JPH1115828A - Machine translation system and information recording medium recording machine translation program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a machine translation system enabling plural translators to use the same dictionary and allowing a certain translator to use a dictionary edited by another translator by providing the system with dictionary information related to dictionaries to be used for translation and a server device and selecting a dictionary to be used for translation from plural candidates. SOLUTION: A version information storing part 103 stores the version information of dictionaries in the machine translation system 100. A server side version information storing part 108 stores the version information of dictionaries in the server device 110. A version information comparing part 105 mutually compares both the version information and judges which dictionary is to be used for the execution of translation, a dictionary in the client device 100 or a dictionary in the sever device 110. At the time of judging the use of the dictionary in the server device 110, the dictionary is transferred to the system 100.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a machine translation apparatus for mechanically translating a plurality of languages, such as translating a document file described in Japanese into English, or translating a document file described in English into Japanese. It is about.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, machine translation apparatuses have been realized based on several methods, but each of them has in common that a dictionary file containing a plurality of vocabulary information relating to vocabulary is used. ing. Another common feature is that constant maintenance by an operator (translator) is required. In a machine translation device that translates a document file, the number of vocabularies in each dictionary file does not change automatically, so the translator can use the dictionary editing function to register unregistered vocabulary. In addition, the lexical information included in the dictionary file is enhanced by changing the dictionary file.

[0003]

By the way, in the above-described machine translation work environment, many translators often perform machine translation of a large number of document files. In this case, each translator individually possesses a dictionary file and frequently updates it using dictionary editing, thereby trying to proceed with the translation work more efficiently. However, from a collaborative perspective, it is not very desirable for each translator to update the dictionary at his own convenience. This is because there is a great deal of waste such as inconsistency in translated words or the registration of a certain vocabulary by multiple translators.

[0004] In order to avoid these problems, it is necessary that the translators communicate with each other closely to update the dictionary. However, it is harsh to demand such thorough communication from translators who finish the delivery of the translation work, and at present the duty to communicate tends to be neglected. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and enables unification of translated words without relying on communication between translators, and avoids the waste of registering a certain vocabulary by multiple translators. It is an object of the present invention to provide a machine translation apparatus and an information recording medium on which a machine translation program is recorded.

[0005]

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a first dictionary file comprising vocabulary information,
A client-side machine translation device connected to a common network with a server device that stores first version information indicating a version of a dictionary file, wherein the second dictionary includes vocabulary information different from the first operation state information. First storage means for storing a file and second version information indicating the version of the second dictionary file; first receiving means for receiving a document to be translated by an operator; First request means for transmitting a first request signal for transmission to the server device, and receiving first version information from the server device via transmission of the first request signal, the first version information and the second version information Which of the second dictionary file of its own device and the first dictionary file of the server device is used to translate the input document based on Determination means for determining Rubeki,
When it is determined that the first dictionary file on the server device side should be used, a second request unit for transmitting a second request signal for causing the server device to transmit the first dictionary file; If it is determined that the file should be used, the document is translated using the second dictionary file of the own device. If the determination means determines that the first dictionary file of the server device should be used, the server device is transmitted via the transmission of the second request signal. And a translating means for translating a document using the first dictionary file transmitted from.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a machine translation apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a hardware environment to which a machine translation apparatus is applied. The hardware environment to which the machine translation device is applied is a server-client type communication system including a client device 100, a server device 110, and a network 120.

The client device 100 and the server device 110 are general-purpose computers having a processor, a memory, a display, a keyboard, a built-in disk, a communication interface, and the like, and a machine translation program recorded on a recording medium 500 such as an optical disk or a floppy disk. Is installed. The client device 100 loads the installed machine translation program on a memory, and the processor executes the machine translation program to function as a machine translation device.

