Patent ID: 6651220
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A computer executable method for creating an electronic dictionary from a source dictionary, the method comprising:providing the source dictionary having source entries, each source entry having a key; and for each source entry of the provided source dictionary, normalizing the key of the source entry; when an entry in the electronic dictionary corresponding to the normalized key of the source entry is not already in the electronic dictionary, adding a new entry corresponding to the normalized key of the source entry to the electronic dictionary; and when an entry in the electronic dictionary corresponding to the normalized key of the source entry is already in the electronic dictionary, for each part of speech in the source entry, when the part of speech is not already in the entry corresponding to the normalized key of the source entry, adding a new part of speech to the entry in the electronic dictionary corresponding to the normalized key of the source entry along with the key of the source entry; when the part of speech is already in the entry in the electronic dictionary, adding the key of the source entry to that part speech.