JP6812720B2 - Translation control device, translation system, translation control method, and program - Google Patents

Description

This disclosure relates to the translation of text.

There are several known technologies related to devices that combine the function of e-mail with the function of translating sentences contained in e-mail.

Patent Documents 1 and 2 disclose an email translation device that converts an English sentence into an English sentence when receiving an email in which an English sentence is written, and converts the Japanese sentence into an English sentence when replying to the email.

Patent Document 3 discloses a machine translation e-mail device that translates a sentence to be translated sentence by sentence, creates a bilingual document in which the translated sentence is added to the original sentence, and transmits the document to the electronic receiver. doing.

Patent Document 4 discloses a translation device that executes translation processing only for an area determined to require translation in a document such as an e-mail.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-3365 JP-A-11-85757 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 3-21670 JP-A-2002-278961

In a system to which a translation function for e-mail is applied, there may be sentences that do not need to be translated when replies are repeatedly made between two parties exchanging e-mails. Examples of sentences that do not need to be translated include the opening greeting and the ending signature given in Patent Document 4, as well as the original text that has already been translated and the translated text generated by translation.

For example, in an e-mail exchange, a Japanese-English translation is executed for an e-mail in which a Japanese sentence is written, and an e-mail containing the original Japanese sentence and the translated sentence is sent to the other party. The reply mail to this e-mail generally includes the sent sentence, that is, the original Japanese sentence and its translation, in addition to the reply sentence input by the replyer as a reply. In this case, when the translation device performs English-Japanese translation on this reply mail, not only the reply text but also the originally sent translation text is retranslated. In addition, when a further reply is made to this reply mail, in the Japanese-English translation for that reply, not only the newly entered sentence, but also the first Japanese sentence sent and the translation of this reply mail. (Translated sentences of retranslated sentences and reply sentences) are also subject to translation.

In particular, in the mode in which the translation device adds the translated sentence to the original sentence as in the above example, the number of sentences to be translated sharply increases every time a reply is made.

In this way, when a sentence that does not need to be translated is translated, there is a problem that the amount of processing increases. It also reduces the readability (ie, readability) of the email.

Methods for solving the above problems are not disclosed in Patent Documents 2, 3 and 4. The translation apparatus described in Patent Document 4 performs a process of determining a region that does not require translation, and this determination is performed based on whether or not a character string peculiar to a fixed expression that does not require translation exists. Therefore, the already translated text is not detected as an untranslated area by this translation device.

In addition, Patent Document 1 discloses a method of avoiding retranslation of the translated sentence by using the original sentence without translating the quoted sentence in the translation of the reply mail (paragraph [Patent Document 1]. 0049] etc.). However, since this method includes a step of comparing the document data of the reply mail with the parallel translation data which is the translation result of the original text mail, the amount of processing is large, and the embodiment includes a configuration capable of holding the parallel translation data. Can only be applied. In addition, the quotation may include sentences that have not yet been translated.

The above problem may exist not only in a system in which email replies are repeated, but also in a case where text is translated many times.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a device or the like that can prevent the readability of a text from being lowered due to repeated translation.

The translation control device according to one aspect of the present invention is a control code embedded in a text, and a control code capable of specifying whether or not at least one word in the text does not require translation. It includes a detection means for detecting and a translation control means for identifying a word that does not need to be translated in the text based on the control code.

The translation system according to one aspect of the present invention detects a control code embedded in a text that can specify whether or not at least one word in the text does not require translation. A translation control means for identifying a word that does not need to be translated in the text based on the detection means and the control code, and a means for translating the text that does not require translation. Includes translation means, which skip translations.

The translation control device according to one aspect of the present invention refers to at least one word in the text, whether or not the word is a translated sentence generated by translation, or whether or not the word is the original word in which the translation was executed. An embedding means for embedding in the text a discriminating means for discriminating whether or not, and a control code capable of discriminating whether or not the wording is a wording that does not require translation based on the discriminating result. And.

The translation control method according to one aspect of the present invention is a control code embedded in a text, and a control code capable of specifying whether or not at least one word in the text does not require translation. Detect and identify words that do not need to be translated in the text based on the control code.

The program according to one aspect of the present invention is a control code embedded in a text in a computer, and it is possible to specify whether or not at least one word in the text is a word that does not require translation. A detection process for detecting the above, and a translation control process for identifying a word that does not need to be translated in the text based on the control code are executed.

According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the readability of the text from being deteriorated due to repeated translation.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the information processing system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the translation system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the position where the control code in a sentence is described. It is a table which shows an example of the type of a control code. It is a table which shows the list of the example of the white space character which can be used for a control code. It is a figure which shows an example of a structured sentence. It is a figure which shows the example of the sentence to which the translated sentence is attached. It is a figure which shows the example of the sentence after the second conversion is performed. It is a sequence diagram which shows the example of the processing flow of each part of the translation control apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the translation system of another form. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the translation system of yet another form. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the information processing system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. This is an example of the processing procedure of the detection unit and the translation control unit in one embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the translation control apparatus which includes the main structure of embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process flow of the translation control apparatus including a main configuration. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the translation control apparatus which includes the 2nd main structure of the Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process flow of the translation control apparatus including the 2nd main configuration. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the translation system including the main structure. It is a block diagram which shows the example of the hardware which comprises each part of each embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In the following description, the "sentence" (or "word") may be a character string that can be interpreted based on the language, and is not limited to one sentence ending with a comma. That is, any clause, phrase, or word can be the object of the word "sentence." Headings, slogans, parts of sentences separated by line breaks, etc. may also be considered "sentences". Further, the "sentence" (or text) may include at least one sentence.

<< First Embodiment >>
First, the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the first embodiment, the translation system 20 is applied to the information processing system 1.

<Composition>
<Configuration example of information processing system 1>
First, an outline of one aspect of the information processing system 1 to which the translation system 20 of the present embodiment is applied will be described.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the information processing system 1 according to the first embodiment.

The information processing system 1 includes one or more transmission / reception devices 10 and a translation system 20. In FIG. 1, two transmission / reception devices 10-1 and 10-2 are described as transmission / reception devices 10. Hereinafter, with respect to the transmission / reception devices 10-1 and 10-2, the reference numerals "10-1" or "10-2" are used to distinguish the individual, and the reference numerals "10" are used when the individual is not specified or when they are collectively referred to. Is used.

The transmission / reception device 10 and the translation system 20 are connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other via a wired or wireless communication network 5. The communication network 5 may include a mail server.

The transmission / reception device 10 is a device for transmitting / receiving e-mail. For example, the transmission / reception device 10 activates software such as a mailer, creates an e-mail, and transmits the e-mail to another transmission / reception device 10. The transmission / reception device 10 receives an e-mail addressed to a specific e-mail address. E-mail transmission and reception may be performed via a mail server.

The translation system 20 is a system that controls adding a translated sentence of a sentence in the received e-mail to the e-mail. The translation system 20 receives an e-mail addressed to a specific e-mail address. Further, the translation system 20 transmits an e-mail to which the translated text is added to the transmission / reception device 10. E-mail transmission and reception may be performed via a mail server.

Now, suppose that the transmission / reception device 10-1 transmits an e-mail to the transmission / reception device 10-2. The transmission / reception device 10-1 specifies, for example, the e-mail address of the transmission / reception device 10-2 as the destination. At this time, the transmission / reception device 10-1 is received by the translation system 20 as another destination (for example, "To", "Cc (Carbon Copy)", "Bcc (Blind Carbon Copy)", etc.). You may specify more email addresses. By designating the e-mail address received by the translation system 20 as the destination, the service by the translation system 20 is provided for this e-mail.