In FIG. 1, the only new component is a machine translation program recorded on a recording medium 500, and the other components are general-purpose components. The reason why the machine translation program is a new component is that there is a possibility that only a recording medium containing the program is distributed and sold on the assumption that the program is installed on general-purpose hardware. The process of executing the machine translation program by the processor and the general functions of the machine translation program are not the main focus of the present embodiment, and thus will not be described in detail. The following description uses a functional block diagram as shown in FIG. 2 to simplify the description.

The client device 100 (machine translation device) in which the machine translation program is installed, as shown in FIG. 2, has a document file storage unit 101, a dictionary file storage unit 102, a version information storage unit 103, a translation execution unit A control unit 104, a version information comparison unit 105,
A server dictionary management unit 106. Similarly, a server device 110 on which a machine translation program is installed.
(Dictionary server device 110) includes a server-side dictionary file storage unit 107 and a server-side version information storage unit 1.
08 and a server control unit 109.

The document file storage unit 101 stores a large number of document files described in a plurality of languages such as English and Japanese. The dictionary file storage unit 102 stores a dictionary file. FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating an example of the dictionary file. The dictionary file is a list of vocabulary information having three information elements of a vocabulary headline, a part of speech, and a translated word.
In “a”, “equivalence”, “n”, and “equivalent; equivalent; same amount” are equivalent to “equivalence” corresponding to the vocabulary heading
Corresponds to the part of speech, and “equivalent; equivalent; same amount” corresponds to the translated word. These pieces of vocabulary information have been additionally updated by the translator using the editing function of the machine translation program (hereinafter, the dictionary file stored in the dictionary file storage unit 102 is referred to as a vocabulary dictionary).

The version information storage unit 103 stores version information relating to the version of the dictionary file. FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating an example of the version information stored in the version information comparison unit 105. The version information has five information elements: creation date and time, dictionary size, field (genre), number of registered words, and creator. “Thu Jan 30 14:40:07 GMT-9:” in FIG.
00 1997 ”is an example of the creation date and time. The dictionary file stored in the server-side version information storage unit 108 was last edited on Jan. 30, 1997, 14: 40: 0
7 means. “2359808” is an example of the dictionary size, and in the machine translator, the dictionary file storage unit 10
This means that the total amount of dictionary files stored in 2 is close to 2 megabytes. “65536” is an example of the number of registered words, and the dictionary file stored in the dictionary file storage unit 102 is 6
It has a rich word count of 15,000 words.

The translation execution control unit 104 receives an instruction from the translator to translate the document, reads out the version information stored in the version information storage unit 103, and notifies the version information comparison unit 105 of the content. The version information comparison unit 105 is notified to request the dictionary server device 110 to search for version information. The version information comparison unit 105 stores the version information notified from the translation execution control unit 104 and the server dictionary management unit 1
06 received from the server dictionary (dictionary server device 110
And the version information of the dictionary stored in the
It is determined whether the dictionary to be used when the machine translator performs the translation is a vocabulary dictionary or a server dictionary. If it is determined that the vocabulary dictionary is to be used, the translation execution control unit 104 is notified of the fact, and the translation execution control unit 104 that has received the notification executes the translation. If it is determined to use the server dictionary, the server dictionary management unit 1
06 is notified.

When the server device transmits the version information, the server dictionary management unit 106 receives the version information and notifies the version information comparison unit 105 of the received version information. If the version information comparison unit 105 determines to use the server dictionary, the server dictionary management unit 106
Requests the dictionary server device 110 to transfer the server dictionary. When the dictionary server device 110 transmits the server dictionary, the server dictionary management unit 106 receives the server dictionary. The server dictionary management unit 106 stores the server dictionary sent from the server device as a vocabulary dictionary in the dictionary file storage unit 102, and further stores version information of the server dictionary in the version information storage unit 103. When the transfer is completed and the server dictionary and its version information are stored in the dictionary file storage unit 102 and the version information storage unit 103, the translation execution control unit 1
04 and causes the translation execution control unit 104 to execute translation. The dictionary file stored in the dictionary file storage unit 102 at this time matches the dictionary file stored in the dictionary server device 110, and is stored in the server dictionary when the machine translation device executes the translation. You can use existing dictionary files.

