JP5179246B2 - Information processing apparatus and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus provided with a language database that stores words in a plurality of languages in association with environment data for determining the environment of the apparatus.

  In recent years, various information processing apparatuses having an electronic dictionary function or an electronic translation function are known. The information processing apparatus has a function of displaying, for example, words including Japanese to English words and sentence examples, and translating technical terms into each foreign language.

  In recent years, such an information processing apparatus stores a large amount of content (dictionary) with an increase in storage capacity and realizes various functions. As a result, it is difficult for the user to know what operation should be performed before using the desired function, and the number of times the device is operated increases.

In order to avoid the complexity of these operations, for example, according to the invention described in Patent Document 1, the language used is automatically determined based on the position information acquired by the information processing apparatus, and language conversion is automatically performed. The device is known.
JP-A-7-85060

  However, in the apparatus described above, the language used is automatically determined, but the meaning is not considered. For example, when the meaning of a word is examined, if the word has a plurality of meanings (meanings), the user needs to determine the meaning suitable for the user's own situation from among them.

  In addition, there are many devices equipped with a collection of sentence examples used in various situations, but the user has to search for and select sentence examples suitable for his / her situation. In particular, in recent years, the volume of contents has increased, and a large number of sentence examples are often recorded, so it has not been easy to search for a desired sentence example.

  In view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus and the like characterized by determining the environment of the information processing apparatus and outputting an appropriate phrase according to the determined environment. For the purpose.

In view of the above-described problems, an information processing apparatus targeted by the present invention is
An information processing apparatus comprising a language database that stores words in multiple languages in association with environment data for determining the environment of the information processing apparatus,
Position information acquisition means for acquiring position information;
From the position information, a place discriminating means for discriminating the place of the information processing device,
Environmental data determining means for determining environmental data based on the location of the information processing device ;
A phrase extraction unit that extracts a phrase from the language database based on the environmental data determined by the environmental data determination unit;
Phrase display means for displaying the phrase extracted by the phrase extraction means;
With
The environmental data determining means determines environmental data from the location of the information processing apparatus determined by the location determining means and the elapsed time that has elapsed since reaching the location of the information processing apparatus. And

The information processing apparatus of the present invention
An information processing apparatus comprising a language database that stores words in multiple languages in association with environment data for determining the environment of the information processing apparatus,
Position information acquisition means for acquiring position information;
From the position information, a place discriminating means for discriminating the place of the information processing device,
Environmental data determining means for determining environmental data based on the location of the information processing device;
A phrase extraction unit that extracts a phrase from the language database based on the environmental data determined by the environmental data determination unit;
Phrase display means for displaying the phrase extracted by the phrase extraction means;
History information storage means for storing the environment data used when the phrase is extracted by the phrase extraction means as history information;
With
The environmental data discrimination means includes
Elapsed time for calculating the elapsed time from when the word extraction means extracted the previous word to the current word when the information processing place determined by the place determination means has not changed Having a calculation means,
The environmental data is discriminated from the elapsed time calculated by the elapsed time calculating means and history information.

The program of the present invention
A program executed in an information processing apparatus having a language database for storing phrases in a plurality of languages in association with environment data for determining the environment of the information processing apparatus,
In the information processing apparatus,
A location information acquisition function for acquiring location information;
A location determination function for determining the location of the information processing device from the location information;
An environmental data discrimination function for discriminating environmental data based on the location of the information processing device;
A phrase extraction function for extracting a phrase from the language database based on the environmental data determined by the environmental data determination function;
A phrase display function for displaying the phrase extracted by the phrase extraction function;
Realized,
The environmental data determination function determines environmental data from the location of the information processing device determined by the location determination function and the elapsed time that has elapsed since reaching the location of the information processing device. And

The program of the present invention
A program executed in an information processing apparatus having a language database for storing phrases in a plurality of languages in association with environment data for determining the environment of the information processing apparatus,
In the information processing apparatus,
A location information acquisition function for acquiring location information;
A location determination function for determining the location of the information processing device from the location information;
An environmental data discrimination function for discriminating environmental data based on the location of the information processing device;
A phrase extraction function for extracting a phrase from the language database based on the environmental data determined by the environmental data determination function;
A phrase display function for displaying the phrase extracted by the phrase extraction function;
A history information storage function for storing environment data used as a history information when a phrase is extracted by the phrase extraction function;
Realized,
The environmental data discrimination function is
Elapsed time for calculating the elapsed time from when the word / phrase extraction function extracted the previous word / phrase until the current word / phrase is extracted when the location of the information processing determined by the place determination function has not changed Including a calculation function,
The environmental data is discriminated from the elapsed time calculated by the elapsed time calculation function and history information.

