JP2001357033A - Automatic translation system utilizing network, and server therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic translation system utilizing network improved in throughput by composing a translation server of a main server and a sub- server. SOLUTION: In the sub-server 40, translating processing is performed (S113) after waiting the transmission of a translation original sentence from a client terminal 10 to a main server 30 and the transmission of the translation original sentence from the main server 30 (S109). In translating processing, a user dictionary 36 owned by the main server 30 is used in addition to a basic dictionary 42 and a technical term dictionary 43 owned by the sub-server 40 itself. The user dictionary 36 is utilized by sharing a file with the main server or transferred from the main server 30 to the sub-server 40 by utilizing the protocol of FTP transfer or the like. A translated sentence generated by translating processing is transmitted to the main server 30 (S116) and further sent to the client terminal 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic translation system using a network in which a client terminal and a server are connected via a network, and the server automatically translates the client terminal with respect to the client terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a client terminal and a server are connected via a network, and the server performs automatic translation for the client terminal, the server usually has one connection.
It was assumed that it was a stand. For this reason, while one user is using the translation service on the translation server via the client terminal, if another client terminal attempts to use the translation service, it will be in a waiting state. Alternatively, even when the translation processing is executed in a multitasking manner, the automatic translation processing consumes CPU power, so that the translation speed is reduced. Also,
If you set up multiple servers for automatic translation,
Since the user dictionary is managed in each translation server, the user needs to register the user dictionary in each server in the same manner. However, registering user dictionary information in multiple servers in the same way not only requires the user to take time, but also complicates the management of synchronizing the user dictionary information of each server. Not a target.

On the other hand, a method of improving the performance of the translation server machine alone is conceivable, but if the performance is slightly improved, it is possible to cope with the problem by increasing the clock of the CPU, using a multiprocessor, or increasing the speed of the HDD. Although automatic translation processing can consume a great deal of CPU power, it is necessary to use a specially high-performance supercomputer or other machine in a situation where tens or hundreds of people use it at the same time. Yes, resulting in excessive costs.

[0004]

However, considering that a translation server is open to the public on a network and an unspecified number of users use the server, a very large number of requests can be sent to the translation server at one time. It is possible to concentrate. Furthermore, recently, the use of the Internet from mobile phones has been rapidly increasing, and given the situation in which such mobile phones are used as client terminals and translation servers are used, measures to strengthen the processing capacity of server machines have been increasingly increasing. Although it is necessary, there is a problem that there is no practical good solution.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and has a plurality of main servers and a plurality of sub-servers to improve the processing capability to reduce the waiting time. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic translation system using a network and a server for an automatic translation system using a network, in which translation services are always provided through a main server so that users do not feel complicated.

[0006]

To achieve the above object, an automatic translation system using a network according to the first aspect of the present invention connects a client terminal, a main server and a sub server via a network. The secondary server automatically translates the client terminal via the primary server. Here, the client terminal includes a text input unit for inputting text information of a first language to be translated, and a text input by the text input unit. Text display means for displaying information, user dictionary information input means for inputting user dictionary information consisting of words in the first language, translations in the second language, and part of speech information, and user dictionary information input by the user dictionary information input means A user dictionary information display means for displaying text information, and text information displayed on the text display means as a main server. And a user dictionary information transmitting means for transmitting the user dictionary information displayed on the user dictionary information display means to the main server. The main server transmits the user dictionary information from the user dictionary information transmitting means. User dictionary information storage means for storing the received user dictionary information; text information transfer means for transferring the text information of the first language transmitted from the text information transmission means to the secondary server; And a translation result transfer means for receiving the translated result and transferring the translated result to the client terminal.The secondary server further translates the first language text information transmitted from the main server by referring to the user dictionary information. A translation means for translating into two languages; and a translation result transmitting means for transmitting a translation result translated by the translation means to a main server. There.

In an automatic translation system using a network having this configuration, a translation original sent from a client terminal is received by a main server, and the translation original received by the main server is translated by one or more sub-servers. The translation is transmitted to the client terminal via the main server. Therefore, if the number of sub-servers connected to the main server is increased, automatic translation can be performed simultaneously and in parallel by the increased number, and the processing capacity will be dramatically improved. Service waiting time can be reduced. In addition, the user dictionary information is configured to be collectively managed by the main server. Further, since the request for translation and the transmission of the translated sentence are always performed via the main server, the client terminal side is as if it were a single device. Request translation services as for a translation server,
You can receive translation results.

In the automatic translation system using the network according to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the main server is connected to or disconnected from the secondary server so that it is not used. Management means.

