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Method and apparatus of machine translation
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1989-10-27
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2009-10-27
Abstract
Abstract A method of machine translation capable of dealing efficiently with situations which conventionally required repetitions of similar translations, and an apparatus to perform the method. The method includes the steps of: searching, for each new original document to be translated, the stored original documents which are utilizable in translation of the new original document to be translated; and translating the new original document to be translated by utilizing the stored translated documents corresponding to the stored original document found by the search.
Inventors
- 👤 Etsuo Ito
- 👤 Koichi Hasebe
- 👤 Kimihito Takeda
- 👤 Shinya Amano
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 17:03
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F40/00; G06F40/20; G06F40/268; G06F40/40; G06F40/42; G06F40/45; G06F40/47
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A method of machine translation, comprising the steps of: (a) translating each original document in a first language into a corresponding translated document in a second language; and (b) storing all the original documents and the translated documents in correspondences; characterized by further comprising the steps of: (c) for each new original document to be translated, searching the original documents stored at the step (b) which are utilizable in translation of the new original document to be translated; and (d) translating the new original document to be translated by utilizing the stored translated documents corresponding to the stored original document found at the step (c).
Claim 2
Independent Claim
105 words
A method of machine translation, comprising the steps of: (a) translating each original document in a first language into a corresponding translated document in a second language; and (b) storing all the original documents and the translated documents in correspondences; characterized by further comprising the steps of: (c) for each new original document to be translated, searching the original documents stored at the step (b) which are utilizable in translation of the new original document to be translated; and (d) translating the new original document to be translated by utilizing the stored translated documents corresponding to the stored original document found at the step (c).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 1, wherein at the step (c), the search is performed for those original documents stored at the step (b) which are judged to be similar to the new original document to be translated.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
70 words
The method of claim 1, wherein at the step (a), the translation is carried out by using a set of dictionaries comprising more than one dictionaries, and wherein at the step (c), the search is performed for those original documents stored at the step (b) which are identical to the new original document to be translated in the first language, and have been translated by using different set of dictionaries.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
78 words
The method of claim 1, wherein at the step (a), the translation is carried out by using one dictionary which is modifiable, and wherein at the step (c), the search is performed for those original documents stored at the step (b) which are identical to the new original document to be translated in the first language, and have been translated by using the dictionary which has been modified after completion of the translation of these stored original documents.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
82 words
The method of claim 1, wherein at the step (b), the original documents and the translated documents are stored such that these documents are modifiable, and wherein for the new original document to be translated which is a modification of one of the stored original documents, the search is performed at the step (c) for those original documents stored at the step (b) to which the new original document to be translated had been identical in the first language before the modification.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
114 words
An apparatus of machine translation, comprising: means(3) for translating each original document in a first language into a corresponding translated document in a second language; and means(4) for storing all the original documents and the translated documents in correspondences; characterized by further comprising: means(5) for searching, for each new original document to be translated, the original documents stored in the storing means(4) which are utilizable in translation of the new original document to be translated; and means(5) for controlling the translating means(3) such that the translation of the new original document to be translated is carried out by utilizing the stored translated documents corresponding to the stored original document found by the searching means(5).
Claim 8
Independent Claim
114 words
An apparatus of machine translation, comprising: means(3) for translating each original document in a first language into a corresponding translated document in a second language; and means(4) for storing all the original documents and the translated documents in correspondences; characterized by further comprising: means(5) for searching, for each new original document to be translated, the original documents stored in the storing means(4) which are utilizable in translation of the new original document to be translated; and means(5) for controlling the translating means(3) such that the translation of the new original document to be translated is carried out by utilizing the stored translated documents corresponding to the stored original document found by the searching means(5).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the searching means(5) searches for those original documents stored in the storing means(4) which are judged to be similar to the new original document to be translated.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
64 words
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the translating means(3) carried out the translation by using a set of dictionaries comprising more than one dictionaries, and wherein the searching means(5) searches for those original documents stored in the storing means(4) which are identical to the new original document to be translated in the first language, and have been translated by using different set of dictionaries.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
72 words
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the translating means(3) carried out the translation by using one dictionary which is modifiable, and wherein the searching means(5) searches for those original documents stored in the storing means(4) which are identical to the new original document to be translated in the first language, and have been translated by using the dictionary which has been modified after completion of the translation of these stored original documents.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
76 words
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the storing means(4) stores the original documents and the translated documents such that these documents are modifiable, and wherein for the new original document to be translated which is a modification of one of the stored original documents, the searching means(5) searches for those original documents stored in the storing means(4) to which the new original document to be translated had been identical in the first language before the modification.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
59 words
The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising means(5) for judging that one document is similar to another document on a basis of given criteria for similarity; and wherein the searching means(5) searches for those original documents stored in the storing means(4) which are judged to be similar to the new original document to be translated by the judging means(5).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
92 words
The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising dictionary means(6) for storing a pluraity of dictionaries from which a desired set of dictionaries can freely be selected; and wherein the translating means(3) carried out the translation by using a set of dictionaries selected from the dictionary means(6); and wherein the searching means(5) searches for those original documents stored in the storing means(4) which are identical to the new original document to be translated in the first language, and have been translated by using a different set of dictionaries selected from the dictionary means(6).
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
126 words
The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising: means (8) for modifying a dictionary to be utilized by the translating means(3) in carrying out the translation; and means (9) for recording history of modification made on the dictionary by the modifying means(8); and wherein the translating means (3) carried out the translation by using the dictionary which is modified for different translations; and wherein the searching means(5) searches, in accordance with the history of modification recorded by the recording means(9), for those original documents stored in the storing means (4) which are identical to the new original document to be translated in the first language, and have been translated by using the dictionary which has been modified after completion of the translation of these stored original documents.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
102 words
The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising: means(10) for modifying documents stored in the storing means(4); and means(11) for recording history of modification made on the documents stored in the storing means(4) by the modifying means(10); and wherein for the new original document to be translated which is a modification of one of the stored original documents, the searching means(5) searches, in accordance with the history of modification recorded by the recording means(11), for those original documents stored in the storing means (4) to which the new original document to be translated had been identical in the first language before the modification.
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