System and method for enhanced lookup in an online dictionary
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1. A computer-implemented method for predictively looking up words in an online dictionary, the method comprising:
- executing, by a computer processor, a module that instructs the processor to respond to each new user input of a text string into a predetermined field by generating and outputting a respective initial presentation of a list of words that each contains the text string, the list of words including a first section and a second section;
filtering the list of words according to at least a partial definition that is user-selected; and
responsive to a user-input scroll instruction, dynamically updating the list of words to display different words of the list;
wherein;
the first section includes words arranged in descending order of frequency of lookup in the online dictionary;
the second section is reserved for inclusion of words based on alphabetical proximity;
the second section is displayed immediately below the first section; and
the module instructs that, for each of the initial presentations of the list, the first section includes more than one word and the second section includes only one word that is alphabetically closest to the text string.
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Abstract
A system and method predictively generates words based on a user input, according to a frequency of lookup of each of the generated words. The system and method also allows for a user to add predictively generated words to a word list that assists in the facilitation of word and vocabulary comprehension for a user. Words in the online dictionary are grouped in word families where a user can navigate between different forms of a root word.
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1. A computer-implemented method for predictively looking up words in an online dictionary, the method comprising:
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executing, by a computer processor, a module that instructs the processor to respond to each new user input of a text string into a predetermined field by generating and outputting a respective initial presentation of a list of words that each contains the text string, the list of words including a first section and a second section; filtering the list of words according to at least a partial definition that is user-selected; and responsive to a user-input scroll instruction, dynamically updating the list of words to display different words of the list; wherein; the first section includes words arranged in descending order of frequency of lookup in the online dictionary; the second section is reserved for inclusion of words based on alphabetical proximity; the second section is displayed immediately below the first section; and the module instructs that, for each of the initial presentations of the list, the first section includes more than one word and the second section includes only one word that is alphabetically closest to the text string. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-implemented method for predictively looking up words in an online dictionary, the method comprising:
executing, by a computer processor, a module that instructs the processor to respond to each new user input of a text string into a predetermined field by generating and outputting a respective initial presentation of a list of words, wherein; the list includes a first section and a second section; each of the words of the first section is included in the list based on at least a partial definition that is user-selected and at least one of (a) the respective word being a user-selected part of speech and (b) the text string being at least one of;
an antonym of the respective word, a hyponym of the respective word, an example of the respective word, and a meronym of the respective word;each of the words of the second section is included in the list based on alphabetical proximity to the input text string; and the module instructs that, for each of the initial presentations of the list, the first section includes more than one word and the second section includes only one word that is alphabetically closest to the text string. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-implemented method for predictively looking up words in an online dictionary, the method comprising:
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executing, by a computer processor, a module that instructs the processor to respond to each new user input of a text string into a predetermined field by generating and outputting a respective initial presentation of a list of words that each contains the text string, the list of words including a first section and a second section; filtering the list of words according to at least a partial definition that is user-selected; and responsive to a user-input scroll instruction, dynamically updating the list of words to display different words of the list; wherein; the first section includes words arranged in descending order of frequency of lookup in the online dictionary; the second section is reserved for inclusion of words with a closest alphabetical proximity to the text string; the second section is displayed immediately below the first section; and the module instructs that, for each of the initial presentations of the list, the first section includes more words than the second section. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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