The dashed arrow shown in FIG. 1 represents the flow of email in the above example. The e-mail transmitted by the transmission / reception device 10-1 is transmitted to the transmission / reception device 10-2 and the translation system 20 via the communication network 5. For example, in one embodiment, the e-mail transmitted by the transmission / reception device 10-1 is delivered to the transmission / reception device 10-2 and the translation system 20 via a mail server included in the communication network 5. The translation system 20 adds a translated sentence of the sentence included in the received e-mail to the e-mail. Then, the translation system 20 transmits the e-mail to which the translated text is added to the transmission / reception device 10-2, which is the destination of the e-mail.

With such a system, the transmission / reception device 10-2, which is the receiver of the e-mail, can receive not only the mail by the transmission / reception device 10-1 but also the e-mail to which the translated text is added by the translation system 20.

The above e-mail flow is an example, and is not limited to this explanation. For example, the transmission / reception device 10-1 may specify a plurality of transmission / reception devices 10 as destinations. There may be two or more translation systems 20 on the communication network 5. The transmission / reception device 10-1 and the transmission / reception device 10-2 may be the same device.

<Configuration of translation system 20>
The configuration of the translation system 20 will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a translation system 21 which is an example of the translation system 20. The translation system 21 includes a translation control device 31.

The translation control device 31 includes a receiving unit 200, a control unit 210, a first conversion unit 220, a translation unit 230, a second conversion unit 240, a destination setting unit 250, and a transmission unit 260.

The receiving unit 200 receives the e-mail. Specifically, the receiving unit 200 receives the e-mail addressed to the translation control device 31. The receiver 200 is, for example, a processor that executes a mailer.

As an example, two e-mail addresses Trans_JE @ aaaaa. As the e-mail addresses on which the translation control device 31 receives the e-mail. com, Trans_EJ @ aaaaaa. suppose there is a com. That is, the destination of the receiving unit 200 is Trans_JE @ aaaaa. The e-mail that is com and the destination is Trans_EJ @ aaaaaa. Suppose you receive an e-mail that is com.

This e-mail address is used in determining the translation direction, which will be described later. For example, the destination is Trans_JE @ aaaaaa. It is pre-defined that Japanese sentences will be translated into English for e-mails that are com. The destination is Trans_EJ @ aaaaaa. For e-mail, which is com, it is prescribed in advance that English sentences will be translated into Japanese. The sender of the e-mail who wants to translate the e-mail sets the e-mail address of the translation control device 31 to be included in the destination based on which language sentence in the e-mail is desired to be translated into which language. You just have to decide.

The number of e-mail addresses on which the translation control device 31 receives e-mail is not limited to two. Email addresses may be provided depending on the number of languages that can be translated.

When the receiving unit 200 receives the e-mail, the receiving unit 200 sends the received e-mail to the control unit 210.

The control unit 210 controls the flow of processing for adding a translated sentence to the received e-mail. The control unit 210 processes the received e-mail in the order of, for example, the first conversion unit 220, the translation unit 230, the second conversion unit 240, and the destination setting unit 250. When the control unit 210 completes these processes, the control unit 210 sends the e-mail to the transmission unit 260.

In the present embodiment, the control unit 210 transmits data necessary for processing to each unit (first conversion unit 220, translation unit 230, second conversion unit 240, destination setting unit 250, etc.) and generates the data as a result of the processing. The process of receiving data from each part is executed in order.

Further, when the control unit 210 receives the e-mail, the control unit 210 specifies the translation direction of the received e-mail. The translation direction is a matter regarding which language to translate the text contained in the e-mail from which language. The control unit 210 specifies the translation direction from, for example, an e-mail address included in the destination of the e-mail (that is, the e-mail address that caused the e-mail to be received by the translation control device 31). For example, if the e-mail specifies "Trans_JE@aaaaa.com" as the destination, it specifies that the translation direction is from Japanese to English. For example, if the e-mail specifies "Trans_EJ@aaaaa.com" as the destination, it specifies that the translation direction is from English to Japanese.

If the translation direction is predetermined to be one type for all the e-mails received by the translation control device 31, the step of specifying the translation direction is unnecessary.

In another aspect, the control unit 210 may specify the translation direction by a method other than the method of specifying the translation direction from other than the e-mail address. For example, the control unit 210 may receive information indicating the designation of the translation direction together with the e-mail. For example, the transmission / reception device 10 may include a translation direction designation in the header of the e-mail, and the control unit 210 may specify the translation direction by reading the designation from the header. Alternatively, for example, the control unit 210 analyzes the language used in the text of the e-mail, identifies the language used in the non-quoted sentence as the language to be translated, and uses it in the quote. The language may be identified as the language of the translated text.

The control unit 210 sends at least a sentence (so-called text) which is the content of the received e-mail to the first conversion unit 220. The control unit 210 may send the received e-mail to the first conversion unit 220 as it is.

The first conversion unit 220 receives at least a sentence from the control unit 210. The first conversion unit 220 detects the control code included in the sentence received from the control unit 210, and processes the sentence based on the detected control code.

The control code is a character string (one or more character codes) included in a sentence and indicating information related to translation of the sentence (specific examples will be described later). The control code is generated based on a predetermined rule. (For example, the control code is generated by the second conversion unit 240, which will be described later.)

The control code indicates, for example, a "processed" statement. The "processed" sentence is the original sentence that has already been translated and the translated sentence generated by the translation. The control code may be attached to the beginning and / or end of each sentence to indicate whether the sentence immediately after or immediately before is a processed sentence. Alternatively, the control code may indicate that, for a range containing a plurality of statements, the statements included in the range are processed statements.

As already mentioned, the "sentence" does not necessarily have to be a group of character strings separated by a comma. The unity of the "sentence" may be freely designed for each embodiment.

The first conversion unit 220 first detects the control code from the received text. When a control code is detected, it identifies the information that the control code means (for example, the statement has been processed). In other words, the first conversion unit 220 interprets the control code.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a position in which a control code is written in a sentence. In FIG. 3, the position where the shaded rectangle is shown is the position where the control code is described. That is, in the example of FIG. 3, the control code is described at the end of each sentence. In this case, the first conversion unit 220 obtains information related to the translation of the sentence described immediately before the control code by interpreting the control code.

There may be a plurality of types of control codes indicating the "processed" statement. FIG. 4 shows an example of the types of control codes. In the table of FIG. 4, when the character code combination (control code) shown in the left column is detected, the first conversion unit 220 describes the sentence immediately before the combination is detected in the right column. It represents the rule that it is interpreted as a kind of sentence. For example, if the control code is "09 2008 3000", that is, if the control code is a sequence of characters that are "09", characters that are "2008", and characters that are "3000", the control code. The sentence with is interpreted as "the original Japanese sentence and translated into English". Note that "09", "2008", and "3000" are character codes representing horizontal tabs, PUNCTUATION SPACE, and Japanese character spacing, respectively.

The control code may include information about the range of statements to which the control code gives information. For example, the control code may include the number of characters, the number of words, the number of specific characters included in the sentence to which the control code informs, or the first and last characters of the sentence and their distances, and the like.