The configuration of the dictionary server device 110 will be described. The dictionary server device 110 includes a server-side dictionary file storage unit 107, a server-side version information storage unit 108, and a server control unit 109. The server-side dictionary file storage unit 107 stores the version information storage unit 10
As in 3, the dictionary file is stored. This dictionary file is different from the dictionary file stored in the dictionary file storage unit 102 in that the dictionary file is edited by another translator operating the dictionary server device 110 and additionally updated.

Server-side version information storage unit 108
Stores version information about the dictionary file. FIG. 4 shows the server-side version information storage unit 108.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of version information stored in the storage device. "Thu Jan 30 15:02:12 GMT-9: 00 199" in Fig. 4
7 ”is an example of the creation date and time.
The fact that the dictionary file stored in No. 2 was edited into the class means that it was 15:02 on January 30. 『28855
63 ”is an example of the dictionary size, which means that the dictionary file stored in the dictionary file storage unit 102 has expanded to nearly 3 megabytes due to editing by the translator up to now. “78256” is an example of the number of registered words, and the dictionary file stored in the dictionary file storage unit 102 has 78
It has a rich word count of a thousand words.

In response to the request from the server dictionary management unit 106, the server control unit 109 searches the server side version information storage unit 108 for version information, and transfers the result to the server dictionary management unit 106. The operation of the machine translation apparatus configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, when the translator activates the machine translator according to the present embodiment from an operation instruction unit (not shown), the translation execution control unit 104 reads out the version information stored in the version information storage unit 103 (S401). . Next, the read version information is notified to the version information comparison unit 105 (S402). Thereafter, the server dictionary management unit 106 is notified to request a search for version information (S403). Upon receiving the notification, the server dictionary management unit 106 requests the dictionary server device 110 to search for the version information in the server-side version information storage unit 108 (S404). Dictionary server device 11
0 searches for version information in the server dictionary according to the request (S405), and transmits the result to the server dictionary management unit 106.

When the version information is transmitted, the server dictionary management unit 106 receives the version information and notifies the version information comparison unit 105 of the content (S406). At this stage, the version information comparison unit 105 holds the version information stored in the version information storage unit 103 and the version information stored in the server-side version information storage unit 108.

The version information comparing unit 105 compares the two types of version information and determines which dictionary should be used for translation (S407). The version information stored in the version information storage unit shown in FIG. 3A is compared with the version information stored in the server dictionary shown in FIG. Then, in the case of FIGS. 3B and 4, it can be determined that the server dictionary should be used.

If it is determined that translation is to be performed using the server-side version information storage unit 108, the fact is notified to the server dictionary management unit 106 (S408). Upon receiving the notification, the server dictionary management unit 106 changes the dictionary server device 11
0 to transfer the dictionary file stored in the server-side dictionary file storage unit 107 (S41).
0).

Upon receiving the request, the dictionary server device 110 reads the dictionary file stored in the server-side dictionary file storage unit 107 and sends it to the server dictionary management unit 106. When transmitted, the server dictionary management unit 106 receives this (S411). Server dictionary management unit 106
Is the transmitted server-side version information storage unit 108
The dictionary file stored therein is stored in the dictionary file storage unit 102, and then the version information of the server dictionary is stored in the version information storage unit 103 (S412).

When the above processing is completed, the translation execution control unit 104 is notified of the completion, and translation is performed using the dictionary file storage unit 102 storing the dictionary files in the server dictionary (S413). The above is an example of using the server dictionary. If it is determined that the translation is to be performed using the version stored in the version information storage unit 103, the translation execution control unit 104 is notified of the translation (S409), and the dictionary file storage is performed. Translation is performed using the unit 102 (S41).
3).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when an instruction to translate a document is received from a translator, first, version information is obtained from the dictionary server device 110, and based on the version information, Since it is determined whether to use the dictionary of its own device or the dictionary of the dictionary server device 110, the dictionary server device 110
Is updated, the updated latest dictionary can be used for translation.