[0009] In the automatic translation system using the network having this configuration, in addition to the operation of the invention according to claim 1,
The number of secondary servers connected to the primary server can be increased or decreased without stopping the automatic translation service. By freely separating the secondary server, there is an advantage that the service of the automatic translation system does not have to be stopped even when the secondary server is stopped for maintenance or the like. Furthermore, even if the demand for the automatic translation system increases rapidly and the processing capacity needs to be improved, a secondary server can be added without stopping the service of the automatic translation system itself, so that it is smooth and flexible. Processing capacity can be improved.

Further, in the automatic translation system using the network according to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first or second aspect of the present invention, the user dictionary information is transmitted between the primary server and the secondary server. The configuration is characterized by file sharing.

[0011] In the automatic translation system using the network having the above configuration, in addition to the operation of the first or second aspect of the present invention, the secondary server can easily refer to the user dictionary placed on the main server by file sharing. It can be used for translation processing.

Further, in the automatic translation system using a network according to the invention according to claim 4, in addition to the structure of the invention according to claim 1 or 2, the user dictionary information is transferred from the main server to the secondary server. The secondary server includes a secondary server-side user dictionary information storage unit that stores the user dictionary information, and performs translation using the user dictionary information stored in the secondary server-side user dictionary information storage unit. It has a characteristic configuration.

[0013] In the automatic translation system using the network having this configuration, in addition to the operation of the invention according to the first or second aspect, since a firewall or the like exists between the main server and the sub server, the dictionary is not translated. Can handle when file sharing is not possible. When the primary server and the secondary server are separated from each other by a firewall or a router on the network, the primary server and the secondary server may not be able to share files. In this case, the user dictionary is transferred from the primary server to the secondary server using a protocol that can pass through a firewall or the like such as an FTP transfer.
The secondary server can perform translation with reference to the user dictionary information stored in the secondary server-side user dictionary information storage means.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the automatic translation system using a network, in addition to the configuration of the automatic translation system according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the main server receives a message from a client terminal. Translation means for translating the text information of the first language into a second language with reference to the user dictionary information, and translation result transmitting means for transmitting a translation result translated by the translation means to the client terminal. .

In the automatic translation system using the network having this configuration, in addition to the operation of the automatic translation system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, when performing translation processing by the main server itself, the translation of the main server is performed. The translation means translates the text information in the first language received from the client terminal into a second language with reference to the user dictionary information, and the translation result transmitting means transmits the translation result to the client terminal.

Further, in the server for an automatic translation system using a network according to the invention of claim 6, the client terminal, the main server and the sub server are connected via the network, and the client terminal is connected to the client terminal via the main server. An automatic translation system server using a network in which the secondary server performs automatic translation, wherein the main server stores user dictionary information transmitted from the client terminal, and user dictionary information storage means;
User dictionary information transfer means for transferring the user dictionary information stored in the user dictionary information storage means to the secondary server, and text information transfer means for transferring the first language text information transmitted from the client terminal to the secondary server And a translation result transfer means for receiving a translation result translated by the sub server and transferring the translation result to the client terminal, wherein the sub server stores the user dictionary information transmitted from the main server. Translating the first language text information transmitted from the main server into the second language with reference to the user dictionary information stored in the sub server side user dictionary information storage means; Translation means; and a translation result transmission means for transmitting a translation result translated by the translation means to the main server. .

In the server for an automatic translation system using the network having this configuration, on the main server side, the user dictionary information storage means stores the user dictionary information transmitted from the client terminal, and the user dictionary information transfer means stores the user dictionary information The user dictionary information stored in the dictionary information storage unit is transferred to the secondary server, and the text information transfer unit transfers the first language text information transmitted from the client terminal to the secondary server. On the secondary server,
The secondary server-side user dictionary information storage means stores the user dictionary information transmitted from the main server, and the translation means converts the first language text information transmitted from the main server into the secondary server user dictionary information. The translation into the second language is performed with reference to the user dictionary information stored in the storage unit, and the translation result transmission unit transmits the translation result translated by the translation unit to the main server. Then, the translation result transfer means of the main server receives the translation result translated by the sub server and transfers it to the client terminal.

[0018]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of an automatic translation system using a network according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment,
An example in which a translation is made from Japanese (first language) to English (second language) will be described.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of the automatic translation system of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic translation system mainly includes a client terminal 10, the Internet 20, and a server system 50. The client terminal 10 is connected to the personal computer 11
And a storage device (not shown) for storing programs and data of the personal computer 11, a modem device (not shown) for connecting to the Internet, and a public telephone line 14. The storage device stores a personal computer OS and client software for accessing information of the automatic translation server via the Internet. In addition, the storage device also has a WW on the Internet.
Browser software for accessing information of the W server may be stored.