It is desirable that the character code used for the combination of the control codes is a character code whose display does not impair the readability of the mail. For example, if all the character codes used for the control code are blank characters, the readability of the mail is not easily impaired. If it is a blank character, it is difficult for the user to see it, so it is unlikely that it will be deleted by the user. The blank characters used may include so-called "tabs" (horizontal tabs, etc.) in addition to "spaces" such as THIN SPACE and PUNCTUATION SPACE.

For reference, FIG. 5 shows a list of examples of whitespace characters that can be used in the control code. In FIG. 5, the left column shows the name of a blank character, and the right column shows the character code.

In addition, the control code is a character string that is excluded from the display target due to the specifications of the device or software that displays the text (for example, in the text displayed in html format, it starts with "<! ---" and "--->". It may be a character string ending with). In other words, the control code is preferably a character that is not explicitly displayed to the viewer viewing the document.

In the present embodiment, a sentence that has not yet been translated and is not a translated sentence is referred to as an "unprocessed sentence" with respect to the "processed sentence". In the example of FIG. 3, the sentence to which the control code is not added at the end is the unprocessed sentence. That is, in the embodiment in which the control code is added for each sentence (sentence) as in the example of FIG. 3, one sentence in which the control code is not added immediately after the reading point such as a period is an unprocessed sentence. Further, for example, in the embodiment in which the control code is added line by line, the statement on the line without the control code is an unprocessed statement. Further, for example, when the control code contains information on the range of processed statements, the statements outside the range are unprocessed statements. In this way, the unprocessed statement is identifiable.

The first conversion unit 220 identifies at least the processed sentence based on the control code included in the received sentence according to the above rules. For example, the translation control device 31 may hold a table showing the above rules. The first conversion unit 220 may interpret the control code with reference to the table.

The first conversion unit 220 processes a sentence based on the detected control code. Specifically, the first conversion unit 220 converts the control code into a character string (hereinafter, “translation information”) that explicitly indicates information related to the translation of each sentence. In the present embodiment, this process may be referred to as "structuring a sentence".

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a structured sentence. As shown in FIG. 6, for example, in a structured sentence, translation information represented by a character string such as "<translated sentence English>" or "<original sentence Japanese translated>" is added to the beginning of each sentence. Has been done. For example, the character string "<translated sentence English>" means that the sentence to which the character string is added is a translated sentence in English. For example, the character string "<original Japanese translated>" means that the sentence to which the character string is added is the original sentence in Japanese and has been translated. Although not shown, the translated information may include information indicating to which language the translated sentence has been translated, such as "<original Japanese translated (English)>". As shown in FIG. 6, the first conversion unit 220 may add a character string indicating the end of the translation information (such as "</ original Japanese translated>") to the end of each sentence. As a result, the sentence is sandwiched between a character string indicating the beginning of the translation information and a character string indicating the end of the translation information like a so-called tag, so that the translation information of each sentence can be easily grasped.

The first conversion unit 220 may add translation information indicating that the sentence is an "unprocessed" sentence to the sentence to which the control code has not been assigned. An example of how to identify an unprocessed sentence is as described above. For example, in the example of FIG. 3, since the control code is not given to the sentence "I'll answer your questions by tomorrow.", The first conversion unit 220 identifies the sentence as an unprocessed sentence. You may. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the first conversion unit 220 may add the translation information "<original English untranslated>" to the above sentence. In this way, the first conversion unit 220 may add translation information not only to the processed sentence but also to the unprocessed sentence. At this time, the first conversion unit 220 may specify the language of the unprocessed sentence. The method of specifying the language may be a generally known method.

As described above, the first conversion unit 220 giving (structuring) translation information to the sentence instead of the control code is also referred to as the first conversion in the present embodiment. The first conversion unit 220 may delete the control code that has been interpreted.

The translation information is referred to when the control unit 210 extracts the sentence to be translated. The control unit 210 extracts a sentence to be translated from the structured sentence and transmits it to the translation unit 230. The sentence to be translated (hereinafter, "translation target") is, for example, a non-translated sentence that has not yet been translated into the language ahead of the translation direction (hereinafter, translation language). For example, the control unit 210 extracts all unprocessed sentences as translation targets. However, the control unit 210 may specify a sentence described in the translation language from the unprocessed sentences and exclude the sentence from the sentence to be extracted. The control unit 210 may also extract the translated sentence, which has not been translated into the translation language, as a translation target.

For example, in the example of FIG. 6, when the translation direction is from English to Japanese, the translation target is the sentence "I'll answer your questions by tomorrow." Between the tags of "<original English untranslated>". Is. In this way, the control unit 210 identifies and extracts the translation target based on the translation information.

In addition, there may be an embodiment in which the first conversion unit 220 does not add translation information to the unprocessed sentence. In that case, the control unit 210 may specify the sentence to which the translation information is not added as an unprocessed sentence. Further, the control unit 210 may add translation information to the specified unprocessed sentence. At this time, the control unit 210 may specify the language of the unprocessed sentence.

The translation unit 230 generates a translation of the received sentence based on the designation of the translation direction. That is, the translation unit 230 receives the sentence and the designation of the translation direction (for example, from the control unit 210), and translates the received sentence into the specified translation direction. Since a device or program having a function of translating a sentence is generally well known, the specific processing of the translation unit 230 and the description of the algorithm will be omitted. The translation unit 230 sends the sentence generated by the translation, that is, the translated sentence, to the control unit 210.

The control unit 210 inserts the translated sentence received from the translation unit 230 into the structured sentence. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a sentence to which a translated sentence is added. The control unit 210 adds translation information indicating that the sentence is "processed" to the translated sentence. In the example of Fig. 7, the character string "<translation Japanese>" is added as translation information to the newly generated translation "I would like to answer your question by tomorrow." Has been done. Further, the control unit 210 updates the translation information of the sentence to be translated with the translation information indicating that the sentence is "processed". For example, the tag "<original English untranslated>" of the sentence to be translated shown in FIG. 6 has been changed to "<original English translated>" in the example of FIG. After updating the translation information, the control unit 210 sends a structured sentence to the second conversion unit 240.

The second conversion unit 240 converts the translation information included in the received sentence (for example, from the control unit 210) into the control code. That is, the second conversion unit 240 performs the processing opposite to that of the first conversion unit 220 on the received text. The processing of the text by the second conversion unit 240 is also referred to as the second conversion in the present embodiment.

For example, the second conversion unit 240 converts the translation information into a "control code" based on the same rules as the rules used by the first conversion unit 220 at the time of conversion.

Based on the example of FIG. 7, the second conversion unit 240 controls three, a horizontal tab, a PUNCTUATION SPACE, and a space at the end of the sentence sandwiched between the tags of "<original English translated>". Add as. After adding the control code, the second conversion unit 240 sets the character string of "<original English translated>" and the character string of "</ original English translated>" surrounding the sentence to which the control code is added. You may delete it from.

By the second conversion, the structured sentence becomes an unstructured sentence to which a control code is added. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a sentence after the second conversion is performed. When the control code consists of whitespace characters, the control code is not explicitly displayed as shown in FIG. 8, so the readability is not impaired by the control code.

The second conversion unit 240 sends the sentence for which the second conversion is completed to the control unit 210.

The destination setting unit 250 sets the destination of the received e-mail, the reply destination, and the like. More specifically, for example, the reply destination is set as follows.