  Thus, according to the present invention, position information is acquired, environment data is determined based on the position information, words / phrases are extracted from the language database based on the environment data, and the words / phrases are displayed. Therefore, it is possible to effectively use environmental data when displaying words.

  Further, according to the present invention, the position information and the language used are stored in association with each other, and the language used is determined from the location of the information processing apparatus. When words / phrases are extracted from the language database based on the environment data determined by the environment data, the words / phrases corresponding to the language used are stored in the language-use storage unit. Therefore, words in an appropriate language are displayed according to the environment of the information processing apparatus.

Further, according to the present invention, the apparatus includes a location determination unit that determines the location of the information processing device from the location information,
The environmental data determination means determines environmental data from the location of the information processing device and the elapsed time elapsed at the location of the information processing device. Therefore, since environmental data is determined according to the elapsed time, a more appropriate environment is determined.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, as an example, a case where the information processing apparatus according to the present invention is applied to a translation apparatus capable of translating a plurality of languages will be described.

[1. First Embodiment]
[1.1 Configuration]
First, the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an appearance of the translation apparatus 1a. The translation device 1a includes a liquid crystal display unit 3, an input button unit 5, a speaker 7, and a GPS receiving unit 9.

  The translation apparatus 1a executes processing in accordance with various key operations input by the input button unit 5. Then, the execution result is output from the liquid crystal display unit 3 or the speaker 7. The GPS receiving unit 9 is a functional unit for receiving a signal transmitted from a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite and measuring the position of the translation apparatus 1a.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining a functional configuration of the translation apparatus 1a. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the translation device 1 a includes a control unit 10, a GPS reception unit 20, a voice output unit 30, a storage unit 40, an input unit 50, a display unit 60, and a ROM 70. Has been.

  The control unit 10 is a functional unit that performs various operations and controls of the translation apparatus 1a. Each process is realized by reading and executing various programs stored in the translation apparatus 1a.

  The GPS receiving unit 20 is a functional unit that receives GPS signals transmitted from GPS satellites. Based on the received GPS signal, the latitude and longitude of the translation apparatus 1a are detected as position information. The GPS receiving unit 20 corresponds to the GPS receiving unit 9 in FIG.

  The audio output unit 30 is a functional unit that outputs audio when, for example, the audio data stored in the storage unit is reproduced by the control unit 10. For example, it is composed of a speaker device or the like. The audio output unit 30 corresponds to the speaker 7 in FIG.

  The storage unit 40 is a functional unit for storing the setting state of the translation apparatus 1a and storing parameters. Here, the memory | storage part 40 is comprised by either memory | storage devices, such as a semiconductor memory and a hard-disk drive, for example. The storage unit 40 in the present embodiment stores an environment determination DB 402 and a language DB 404.

  The environment determination DB 402 is a database (DB) that stores environment data for determining the environment of the translation apparatus 1a based on position information. Here, an example of the data configuration of the environment determination DB will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the environment determination DB 402 is associated with latitude (for example, “north latitude A degree a minute to B degree b minute”) and longitude (for example, “east longitude C degree c minute to D degree d minute”). Environmental data (for example, “restaurant, payment”) is stored. The control unit 10 can determine the environment data of the translation apparatus 1a by referring to the environment determination DB 402.

  Here, the environmental data is data indicating in which position / location the translation apparatus 1a is located. For example, it may be a place such as a restaurant, an airport, or a bank, or a situation such as payment, ordering, immigration, etc. Usually, the translation apparatus displays candidates for words (words, sentence examples, examples, etc.) according to the environment data, and the user displays explanatory information for the words selected from the candidates.

