A method of determining the component words of a compound word is disclosed. The method identifies the component words, by comparing the word with a list of words found in a lexicon. If the word is not found in the lexicon the method proceeds to analyze the word on a character-by-character basis. After...http://www.google.com/patents/US7447627?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7447627 - Compound word breaker and spell checker
