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Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006

Filed:

Jul. 12, 2000
Applicants:

Wolfgang Theimer, Bochum, DE;

Udo Gortz, Bochum, DE;

Reza Serafat, Bochum, DE;

Klaus Rateitscheck, Bochum, DE;

Peter Buth, Bochum, DE;

Frank Dufhues, Wattenscheid, DE;

Thomas Druke, Bochum, DE;

Amir Imam, Bochum, DE;

Christian Steinert, Langeln, DE;

Inventors:

Wolfgang Theimer, Bochum, DE;

Udo Gortz, Bochum, DE;

Reza Serafat, Bochum, DE;

Klaus Rateitscheck, Bochum, DE;

Peter Buth, Bochum, DE;

Frank Dufhues, Wattenscheid, DE;

Thomas Druke, Bochum, DE;

Amir Imam, Bochum, DE;

Christian Steinert, Langeln, DE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The invention relates to a method for inputting data into a system. In order to make it easier for users to input data, the invention provides that, in response to an input by a user, one or more terms which are as appropriate as possible for this input are determined as identified terms, that a confidence value is defined for each of these identified terms, and that the terms associated with an input are dealt with further, taking account of their confidence values.


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