Patent Document ID: 4456973
Application ID: 06373544

Base Claim:
1. A method for detecting and correcting linguistic expressions which exceed a predetermined understandability level in a list of linguistic expressions using a programmable digital computer system comprising the steps of: (a) storing in a first section of the memory of said programmable digital computer system a dictionary of linguistic expressions including an understandability code for each linguistic expression; (b) storing in a second section of the memory of said programmable digital computer system a list of synonymic expressions for said dictionary of linguistic expressions including an understandability code for each synonymic expression; (c) storing a code representing a predetermined desired understandability level; (d) comparing each member of an input set of linguistic expressions to said dictionary of linguistic expressions; (e) comparing the understandability code of the dictionary linguistic expression which compares equal to the input member linguistic expression to the stored desired understandability level code; (f) highlighting the member of the input set of linguistic expressions when the understandability code of the dictionary linguistic expression is greater than the stored desired understandability level code; (g) displaying a set of synonymic expressions for the highlighted linguistic expression; and (h) replacing the highlighted linguistic expression with a member of the displayed set of synonymic expressions.

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Claim 2:
2. The method for detecting and correcting linguistic expressions of claim 1 wherein said step of displaying a set of synonymic expressions includes displaying in highlighted format any synonymic expressions whose understandability code exceeds the predetermined desired understandability code.