The Internet 20 is composed of a primary provider and an Internet network connecting the whole world like a network. Server system 50
Is used to connect the main server 30, the sub server 40, the workstation 31 of the main server 30 and the workstation 41 of the sub server 40 to the router 34 with the HUB 33 via a local area network, and to connect the router 34 to the Internet via a dedicated line. And a dedicated telephone line 35. Note that another personal computer or the like may be connected.

The main server 30 is a workstation 3
1 and its external storage device 39. The external storage device 39 stores a workstation OS and automatic translation server software for transmitting information as an automatic translation server on the Internet. Also,
The external storage device 39 stores a user dictionary 36 that the user independently builds, and a basic dictionary 37 and various technical term dictionaries 38 prepared for respective fields as dictionaries used for translation processing. I have. As will be described later, the user dictionary 36 may be configured such that a plurality of dictionaries can exist simultaneously for each user or for each field of use. The external storage device 39 of the workstation 31 stores a translation engine (not shown) for performing a translation process from a first language (for example, Japanese) to a second language (for example, English). When the translation is performed by the main server 30, the translation is performed by the translation engine of the sub server 40 using the basic dictionary 37, the technical term dictionary 38, and the user dictionary 36.

The secondary server 40, like the main server 30, has a workstation 41 and its external storage device 45.
The external storage device 45 stores a translation engine (not shown) that performs a translation process from a first language (for example, Japanese) to a second language (for example, English). The external storage device 45 of the secondary server 40 stores various technical term dictionaries 43 prepared for each field in addition to the basic dictionary 42 as dictionaries used for translation processing. The user dictionary 36 placed on the main server 30 is made available to the sub server 40 by the file sharing function, or transmitted from the main server 30 to the sub server 40 using a protocol such as FTP transfer, and transmitted to the sub server 40. As a result, it is stored in the external storage device 45 as the user dictionary 44 and becomes usable. When the translation is performed by the secondary server 40, the translation is performed by the translation engine of the secondary server 40 using the basic dictionary 42, the technical term dictionary 43, and the shared user dictionary 36.
The translation is performed by the translation engine of the secondary server 40 using the technical term dictionary 43 and the user dictionary 44.

The client terminal 10 has a standard configuration equivalent to that for searching for information on a WWW server or the like on the Internet. Immediately after the power switch is turned on, the personal computer OS starts up. In this embodiment, a server system 5 for automatic translation
Since 0 is on the Internet, the user first establishes a connection with the Internet to receive the automatic translation service. When the dial-up connection software, the WWW browser software, or the client software according to the present embodiment is started, it is checked whether or not a connection to the Internet is already present.
The control is passed to the modem device by referring to the telephone number of the Internet provider stored in the public telephone line 1.
4, a dial-up connection is established based on the user account information and the password information stored in the personal computer OS at the same time that the Internet provider is called and connected. Once the connection with the Internet provider is established, the personal computer 11 can access WWW servers worldwide using WWW browser software in addition to the automatic translation service.

On the other hand, the server system 50
3. It is connected to the Internet provider 24 hours a full time through the router 34 and the dedicated telephone line 35, and is always accessible from PCs all over the world connected to the Internet.

Here, the main server 30 is a TCP / IP
, And waits for a request from the client terminal 10 using a specific port number (eg, 1250). Further, using a specific port number (for example, 1251), the secondary server 40
Is always checked to see if it exists. When the secondary server 40 starts up and mounts (connects) to the primary server 30, and when the secondary server 40
When the device is unmounted (disconnected) from the server, the confirmation process is performed using this specific port number. A plurality of secondary servers 40 can be mounted on the main server at the same time.

The main server 30 sends the original translation to the secondary server 40 via a specific port number (eg, 1250) and receives the translated text translated by the secondary server 40. When a certain secondary server 40 is executing a translation process (busy state), the main server 30 requests another secondary server 40 for a translation service. Therefore, the main server 3
The server system 50 that performs automatic translation by cooperating with the sub server 40 and the sub server 40 is configured so that the client terminal can externally see only one translation server. When all of the mounted secondary servers 40 are in the process of being translated (busy state), the server system 50 enters a busy state with respect to the client terminal 10. Alternatively, register the text to be translated in the queue of the primary server, or for one secondary server,
In multitask processing, two or more sentences can be translated in parallel.

Next, the operation of the automatic translation system having the above configuration will be described with reference to flowcharts shown in FIGS. 2 to 5 and display screens of the personal computer 11 shown in FIGS. First, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing processing on the client terminal 10 side. This flowchart starts when the power of the personal computer is already turned on and the client software is started while the connection to the Internet is established. When the client software is started, a screen 80 as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed as an initial setting, an input of a user name is requested in a user name input field 81, and a server name of the automatic translation server is displayed in a translation server input field 82, or , An IP address is required (S1).