As an example, in the "From" of the received e-mail, Yamada @ aaaaa. com is "To" and Tom @ aaaaa. com and Trans_JE @ aaaaaa. com has added xyz @ aaaaa to "Cc". It is assumed that com is described respectively. Then, the destination setting unit 250 sets the “From” to Trans_JE @ aaaaa. com to "To" Tom @ aaaaa. com to "Cc" xyz @ aaaaa. com, and "Reply to" Yamada @ aaaaaa. com and Trans_EJ @ aaaaaa. com is set. The "reply to" is a part in which an e-mail address automatically set as a destination is described when a recipient of an e-mail replies to this e-mail.

In this way, the destination setting unit 250 sets an e-mail address (Trans_EJ@aaaaa.com) for performing translation in the opposite direction of the translation direction specified by the sender in the "Retry to". By doing so, when the recipient of this e-mail (Tom@aaaaa.com) makes a reply, the language used by the replyer is converted to the language used by the original sender without editing the recipient. The translation control device 31 can perform such translation on the reply mail.

The destination setting unit 250 may change the destination and the reply destination by rewriting the header. Alternatively, the destination setting unit 250 may determine the destination and the reply destination, and the control unit 210 may change the header based on the specified information.

The transmission unit 260 transmits an e-mail with a translated text added. The transmission unit 260 receives, for example, an e-mail from the control unit 210. The transmission unit 260 transmits an e-mail based on the e-mail address written in the e-mail destination. The transmission unit 260 is, for example, a processor that executes a mailer or the like. The receiving unit 200 and the transmitting unit 260 may be realized in one configuration in whole or in part.

<Operation>
The processing flow of each part of the translation control device 31 will be described with reference to the sequence diagram of FIG. However, the order of processing described is an example. The order of processing may be changed as appropriate as long as it does not affect the final output result.

It is assumed that the transmission / reception device 10-1 transmits an e-mail containing "Trans_JE@aaaaa.com" as a destination. The receiving unit 200 receives this e-mail. The control unit 210 receives this e-mail from the reception unit 200 (step S91).

The control unit 210 determines the translation direction from the destination of the received e-mail (step S92). In this example, since the e-mail address included in the destination is the e-mail address defined as the e-mail address that specifies the translation from Japanese to English, the control unit 210 changes the translation direction from Japanese to English. Determine the direction. The control unit 210 sends a sentence, which is the content of the e-mail, to the first conversion unit 220.

The first conversion unit 220 performs the first conversion on the received text. Specifically, the first conversion unit 220 detects the control code included in the text. Then, the first conversion unit 220 adds a character string representing the translation information to the sentence instead of the control code based on the control code (step S93). That is, the first conversion unit 220 structures the sentence. The first conversion unit 220 sends a structured sentence to the control unit 210.

The control unit 210 extracts a sentence to be translated from the structured sentence based on the translation information (step S94). The control unit 210 sends the extracted sentence to the translation unit 230.

The translation unit 230 translates the received sentence and generates a translated sentence to be generated as a result (step S95). The translation unit 230 sends the translated text to the control unit 210.

The control unit 210 adds the translated sentence received from the translation unit 230 to the sentence (step S96). Further, the control unit 210 updates the content of the translation information in the sentence (step S97). For example, the control unit 210 changes the translation information of the untranslated sentence extracted as the translation target into the translation information indicating "processed".

Next, the control unit 210 sends a sentence with updated translation information to the second conversion unit 240.

The second conversion unit 240 performs the second conversion on the received text (step S98). Specifically, the second conversion unit 240 assigns a control code to the sentence instead of the translation information based on the translation information in the sentence. As a result, the structured sentence becomes an unstructured sentence (however, information about the translation is recorded by the control code).

The destination setting unit 250 sets the destination of this e-mail (step S99). This process may be performed before the other processes described above. The destination setting unit 250 sets the mail address (excluding the mail address of the translation control device 31) included in the original mail destination as the destination. Further, the destination setting unit 250 sets the sender of the original e-mail and "Trans_EJ@aaaaa.com" as the reply destination.

The control unit 210 sends the e-mail processed in steps S93 to S99 to the transmission unit 260 (step S100). The transmission unit 260 transmits the e-mail received from the control unit 210 to the set destination.

By the above processing, the translated text and the e-mail to which the control code in which the translated information is encoded are attached are transmitted to the transmission / reception device (10-2) which is the destination of the e-mail.

<Effect>
According to the translation system 21 (translation control device 31) according to the first embodiment, a sentence that does not need to be translated is not translated, and an e-mail in which the sentence that needs to be translated is translated is sent to the destination. This is because the first conversion unit 220 reveals sentences that do not need to be translated (for example, translated original sentences and translated sentences) by converting the control code, and the translation unit 230 does not translate the sentences that do not need to be translated.

Further, since the control code is composed of characters that are difficult for the user to perceive, such as blank characters, the above control can be achieved without impairing the readability of the mail.

As described above, with such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the readability of the e-mail from being deteriorated due to the repeated translation, especially when the e-mail is repeatedly exchanged.

<< Modification 1 >>
The configuration of FIG. 2 described as an example of the first embodiment is an example. For example, one device (translation control device 31) does not have to have all the configurations shown in FIG. As an example, FIG. 10 shows the configuration of the translation system 22 which is another example of the translation system 20. In the translation system 22, the translation control device 32 includes a first conversion unit 220 and a second conversion unit 240, and outside the translation control device 32, a reception unit 200, a control unit 210, and a transmission unit similar to those in the first embodiment. A 260, a translation unit 230, and a destination setting unit 250 are configured. The receiving unit 200, the control unit 210, the transmitting unit 260, the translation unit 230, and the destination setting unit 250 may be configured by separate devices, or may be partially or wholly configured by the same device.

Even with such a configuration, the functions and operations described in the first embodiment are realized.

<< Modification 2 >>
FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a translation system 23, which is still another example of the translation system 20. In this embodiment, the translation control device 33 is communicably connected to the control unit 210.

In the case of this embodiment, the control unit 210 sends the text of the received e-mail and the translation direction to the translation control device 33. The translation control device 33 provides a function of translating a sentence received from the control unit 210. The translation control device 33 may perform the same process as the processing by the first conversion unit 220, the translation unit 230, and the second conversion unit 240 in the first embodiment without the control processing by the control unit 210. .. However, in the present translation system 23, the step of structuring the sentence and the step of restoring the structured sentence may be omitted. The specific configuration of the translation control device 33 is as follows.

As shown in FIG. 11, the translation control device 33 includes a detection unit 2201, a translation control unit 2202, a translation unit 230, and a code generation unit 241.

The detection unit 2201 and the translation control unit 2202 are, so to speak, alternative units to the first conversion unit 220 of the first embodiment. The detection unit 2201 detects the control code included in the received text. The translation control unit 2202 determines a sentence to be translated by the translation unit 230 based on the detected control code. Specifically, for example, the translation control unit 2202 determines a sentence that is not indicated as "processed" by the control code as a sentence to be translated. The translation control unit 2202 sends a sentence to be translated to the translation unit 230.

The translation unit 230 generates a translation of the received sentence, similarly to the translation unit 230 of the first embodiment. The translation unit 230 sends the translated text to the code generation unit 241.

The code generation unit 241 is an alternative unit to the second conversion unit 240 of the first embodiment. The code generation unit 241 inserts (generates) a control code into a sentence including a translated sentence. The code generation unit 241 receives, for example, a translated sentence from the translation unit 230. Then, the code generation unit 241 adds a control code indicating that the translated text has been processed at least. The code generation unit 241 may receive a sentence before translation from the translation control unit 2202 or the like, and may combine the received sentence with the translated sentence.

The translation control unit 2202 or the code generation unit 241 may convert the control code of the translated original sentence into a control code indicating that the sentence has been processed.

