Dictionary searching system
US5136289A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 1991 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M7/3088
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A dictionary searching system retrieves a character string which is described by input reference number and characters from a plurality of mutually different character strings which are registered in a dictionary in correspondence with reference numbers assigned to the character strings. The dictionary searching system includes a dictionary which is made up of an index part for storing in correspondence with the reference numbers a reference number which is assigned to one of character strings which are obtained by adding a character to the character string which is assigned the input reference number and the character which is added to the one of the character strings and a list part for storing in correspondence with the reference numbers a reference number which is assigned to one of character strings having a last character which differs from that of the character string which is assigned the input reference number and the character which is added to the one of the character strings, a reading part for initially reading information from the index part by specifying the input reference number and thereafter reading information from the list part by specifying the reference numbe…
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