JP2000259634A - Machine translation device and its method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a machine translation device capable of receiving facsimile(FAX) data and returning a translation result based on text data or receiving text data and returning a translation result based on FAX data. SOLUTION: The machine translation device is provided with a control part 1 for controlling the whole device, a FAX communication part 2 for executing communication with a FAX equipment 12 through a telephone line L, a FAX data storage part 4 for storing received FAX data, a character recognition part 5 for converting the character string of stored FAX data into text data, and a text data storage part 7 for storing the text data obtained by the character recognition part 5. The device is also provided with a translation part 8 for executing the translation of a stored text, a mail text storage part 9 for storing the text data of an electronic(E) mail to be a translation result, a mail address storage part 10 for storing the sending address of the E mail, and an E mail communication part 11 for executing the communication of the E mail.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a machine translation apparatus for providing a machine translation service through a communication line and a machine translation method in the apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A machine translation service provided through a communication line has an advantage of a user who can translate at a lower cost than purchasing a translation system. Conventionally, as an invention in such a field, there has been a "translation processing system" using a facsimile (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-28189). The translation processing system described in this publication connects a source facsimile device, a destination facsimile device and a machine translation device via a communication line, and transmits a document that a user wants to translate from the source facsimile device as facsimile data. Then, the machine translation device executes character recognition and translation on the facsimile data, and returns the translation result to the destination facsimile device as facsimile data.

[0003]

However, in a translation processing system having a conventional machine translation device, when a user re-uses a translation result as in the case of creating a report, the output of a facsimile device (characters, graphics, etc.) is not used. It is necessary to input the data again to a personal computer or the like based on the hard copy), which is troublesome for the user. When translating data such as a text file stored in a personal computer, etc., the data is temporarily printed and converted to facsimile data or facsimile image data, and the data transmitted by the modem is subjected to character recognition again. Therefore, there is a problem that the efficiency is poor to return to text data.

In this machine translation apparatus and machine translation method, it is required to receive facsimile data and return a translation result based on text data, or to receive text data and return the translation result as facsimile data.

The present invention provides a machine translator capable of receiving facsimile data and returning a translation result based on text data, receiving text data and returning a translation result based on facsimile data, and receiving facsimile data. Another object of the present invention is to provide a machine translation method for returning a translation result based on text data, or receiving text data and returning a translation result based on facsimile data.

[0006]

In order to solve this problem, a machine translation apparatus according to the present invention comprises:
A facsimile communication unit that communicates with the facsimile machine through the telephone line, a facsimile data storage unit that stores the facsimile data obtained through the facsimile communication unit, and a text string of the facsimile data stored in the facsimile data storage unit. A character recognizing unit for converting the text data obtained by the character recognizing unit into a text data storing unit; a translating unit for translating the text stored in the text data storing unit; The system includes a mail text storage unit that stores text data of an e-mail, a mail address storage unit that stores an e-mail destination address, and an e-mail communication unit that performs e-mail communication.

As a result, a machine translator capable of receiving facsimile data and returning a translation result based on text data can be obtained.

In order to solve this problem, a machine translation method according to the present invention comprises a facsimile communication step of performing communication with a facsimile apparatus via a telephone line, and a facsimile data storage step of storing facsimile data obtained in the facsimile communication step. A character recognition step of converting a character string of stored facsimile data into text data, a text data storage step of storing text data obtained by the conversion, a translation step of performing translation of the stored text, and a translation step. A mail text storing step of storing e-mail text data as a translation result of the e-mail, an e-mail address storing step of storing an e-mail destination address, and an e-mail communication step of performing e-mail communication ing.

Thus, a machine translation method for receiving facsimile data and returning a translation result based on text data is obtained.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A machine translation apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a control section for controlling the whole, a facsimile communication section for communicating with a facsimile apparatus via a telephone line, and a facsimile communication section. A facsimile data storage unit that stores the obtained facsimile data, a character recognition unit that converts a character string of the facsimile data stored in the facsimile data storage unit to text data, and a text that stores the text data obtained by the character recognition unit. A data storage unit, a translation unit that executes translation of the text stored in the text data storage unit, a mail text storage unit that stores e-mail text data as a translation result in the translation unit, and an e-mail destination address. An e-mail address storage unit for storing and an e-mail communication unit for performing e-mail communication In which it was decided to.

