US 11,995,398 B2
Dictionary editing apparatus, dictionary editing method, and recording medium recording thereon dictionary editing program
Kenji Iwata, Tokyo (JP); and Takehiko Kagoshima, Kanagawa (JP)
Assigned to KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Aug. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/446,092.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-185249 (JP), filed on Nov. 5, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0138416 A1, May 5, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 40/242 (2020.01); G06F 40/289 (2020.01)
CPC G06F 40/242 (2020.01) [G06F 40/289 (2020.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dictionary editing apparatus comprising a processor with hardware, the processor being configured to:
extract a word from text data;
append a character pronunciation to the extracted word;
calculate a first reliability denoting a reliability of the extracted word based on scores of morphemes obtained by morpheme analysis and a second reliability denoting a reliability of the appended character pronunciation based on a score obtained in accordance with a character pronunciation appendage;
specify a word to be a modification candidate in accordance with the first reliability; and
specify a character pronunciation to be a modification candidate in accordance with the second reliability,
wherein the processor calculates the first reliability according to whether the extraction of the word has been performed based on a character string with a line feed by connecting characters before and after the line feed in the text data.