As shown in FIG. 7, a user name input field 81
, Enter the user name, for example, “yuji”, and enter the IP address “2” of the automatic translation server in the translation server input field 82.
10.167.164.166 "and clicking the connection button 83 on the screen 80 with a mouse pointer logs in to the automatic translation server (S2). In S2,
A screen (not shown) for inquiring the password corresponding to the user name “yuji” may be displayed, and the password may be input to confirm the identity of the user. This password is stored in the main server 30 and is always required at the time of login. Therefore, it is also possible to store it in the personal computer on the client terminal 10 side. Next, the process waits until the user operates the keyboard or the like of the personal computer 11 on the client terminal 10 side to input a Japanese original text to be translated (S3). Here, the input of the original text may be directly input from the keyboard, or a configuration may be such that an already created original text file is read.

Next, in the process of S4, it is determined whether or not an input or editing key (not shown) of the personal computer 11 has been operated, and if it has been operated (S4: YES), the process proceeds to S5. Then, input and edit processing is executed. The input original text is saved in a memory (not shown) of the personal computer 11 (S
6), displayed in the Japanese sentence input field 84 of the screen 80 as shown in FIG. 8 (S7). In the example shown in FIG.
"The weather is very good today" is entered in the first column. Note that the next Japanese sentence may be input in the second column of the Japanese sentence input box 84. Further, Japanese sentences may be input one after another. If the input or edit key has not been operated (S4: NO), the process proceeds to S8.

In the process of S8, it is determined whether or not the translation button 85 on the screen 80 shown in FIG. 8 has been clicked with the mouse pointer, and if not operated (S8: NO).
The process proceeds to S13, and if the translation button 85 has been clicked (S8: YES), the original sentence in the memory is transmitted to the main server 30 via the Internet 20 (S9). Here, if the original text to be translated contains confidential information, the data transmission / reception may be encrypted. With the encryption, the translation service can be used without worrying about information leakage. In this case, if the translation button 85 is clicked (S8:
YES), the original text in the memory is encrypted before transmission. Here, the known text can be encrypted using a common key or a public key. The encrypted original is saved in the memory again, and then transmitted to the main server 30 via the Internet 20 (S9).

Then, in the secondary server 40, the basic dictionary 42, the shared user dictionary 36 or the user dictionary 3
The translation processing for translating the original sentence into an English translation by referring to the user dictionary 44 and the technical term dictionary 43 transferred and stored in the secondary server 40 is performed (described later), and the translated sentence is transmitted from the main server 30 via the Internet 20. And wait for it to be transmitted (S10). If no translation is received (S1
1: NO), stand by, and if there is a reception (S11:
(YES), the received translated sentence is saved in the memory, and displayed in the English sentence display column 86 of the screen 80 as shown in FIG. 9 (S1).
2). If the received translation is encrypted, the translation is temporarily saved in memory, decrypted, and displayed. Here, "it is fine fine today." Is displayed in the English display column 86 of the screen 80 as a translation of "Today is very good weather" (S12). still,
The instruction of the translation process may be performed for all input sentences at once, or a range may be designated for each sentence, and an instruction may be given to execute only the sentences in the designated range.

Instead of input or editing instructions (S4: N
O), if it is not a translation instruction (S8: NO), the process proceeds to S13. In the process of S13, it is determined whether or not the dictionary 88, which is a user dictionary editing command on the menu bar 87 of the screen 80 shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, has been operated. If it has not been operated (S13: NO), S18. And if the operation has been performed (S13: YES),
The process proceeds to S14 to execute a user dictionary editing process. As the user dictionary, a plurality of user dictionaries can be prepared for one user, as in a user dictionary setting screen 50 shown in FIG. A user dictionary to be edited is selected, and an edit button 51 is clicked to display a registration screen 60 shown in FIG. 11, and Japanese, corresponding English, part of speech information, etc. are input on the registration screen 60 (S14).
Note that the registration screen 60 is an example of a screen showing an example of noun registration, and a registration screen of another part of speech is separately prepared.

When the input is completed, the registration screen 6 shown in FIG.
By clicking the OK button 61 of 0, the user dictionary editing data is transmitted to the main server 30 via the Internet 20 (S15). Then, it waits for the main server 30 to update the user dictionary and notify it (S1).
6, S17). Here, an example of registration of a new word has been given as an example of editing the user dictionary. However, it is possible to configure so that correction or deletion of already registered word information can be performed.

