Data processing: speech signal processing – linguistics – language – Linguistics – Natural language
Reexamination Certificate
2001-10-18
2009-10-27
Hudspeth, David R (Department: 2626)
Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language
Linguistics
Natural language
Reexamination Certificate
active
07610189
ABSTRACT:
A method for segmenting a compound word in an unrestricted natural-language input is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a natural-language input consisting of a plurality of characters. Next, a set of probabilistic breakpoints based on a probabilistic breakpoint analysis is constructed in the natural-language input. A plurality of linkable components is identified by traversal of substrings of the natural-language input delimited by the set of probabilistic breakpoints. Finally, a segmented string consisting of a plurality of linkable components spanning the natural-language input is returned. The segmented string can be interpreted as a compound word.
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Hudspeth David R
Jackson Jakieda R
Nuance Communications Inc.
Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP
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