(Second Embodiment) The second embodiment is configured such that translators can individually select a method for selecting a dictionary file based on criteria. In order to realize such selection, the version information comparison unit 105 in the second embodiment is connected to the comparison method storage unit 509 and the display control unit 510 as shown in FIG.

The comparison method storage unit 509 stores information on the operation method of the version information comparison unit 105. The operation method information includes comparison method information and condition information indicating whether or not the display control unit 510 should perform display according to the comparison result. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the operation method information. In this figure, the comparison method information defines information elements in the version information whose update date and time are new as conditions for dictionary selection.

As another example of the comparison method information, the size of the file size in the version information is designated,
The size of the number of words in the vocabulary information may be specified. If the result of comparison by version information comparing section 105 is a dictionary file in which an inquiry to the translator is specified, display control section 510 displays that fact.

Next, the operation of the machine translation apparatus according to this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
In the operation of the machine translation apparatus according to the present embodiment, the first
The difference from the embodiment is step S406. The operation of the second embodiment can be described by replacing step SS406 with the flowchart of FIG. First, as in the operation of the first embodiment, the version information stored in the version information storage unit 103 and the version information stored in the server dictionary are compared with the version information comparison unit 10.
5 (S401 to S406).

Next, the version information comparison unit 105 reads the operation method stored in the comparison method storage unit 509.
The comparison method storage unit 509 stores an operation method input by an input instruction unit (not shown). The version information comparison unit 105 compares the version information stored in the version information storage unit 103 with the version information stored in the server dictionary according to the comparison standard of the operation method (S602), and determines which of the vocabulary dictionary and the server dictionary. Is used.

When it is decided to use the vocabulary dictionary, it is notified and the process returns to S409 in FIG. When the server dictionary is selected as the dictionary for translation, the version information comparison unit further makes a second determination according to the condition of the operation method (S6).
04). Here, it is determined which one of the vocabulary dictionary and the server dictionary is to be used for the translation. When the vocabulary dictionary is used, the process returns to S409 of FIG. 5, and when the server dictionary is used, the process returns to S408 of FIG. .

As described above, according to the present embodiment, a comparison method serving as a criterion for determining whether to use the dictionary file of the own device or the dictionary file of the dictionary server device 110 is stored in the comparison method storage unit 509. In this way, the comparison operation by the version information comparison unit 105 can be controlled. (Third Embodiment) The third embodiment has a configuration in which an operation instruction unit 809 is added to the machine translation device described in the first embodiment.

The operation instruction unit 809 waits for input of an instruction by the translator. This instruction input waiting is to interrupt the translation of the document file. If the translator gives an instruction to interrupt the translation, the translation information is inquired to the version information comparing unit 105 to determine whether the translation is currently being performed. The version information comparison unit 105 is notified. The notified version information comparison unit 105 notifies the translation execution control unit 104 of the instruction to suspend the translation.

Further, similarly to the configuration described above, the version information stored in the version information storage unit 103 is compared with the version information in the server dictionary, and it is determined whether the server dictionary is used for translation. And the server side version information storage unit 108 according to the determination result.
Is transferred and stored in the dictionary file storage unit 102. When the transfer is completed, the completion is indicated by the translation execution control unit 104.
Notify.

The translation execution control unit 10 in the third embodiment
When the version information comparing unit 105 notifies that the translation is to be interrupted, No. 4 interrupts the translation. Further, when the version information comparison unit 105 notifies that the transfer of the server dictionary has been completed, the translation is restarted. Next, the operation of the machine translation apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The apparatus according to the present embodiment operates in the same manner as the operation described in the first embodiment, and stores the dictionary file storage unit 102 or the server-side dictionary file storage unit 10.
The translation is performed using the dictionary file stored in.