  The language DB 404 is a database (DB) in which words are stored in association with environment data. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, in correspondence with environmental data (for example, “restaurant”), Japanese (for example, “Please have a table with two people.”) And English (for example, “ "Table for 2 please").

  The input unit 50 is a functional unit for transmitting an operation input from the user to the control unit 10. The input unit 50 corresponds to the input button unit 5 in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the input unit 50 may be a button using a button or can be realized by another input device such as a touch panel.

  The display unit 60 is a functional unit for displaying various character strings and videos in the translation apparatus 1a. Here, the display unit 60 is realized by a TFT (Thin Film Transistor) liquid crystal, an organic EL (electroluminescence) display, or the like. The display unit 60 corresponds to the liquid crystal display unit 3 in FIG.

  A ROM (Read Only Memory) 70 is a functional unit that stores various data and programs for operating the translation apparatus 1a. The control unit 10 executes each control process by reading and executing each control program stored in the ROM 70. The ROM 70 stores a phrase display program 702. The phrase display processing is realized by the control unit 10 reading and executing the phrase display program 702.

[1.2 Process flow]
Next, the phrase display processing realized in the translation apparatus 1a will be described using the operation flow of FIG.

  First, it is determined whether or not a word display has been input by the user (step S100). Here, if it is determined that the phrase display has been input (step S100; Yes), the position information of the translation device 1a is acquired (step S102). Specifically, information (latitude / longitude information) where the translation device 1a is located is acquired from the signal received by the GPS receiver 20.

  Subsequently, based on the acquired position information, environment data of the translation apparatus 1a is determined (step S104). That is, the environment data that matches the acquired position information is determined using the latitude and longitude of the environment determination DB 402.

  Then, the phrase is output based on the environmental data determined in step S104 (step S106). That is, an example (Japanese and English) that matches the environmental data is read from the language DB 404 and displayed. In this case, for example, only Japanese or English words may be displayed. Further, when there are a plurality of environmental data, a plurality of Japanese and English may be displayed to allow the user to select or all words may be listed.

[1.3 Example of operation]
Subsequently, an operation example in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the display screen W100 in the translation apparatus 1a after the environment is determined based on the position information.

  On the display screen W100, “restaurant” is determined and displayed as a result of the determination of the environmental data in the region R100. A list of phrases (examples) corresponding to the environmental data “Restaurant” is displayed in the area R102.

  A display screen W110 in FIG. 7 shows a state where an example is selected by the user in the state of the display screen W100. On the display screen W110, the Japanese sentence and the English sentence of the example sentence selected in FIG. 6 are displayed in the region R110.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, it is possible to determine the environmental data based on the current position information of the translation apparatus 1a, and to display a phrase that matches the determined environmental data. .

[1.4 Modification]
In the above-described embodiment, the example has been described as an example of a phrase, but it goes without saying that the same can be done by using a word.

  For example, FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a state where words are stored in the language DB. Here, in the case of a word, the same word includes a plurality of meanings (meanings). By associating environmental data with each meaning, it is possible to display an appropriate meaning in the position information.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure when words are stored in the language DB 404. For example, environmental data is stored for each word meaning for the word “order”.

  Thereby, for example, when the position information is “school”, the meaning of “order” is preferentially displayed for “order”.

  Further, it is possible to perform further detailed environmental discrimination by increasing the accuracy of the position information. Specifically, the detailed location for FIG. 9 is recorded in the environment determination DB 402. In this case, not only “A restaurant” but also “A restaurant (seat)” and “A restaurant (registry)” are stored as environmental data, so that more detailed environmental data can be discriminated and appropriate words and phrases can be determined. Can be displayed.

[2. Second Embodiment]
[2.1 Configuration]
Next, the second embodiment will be described. Here, in 2nd Embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the component same as 1st Embodiment, and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the functional configuration of the translation apparatus 1 b in the second embodiment includes a control unit 10, a GPS reception unit 20, a voice output unit 30, a storage unit 42, an input unit 50, and a display unit 60. And a ROM 72.

