Patent ID: 6512851
Filing Date: 2003-01-28
Classification: G06F,G11C,Y10S

Abstract:
A word recognition device, comprising:an associative memory storing weights, each weight associated with a respective character of the alphabet as a function of a similarity in shape among different ones of the characters, the memory having a plurality of memory lines each formed by a plurality of groups of memory locations, each group of memory locations in each of the memory lines being configured for storage of character weights corresponding to the characters of a respective word of a dictionary of words, with each group of memory locations configured to store character weights for words of a different maximum length than the adjacent group of memory locations in the memory line, the positional arrangement of the groups of memory locations in the memory line being the same for each memory line such that the correspondingly positioned groups of memory locations of the memory lines are configured to store character weights for words of the same maximum length; and a switch matrix arranged to selectively enable one of the correspondingly positioned groups of memory locations of the memory lines configured to store character weights for words of the same maximum length.