Patent ID: 6223158
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: G10L

Abstract:
A method of recognizing an identifier entered by a user, the identifier including a first plurality of predetermined characters, the method comprising the steps of:a) providing a recognized identifier based on the entered identifier, the recognized identifier comprising a second plurality of predetermined characters;b) providing a plurality of reference identifiers, each one of the plurality of reference identifiers comprising a different plurality of predetermined characters;c) generating a new plurality of identifiers and arranging the new identifiers as a set of option identifiers, each option identifier comprising a different plurality of characters determined on the basis of the recognized identifier and on a plurality of confusion sets and determined independently of the plurality of reference identifiers, each confusion set comprising a different character collection, wherein the recognized identifier is included in the set of option identifiers;d) reducing the set of option identifiers to a set of candidate identifiers on the basis of the reference identifiers; ande) selecting one candidate identifier as matching the input identifier.