The code generation unit 241 sends a sentence to which the control code is attached to the control unit 210.

The destination setting unit 250 described in the first embodiment may be inside or outside the translation control device 33. The control unit 210 may have the same function as the destination setting unit 250.

With this configuration, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained.

<< Modification example of information processing system >>
Part or all of the data exchanged in the information processing system 1 does not necessarily have to be mail format data. A modified example of the information processing system 1 is described below.

(1) If the transmission / reception device 10-1 can directly transmit data to the translation system 20, the data transmitted by the transmission / reception device 10-1 to the translation system 20 does not have to be mail format data. For example, the transmission / reception device 10-1 transmits a sentence, an instruction of a translation direction, and an instruction of a recipient of the translated sentence to the translation system 20. The translation system 20 generates a translated sentence of the sentence after performing translation control based on the received sentence and the instruction of the translation direction, and assigns the translated sentence and the control code to the sentence. The translation system 20 transmits a sentence to which the translated sentence and the control code are attached to the designated recipient.

(2) If the translation system 20 can directly transmit data to the transmission / reception device 10-2, the data transmitted by the translation system 20 to the transmission / reception device 10-2 does not have to be mail format data. For example, the translation system 20 specifies the identifier of the transmission / reception device 10-2 (IP (Internet Protocol) address, etc.) from the destination, or the transmission / reception device 10-1 instructs the identifier of the transmission / reception device 10-2 as the instruction of the reception destination. In some cases, the translation system 20 does not need to send the text in e-mail format.

(3) In a configuration in which the text received by the translation system 20 is always addressed to the transmission / reception device 10-2, the transmission / reception device 10-1 may set the e-mail address of the transmission / reception device 10-2 as the destination or instruct the recipient. There is no need to do. Such a case is, for example, a case in which the translation system 20 is incorporated in the information processing system 1 in order to translate the text received by the transmission / reception device 10-2. The transmission / reception device 10-2 can receive the processing result by the translation system 20 only by transmitting the text (and the translation direction if necessary) to the translation system 20.

<< Second Embodiment >>
One example of the embodiment of the present invention, which can be assumed in consideration of the matters described in the above-described modified example of the information processing system, will be described as the second embodiment. In the second embodiment, the translation service by the translation system 24 is provided to the document creation unit 11 that creates a document.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the information processing system 2 to which the translation system 24 is applied. In the present embodiment, the document creation unit 11 is communicably connected to the translation system 24. Specifically, for example, the transmission unit 111 of the document creation unit 11 and the reception unit 200 of the translation system 24 are connected, and the reception unit 113 of the document creation unit 11 and the transmission unit 260 of the translation system 24 are connected. .. The communication between the document creation unit 11 and the translation system 24 may be wired communication or wireless communication. The document creation unit 11 and the translation system 24 may be connected by a circuit inside one device.

The document creation unit 11 creates a document. The documents created are electronic data. The document creation unit 11 may be one device for creating a document. The document creation unit 11 is, for example, a processor that executes a mailer or document creation software.

The document creation unit 11 includes a transmission unit 111, an editing unit 112, and a reception unit 113.

The editorial unit 112 edits the document. The editorial unit 112 adds or deletes a new sentence to the sentence in the document according to, for example, an instruction for inputting characters by a person. The document creation unit 11 may have a display control unit that controls the display of the document to the user.

The transmission unit 111 transmits a part or all of the sentences included in the created document to the translation system 24.

The translation system 24 includes a receiving unit 200, a control unit 210, a detection unit 2201, a translation control unit 2202, a translation unit 230, a code generation unit 241 and a transmission unit 260.

The receiving unit 200 of the translation system 24 receives at least the text in the document created by the document creating unit 11.

The translation system 24 may be a single device, such as the translation control device 31 (shown in FIG. 2) described in variant 2 of the first embodiment. All or part of the configuration in the translation system 24 may be configured by one device or module.

The detection unit 2201, the translation control unit 2202, the translation unit 230, and the code generation unit 241 have the functions of the detection unit 2201, the translation control unit 2202, the translation unit 230, and the code generation unit 241 of the first embodiment, respectively. It has the same function. That is, the detection unit 2201 detects the control code included in the text. The translation control unit 2202 identifies sentences that do not require translation based on the control code. Then, the translation control unit 2202 determines the sentence to be translated by the translation unit 230. Alternatively, the translation control unit 2202 may transmit translation information to the control unit 210, and the control unit 210 may determine a sentence to be translated by the translation unit 230. Further, the translation control unit 2202 or the control unit 210 updates the control code related to the sentence determined as the sentence to be translated. The translation unit 230 translates a sentence determined as a sentence to be translated and generates a translated sentence. The code generation unit 241 assigns a control code to at least a sentence including a translated sentence.

The transmission unit 260 transmits the text generated through the above processing to the document creation unit 11. The generated sentence is, for example, a sentence in which a translated sentence is added to the sentence received by the receiving unit 200, and then the control code is updated and added.

The receiving unit 113 of the document creating unit 11 receives the sentence from the translation system 24. The editorial unit 112 may edit the text received by the receiving unit 113 again.

With this configuration, the translation system 24 identifies sentences that do not need to be translated from the sentences received from the document creation unit 11, determines the sentences to be translated, and transmits the translated sentences of the determined sentences to the document creation unit 11. To do. Further, the text transmitted by the translation system 24 includes a control code meaning translation information. As a result, when a system having a function of interpreting the meaning of the control code (of course, the translation system 24 may be used) translates the sentence, the sentence that does not have to be translated is not translated.

Therefore, the translation system 24 can prevent the readability of the text from being lowered due to the repetition of translation.

<< Third Embodiment >>
When a sentence containing a control code is used or edited by a user, the control code may be accidentally deleted or rewritten. A third embodiment of the present invention will be described as an embodiment in which a process for preparing for such a case is performed.

The third embodiment is an embodiment in which further processing is added to the processing of the first conversion unit 220 and the second conversion unit 240 of the translation control device 31 of the first embodiment. The configuration of the third embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment. The functions and operations of the respective parts may be the same as those in the first embodiment except for the points described below.

The processing of the second conversion unit 240 of the third embodiment will be described.

In the second conversion, the second conversion unit 240 performs a process of generating and assigning "restoration information" in addition to a process of assigning a control code to the text.

The restoration information is information that guarantees the information indicated by the control code. The restore information is information for restoring the translated information, for example, when the translated information is changed or deleted (for example, by a user's editing operation).

An example of restoration information is as follows. For example, the restoration information is a character string in which control codes assigned to sentences are arranged in order. For example, the restoration information is a character string that describes the type of control code assigned to the text and the number of each type. The restoration information may include information indicating the position of each control code (hereinafter, “position information”). The position information is, for example, the number of lines, the number of characters, the number of words, the number of punctuation marks, or the number of specific characters from a specific position in a sentence to the control code. The specific position may be a position where a specific character string is present, a position where the control code immediately before and after is present, or the like, in addition to the beginning and end of the sentence. The restoration information may be represented by using a "restoration code" that is predetermined as a character string indicating a set of a control code type and its position information.

For example, the second conversion unit 240 describes, as the restoration information, a restoration code representing a set of the control code given to the sentence and the position information thereof at the end of the sentence.