User dictionary 3 located on main server 30
6 is configured as shown in FIGS.
FIG. 13 is an example of a user dictionary specified in the communication field.
As shown in FIG. 13, each registered word has an English translation, grammar information, and creator information indicating who registered the user, corresponding to the Japanese headword. That is, for example, the headword “protocol” is “proto”
“col”, noun, user 1, “pulse code” corresponds to the translated word “pulse code”, noun, user 1, and “packet” corresponds to “packet”, noun, user 1.

FIG. 14 shows an example of a user dictionary specified in the chemical field. The configuration of the dictionary is the same as that of FIG. 13, and each registered word corresponds to a Japanese headword.
It has English translation and grammatical information and creator information of who registered the user. That is, for example, the headword “molecule” is “molecule”, a noun,
For user 2, "ion" is translated "ion", noun,
User 2 also knows that “polymer” is translated to “poly”
"mer", a noun, and user 2.

FIGS. 15 and 16 show examples of user dictionaries in which information on a target field is included in registration information without setting another user dictionary for each field. FIG. 15 shows an example of the user dictionary of the user 1. Each registered word has information on the field in addition to the English translation, grammar information, and creator information corresponding to the Japanese headword. ing. That is, for example, the headword “X-ray” is changed to “x
-Ray ", noun, user 1, chemistry," pulse code "is translated word" pulse code ", noun, user 1, communication, and" packet "is" packe "
"t", noun, user 1, communication. Similarly, FIG. 16 shows an example of the user dictionary of the user 2, in which each registered word also corresponds to a Japanese headword and relates to a field in addition to an English translation, grammar information, and creator information. Have information. That is, for example, the headword “polymer” is “polymer”, noun, user 2, chemistry, and “ion” is translation “ion”, noun, user 2, chemistry, and “protocol” is “protoco.
l ", noun, user 2, and communication.

The dictionary information input on the registration screen 60 shown in FIG. 11 is added to the user dictionary 36 of the main server 30 shown in FIG. In each user dictionary 36, write permission and read permission are set as in a user dictionary access setting table 70 shown in FIG. The user dictionary access setting table 70 is stored in a storage device (not shown) of the workstation 31 of the main server 30. When a dictionary update instruction is given to a user dictionary without write permission access right, Rejected on the main server 30 side. In addition, a user dictionary having no read permission access right is not referred to during automatic translation.

This user dictionary access setting table 7
0, as shown in FIG. 12, sets an access right for referring to and editing a plurality of prepared user dictionaries 36. This is performed in order to prevent the translation accuracy from being lowered as a result of each user freely editing the plurality of user dictionaries 36 and using this for translation for the plurality of users. Each user is given a write permission and a read permission that can freely edit and refer to his / her own user dictionary. On the other hand, for a user dictionary owned by another user, translation processing can be performed with reference to the user dictionary, unless otherwise permitted, but usually, change of registration information is not permitted (readout). Permission only).

For example, as shown in FIG.
Is your own user dictionary 1 (general) and user dictionary 1
(Communication) has write permission and read permission, and these dictionaries can be used and edited. However, since the chemical dictionary of user 2 (user dictionary 2 (chemical)) has only read permission, Can only be referenced and used for translation. On the other hand, the user 2 has write permission and read permission for the user dictionary 2 (general) and the communication dictionary (user dictionary 1 (communication)) of the user 1, and uses and edits these dictionaries. be able to. The communication dictionary of the user 3 (user dictionary 3 (communication)) has read permission, and can be referred to and used for translation. The user 3 has three types of user dictionaries (general, communication,
Chemistry), and can edit them with write permission. In addition, user 1's communication dictionary (user dictionary 1)
(Communication)) has read permission and can be used for translation by reference.

Next, in the process of S18, it is determined whether or not another process such as printing or saving is instructed. If it is determined that the operation has been performed (S18: YES), the translation result is printed or the text data is printed. Or other processing (S20), and an end button 8 shown in FIG.
9 and click the end button (S19: YE
S), this process ends (S21). Note that S7 and S
After the processing of 12, S17, and S20 is performed, the process returns to S3, and the same processing is repeatedly performed. Incidentally, the print button (not shown) is operated without terminating, and thereafter, the end button 89 shown in FIG. 9 is clicked to terminate the processing (S2).
1).

Next, referring to FIG. 3 and FIG.
The processing on the 0 side will be described. When the automatic translation server software is started, the user dictionary 3
6. The user dictionary access setting table 70 is loaded so that it can be used (S30). When the user access right is set at the time of login of the client terminal 10, the setting is similarly performed here. Next, in S31, it is determined whether or not the processing command is for the main server 30 itself, and if it is an operation of the main server (S31:
YES), and it transfers to the process of S32.

