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Place name expressing dictionary generating method and its apparatus

  • US 6,912,516 B1
  • Filed: 11/13/2000
  • Issued: 06/28/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/12/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for generating a dictionary of target phrases used in a process of recognition of character strings as a reference for matching a result of character classification, comprising:

  • an input interface for receiving as its input a first address phrase included in a list of address phrase expressions;

    a memory for storing a dictionary of address phrase variants, including rules for generating variants of address phrase expressions; and

    a processing device for generating variants of address phrases which generates a second address phrase which is different in expression from said first address phrase to store said second address phrase in a storage device holding said dictionary of target phrases, based on said input first address phrase, and said knowledge of rules about variants included in said dictionary of address phrase variants, wherein said address phrase variants are address phrases referring to a same address but expressed using different character strings.

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