With this configuration, the facsimile data is converted into text data, the converted text is translated, and the translation result of the text data is transmitted to the personal computer.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a machine translation device, a control unit for controlling the whole, an e-mail communication unit for performing e-mail communication, a mail text storage unit for storing e-mail text data, and a mail text. A translation unit that translates the text stored in the storage unit, a text data storage unit that stores translated text data that is text data as a translation result in the translation unit, and facsimile data creation that creates facsimile data from the translated text data And a facsimile data storage for storing the created facsimile data, a facsimile number storage for storing the destination number of the facsimile data stored in the facsimile data storage, and a facsimile communication for communicating with the facsimile apparatus through a telephone line. And parts A.

With this configuration, the received text is translated, the translation result based on the facsimile data is created from the translation result based on the text data, and the translation result data based on the facsimile data is transmitted to the facsimile apparatus.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a machine translation method wherein a facsimile communication step for communicating with a facsimile apparatus through a telephone line, a facsimile data storage step for storing facsimile data obtained in the facsimile communication step, and a stored facsimile machine A character recognition step for converting a character string of data into text data, a text data storage step for storing text data obtained by the conversion, a translation step for executing translation of the stored text, and a translation result in the translation step. A mail text storing step of storing text data of the e-mail, a mail address storing step of storing an e-mail destination address, and an e-mail communication step of performing e-mail communication.

With this configuration, the facsimile data is converted into text data, the translated text is translated, and the translation result of the text data is transmitted to the personal computer.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a machine translation method comprising: an e-mail communication step of performing e-mail communication; a mail text storage step of storing e-mail text data obtained in the e-mail communication step; A translation step for performing text translation, a text data storage step for storing translation text data which is text data as a translation result in the translation step, and a facsimile data creation step for creating facsimile data from the translated text data Facsimile data storing step of storing the obtained facsimile data, facsimile number storing step of storing the destination number of the facsimile data, and facsimile communication step of communicating with the facsimile through a telephone line. That.

With this configuration, the received text is translated, the translation result based on the facsimile data is created from the translation result based on the text data, and the translation result data based on the facsimile data is transmitted to the facsimile apparatus.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention.
This will be described with reference to FIGS.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a machine translation apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, A is a machine translation apparatus, L is a telephone line, N is the Internet, 1 is a control unit for controlling the processing of the entire apparatus, and 2 is a communication unit with a facsimile machine 12 to be described later through the telephone line L. Facsimile communication unit, 3 a facsimile number storage unit for storing a destination number of facsimile data, 4 a facsimile data storage unit for storing facsimile data, 5 a character recognition unit for converting a character string of facsimile data into text data, 6 Is a facsimile data creation unit that creates facsimile data from text data, 7 is a text data storage unit that stores text data, 8 is a translation unit that performs translation based on text stored in the text data storage unit 7, and 9 is a translation unit. An e-mail text storage unit for storing e-mail text data, 10 is an electronic mail Mail address storage unit for storing destination address Lumpur, 11 electronic mail communication section for communicating e-mail, 12 facsimile device used by the user, 13 is a personal computer used by a user.

The operation of the machine translation apparatus A thus configured will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of facsimile device transmission and personal computer reception, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of personal computer transmission and facsimile device reception. FIG. 4 is a print data diagram showing printed matter in English, FIG. 5 is a data diagram showing facsimile data, FIG. 6 is a data diagram showing a destination mail address, FIG. 7 is a data diagram showing text data, and FIG. FIG. 9 is an e-mail diagram showing an e-mail of the translation result, FIG. 10 is an e-mail diagram showing an e-mail in English, FIG. 11 is a text diagram showing a text portion of the e-mail, and FIG. FIG. 13 is a data diagram showing a translation result by text data, FIG. 14 is a data diagram showing a facsimile data, and FIG. 15 is a data diagram showing a translation result by a received facsimile data. The exchange of signals between the units 2 to 11 and instructions to the units 2 to 11 are performed via the control unit 1.

In FIG. 2, the user uses the facsimile machine 12 to send the destination mail address and the printed matter in English shown in FIG. 4 to the machine translation apparatus A (S11,
Facsimile communication step). Next, using the facsimile communication section 2, the destination mail address sent from the user is stored in the mail address storage section 10 as shown in FIG. 6 (mail address storage step), and the facsimile data is shown in FIG. Facsimile data storage unit 4
(Facsimile data storage step) (S1
2). Next, the facsimile data stored in the facsimile data storage unit 4 is converted into text data using the character recognition unit 5 (character recognition step), and is stored in the text data storage unit 7 as shown in FIG. Text data storage step) (S13). Next, the translation unit 8 translates the text stored in the text data storage unit 7 (translation step), and stores the translation result in the mail text storage unit 9 as shown in FIG. 8 (mail text storage). Step) (S14). Next, the e-mail communication unit 11
Is used to transmit the translation result (translation result by text data) stored in the mail text storage unit 9 to the mail address stored in the mail address storage unit 10 (S15, e-mail communication step). In response to this transmission, the personal computer 13 receives the translated email as shown in FIG. 9 (S16, email communication step).