The processing of the main server 30 itself relating to the present embodiment includes maintenance of the user dictionary 36. In this embodiment, since the user dictionary 36 is used for translation for a plurality of users, the user dictionary 3
6 are prepared. In order to prevent the translation accuracy from being reduced as a result of each user freely editing these, access rights are set for referring to and editing the user dictionary 36. FIG. 12 shows an access setting to the user dictionary 36. Each user has one or more user dictionaries 36. Even if the same user has a plurality of user dictionaries 36 depending on, for example, the field to be translated, and uses these for each translation, the translation accuracy can be improved.

For example, FIG. 13 shows an example of the user dictionary 36 specified in the communication field, and FIG. 14 shows an example of the user dictionary 36 specified in the chemical field. Also, as shown in FIG. 15 and FIG. 16, the target field can be registered for each headword of the user dictionary 36 to be one user dictionary 36. In addition, for example, a user dictionary for technical literature, a user dictionary for literary works, a user dictionary for conversational sentences, and the like can be set according to the style of the original sentence. Each user is given a write permission and a read permission that can freely edit and refer to the user dictionary 36 owned by the user.

On the other hand, with respect to the user dictionary 36 owned by another user, translation processing can be performed with reference to these, but change of registered information is not normally permitted (only reading is permitted). The user dictionary 36 is configured as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, and can have creator information as a feature of the present embodiment in addition to headwords, translations, and grammatical information, similarly to a normal translation dictionary. It has become. When writing permission of the user dictionary 36 is given to a person other than the owner, the user can change or delete the registration information by referring to the information of the creator at the time of editing.

Such a change of the user dictionary access setting may be performed by the main server 30 alone as part of the maintenance of the main server 30 or may be performed based on an instruction from the client terminal 10 separately from the translation instruction. May be configured. When there is an instruction to change the user dictionary access right as an operation of the main server 30 (S
32: YES), and changes the user dictionary access setting table shown in FIG. 12 (S33). For example, the user dictionary 2 (chemical) in which the user 1 has only the read permission only is changed to the write permission and the read permission access right, or the user 2 has the write permission and the read permission access right. For example, the user dictionary 1 (communication) is changed to an access right with only read permission. If the instruction is not a user dictionary access right change instruction (S32: NO), it is determined whether or not the processing is an end processing (S3).
4) If not completed (S34: NO), perform other processes instructed such as maintenance not related to translation (S36). If it is a termination process (S34: YES), the automatic translation server software is terminated (S35).

If the processing is not the processing of the main server 30 itself (S31: NO), it is determined whether there is a sub server 40 to be mounted (connected) (S37). The main server 30 has a specific port number (for example, 1251)
Is used to check whether the secondary server 40 exists. Here, too, it is determined whether the secondary server 40 to be used for the translation process is sufficient and whether the secondary server 40 to be added exists. to decide. If there is a secondary server 40 to be added (S37: YES), the secondary server 40
Is performed (S38). When there is no secondary server 40 to be mounted (S37: NO), and S38
After the mounting process, it is determined whether there is a secondary server 40 to be unmounted (disconnected) (S3).
9). This corresponds to a case where there is a secondary server 40 that is desired to be separated from the server system 50 for maintenance or the like, or a case where the number of translation servers is reduced and the number of secondary servers 40 is left.

If there is a secondary server 40 to be disconnected (S39: YES), unmount processing of the secondary server 40 is performed (S40). When there is no secondary server 40 to be unmounted (S39: NO), and after the unmounting process in S40, it is determined whether or not there is a login request from the client terminal 10 (S41), and if it is a login request (S41: YES). Then, it is determined whether the user has an access right to receive the translation service (S42). When there is no access right (S42: N
O) Here, the login is rejected (S43).
You may comprise so that it may progress to the process which sets an access right by giving a user ID. If the access right is granted (S42: YES), the client terminal 10 is permitted to log in to the server (S4).
4).

Next, it is determined whether or not the translated original is transmitted from the client terminal 10 (S45). If the translated original is transmitted (S45: YES), the translated original is transmitted to the secondary server 40 (S46). In addition, the main server 3
If the user dictionary 36 is not shared by the file 0 and the secondary server 40, it is determined whether or not the user dictionary 36 is transmitted to the secondary server 40 using a protocol such as FTP transfer (S47). When the transfer of the user dictionary 36 is necessary (S47: YES), the user dictionary information is transmitted from the main server 30 to the sub server 40 (S4).
8).

