METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED PART-OF-SPEECH TAGGING - Patent 1131812

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EP 1 131 812 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	08.09.2000

(43)	Date of publication:
	12.09.2001 Bulletin 2001/37

(21)	Application number: 99972347.1

(22)	Date of filing: 17.11.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G10L 13/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9927/210

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0030/070 (25.05.2000 Gazette 2000/21)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

17.11.1998 US 108778 P

(71)	Applicants:
	Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products N.V. 8900 Ieper (BE) Carus, Alwin B. Burlington, MA 02468 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	CARUS, Alwin, B. Burlington, MA 02468 (US)

(74)	Representative: Froud, Clive et al
	Elkington and FifeProspect House8 Pembroke Road Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR (GB)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED PART-OF-SPEECH TAGGING