An example of the restore code is as follows. For example, if the control code is "horizontal tab" + "THIN SPACE" + "SPACE" and the position information is "20", the restoration code is determined to be "ENSSPACE" + "SPACE". For example, if the control code is "horizontal tab" + "THIN SPACE" + "SPACE" and the position information is "21", the restoration code is determined to be "ENSPACE" + "NO-BREAK SPACE". Be done. As described above, if the restoration code is defined for each combination of the type of the control code and the value representing the position information, the type and the position of each control code are specified from the restoration code. However, the relationship between the combination and the type of restoration code does not necessarily have to be unique. As mentioned above, the restoration code, like the control code, is composed of character strings that are not explicitly displayed to the viewer, such as whitespace characters, so that the restoration code may reduce the readability of the text, and the restoration code may be lost to the viewer. Can be suppressed from being erased.

An example of the processing flow of the second conversion unit 240 is shown below. In this example, it is assumed that the received text is structured. The second conversion unit 240 converts the character string indicating the translation information included in the received sentence into the control code, and deletes the character string indicating the translation information. Next, the second conversion unit 240 acquires the position information of each of the control codes generated by the conversion. Then, the second conversion unit 240 generates a restoration code indicating the type of the control code and the set of the position information thereof, and adds the restoration code in order at the end of the sentence. When adding the restoration code, the second conversion unit 240 may separate each restoration code by an appropriate predetermined blank character or the like.

In the first conversion, the first conversion unit 220 detects that the control code has been edited or is missing based on the restoration information before the processing of structuring the text. Specifically, the first conversion unit 220 checks whether the detected control code in the text matches the information indicated by the restoration information. For example, when the restoration information is a list of restoration codes, the first conversion unit 220 checks whether the information indicated by the restoration code matches the type and position of the control code that actually exists. At this time, the absolute position of the control code may have changed due to the unprocessed sentence added to the sentence. Therefore, the first conversion unit 220 identifies the unprocessed sentence, considers it, and checks whether the position of the control code and the information indicated by the restoration information match. On the other hand, for example, when the restoration information is a list of control codes in a sentence, the first conversion unit 220 may check whether the control codes in the sentence exist in the order in which they are listed.

When the control code and the restoration information are inconsistent, the first conversion unit 220 corrects (changes, adds, or deletes) the control code based on the restoration information.

The first conversion unit 220 may delete the restoration information after the check based on the restoration information is completed.

The first conversion unit 220 does not have to erase the restored information depending on the embodiment. In this case, the second conversion unit 240 may generate or update the restoration information only for the newly added control code and the updated control code.

With the above configuration, the translation control device 31 can control the translation more stably.

The function of the first conversion unit 220 described in this embodiment may be implemented in the translation control unit 2202 described in another embodiment. The function of the second conversion unit 240 described in this embodiment may be implemented in the code generation unit 241 described in another embodiment (see the following modification).

<Example of correction processing>
The functions and operations of the first conversion unit 220 described in the third embodiment are shown in FIG. 11 or 12 (the modification 2 of the first embodiment or the second embodiment). An example of the processing flow of the detection unit 2201 and the translation control unit 2202 when implemented by the detection unit 2201 and the translation control unit 2202 will be described. In this example, it is assumed that the restoration information is represented by a list of restoration codes.

FIG. 13 is an example of a processing procedure for correcting the control code by the detection unit 2201 and the translation control unit 2202 in the above case.

First, the detection unit 2201 detects the restoration information (in this example, the arrangement of the restoration codes) included in the text (step S131). The translation control unit 2202 acquires a set of the control code type and the position information indicated by the restoration information (step S132).

Next, the detection unit 2201 detects the control code in the text (step S133). Then, the detection unit 2201 identifies the sentence to which the control code is attached. Then, the detection unit 2201 also specifies the position information of the control code. The position information specified at this time is, for example, the position information specified by ignoring the unprocessed sentence (that is, the sentence in which the control code is not detected). In this way, the detection unit 2201 detects all the control codes and their position information in the document.

Then, the translation control unit 2202 checks whether the restoration information and the detected control code match (step S134). That is, in the translation control unit 2202, the set of the control code type acquired from the restoration information and its position information, and the set of the control code type actually detected in the text and its position information are all one. Find out if you are doing it. Then, if the control code does not match the restoration information, the control code is corrected (step S135).

For example, if the number of control codes detected is less than the number of control codes indicated by the restore information, the control codes may be missing. In this case, the detection unit 2201 identifies the type and position of the missing control code based on the detected control code and the restoration information. Then, the detection unit 2201 inserts the specified control code at a specified position in the text.

For example, if the number of control codes detected is greater than the number of control codes indicated by the restore information, the control codes may have been inserted by editing. In this case, the detection unit 2201 identifies an extra control code in the text and deletes the specified control code. If there is no extra control code, the restore area may be missing halfway. In that case, the translation control unit 2202 may correct the restored region based on the detected control code.

For example, if the number of control codes is the same, but the types of control codes are different, the control codes may have been edited. In this case, the detection unit 2201 changes the detected control code into a control code based on the restoration information.

The above correction example is an example. The determination and method of correction may be designed in various ways. Cases not described above may also be appropriately designed.

When the correction in step S135 is completed, the correction process ends.

After that, the translation control unit 2202 identifies a sentence in the sentence that does not need to be translated. That is, for example, the translation control unit 2202 identifies a sentence indicating that translation is unnecessary by the control code in the sentence after the correction process. Then, the translation control unit 2202 extracts, for example, a sentence that does not require translation, and sends the sentence to the translation unit 230.

With the above processing flow, more stable translation control can be realized.

<< 1st main configuration >>
FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a translation control device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The translation control device 30 includes a detection unit 2201 and a translation control unit 2202 as a main configuration.

The detection unit 2201 detects the control code embedded in the text. In the present disclosure, a text is a character string containing at least one wording. In the present disclosure, a wording is a group of meaningful characters written in a language. That is, a wording is a group of one or more words. The wording can refer to any of words, phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and parts thereof. The "sentence" referred to in each of the above embodiments is an example of the wording. The unit in which the wording in the text is captured may be determined individually in the design of the translation control device 30.

The control code is a code representing information that can identify whether or not at least one wording in the text is a wording that does not require translation. The control code is, for example, a combination of any one or more of a plurality of types of whitespace characters. Alternatively, the control code may consist of, for example, a character or string that is not explicitly displayed to the viewer viewing the text. The control code is a character string set as a character string that is not displayed by the display control unit that displays the text or the program (for example, it starts with "<!-" In the text displayed in html format and starts with "--->". It may be an ending string, etc.). The display control unit is a unit that provides a function of reading text according to a predetermined rule and displaying the content of the text. An example of the display control unit is the transmission / reception device 10 and the document creation unit 11 of each of the above embodiments.

The control code may be a combination of a blank character and a character string set as a character string that is not displayed.

The translation control unit 2202 identifies words in the text that do not need to be translated, based on the control code. The first conversion unit 220 in the embodiment described above is an example of the translation control unit 2202.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the translation control device 30. First, the detection unit 2201 detects the control code embedded in the text (step S151). Then, the translation control unit 2202 identifies a word that does not need to be translated in the text based on the control code (step S152). The translation control unit 2202 may then determine the wording to be translated in the text.

According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent the readability of the text from being deteriorated due to repeated translation. The reason is that the control code can identify the wording that does not need to be translated, so that it is possible to avoid translating the wording that does not need to be translated. In addition, when the control code consists of a blank character or a character string set as a character string that is not displayed by a display control device or a program that displays text, the above control should be achieved without impairing the readability of the text. Can be done.