When a translator's instruction is input from the operation instruction unit 809 (S901), the operation instruction unit 809 inquires whether the translation execution control unit 104 is performing translation (S902). If the translation is being performed, the operation instruction unit 809 notifies the translation execution control unit 104 to interrupt the translation (S904). Upon receiving the notification, the translation execution control unit 104 immediately stops the translation. This notification will not be given if the translation has not been performed.

Thereafter, the operation instructing unit 809 performs the processing from S401 to immediately before S413 in the flowchart of FIG.
8 is transferred (S905). When the transfer is complete,
The operation instruction unit 809 notifies the translation execution control unit 104 of the fact (S906).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the translation work can be made more efficient by flexible dictionary switching in which dictionary files are switched during translation. (Fourth Embodiment) The fourth embodiment is an embodiment in which a plurality of dictionary server devices are present as shown in FIG. Dictionary server device 110 in FIG.
When there are a plurality of server dictionaries such as a, b, and c, it is possible to select which dictionary server device is the server dictionary that matches the translation work.

FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram of a machine translation apparatus according to the fourth embodiment. This machine translation apparatus has a configuration in which a server dictionary storage unit 1009 is added to the apparatus having the configuration described in the first embodiment. When there are a plurality of dictionary server devices 110 included in the network 120, the server dictionary storage unit 1009 stores the network addresses of the dictionary server devices 110. When the version information is sequentially acquired from these server devices by storing in this manner, which dictionary of the dictionary server devices 110a, 110b, and 110c is the most suitable for translating the document file based on the creation date and time, the dictionary size, and the number of words. Can be determined comprehensively.

The operation of the machine translation apparatus according to this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. The machine translation apparatus of the present embodiment performs steps S401 to S403 of the flowchart shown in FIG. Subsequently, the server dictionary management unit 106 sets the translation execution control unit 104
In response to the notification from the server, a process as shown in FIG. 11 is performed immediately before issuing a search request to the dictionary server device 110 (S405).

In the server dictionary management unit 106 in the fourth embodiment, upon receiving the notification from the translation execution control unit 104, the server dictionary storage unit 1009 is set using the server device selection criteria input from an input unit (not shown) as a key.
Is searched (S1101). If a dictionary satisfying the selection criteria is found, the server is used (S1103). If not found, the server device first found from the information on the server devices sequentially stored in the server dictionary storage unit 1009 is adopted (S1104). When the dictionary to be adopted is determined, the flow returns to S405 of the flowchart in FIG. 5, and the operation described in the first embodiment is performed.

(Fifth Embodiment) FIG. 13 is a configuration diagram of a communication system according to a fifth embodiment. Referring to FIG. 13, it can be seen that the configuration is such that the server dictionary change management unit 1209 is added to the dictionary server device 110. The server dictionary change management unit 1209 manages whether the server-side version information storage unit 108 has been edited by a dictionary editing unit (not shown). When the server-side version information storage unit 108 is edited, the dictionary editing unit notifies that the editing has been performed. Upon receiving the notification, the server dictionary change management unit 1209 notifies the server dictionary management unit 106 of the notification. The server dictionary management unit 106 that has received the notification notifies the version information comparison unit 105 that the server-side version information storage unit 108 has been edited. Upon receiving the notification, the version information comparison unit 105 performs the process of the flowchart illustrated in FIG.
By comparing the two pieces of version information, it is determined whether or not to perform translation using the information stored in the server-side version information storage unit 108, and the information stored in the server-side version information storage unit 108 is used. If determined, the dictionary is transferred.