  The storage unit 42 stores an environment determination DB 402, a regional language DB 422, a language DB 424, and used language information 426.

  The regional language DB 422 is a database (DB) that stores types of languages used in association with position information. As an example of the data structure of the regional language DB 422, as shown in FIG. 11, latitude (for example, “North latitude P degrees p minutes to Q degrees q minutes”) and longitude (for example, “West longitude R degrees r minutes to S degrees s) Linguistic data (for example, “English”) is stored in association with “minute”).

  The language DB 424 is almost the same as the language DB 404 of the first embodiment, but stores words in a plurality of languages in association with environment data. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, in this embodiment, environmental data (for example, “Airport”) includes Japanese (for example, “Show me your passport”) and English (for example, “May I see you passport”). , please? ") and German (for example," Ihren Pass, bitte. ") and a plurality of languages are stored.

  The use language information 426 is an area for storing the use language when the user sets the use language. For example, when displaying French, the user registers “French”.

  The ROM 72 stores a phrase display program 722. The control unit 10 can execute the phrase display process by reading the phrase display program 722 from the ROM 72 and executing it.

[2.2 Process flow]
Next, the flow of processing in the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The process of FIG. 13 is a process realized as a phrase display process when the control unit 10 reads out and executes the phrase display program 722 described in FIG. 10.

  First, it is determined whether or not a word display has been input by the user (step S200). Here, if there is an input of phrase display (step S200; Yes), position information of the translation apparatus 1b is acquired (step S202). Specifically, information (latitude / longitude information) where the translation device 1b is located is acquired from the signal received by the GPS receiver 20.

  Subsequently, based on the acquired position information, environment data of the translation apparatus 1b is determined (step S204). That is, the environment data matching the acquired position information is determined using the latitude and longitude of the environment determination DB 402.

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not a use language is set in the use language information 426 (step S206). If the language used is not set (step S206; No), the language used is determined by referring to the regional language DB 422 based on the position information (step S208). Then, based on the determined language used and the determined environment data, the phrase is read from the language DB 424 and output (step S210).

  On the other hand, when the use language is set in the use language information 426 (step S206; Yes), the phrase is output based on the set use language and the environment data (step S212).

  The operation will be specifically described. First, position information is acquired in step S202, and environmental data is determined based on the position information. Here, it is determined that the environmental data is “airport”.

  Subsequently, the language used is determined based on the position information. Here, it is assumed that the use language is not set in the use language information (step S206; No), and the use language is determined to be “English” by the regional language DB 422 in step S208.

  Then, the control unit 10 reads and displays the example “May I See your passport, please?” Based on the determined use language “English” and the environmental data “airport” (step S210, FIG. 12).

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, it is possible to determine the language used from the position information and display an appropriate word / phrase based on the determined language used and the environment data.

[3. Third Embodiment]
[3.1 Configuration]
Subsequently, the third embodiment will be described. Here, in 3rd Embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the component same as 1st Embodiment, and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the functional configuration of the translation apparatus 1 c in the third embodiment includes a control unit 10, a GPS receiving unit 20, a voice output unit 30, a storage unit 44, an input unit 50, and a display unit 60. And a ROM 74 and a time measuring unit 80.

  The storage unit 44 stores a language DB 404, a location DB 442, an elapsed time DB 444, and time information 446.

  The location DB 442 is a database that stores locations in association with location information. As an example of the data structure of the location DB 442, as shown in FIG. 15, latitude (for example, “East A degree a minute to B degree B minute”) and longitude (for example, “north latitude C degree c minute to D degree d minute) ") And a place (for example," ABC restaurant ") is stored.

  The elapsed time DB 444 is a database that stores environmental data corresponding to the elapsed time after arrival. As an example of the data structure of the elapsed time DB 444, as shown in FIG. 16, an elapsed time after arrival (for example, “00:00:00 to 00:30:30”), a place (for example, “ABC restaurant”), And environmental data (for example, “restaurant, order”) are stored in association with each other.

