Detection of abbreviation and mapping to full original term

US12067370B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP SE · DE

Inventors

• Tetyana Chernenko · Heidelberg, DE
• Anton Snitko · Edingen-Neckarhausen, DE
• Jens Scharnbacher · Walldorf, DE
• Michail Vasiltschenko · Schriesheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 8, 2021
• Grant date: Aug 20, 2024
• Expiry date: Jan 4, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F40/55
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Translation capability for language processing determines an existence of an abbreviation, followed by non-exact matching to map the abbreviation to the original full term. A received string in a source language is provided as input to a translation service. Translation proposals in a different target language are received back. A ruleset (considering factors, e.g., camel case format, the presence of a concluding period, and/or consecutive consonants) is applied to generate abbreviation candidates from the translation proposals. Non-exact matching (referencing e.g., a comparison metric) may then be used to map the abbreviation candidates to text strings of their original full terms. A mapping of the abbreviation to the text string of the original full term is stored in a translation database comprising linguistic data. Embodiments leverage existing resources (e.g., translation service, non-exact matching) to reduce effort and expense of accurately identifying abbreviations and then mapping them to their full original terms.