Patent Document ID: 8688436
Application ID: 13694429

Base Claim:
1. A method of processing natural language in an apparatus, which comprises steps: providing natural language which is processed by said apparatus to provide electronically encoded data which is representative of said natural language, providing a dictionary data base in memory associated with said apparatus wherein said dictionary data base contains a plurality of entries which are comprised of one or more of syntax usage data, associated word sense numbers with associated state representation data, and/or function codes, lexically processing said electronically encoded data to access said dictionary data base with said apparatus, providing a natural language plausibility and expectedness processor in said apparatus, utilizing said natural language plausibility and expectedness processor to initiate accessing entries of said dictionary data base which are associated with words of said natural language.

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Claim 3:
3. A method of processing as defined in claim 1 comprises steps: providing a natural language output processor in said apparatus, providing a communication, utilizing said natural language output processor to provide output for said communication which is in the form of natural language speech, natural language text, graphical user interfaces with associated natural language, and/or a representation of gestures associated with natural language.