  The time information 446 is information that stores the time when the translation apparatus 1c arrives at a predetermined location. For example, the time information 446 includes an arrival time (for example, “14:05:20”), a current time (for example, “14:46:32”), and an elapsed time after arrival (for example, “00” as shown in FIG. : 41: 12 ") and the location (for example," ABC restaurant ").

  The time information 446 can be updated by acquiring the current time from the time measuring unit 80. Further, the post-arrival time may be acquired at any time when a predetermined process is executed. In this case, the time information 446 only needs to store the arrival time and the place.

  The time measuring unit 80 is a functional unit for measuring the current time. The control unit 10 obtains the current time from the time measurement unit 80 and updates the time information 446.

  In the ROM 74, a phrase display program 742 is stored. The control unit 10 can execute the phrase display process by reading and executing the phrase display program 742 from the ROM 74.

[3.2 Process flow]
Subsequently, the flow of processing in the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The process of FIG. 18 is a process realized as a phrase display process by the control unit 10 reading and executing the phrase display program 742 described in FIG.

  First, it is determined whether or not a word display has been input by the user (step S300). Here, if there is an input of phrase display (step S300; Yes), position information of the translation apparatus 1c is acquired (step S302). Specifically, information (latitude / longitude information) where the translation device 1c is located is acquired from the signal received by the GPS receiver 20.

  Subsequently, the location of the translation apparatus 1c is determined (step S304). That is, the location where the translation apparatus 1c is currently located is determined from the location information acquired in step S302 using the location DB 442.

  If the location of the device has changed (step S306; Yes), the current time is set as the arrival time of the time information 446 (step S308). Then, the elapsed time after arrival is calculated from the current time and the arrival time, and the time information 446 is updated (step S310).

  Here, whether or not the location of the apparatus has changed is determined based on whether or not the location determined in step S304 matches the location stored in the time information 446.

  Subsequently, based on the location determined in step S304 and the elapsed time after arrival calculated in step S310, environmental data is determined by the elapsed time DB 444 (step S312).

  When the environmental data is determined, the phrase is read from the language DB 404 and output based on the environmental data (step S314).

  Here, it demonstrates using a specific example. In step S304, it is assumed that the location of the translation apparatus 1c is determined as “ABC restaurant”. At this time, according to the elapsed time DB 444, the environmental data changes depending on the elapsed time that is determined as “ABC restaurant”. For example, referring to FIG. 16, when the time “00:00:00” to “00:30” has elapsed since the translation apparatus 1c reached the ABC restaurant, the environmental data is “ "Restaurant, order".

  However, when the translation apparatus 1 reaches “ABC restaurant” and “00:30:01 to 01:00:00”, the environmental data is “restaurant, order, additional order”.

  As described above, according to the third embodiment, it is possible to determine environmental data according to the elapsed time after the translation apparatus reaches a predetermined location, and thus it is possible to select a more appropriate word / phrase.

[4. Fourth Embodiment]
[4.1 Configuration]
Next, a fourth embodiment will be described. Here, in 4th Embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the component same as embodiment mentioned above, and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 19, the functional configuration of the translation apparatus 1 d in the fourth embodiment includes a control unit 10, a GPS receiving unit 20, a voice output unit 30, a storage unit 46, an input unit 50, and a display unit 60. And a ROM 76 and a time measuring unit 80.

  The storage unit 46 stores an environment determination DB 402, a language DB 404, a location DB 442, a selection elapsed time DB 462, and history information 464.

  The selection elapsed time DB 462 stores the environment data in association with the environment data selected based on the location of the translation device 1d when the previous phrase display process was executed and the elapsed time since the selection. DB.

  As an example of the data structure of the selection elapsed time DB 462, as shown in FIG. 20, the elapsed time after selection (for example, “00:00:00 to 00:30:30”) and the previous environment data (for example, “restaurant” , Orders ") and environmental data (for example," Reston Run, additional orders ") are stored.

  The history information 464 stores environment data selected based on the location of the translation device 1d when the previous phrase display process was executed. As an example of the history information 464, as shown in FIG. 21, the selected time (for example, “14:05:20”), the current time (for example, “14:46:32”), and the elapsed time after selection (for example, , “00:41:12”), location (for example, “ABC restaurant”), and environmental data (for example, “restaurant, order”) are stored.

