Method and apparatus for using ideas and concepts within computer programs
CA 2326385 A1 · Owner: Kirchman, Kevin A. P. · Inventors: Kirchman, Kevin A. P.
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A method and apparatus that allows computer programs to define ideas and concepts symbolically is provided. The method and apparatus include a grammar that may be used to represent any concept. Sentences are parsed using this , grammar, into their component parts. As part of the parsing process each word , is compared to the contents of a dictionary database. The dictionary database and a set of tense-mood tables are used to identify individual words as concepts, entities, actions or qualifiers. The parsing process creates a data structure (200) for each sentence. The data structure organizes the sentence into its component parts, such as an ID field (202) and POC fields (204). The …
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- Filed March 29, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 29, 2019.
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