<< Second main configuration >>
The translation control device 30 described above and the translation control device 30-2 described below have a complementary relationship. FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the translation control device 30-2.

The translation control device 30-2 includes a discriminating unit 2401 and an embedded unit 2402.

The main operations of the discriminating unit 2401 and the embedded unit 2402 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The determination unit 2401 determines, for at least one word in the text, whether or not the wording is a translated sentence generated by translation or whether or not the wording is the original wording in which the translation was executed (step). S171). For example, the discriminating unit 2401 may determine that the wording received from the translation unit (not shown) is a translated sentence. For example, if the discriminating unit 2401 receives a wording determined to be a wording to be translated through the processing of the translation control unit 2202, the discriminating unit 2401 determines that the wording is the original wording in which the translation was executed. Good. The determination unit 2401 may only determine whether or not the wording is a translated sentence generated by translation.

The embedding unit 2402 embeds a control code based on the determination result in the text for the determined wording (step S172). That is, the embedding unit 2402 adds, for example, a control code that can identify the wording that does not require translation to the wording determined to be the translated sentence generated by translation. The embedding unit 2402 adds, for example, a control code that can identify the wording that does not require translation to the wording that is determined to be the original wording for which translation was executed.

The second conversion unit 240 and the code generation unit 241 in the embodiment described above are an example of a configuration including the function of the discrimination unit 2401 and the function of the embedding unit 2402.

For example, the translation control device 30 may be provided with a code generation unit as a configuration having a function of the discrimination unit 2401 and a function of the embedding unit 2402.

<< Third main configuration >>
The translation system according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a detection unit 2201, a translation control unit 2202, and a translation unit 2203 as a main configuration. FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the translation system 20.

The translation unit 2203 translates the text. However, the translation unit 2203 skips the translation of the wording specified by the translation control unit 2202 as the wording that does not need to be translated.

According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent the readability of the text from being deteriorated due to repeated translation.

(About the configuration that realizes each part)
In each embodiment of the present invention described above, each component of each device represents a block of functional units. Some or all of each component of each device is realized by a possible combination of computer 1900 and program, eg, as shown in FIG. As an example, the computer 1900 includes the following configuration.

-CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1901
-ROM (Read Only Memory) 1902
・ RAM (Random Access Memory) 1903
-Program 1904A and storage information 1904B loaded into RAM 1903
A storage device 1905 that stores the program 1904A and the storage information 1904B.
-Drive device 1907 that reads and writes the recording medium 1906.
-Communication interface 1908 that connects to the communication network 1909
-I / O interface 1910 for inputting / outputting data
-Bus 1911 connecting each component
Each component of each device in each embodiment is realized by the CPU 1901 loading and executing the program 1904A that realizes these functions into the RAM 1903. The program 1904A that realizes the functions of each component of each device is stored in, for example, a storage device 1905 or ROM 1902 in advance, and is read by the CPU 1901 as needed. The program 1904A may be supplied to the CPU 1901 via the communication network 1909, or may be stored in the recording medium 1906 in advance, and the drive device 1907 may read the program and supply the program to the CPU 1901.

There are various modifications in the method of realizing each device. For example, each device may be implemented by a possible combination of a computer 1900 and a program that are separate for each component. Further, a plurality of components included in each device may be realized by a possible combination of one computer 1900 and a program.

In addition, some or all of the components of each device are realized by other general-purpose or dedicated circuits, computers, etc., or a combination thereof. These may be composed of a single chip or may be composed of a plurality of chips connected via a bus.

When a part or all of each component of each device is realized by a plurality of computers, circuits, etc., the plurality of computers, circuits, etc. may be centrally arranged or distributed. For example, a computer, a circuit, or the like may be realized as a form in which each is connected via a communication network, such as a client-and-server system or a cloud computing system.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. Various changes that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made within the scope of the present invention in terms of the structure and details of the present invention.

Some or all of the above embodiments may also be described, but not limited to:

<< Additional notes >>
[Appendix 1]
A detection means for detecting a control code embedded in a text that can identify whether or not at least one word in the text is a word that does not require translation.
A translation control means that identifies words in the text that do not need to be translated based on the control code.
Translation control device equipped with.
[Appendix 2]
With respect to at least one word in the text, at least a discriminating means for determining whether or not the wording is a translated sentence generated by translation or whether or not the wording is the original wording in which the translation was executed.
With respect to the determined wording, an embedding means for embedding a control code in the text, which can specify whether or not the wording is a wording that does not require translation, based on the discrimination result,
Translation control device equipped with.
[Appendix 3]
At least one of the control codes is any one of a plurality of types of blank characters, or at least one of a character string set as a character string not displayed by the display control means for displaying the text. Including the above,
The translation control device according to Appendix 1 or 2.
[Appendix 4]
At least one of the control codes consists of one or more combinations of whitespace characters of multiple types.
The translation control device according to Appendix 1 or 2.
[Appendix 5]
The translation control device according to any one of Supplementary note 1 to 4, wherein the at least one control code includes information indicating to what language the translated wording has been translated.
[Appendix 6]
The translation control device according to Appendix 1, further comprising a code generation means for generating and embedding the control code in a text including a translated sentence generated by executing translation.
[Appendix 7]
The code generation means embeds restoration information indicating the embedded control code in the text in which the control code is embedded.
The detection means detects the restoration information and
The translation control means corrects the control code in the text based on the restoration information.
The translation control device according to Appendix 6.
[Appendix 8]
Receives an e-mail addressed to a specific e-mail address, sends the text contained in the received e-mail to the detection means as the text, and translates it into the language before translation based on the e-mail address of the recipient of the received e-mail. A control means that determines a translation direction that is a set with a later language and sends the determined translation direction to the translation control means.
To set the e-mail address for translating the e-mail from the second language to the first language as the reply destination of the e-mail translated from the first language to the second language. Means and
The translation control device according to Appendix 1, further comprising.
[Appendix 9]
A detection means for detecting a control code embedded in a text that can identify whether or not at least one word in the text is a word that does not require translation.
A translation control means that identifies words in the text that do not need to be translated based on the control code.
A means for translating the text, and a translation means for skipping the translation of words that do not require the specified translation.
Translation system including.
[Appendix 10]
A translation method that translates the words contained in the text and generates the translated text,
An embedding means for embedding in the text a control code indicating that the translation is unnecessary for at least the wording for which the translation has been executed or the translated sentence.
Translation system including.
[Appendix 11]
A control code embedded in a text that can identify whether or not at least one word in the text does not require translation is detected.
Identify words in the text that do not require translation, based on the control code.
Translation control method.
[Appendix 12]
For at least one wording in the text, it is determined whether or not the wording is a translated sentence generated by translation or whether or not the wording is the original wording in which the translation was executed.
With respect to the determined wording, a control code that can identify whether or not the wording is a wording that does not require translation based on the discrimination result is embedded in the text.
Translation control method.
[Appendix 13]
At least one of the control codes is any one of a plurality of types of blank characters, or at least one of a character string set as a character string not displayed by the display control means for displaying the text. Including the above,
The translation control method according to Appendix 11 or 12.
[Appendix 14]
At least one of the control codes consists of one or more combinations of whitespace characters of multiple types.
The translation control method according to Appendix 11 or 12.
[Appendix 15]
The translation control method according to any one of Supplementary note 11 to 14, wherein the at least one control code includes information indicating to which language the translated wording has been translated.
[Appendix 16]
The translation control method according to Appendix 11, wherein the control code is generated and embedded in a text including a translation sentence generated by executing translation.
[Appendix 17]
In the text in which the control code is embedded, the restoration information indicating the embedded control code is embedded.
The restoration information is detected and
Correct the control code in the text based on the restoration information.
The translation control method according to Appendix 16.
[Appendix 18]
Receive an e-mail addressed to a specific e-mail address, treat the text contained in the received e-mail as the text, and based on the e-mail address of the recipient of the received e-mail, the language before translation and the language after translation Determine the translation direction of the set,
As a reply destination of the e-mail translated from the first language to the second language, an e-mail address for translating the e-mail from the second language to the first language is set.
The translation control method according to Appendix 11.
[Appendix 19]
A control code embedded in a text that can identify whether or not at least one word in the text does not require translation is detected.
Based on the control code, identify words in the text that do not need to be translated.
Translate the text, skipping the translation of words that do not require the specified translation.
Translation methods including.
[Appendix 20]
Translates the wording contained in the text, generates a translated sentence,
A control code indicating that translation is not required for at least the wording for which the translation has been performed or the translated sentence is embedded in the text.
Translation method.
[Appendix 21]
On the computer
A detection process that detects a control code embedded in a text that can identify whether or not at least one word in the text does not require translation.
Translation control processing that identifies words that do not need to be translated in the text based on the control code,
A program that executes.
[Appendix 22]
On the computer
For at least one word in the text, at least a discrimination process for determining whether or not the wording is a translated sentence generated by translation or whether or not the wording is the original wording for which translation was executed, and
With respect to the determined wording, an embedding process for embedding a control code in the text that can identify whether or not the wording is a wording that does not require translation based on the discrimination result, and
A program that executes.
[Appendix 23]
At least one of the control codes is any one of a plurality of types of blank characters, or at least one of a character string set as a character string not displayed by the display control means for displaying the text. Including the above,
The program according to Appendix 21 or 22.
[Appendix 24]
At least one of the control codes consists of one or more combinations of whitespace characters of multiple types.
The program according to Appendix 21 or 22.
[Appendix 25]
The program according to any one of Appendix 21 to 24, wherein the at least one control code contains information indicating to what language the translated wording has been translated.
[Appendix 26]
The program according to Appendix 21, wherein a computer is made to execute a code generation process of generating and embedding the control code in a text including a translated sentence generated by executing translation.
[Appendix 27]
In the code generation process, restoration information indicating the embedded control code is embedded in the text in which the control code is embedded.
The detection process detects the restoration information and
The translation control process corrects the control code in the text based on the restoration information.
The program described in Appendix 26.
[Appendix 28]
Receive an e-mail addressed to a specific e-mail address, use the text contained in the received e-mail as the text for the detection process, and translate the language and translation before translation based on the e-mail address of the received e-mail destination A control process that determines a translation direction that is a set with a later language and uses the determined translation direction for the translation control process.
To set the e-mail address for translating the e-mail from the second language to the first language as the reply destination of the e-mail translated from the first language to the second language. Processing and
21. The program according to Appendix 21.

