Method and system for filtering and selecting from a candidate list generated by a stochastic input method
US7149970B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 23, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L15/22
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method and system for correcting text input from a stochastic input source is provided. After a text component such as a word or phrase is identified as erroneous where, for example, the stochastic input source translated the input incorrectly, a list of alternatives to the erroneous text component is provided to the user via a user interface that pops up directly into the document being prepared. The user begins editing the erroneous text component by typing directly into the document or by spelling aloud, in the case of a speech recognition device. As the user begins editing, the list of alternatives is filtered to provide only alternatives that may match the user's editing. With each additional character or letter entered by the user during editing, the list is further filtered. A suggested completion for the user's editing may be provided to the user by displaying the suggestion directly in the document.
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