Patent ID: 7657421
Filing Date: 2010-02-02
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented process for identifying idioms in a text document, the computer implemented process comprising: opening an electronic plain language text file containing a plurality of idioms; converting the plain language text file to a neutral text file; searching for each of a plurality of idioms in the neutral text file using a library of idioms, wherein the library of idioms contains the plurality of idioms, a plurality of common variations of the plurality of idioms and a search criteria for each of the plurality of idioms, and wherein the search criteria includes searching for a pair of adjacent words in an idiom; and marking each of a plurality of found idioms visually in an electronic display and in a marked-up text file; wherein the term idiom includes metaphors, clichés, slang, colloquialisms, proverbs and sayings.