[0041]

As described above, according to the present invention,
A client-side machine translation device connected to a common network with a server device that stores a first dictionary file including vocabulary information and first version information indicating a version of the first dictionary file, the first operation state First storage means for storing a second dictionary file composed of vocabulary information different from information, second version information indicating the version of the second dictionary file, and first receiving means for receiving a document to be translated by an operator When the document is accepted, the first
First request means for transmitting a first request signal for transmitting version information to the server device; and receiving first version information from the server device via transmission of the first request signal, the first version information; Determining means for determining which of the second dictionary file of the apparatus itself and the first dictionary file of the server apparatus should be used for translating the input document based on the version information; When it is determined that the first dictionary file should be used, a second request unit for transmitting a second request signal for causing the server device to transmit the first dictionary file, and the determination unit uses the second dictionary file of the own device. If it is determined that the first dictionary file should be used, the document is translated using the second dictionary file of the own device. Through the transmission is characterized in that it comprises a translation means for translating the document by using a first dictionary file transmitted from the server device. Therefore, in a work environment where many translators share the mechanical security of a large number of documents, if each translator edits the dictionary so that it is easy to use, the latest translators obtained by the editing can be used. Machine translation can be performed by using each other's dictionaries. Therefore, if each translator is improving the dictionary at a high frequency, the translation can be efficiently performed by using the dictionary of another translator quickly. It is also possible to unify the translated words among the translators, and it is possible to eliminate the waste that a plurality of translators are registering a certain vocabulary in duplicate.

In addition to the configuration of the machine translation apparatus described above,
While the first translation means is translating the document using the second dictionary file of the own device, a second reception means for receiving an instruction from the operator to suspend the translation, and a second reception means for receiving the instruction to suspend the translation. When receiving the instruction, the server device may be configured to include a transmission control unit that causes the request transmission unit to transmit a second request signal for transmitting the dictionary to the server device.
When the first dictionary file is transmitted from the server device by transmitting the second request signal, the translation means translates the document using the transmitted first dictionary file. Regardless, the dictionary can be selected at the request of the translator.

In addition to the configuration of the above machine translation apparatus,
When the first dictionary file is edited, the server device includes an edit notifying unit that notifies the machine translation device that the first dictionary file has been edited,
The first requesting means in the machine translation device, when notified of the editing, sends a first request for transmitting the first version information.
The request signal is transmitted to the server device, and the determining means translates the input document when the first version information is transmitted from the server device, the second dictionary file of the own device, and the first dictionary file of the server device. The request transmitting unit transmits a second request signal for transmitting a dictionary to the server device when it is determined that the first dictionary file on the server device side should be used. The translation means transmits the first request signal from the server device to the first request signal.
When the dictionary file is transmitted, the document is translated using the transmitted first dictionary file, so that the translation can always be performed using the latest dictionary.

A machine translation program installed in a client device connected to a common network with a server device storing a first dictionary file including vocabulary information and first version information indicating a version of the first dictionary file is provided. A recorded information recording medium, the information recording medium has a data area and a program area,
In the data area, a second dictionary file including vocabulary information different from the first operation state information and second version information indicating the version of the second dictionary file are recorded, and in the program area, translation by an operator is performed. A first receiving step of receiving a document to be received, a first requesting step of transmitting a first request signal for transmitting the first version information to the server device when the document is received, and a server via the transmission of the first request signal Upon receiving the first version information from the device,
Based on the first version information and the second version information, it is determined which of the second dictionary file of the own apparatus and the first dictionary file of the server apparatus should be used for translating the input document. And a second requesting step of transmitting a second request signal for causing the server device to transmit the first dictionary file when the first dictionary file is determined to be used on the server device side. If it is determined that the second dictionary file of the device should be used, the document is translated using the second dictionary file of the own device,
A translation step for translating a document using the first dictionary file transmitted from the server device through transmission of the second request signal when the determination step determines that the first dictionary file of the server device should be used. Is recorded, if this is installed in another general-purpose computer having no machine translation function, the same effect as the machine translation apparatus can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a hardware configuration diagram of a communication system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing an internal configuration of a machine translation device and a dictionary server device 110 in the communication system of the first embodiment.

