Insertion of translation in displayed text consisting of grammatical variations pertaining to gender, number and tense
US9053098B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 25, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/018
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer method and an electronic device enable a user to lookup words and insert new words in a text based on the results of the look up. The method executed by the device includes: providing a user with a capability to select at least one word in a text displayed on the screen of the device; performing a dictionary lookup of the identified word so as to determine translation alternatives of the identified word; displaying at least some of the translation alternatives; selecting one of the displayed alternatives; determining its word forms, wherein the word forms consist of gender, number, grammatical tense and grammatical variations of the same word; selecting one of the word forms; and inserting the selected word from in the text.
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