METHOD FOR EXTRACTING CHARACTER STRING CANDIDATE, CHARACTER STRING CANDIDATE EXTRACTION APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM STORING CHARACTER STRING CANDIDATE EXTRACTION PROGRAM

摘要

A method for extracting character string candidate includes: receiving, by a computer, an input character or an input character string, and input identity information of an input source of the input character or the input character string; referencing a memory that stores character string candidates in association with pronunciation and identification information or the identification information; extracting, from among the character string candidates, a character string candidate that is associated with the input identity information and the pronunciation including the input character or the input character string, or a character string candidate that is associated with the input identity information and a character or a character string including the input character or the input character string; and outputting an extracted character string candidate as a selection candidate.