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Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 1999

Filed:

Jul. 26, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:

Reneka Even, Palaiseau, FR;

Luc Genetier, Saint Maurice, FR;

Robertus C Van Den Tillaart, BJ Gemert, NL;

Assignee:

Oce-Nederland, B.V., Ma Venlo, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ; G06K / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
382229 ; 382181 ; 395112 ; 395114 ; 395500 ; 395707 ;
Abstract

An automatic language recognition method which comprises selecting a block of data from the received data and searching said block for elements that are 'for' or 'against' the presence of a particular language. Recognition is performed by searching for a plurality of known languages in a predetermined order, and by proceeding, for each language, with a search for at least one element characteristic of that language in the data block. It is possible to begin by searching for languages having a special signature, then for languages having special synchronization characters or keywords, and then for languages using mnemonics made up of a determined number of significant characters. The method is used for automatically selecting an interpreter module for decoding the received data, in particular the data received by a plotter. The method is also applicable to detecting a fault, a banner, or a switch of language in the received data.


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