  • a dictionary having registered dictionary data, each of the dictionary data including a headword and corresponding information;

    dictionary data input operation means for receiving input of new dictionary data to be registered in the dictionary;

    dictionary data register means for registering the dictionary data in the dictionary, the dictionary data being received by the dictionary data input operation means;

    headword division means for dividing the headword of the dictionary data into constituting words, the dictionary data being inputted from the dictionary data input operation means; and

    additional register means for additionally registering dictionary data in the dictionary, the dictionary data including a desired constituting word divided by the headword division means as a headword and the dictionary data received by the dictionary dam input operation means as corresponding information, the additional register means including;

    a constituting word retrieval unit for searching for the same headword in the dictionary, using the constituting words divided by the headword division means as retrieving key words; and

    a headword creation unit for creating new dictionary data, when the constituting word retrieval unit cannot detect the same headword in the dictionary using the constituting word as the retrieving key word, the new dictionary data including the constituting word as a headword and information showing that the dictionary data is newly created as corresponding information.

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