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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014

Filed:

May. 09, 2006
Applicants:

Brian Bauman, Austin, TX (US);

Amanda J. Burton, Austin, TX (US);

Michael P. Carlson, Austin, TX (US);

Herman Rodriguez, Austin, TX (US);

Inventors:

Brian Bauman, Austin, TX (US);

Amanda J. Burton, Austin, TX (US);

Michael P. Carlson, Austin, TX (US);

Herman Rodriguez, Austin, TX (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/20 (2006.01); G06F 17/27 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/21 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/2735 (2013.01); G06F 17/273 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods, computer program products and systems for updating a dictionary on a computer are provided including identifying a set of words included with an application program being installed on the computer and identifying one or more installed dictionaries within the computer. The dictionaries that are identified, typically by searching the computer for installed dictionaries, may then be updated by adding one or more words of the set to at least one of the installed dictionaries. Optionally, one or more installed dictionaries may be identified by the user responding to a query asking the user to identify dictionaries or applications that contain dictionaries installed on the computer. An application programming interface may add the words to the dictionaries by associating the installed dictionaries with one or more installed application programs and identifying an API that is specific for the application and using the API to update the dictionaries.


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