System for automatically hyphenating and verifying the spelling of words in a multi-lingual document

An interactive information processing system for providing hyphenation points in data codes in a stream of data codes comprising:

• a processor;
• means connected to said processor for storing a plurality of lists of valid data codes of different languages including valid hyphenation points for said data codes;
• means for inserting control signals in said stream of data codes, each control signal indicative of the language of the data codes following said control signal;
• a control program for operating said processor, said control program including,
• means operating said processor for detecting said control signals and activating the list of valid data codes of the language indicated by each said control signal;
• means operating said processor for comparing the data codes in said stream following each said control signal with said activated list of valid data codes;
• and
• means operating said processor for outputting said hyphenation points for said data codes when said compare is equal.

In an interactive information processing system an improved method for detecting erroneous data codes in a stream of data codes comprising the steps of:

• (a) storing a plurality of lists of valid data codes of different languages;
• (b) inserting in said stream of data codes control signals, each said control signal indicative of the language of the data codes following said control signal;
• (c) detecting said control signals and activating the list of valid data codes of the language indicated by each said control signal;
• (d) comparing the data codes in said stream following each said control signal with said activated list of valid data codes;
• and
• (e) outputting an indication when the compare is unequal.

In an interactive information processing system an improved method for providing hyphenation points in data codes in a stream of data codes comprising the steps of:

• (a) storing a plurality of lists of valid data codes of different languages including valid hyphenation points for said data codes;
• (b) inserting control signals in said stream of data codes, each control signal indicative of the language of the data codes following said control signal;
• (c) detecting said control signals and activating the list of valid data codes of the language indicated by each said control signal;
• (d) comparing the data codes in said stream following each said control signal with said activated list of valid data codes;
• and
• (e) outputting said hyphenation points for said data codes when said compare is equal.