Apparatus and method for updating lexicon

A method of updating a lexicon, comprising:

• (a) receiving a word in the form of text data and generating a plurality of phonetic strings corresponding to the word;
• (b) converting each string of the plurality of phonetic strings into a respective phonetic word;
• (c) providing to a user at least one converted phonetic word of the converted phonetic words;
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• (d) receiving from the user a selection signal to select a phonetic word, selecting a selected phonetic word corresponding to the selection signal, converting the selected phonetic word into a selection phonetic string, and outputting the selection phonetic string to the lexicon.

An apparatus for updating a lexicon, comprising:

• a multi-phonetic string generator configured to receive a word in the form of text data and to generate a plurality of phonetic strings corresponding to the word;
• a phonetic word converter configured to receive the generated plurality of phonetic strings and to convert each string of the generated plurality of phonetic strings into a respective phonetic word;
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• a multi-phonetic string selector configured to receive the converted phonetic words from the phonetic word converter, to determine what user option has been set, to provide to a user, when a user option has been set to provide at least one converted phonetic word, at least one converted phonetic word, to receive from the user a selection signal selecting a selected phonetic word, to select the selected phonetic word corresponding to the selection signal, to convert the selected phonetic word into a selection phonetic string, and to output the selection phonetic string to the lexicon.

A method of updating a lexicon, comprising:

• (a) receiving a word in the form of text data and generating a plurality of phonetic strings corresponding to the word;
• (b) converting each string of the converted plurality of phonetic strings into a respective phonetic word;
• (c) determining a user option set in advance by a user;
• (d) providing to the user converted phonetic words, according to a result of the determining the user option set;
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• (e) receiving from the user a selection signal selecting a selected phonetic word, converting the selected phonetic word into a selection phonetic string, and outputting the selection phonetic string to the lexicon.

A computer-readable recording medium incorporating a program to execute a method of updating a lexicon, the method comprising:

• receiving a word in the form of text data and generating a plurality of phonetic strings corresponding to the word;
• converting each string of the generated plurality of phonetic strings into a respective phonetic word;
• providing to a user at least one phonetic word of the converted phonetic words;
• and
• receiving from the user a selection signal to select a selection phonetic word, selecting the selection phonetic word corresponding to the selection signal, converting the selection phonetic word into a selection phonetic string, and outputting the selection phonetic string to the lexicon.