In FIG. 3, the user uses the personal computer 13 to transmit the English mail shown in FIG. 10 to the machine translation apparatus A (S21, e-mail communication step). Next, the e-mail communication unit 11 receives the e-mail, cuts out the facsimile number part from the mail address, and as shown in FIG.
(Facsimile number storage step), and the text part of the mail is stored in the mail text storage unit 9 as shown in FIG. 11 (mail text storage step) (S2).
2). Next, the translation section 8 translates the text stored in the mail text storage section 9 (translation step) and stores it in the text data storage section 7 as shown in FIG. 13 (text data storage step) (S23). Next, the facsimile data creation unit 6 converts the text data stored in the text data storage unit 7 into facsimile data (facsimile data creation step) and stores it in the facsimile data storage unit 4 as shown in FIG. 14 (facsimile) Data storage step) (S24). Next, the facsimile communication unit 2 transmits the facsimile data stored in the facsimile data storage unit 4 to the facsimile number stored in the facsimile number storage unit 3 (S25, facsimile communication step). In response to this transmission, the facsimile apparatus 12 receives the translated facsimile data as shown in FIG. 15 (S26, facsimile communication step).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the control unit 1 for controlling the entire system, the facsimile communication unit 2 for communicating with the facsimile apparatus 12 via the telephone line L, and the communication via the facsimile communication unit 2 are provided. A facsimile data storage unit 4 for storing the obtained facsimile data, a character recognition unit 5 for converting a character string of the facsimile data stored in the facsimile data storage unit 4 to text data, and a text data obtained by the character recognition unit 5 A text data storage unit 7 for storing, a translation unit 8 for translating the text stored in the text data storage unit 7, an e-mail text storage unit 9 for storing e-mail text data as a translation result in the translation unit 8 Communicates with an e-mail address storage unit 10 for storing an e-mail destination address. By providing the child mail communication unit 11, it is possible to convert facsimile data into text data, translate the text converted from the facsimile data, and transmit the translation result of the text data to the personal computer. The original sentence from the facsimile device 12 can be translated, and the translation result can be transmitted to the personal computer 13 as an electronic mail.

Further, a facsimile data creating section 6 for creating facsimile data from text data of an electronic mail as a translation result, and a facsimile number storage section 3 for storing a destination number of the created facsimile data.
The translation of the received text can be performed, the translation result of the facsimile data can be created from the translation result of the text data, and the translation result of the facsimile data can be transmitted to the facsimile apparatus. 13 can be translated and the translation result can be transmitted to the facsimile apparatus 12 as facsimile data.

[0026]

As described above, according to the machine translation apparatus of the first aspect of the present invention, a control section for controlling the whole, a facsimile communication section for communicating with the facsimile apparatus through the telephone line, and a facsimile communication. Facsimile data storage unit for storing facsimile data obtained through the unit, a character recognition unit for converting a character string of facsimile data stored in the facsimile data storage unit to text data, and text data obtained by the character recognition unit A text data storage unit that stores text data, a translation unit that performs translation of text stored in the text data storage unit, a mail text storage unit that stores email text data as a translation result in the translation unit, A mail address storage unit for storing a destination address, and an electronic mail By having the communication unit, it is possible to convert facsimile data into text data, execute translation of the text converted from the facsimile data, and transmit a translation result by the text data. An advantageous effect is obtained in that a translation result based on data can be returned.

According to the machine translation device of the second aspect,
A control unit that controls the entirety, an e-mail communication unit that performs e-mail communication, an e-mail text storage unit that stores e-mail text data, and a translation unit that performs translation of text stored in the e-mail text storage unit. A text data storage unit for storing translation text data as text data as a translation result in the translation unit, a facsimile data creation unit for creating facsimile data from the translated text data, and a facsimile data storage unit for storing the created facsimile data Translation of the received text by having a facsimile number storage unit for storing a destination number of facsimile data stored in the facsimile data storage unit, and a facsimile communication unit for communicating with the facsimile apparatus through a telephone line And text data Since the translation result by facsimile data can be created from the translation result by the facsimile data and the translation result by facsimile data can be transmitted, the advantageous effect of receiving the text data and returning the translation result by facsimile data can be obtained. Can be

According to the machine translation method of the third aspect,
A facsimile communication step of communicating with the facsimile apparatus through the telephone line, a facsimile data storage step of storing the facsimile data obtained in the facsimile communication step, and a character recognition step of converting the stored facsimile data character string into text data. ,
A text data storage step of storing text data obtained by the conversion, a translation step of performing translation of the stored text, and a mail text storage step of storing text data of an email as a translation result in the translation step. By having a mail address storing step of storing a destination address of an e-mail and an e-mail communication step of performing e-mail communication,
Convert facsimile data to text data, perform translation of text converted from facsimile data,
Since the translation result based on the text data can be transmitted, the advantageous effect that the facsimile data can be received and the translation result based on the text data can be returned can be obtained.

