Patent №
US 6,208,965
Granted
2001-03-27
Filed 1997
Owner
AT&T CORP.
Lab
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AI components
2
nlp · hardware
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
08975587
A method and apparatus for recognizing an input identifier on the basis of a set of comparison identifiers. After a user provides the input identifier according to a first form, the present invention provides a recognized identifier based on the input identifier. The present invention then generates a plurality of comparison identifiers on the basis of the recognized identifier. The user is then prompted to provide the input identifier again, but this time according to a second form that is different than the first form. A second recognized identifier is then generated on the basis of the input identifier provided according to the second form. If a match exists between the second recognized identifier and one of the comparison identifiers, the matched comparison identifier is selected as corresponding to the input identifier.
AI classification
Ownership
AT&T CORP.
assignment · 90510560
Assignors
BROWN, DEBORAH W., GOLDBERG, RANDY G., ROSINSKI, RICHARD R.
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.