Word processing system with second language error correction facility

Abstract

A word processing system has a keyboard having a plurality of letter keys and a shift key operable to generate capitalized letters, a processor connected to the keyboard and a display connected to the processor. The processor is operable to detect entry of an entered two-letter word, to determine if the entered two-word is in all capital letters, and if the entered two-word is in all capital letters to assess whether the typing was intentional or in error. If if is assessed that the typing was in error, the processor being operable to correct the two-letter word to an initial capital followed by a lower case letter.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A word processing system comprising:
 a keyboard having a plurality of letter keys;   a processor connected to the keyboard;   a storage facility including language reference data for a plurality of different foreign languages;   a display connected to the processor;   the processor being executed to analyze data entered on the keyboard and based on the data determine which of the foreign languages is intended;   the processor being executed to employ the reference data associated with the intended foreign language to modify the data to correct entry errors.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the processor is executed to:
 determine at least two preferred languages from a list of languages; 
 store a selected language from the preferred languages; 
 provide a dictionary reference for each of the preferred languages; 
 monitor the data entered via the keyboard to determine an error rate in the selected language, based on the error rate in the selected language determining the intended language associated with the entered text. 
 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2  wherein determining an intended language includes employing each of the dictionary references for each of the preferred languages to determine which of the preferred language has a lower error rate. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 2  wherein changing to a different selected language in response to the error rate includes changing in response to a determination that the error rate of the selected language is greater than the error rate of a different preferred language. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4  wherein changing to a different selected language in response to the error rate includes prompting the user to change the language. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1  wherein determining an intended language includes prompting the user to change the selected language in response to detecting an error rate greater than a preselected threshold. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1  wherein determining an intended language includes automatically changing the selected language. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1  including determining an error rate for the entered text in the preferred language other than the selected language. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1  wherein determining an intended language is done repeatedly for different words. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the system is operable in a dual-language mode with each word checked for correctness in the dictionaries of each of the preferred languages, and accepted as correct if correct with respect to at least one of the dictionaries.