According to the machine translation method of the fourth aspect,
An e-mail communication step for performing e-mail communication, a mail text storage step for storing text data of the e-mail obtained in the e-mail communication step, a translation step for performing translation of the stored text, and a translation step. A text data storing step for storing translated text data as text data as a translation result, a facsimile data creating step for creating facsimile data from the translated text data, a facsimile data storing step for storing the created facsimile data, and a facsimile data By having a facsimile number storing step of storing a destination number and a facsimile communication step of performing communication with a facsimile through a telephone line, the received text is translated.
Since the translation result by facsimile data can be created from the translation result by text data and the translation result by facsimile data can be transmitted, the advantageous effect that text data can be received and the translation result by facsimile data can be returned. Is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a machine translation device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing operations of facsimile apparatus transmission and personal computer reception.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of transmitting a personal computer and receiving a facsimile machine.

FIG. 4 is a print data diagram showing a printed matter in English.

FIG. 5 is a data diagram showing facsimile data.

FIG. 6 is a data diagram showing a destination mail address.

FIG. 7 is a data diagram showing text data.

FIG. 8 is a data diagram showing a translation result based on text data.

FIG. 9 is a mail diagram showing a translation result e-mail.

FIG. 10 is a mail diagram showing an electronic mail in English.

FIG. 11 is a text diagram showing a text portion of an e-mail.

FIG. 12 is a data diagram showing a facsimile number.

FIG. 13 is a data diagram showing a translation result based on text data.

FIG. 14 is a data diagram showing facsimile data.

FIG. 15 is a data diagram showing a translation result based on received facsimile data.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A machine translation device L telephone line N Internet 1 control unit 2 facsimile communication unit 3 facsimile number storage unit 4 facsimile data storage unit 5 character recognition unit 6 facsimile data creation unit 7 text data storage unit 8 translation unit 9 mail text storage unit 10 mail Address storage unit 11 Email communication unit 12 Facsimile device 13 Personal computer

Claims (4)

[Claims] A facsimile communication section for communicating with a facsimile apparatus through a telephone line; a facsimile data storage section for storing facsimile data obtained through the facsimile communication section; A character recognition unit that converts a character string of facsimile data stored in the facsimile data storage unit into text data, a text data storage unit that stores text data obtained by the character recognition unit, and a text data storage unit that stores the text data. A translation unit that executes text translation; a mail text storage unit that stores text data of an email as a translation result in the translation unit; a mail address storage unit that stores an e-mail destination address; Having an e-mail communication unit for performing communication Apparatus. 2. A control unit for controlling the whole, an e-mail communication unit for performing e-mail communication, a mail text storage unit for storing e-mail text data, and a translation of text stored in the mail text storage unit A text data storage unit that stores translated text data that is text data as a translation result in the translation unit, a facsimile data creation unit that creates facsimile data from the translated text data, A facsimile data storage unit for storing facsimile data, a facsimile number storage unit for storing a destination number of the facsimile data stored in the facsimile data storage unit, and a facsimile communication unit for communicating with the facsimile apparatus through a telephone line. Machine translation apparatus characterized by the following: . 3. A facsimile communication step of performing communication with a facsimile apparatus via a telephone line, a facsimile data storage step of storing the facsimile data obtained in the facsimile communication step, and a text string of the stored facsimile data as text data. A character recognition step of converting the text data obtained by the conversion, a text data storage step of storing the text data obtained by the conversion, a translation step of performing translation of the stored text, and an e-mail as a translation result in the translation step. An email text storage step for storing text data,
A machine translation method comprising: a mail address storing step of storing a destination address of an electronic mail; and an electronic mail communication step of performing electronic mail communication. 4. An e-mail communication step for performing e-mail communication, an e-mail text storage step for storing e-mail text data obtained in the e-mail communication step, and a translation for executing translation of the stored text. A text data storing step of storing translated text data which is text data as a translation result in the translation step; a facsimile data creating step of creating facsimile data from the translated text data; and Facsimile data storing step of storing, a facsimile number storing step of storing a destination number of the facsimile data, and a facsimile communication step of performing communication with a facsimile through a telephone line. Law.