3A is a diagram illustrating an example of a dictionary file stored in a dictionary file storage unit 102. FIG. FIG. 4B illustrates an example of version information stored in a version information storage unit 103.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a dictionary file stored in a dictionary file storage unit 102.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing processing contents of the machine translation apparatus according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a machine translation device and a dictionary server device 110 in the communication system according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of operation mode information according to the second embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing internal processing of a machine translation apparatus according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a machine translation device and a dictionary server device 110 in the communication system according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing internal processing of a machine translation apparatus according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram showing an internal configuration of a machine translation device and a dictionary server device 110 in the communication system of the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing internal processing of a machine translation apparatus according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a functional block diagram showing an internal configuration of a machine translation device and a dictionary server device 110 in the communication system of the fifth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 101 Document file storage unit 102 Dictionary file storage unit 103 Version information storage unit 104 Translation execution control unit 105 Version information comparison unit 106 Server dictionary management unit 107 Server-side dictionary file storage unit 108 Server-side version information storage unit 109 Server control unit 110 Dictionary Server device 120 Network 500 Recording medium 509 Comparison method storage unit 510 Display control unit 809 Operation instruction unit 1009 Server dictionary storage unit 1209 Server dictionary change management unit

Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. A first dictionary file comprising vocabulary information,
A client-side machine translation device connected to a common network with a server device that stores first version information indicating a version of the first dictionary file, and a second machine translation device having vocabulary information different from the first dictionary file. First storage means for storing a dictionary file and second version information indicating the version of the second dictionary file; first receiving means for receiving a document to be translated by an operator; Requesting means for transmitting a first request signal to the server device to transmit the first version information; receiving first version information from the server device via the transmission of the first request signal; Based on the information, the translation of the input document is performed by comparing the second dictionary file of the own device and the first dictionary file of the server device. Determining means for determining whether to use the first dictionary file; and determining, when determining that the first dictionary file on the server device should be used, a second request for transmitting a second request signal for causing the server device to transmit the first dictionary file. Means for translating a document using the second dictionary file of the own device when the determining means determines that the second dictionary file of the own device should be used, and determining that the determining device should use the first dictionary file of the server device. Then, there is provided a translation means for translating a document using the first dictionary file transmitted from the server device after transmitting the second request signal. 2. When the first dictionary file is transmitted from the server device by transmitting the second request signal, the machine translation device converts the second dictionary file stored in the first storage unit into the first dictionary file. 2. The machine translation according to claim 1, further comprising overwriting means for overwriting, wherein the translation means translates the document using the first dictionary file when the first storage means is overwritten by the first dictionary file. apparatus. 3. The first version information and the second version information have a plurality of common items, and the machine translation device stores a comparison item of the plurality of common items whose contents should be compared. Determining means for detecting, from common items included in the first version information and the second version information, the description of the comparison item stored in the comparison method storage unit; And a description unit for comparing description contents detected from the second version information and determining which dictionary file satisfies a condition required for the translation dictionary. Machine translation device according to the above. 4. A common item in the first version information and the second version information includes a last update date and time, and the determining unit determines a dictionary file having a new last update date and time as a condition required for the translation dictionary. 4. The machine translation apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the determination is made. 5. A common item in the first version information and the second version information includes a file size, and the determination unit determines a dictionary file as a condition required for a translation dictionary for a file having a large file size. The machine translation apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the translation is performed. 6. The common item in the first version information and the second version information includes the number of words in the vocabulary information, and the determining unit determines that a word having a large number of words is required for the translation dictionary. The machine translation device according to claim 3, wherein the determination is performed. 7. A second accepting unit for accepting an instruction from the operator to suspend translation while any one of the first translating units translates a document using the second dictionary file of the own device. (2) When the accepting unit receives the instruction to suspend, the request transmitting unit transmits the dictionary to the server device.
