Method and apparatus for spellchecking electronic documents
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsBarry Alan Kritt, Douglas Alan Law
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Abstract
A computer implemented method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for spellchecking an electronic document. In response to receiving the electronic document, the process parses the electronic document for a set of non-standard words that are absent from a dictionary used by a document editing program. In response to locating the set of non-standard words in the electronic document, the process generates an index that includes, but is not limited to, the set of non-standard words. The process then reviews the electronic document for spelling errors using the generated index.
Claims20
A computer implemented method for spellchecking an electronic document, the computer implemented method comprising:
- responsive to receiving the electronic document, parsing the electronic document for a set of non-standard words, wherein the set of non-standard words are absent from a dictionary used by a document editing program;
- responsive to locating the set of non-standard words in the electronic document, generating an index comprising the set of non-standard words to form a generated index;
- and
- reviewing the electronic document for spelling errors using the generated index.
A method for adding a subset of non-standard words of a personal dictionary to an index of non-standard words, the method comprising:
- responsive to receiving a request to add a plurality of non-standard words to the personal dictionary, adding the plurality of non-standard words to the personal dictionary, wherein the plurality of non-standard words is associated with a common identifier to form the subset of non-standard words;
- and
- responsive to locating at least one non-standard word of the index of non-standard words in the personal dictionary, wherein the at least one non-standard word is included in the subset of non-standard words, copying the subset of non-standard words to the index of non-standard words.
A computer usable program product comprising:
- a computer usable medium including computer usable program code for spellchecking an electronic document, the computer usable program product further comprising:
- computer usable program code for parsing the electronic document for a set of non-standard words in response to receiving the electronic document, wherein the set of non-standard words are absent from a dictionary used by a document editing program;
- computer usable program code for generating an index comprising the set of non-standard words to form a generated index in response to locating the set of non-standard words in the electronic document;
- and
- computer usable program code for reviewing the electronic document for spelling errors using the generated index.
A data processing system for spellchecking an electronic document, the data processing system comprising:
- a storage device, wherein the storage device stores computer usable program code;
- and
- a processor, wherein the processor executes the computer usable program code, and wherein the computer usable program code comprises:
- a means for parsing the electronic document for a set of non-standard words responsive to receiving the electronic document, wherein the non-standard words are absent from a dictionary used by a document editing program;
- a means for generating an index comprising the set of non-standard words to form a generated index in response to locating the set of non-standard words in the electronic document;
- and
- a means for reviewing the electronic document for spelling errors using the generated index.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.