Next, the secondary server 4 receiving the translated original
0 performs a translation process with reference to the basic dictionary 42, the technical term dictionary 43, and the user dictionary 36 having access right or the user dictionary 44 (the contents are the same as the user dictionary 36) transferred from the main server 30. Waiting for the generated translation to be sent to the main server 30 (S4).
9, S50). If a translation is received (S50: YE
S), and transmits the translation to the client terminal 10 (S)
51). Here, if the translated original is encrypted because it contains confidential information, it is decrypted in the translation process of the secondary server 40 and the translated text is also encrypted, so the main server 30 is encrypted. The translation original is sent to the secondary server 40 as it is (S40), and the encrypted translation is received from the secondary server 40, and the client terminal 10
(S51).

If no translation is received (S50: N
O), and wait until it is received (S49). Secondary server 4
0 will be described later in detail. Also,
If the translation original has not been transmitted (S45: NO),
It is determined whether or not the edited data of the user dictionary 36 has been transmitted (S52). If there is the edited data of the user dictionary (S52: YES), the user dictionary 3 is determined based on the data.
6 is updated (S53). In the user dictionary update process, based on the user dictionary access setting table 70 shown in FIG.
Judge whether it is editing or not, and refuse to update the dictionary if there is no write permission. If there is no user dictionary editing data (S52: NO), it is determined whether there is a logout request (S54), and if there is a logout request (S54: YE).
S) The connection of the client is deleted (S5).
5). Here, the logout process is performed when there is a request, but the server may automatically perform the logout process when there is no response for a certain period of time.

Next, the processing on the secondary server 40 side will be described with reference to FIG. When the automatic translation server software is activated, a translation engine that performs an automatic translation process is activated as an initial setting (S101). Next, S102
Then, it is determined whether the processing command is for the secondary server 40 itself,
If it is the operation of the secondary server (S102: YE
S), the process proceeds to S103, and it is determined whether the process is an end process. If it is not an end process (S103: NO), the editing process of the basic dictionary 42 and the technical term dictionary 43 owned by the secondary server 40 and other processes instructed such as maintenance not related to translation are performed (S104). If it is a termination process (S103: YES), the secondary server 40 is unmounted (disconnected) from the primary server 30 (S1).
05), the secondary server is terminated (S106).

If the processing is not the processing of the sub server 40 itself (S102: NO), it is determined whether or not the main server 30 is already mounted (connected) (S10).
7) If not mounted yet (S107: N
O), mount processing (connection processing) to the main server 30 is performed (S108). By performing the mounting process, the sub server 40 can receive the original translation from the main server 30, perform the translation process, and return the translated sentence to the main server 30. Next, it is determined whether or not the translation original has been received from the main server 30 (S109). If it has been received (S109: YES),
It is determined whether the user dictionary 36 has been received (S1).
10). This is performed when the user dictionary 36 is not shared between the main server 30 and the sub server 40. When the user dictionary 36 is received, it is stored as the user dictionary 44 and loaded so that it can be used for translation processing (S111). Here, if the translated original sent from the main server 30 is encrypted for confidential information or the like, the original is decrypted (S112). Based on the decrypted original text, a basic dictionary 42, a technical term dictionary 43
The translation process is performed with reference to the loaded user dictionary 36 (S113). The details of the translation process will be described later. Next, if necessary, the translation is encrypted (S11).
4), and transmits it to the main server 30 (S116).

Next, S1 in the flowchart shown in FIG.
The translation process executed in step S13 to translate an original sentence in a first language (for example, Japanese) into a translated sentence in a second language (for example, English) will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. Although the designation of the first language and the second language is fixedly set by the translation server machine, it is also possible for the client terminal to select (not shown) at the time of login. Here, an example of translating from Japanese to English will be described. First, in S210, using a predetermined morphological analysis rule, a morphological analysis process is performed in which a dictionary is searched for words constituting an input sentence, words are cut out, and search information such as translated words and parts of speech are added to the morphological analysis results. I do.

In S220, the result of the morphological analysis processing is received, and an analysis processing for analyzing the structure of the Japanese language is performed using a predetermined analysis grammar. In the following S230,
Using a predetermined conversion grammar, a Japanese language structure analyzed by the analysis process is converted into an English structure, and a conversion process for replacing individual words with English is executed. Here, for the same character string, a dictionary is used in the order of the user dictionary 36, the technical term dictionary 43, and the basic dictionary 42. Therefore, prior to the processing, it is determined whether or not the user dictionary 36 is referred to first.
6 is selected. This selection may be configured so that the user specifies the user dictionary 36 in advance when instructing the translation, or the user may specify the target field or style when receiving the original sentence, The server 40 may select the user dictionary 36. Also, the main server 3
In the case where the user dictionary 36 is transferred to the secondary server 40 from 0 and stored as the user dictionary 44, the user dictionary 44, the technical term dictionary 43, and the basic dictionary 42 are used.
Dictionaries are used in this order. Therefore, prior to the processing, whether to refer to the user dictionary 44 or, if so, which of the plurality of user dictionaries 44 to refer to, is selected. This selection may be configured so that the user specifies the user dictionary 44 in advance when instructing the translation, or may be configured so that the user specifies the target field or style when the original text is received, and based on the specification, the secondary dictionary is set. The server 40 may select the user dictionary 44.