  The history information 464 can be updated by acquiring the current time from the time measuring unit 80. Further, the time after selection may be obtained as needed when executing a predetermined process. In this case, the history information 464 only needs to store the selection time, the location, and the environmental data.

  The ROM 76 stores a phrase display program 762. The control unit 10 can execute the phrase display process by reading the phrase display program 762 from the ROM 76 and executing it.

[4.2 Process flow]
Subsequently, the flow of processing in the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The process of FIG. 22 is a process realized as a phrase display process by the control unit 10 reading and executing the phrase display program 762 described in FIG.

  First, it is determined whether or not a word display has been input by the user (step S400). Here, if there is an input of phrase display (step S400; Yes), position information of the translation apparatus 1d is acquired (step S402). Specifically, information (latitude / longitude information) where the translation device 1d is located is acquired from the signal received by the GPS receiver 20.

  Subsequently, the location of the translation apparatus 1d is determined (step S404). That is, from the position information acquired in step S402, the location where the translation apparatus 1d is currently located is determined using the location DB 442.

  If the location stored in the history information 464 and the location determined in step S404 have not changed (step S406; No), the history information 464 is referred to and selected from the current time and the selected time. The elapsed time is calculated (step S408). Then, based on the elapsed time after selection and the previously selected environmental data stored in the history information 464, the current environmental data is determined with reference to the selected elapsed time DB 462 (step S410).

  On the other hand, when the location of the translation apparatus 1d has changed from the previous time in step S406 (step S406; Yes), the environment data is determined by referring to the environment determination DB 402 based on the position information (step S412).

  Then, the phrase is displayed from the language DB 404 based on the environmental data (step S414), the history information 464 is updated, and the process is terminated (step S416).

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 20, for example, when the previous environment data is “restaurant, order”, “00:00:00 to 00:00” is selected after the environment determination data is selected. In this case, it is determined as “restaurant, additional order” as environmental data. In the case of “00:30:01 to 01:00:00”, it is determined as “restaurant, payment, additional order” as environmental data. In the case of “01: 00: 01˜”, the environmental data is determined as “restaurant, payment”.

  As described above, according to the fourth embodiment, by referring to the history of the previous environmental data, more appropriate environmental data can be determined, and a word or phrase desired by the user can be displayed.

[5. Modified example]
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a translation apparatus as one of information processing apparatuses has been described. However, an apparatus to which the present invention can be applied is not limited to this. That is, it is needless to say that the present invention can be applied to various electronic devices such as an electronic dictionary, a computer, a car navigation system, and a mobile phone having a translation function.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, although DB etc. were demonstrated as having memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 40, you may memorize | store in a server etc., for example. In this case, the translation apparatus performs work with reference to the DB in the server as needed. It is effective in a device that cannot store a large amount of content in the device itself, such as a recent mobile phone.

The figure which showed the external appearance of the translation apparatus in 1st Embodiment. The figure for demonstrating the function structure of the translation apparatus in 1st Embodiment. The figure which showed an example of the data structure of environment discrimination | determination DB in 1st Embodiment. The figure which showed an example of the data structure of language DB in 1st Embodiment. The operation | movement flowchart for demonstrating the phrase display process in 1st Embodiment. The figure for demonstrating the operation example in 1st Embodiment. The figure for demonstrating the operation example in 1st Embodiment. The figure which showed the other example of the data structure of language DB in 1st Embodiment. The figure which showed the other example of the data structure of environment discrimination DB in 1st Embodiment. The figure for demonstrating the function structure of the translation apparatus in 2nd Embodiment. The figure which showed an example of the data structure of local language DB in 2nd Embodiment. The figure which showed an example of the data structure of language DB in 2nd Embodiment. The operation | movement flowchart for demonstrating the phrase display process in 2nd Embodiment. The figure for demonstrating the function structure of the translation apparatus in 3rd Embodiment. The figure which showed an example of the data structure of location DB in 3rd Embodiment. The figure which showed an example of the data structure of elapsed time DB in 3rd Embodiment. The figure which showed an example of the time information in 3rd Embodiment. The operation | movement flowchart for demonstrating the phrase display process in 3rd Embodiment. The figure for demonstrating the function structure of the translation apparatus in 4th Embodiment. The figure which showed an example of the data structure of selection elapsed time DB in 4th Embodiment. The figure which showed an example of the log | history information in 4th Embodiment. The operation | movement flowchart for demonstrating the phrase display process in 4th Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1a, 1b, 1c, 1d Translation device 10 Control unit 20 GPS reception unit 30 Audio output unit 40, 42, 44, 46 Storage unit 402 Environment discrimination DB
404 Language DB
422 Regional Language DB
424 Language DB
426 Language information 442 Location DB
444 Elapsed time DB
446 Time information 462 Selection elapsed time DB
464 History information 50 Input unit 60 Display unit 70, 72, 74, 76 ROM
702, 722, 742, 762 Phrase display program 80 time measuring unit

