Patents by Inventor Kaoru Okumura

Kaoru Okumura has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Word collection method and system for use in word-breaking
    Patent number: 7424421
    Abstract: A method, computer readable medium and system are provided which collect new words for addition to a lexicon for an agglutinative language. In the method, a log of queries submitted to a search engine is obtained. The log of queries is sorted to obtain sorted queries. The sorted queries are then filtered using a plurality of heuristic criteria to obtain a candidate list of new words. Words from the candidate list of new words are then added to a lexicon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Kaoru Okumura
  • Word collection method and system for use in word-breaking
    Publication number: 20050197829
    Abstract: A method, computer readable medium and system are provided which collect new words for addition to a lexicon for an agglutinative language. In the method, a log of queries submitted to a search engine is obtained. The log of queries is sorted to obtain sorted queries. The sorted queries are then filtered using a plurality of heuristic criteria to obtain a candidate list of new words. Words from the candidate list of new words are then added to a lexicon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2004
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Kaoru Okumura
  • Expanded search keywords
    Publication number: 20050102278
    Abstract: A method for providing additional terms to a searching process based on a string is provided. The method includes receiving a string that incorporates a plurality of characters separated by at least one space or hyphen. In one aspect, the plurality of characters is concatenated to form at least one additional term. In another aspect, a space is replaced with a hyphen. In yet another aspect, a hyphen is replaced with a space. The at least one additional term is provided to the search process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Kaoru Okumura
  • Method for inserting capitalized Latin characters in a non-Latin document
    Patent number: 5966719
    Abstract: Inserting capitalized Latin characters in a non-Latin document by changing the input mode of an input device, such as a keyboard, from a non-Latin input mode to a Latin input mode. The input mode is automatically switched from a non-Latin input mode to a Latin input mode when the combination of a shift key and an alphabet key on the input device is depressed. The input mode is automatically returned to the previous non-Latin input mode when the shift key is released and only an alphabet key on the input device is depressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Kaoru Okumura