1, 2 Information processing system 5 Communication network 10 Transmission / reception device 11 Document creation unit 20 to 24 Translation system 30 to 33, 30-2 Translation control device 111 Transmission unit 112 Editing unit 113 Reception unit 200 Reception unit 210 Control unit 220 First conversion Part 2201 Detection unit 2202 Translation control unit 2203 Translation unit 230 Translation unit 240 Second conversion unit 241 Code generation unit 2401 Discrimination unit 2402 Embedded unit 250 Destination setting unit 260 Transmission unit 1700 Computer 1701 CPU
1702 ROM
1703 RAM
1704A Program 1704B Storage information 1705 Storage device 1706 Recording medium 1707 Drive device 1708 Communication interface 1709 Communication network 1710 Input / output interface 1711 Bus

Claims (9)

A detection means for detecting a control code embedded in a text that can identify whether or not at least one word in the text is a word that does not require translation.
A translation control means that identifies words in the text that do not need to be translated based on the control code.
Receives an e-mail addressed to a specific e-mail address, sends the text contained in the received e-mail to the detection means as the text, and uses the language before translation based on the e-mail address of the received e-mail destination. A control means that determines a translation direction, which is a set of a language and a translated language, and sends the determined translation direction to the translation control means.
A destination for setting an e-mail address for translating the e-mail from the second language to the first language as a reply destination of the e-mail translated from the first language to the second language. Setting means and
Translation control device equipped with. At least one of the control codes is any one of a plurality of types of blank characters, or at least one of a character string set as a character string not displayed by the display control means for displaying the text. Including the above,
The translation control device according to claim 1. The translation control device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the at least one control code includes information indicating to what language the translated wording has been translated. The translation control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a code generation means for generating and embedding the control code in a text including a translation sentence generated by executing translation. The code generation means embeds restoration information indicating the embedded control code in the text in which the control code is embedded.
The detection means detects the restoration information and
The translation control means corrects the control code in the text based on the restoration information.
The translation control device according to claim 4. A detection means for detecting a control code embedded in a text that can identify whether or not at least one word in the text is a word that does not require translation.
A translation control means that identifies words in the text that do not need to be translated based on the control code.
A means for translating the text, and a translation means for skipping the translation of words that do not require the specified translation.
Receives an e-mail addressed to a specific e-mail address, sends the text contained in the received e-mail to the detection means as the text, and uses the language before translation based on the e-mail address of the received e-mail destination. A control means that determines a translation direction, which is a set of a language and a translated language, and sends the determined translation direction to the translation control means.
A destination for setting an e-mail address for translating the e-mail from the second language to the first language as a reply destination of the e-mail translated from the first language to the second language. Setting means and
Translation system including. With respect to at least one word in the text, at least a discriminating means for determining whether or not the wording is a translated sentence generated by translation or whether or not the wording is the original wording in which the translation was executed.
With respect to the determined wording, an embedding means for embedding a control code in the text, which can specify whether or not the wording is a wording that does not require translation, based on the discrimination result,
Receive an e-mail addressed to a specific e-mail address, and use the text contained in the received e-mail as the text, and based on the e-mail address of the recipient of the received e-mail, the language before translation and the language after translation A control means that determines the translation direction, which is a set of
A destination for setting an e-mail address for translating the e-mail from the second language to the first language as a reply destination of the e-mail translated from the first language to the second language. Setting means and
Translation control device equipped with. Receive e-mail to a specific mail address and a destination, a body contained in the received e-mail and text,
A control code embedded in the text that can identify whether or not at least one word in the text does not require translation is detected.
Based on the control code, identify words in the text that do not need to be translated.
Based on the e-mail address of the recipient of the received e-mail, determine the translation direction, which is a pair of the language before translation and the language after translation.
As a reply destination of the e-mail translated from the first language to the second language, an e-mail address for translating the e-mail from the second language to the first language is set.
Translation control method. On the computer
A detection process that detects a control code embedded in a text that can identify whether or not at least one word in the text does not require translation.
Translation control processing that identifies words that do not need to be translated in the text based on the control code,
To execute,
Further on the computer
Receive an e-mail addressed to a specific e-mail address, and use the text contained in the received e-mail as the text, and based on the e-mail address of the recipient of the received e-mail, the language before translation and the language after translation Control processing that determines the translation direction, which is a set of
A destination for setting an e-mail address for translating the e-mail from the second language to the first language as a reply destination of the e-mail translated from the first language to the second language. Setting process and
A program that executes.

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