Claims (4)

An information processing apparatus comprising a language database that stores words in multiple languages in association with environment data for determining the environment of the information processing apparatus,
Position information acquisition means for acquiring position information;
From the position information, a place discriminating means for discriminating the place of the information processing device,
Environmental data determining means for determining environmental data based on the location of the information processing device ;
A phrase extraction unit that extracts a phrase from the language database based on the environmental data determined by the environmental data determination unit;
Phrase display means for displaying the phrase extracted by the phrase extraction means;
With
The environmental data determining means determines environmental data from the location of the information processing apparatus determined by the location determining means and the elapsed time that has elapsed since reaching the location of the information processing apparatus. Information processing apparatus. An information processing apparatus comprising a language database that stores words in multiple languages in association with environment data for determining the environment of the information processing apparatus,
Position information acquisition means for acquiring position information;
From the position information, a place discriminating unit for discriminating the place of the information processing device
Environmental data determining means for determining environmental data based on the location of the information processing device;
A phrase extraction unit that extracts a phrase from the language database based on the environmental data determined by the environmental data determination unit;
Phrase display means for displaying the phrase extracted by the phrase extraction means;
History information storage means for storing the environment data used when the phrase is extracted by the phrase extraction means as history information;
With
The environmental data discrimination means includes
Elapsed time for calculating the elapsed time from when the word extraction means extracted the previous word to the current word when the information processing place determined by the place determination means has not changed Having a calculation means,
An information processing apparatus, comprising: determining environmental data from elapsed time calculated by the elapsed time calculating means and history information. A program executed in an information processing apparatus having a language database for storing phrases in a plurality of languages in association with environment data for determining the environment of the information processing apparatus,
In the information processing apparatus,
A location information acquisition function for acquiring location information;
A location determination function for determining the location of the information processing device from the location information;
An environmental data discrimination function for discriminating environmental data based on the location of the information processing device;
A phrase extraction function for extracting a phrase from the language database based on the environmental data determined by the environmental data determination function;
A phrase display function for displaying the phrase extracted by the phrase extraction function;
Realized,
The environmental data determination function determines environmental data from the location of the information processing device determined by the location determination function and the elapsed time that has elapsed since reaching the location of the information processing device. Program. A program executed in an information processing apparatus having a language database for storing phrases in a plurality of languages in association with environment data for determining the environment of the information processing apparatus,
In the information processing apparatus,
A location information acquisition function for acquiring location information;
A location determination function for determining the location of the information processing device from the location information;
An environmental data discrimination function for discriminating environmental data based on the location of the information processing device;
A phrase extraction function for extracting a phrase from the language database based on the environmental data determined by the environmental data determination function;
A phrase display function for displaying the phrase extracted by the phrase extraction function;
A history information storage function for storing environment data used as a history information when a phrase is extracted by the phrase extraction function;
Realized,
The environmental data discrimination function is
Elapsed time for calculating the elapsed time from when the word / phrase extraction function extracted the previous word / phrase until the current word / phrase is extracted when the location of the information processing determined by the place determination function has not changed Including a calculation function,
A program for discriminating environmental data from elapsed time calculated by the elapsed time calculation function and history information.

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