Transmission control means for transmitting a request signal, wherein the translation means, when the first dictionary file is transmitted from the server device by transmitting the second request signal, translates the document using the transmitted first dictionary file. The machine translation device according to claim 1, wherein: 8. The network includes one or more server devices, and the machine translation device further includes a second storage unit that stores a network address of each server device included in the network for each server device, When the accepting unit accepts the designation of the document to be translated by the operator, the first requesting unit sends a first requesting signal for transmitting the first version information to the network address stored in the second storing unit. When the first version information is transmitted from the server device through the transmission of the first request signal, the determination unit transmits the second dictionary file of the own device to the translation of the input document and the server device. The machine translation apparatus further determines which one of the first dictionary file to use, and the machine translation apparatus further determines that the determination means uses its own second dictionary file. If so, the first request means comprises repetition control means for repeatedly controlling transmission of the first request signal to the next network address stored in the second storage means, and the request transmission means comprises: When the determination unit determines that the first dictionary file of any of the server devices whose addresses are described in the storage unit should be used, transmitting a second request signal for causing the server device to transmit the first dictionary file. The machine translation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: 9. The server device, further comprising: an editing notifying unit for notifying the machine translation device that the first dictionary file has been edited when the first dictionary file has been edited, wherein the first requesting unit in the machine translation device includes: When the notification is sent, the first request signal for transmitting the first version information is transmitted to the server device, and the determination unit is configured to translate the input document when the first version information is transmitted from the server device. A second dictionary file of its own device,
The server determines whether to use the first dictionary file on the server device side, and the second request means causes the server device to transmit the dictionary when it is determined that the first dictionary file on the server device should be used. And transmitting a second request signal to the effect that the first dictionary file is transmitted from the server device by transmitting the second request signal, and translating the document using the transmitted first dictionary file. The machine translation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: 10. A machine translation program installed in a client device connected to a common network with a server device that stores a first dictionary file including vocabulary information and first version information indicating a version of the first dictionary file. The information recording medium has a data area and a program area, and the data area has a second dictionary file including vocabulary information different from the first operation state information; (2) second version information indicating the version of the dictionary file is recorded; a first receiving step of receiving a document to be translated by the operator; and a step of transmitting the first version information upon receiving the document. A first requesting step of transmitting a first request signal to the server device, and a server device via transmitting the first request signal When the first version information is received, the translation of the input document is performed based on the first version information and the second version information, and a second dictionary file of its own device and a first dictionary file of the server device are used. A determination step of determining which of the following should be used; and a second request signal of transmitting a first dictionary file to the server apparatus when determining that the first dictionary file of the server apparatus should be used. If the requesting step and the determining step determine that the second dictionary file of the own device should be used, the document should be translated using the second dictionary file of the own device, and the determining step should use the first dictionary file of the server device. And a translation step of translating the document using the first dictionary file transmitted from the server device after transmitting the second request signal. Information recording medium translation program is characterized in that it is recorded. 11. The information recording medium according to claim 10, wherein when the first dictionary file is transmitted from the server device in response to the transmission of the second request signal, the second dictionary file stored in the first storage step is stored in the first storage step. An information recording medium, comprising an overwrite step of overwriting with a first dictionary file, and translating a document using the first dictionary file when the first storage step is overwritten with a first dictionary file. . 12. The comparison method recording area in which the first version information and the second version information have a plurality of common items, and the information recording medium stores, among the plurality of common items, one whose contents should be compared. A determination sub-step of detecting, from common items included in the first version information and the second version information, descriptions of the comparison items stored in the comparison method storage sub-step; A determination sub-step of comparing description contents detected from the version information and the second version information and determining which dictionary satisfies a condition required for the translation dictionary. Item 12. The information recording medium according to Item 11. 13. A common item in the first version information and the second version information includes a last update date and time, and the determining sub-step includes the step of requesting a dictionary having a new last update date and time as a condition required for the translation dictionary. 13. The information recording medium according to claim 12, wherein file determination is performed. 14. A common item in the first version information and the second version information includes a file size, and the determining sub-step includes: setting a large file size as a condition required for the translation dictionary; 13. The information recording medium according to claim 12, wherein the determination is performed. 15. A common item in the first version information and the second version information includes the number of words of vocabulary information, and the determining sub-step includes: determining a word having a large number of words as a condition required for the translation dictionary; 13. The information recording medium according to claim 12, wherein the determination is made.