In S240, the word order of English is determined from the English structure converted by the conversion process using a predetermined generation grammar, an article peculiar to English is generated, or the word exists in the input sentence. Even if there is no output sentence, an essential sentence is supplemented to the output sentence, a tense, an aspect, a person, a numerical feature, and the like are processed, and a generation process for generating an output sentence composed of an English word string is executed. Then, in S250, for the English word string generated by the generation process using the predetermined morpheme generation rule, the plural forms of the noun, the past forms of the verb, the past participles, and the like are generated and output. The morpheme generation process for obtaining the sentence is executed, and the translation process ends.

As described above, according to the automatic translation system using the network of the present embodiment, the original text is input at the client terminal 10 and transmitted to the main server 30.
The original sentence is further sent to the sub server 40 for translation processing. Therefore, even when the translation requests from the client terminals 10 are concentrated, the translation processing capacity can be improved by increasing the number of the sub servers 40 connected to the main server 30. Can be reduced.

The user dictionary 36 is stored in the main server 30.
Are stored and managed collectively, so that the user does not need to register the user dictionary information in each secondary server 40 one by one, and complicated work such as synchronizing a plurality of user dictionaries 36 in the server system 50 can be performed. Not required. Further, since a request for translation and transmission of a translation are always performed via the main server 30, the client terminal 10 can request a translation service as if it were a single translation server and receive a translation result. .

The embodiments described above do not limit the present invention in any way, and it goes without saying that various modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, the main server 30 stores only the user dictionary 36 without having the basic dictionary 37 and the technical term dictionary 38, does not perform the translation process on the main server 30, and transfers the user dictionary 36 to the sub server 40 for translation. Processing may be performed.
The first language to be translated is not limited to Japanese, but may be any language. The second language is not limited to English, but may be any language.

[0059]

As described above, in the automatic translation system using the network according to the first aspect of the present invention, the translation source sent from the client terminal is received by the main server, and a plurality of translation originals received by the main server are received. Is translated by the secondary server, and the translation is transmitted to the client terminal via the primary server. Therefore, if the number of sub-servers connected to the main server is increased, automatic translation can be performed simultaneously and in parallel by the increased number, and the processing capacity will be dramatically improved. Service waiting time can be reduced. In addition, the user dictionary information is configured to be collectively managed by the main server. Further, since the request for translation and the transmission of the translated sentence are always performed via the main server, the client terminal side is as if it were a single device. You can request translation services as you would for a translation server and receive translation results.

Further, in the automatic translation system using the network according to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect of the present invention, the number of sub-servers connected to the main server is determined by the automatic translation service. You can increase or decrease without stopping. By freely stopping the secondary server, there is an advantage that the automatic translation service does not have to be stopped even when the secondary server is stopped for maintenance or the like. Furthermore, even when requests for the automatic translation server increase rapidly and the processing capacity needs to be improved, a secondary server can be added without stopping the automatic translation service itself, so that the processing capacity is smooth and flexible. Can be improved.

Further, in the automatic translation system using the network according to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first or second aspect of the present invention, the automatic translation system can be easily placed on the main server from the secondary server by file sharing. The user dictionary can be referred to and used for translation processing.

In the automatic translation system using the network according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first or second aspect, a firewall or the like exists between the main server and the sub server. Therefore, it is possible to cope with a case where dictionary file sharing cannot be performed. When the primary server and the secondary server are separated from each other by a firewall or a router on the network, the primary server and the secondary server may not be able to share files. In that case, using a protocol such as FTP transfer,
By transmitting the user dictionary from the main server to the sub server, the sub server can perform translation with reference to the user dictionary information stored in the sub server side user dictionary information storage means.

Further, in the automatic translation system using the network according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the automatic translation system according to any one of the first to fourth aspects,
When performing the translation process in the main server itself, the translation means of the main server translates the text information of the first language received from the client terminal into the second language with reference to the user dictionary information, the translation result transmission means, The translation result is transmitted to the client terminal. Therefore, when there is room for translation on the main server, translation can be performed on the main server. When there is no room for translation on the main server, translation can be performed by connecting to the sub server.

In the server for an automatic translation system using a network according to the present invention, on the main server side, the user dictionary information storage means stores the user dictionary information transmitted from the client terminal, The dictionary information transfer means transfers the user dictionary information stored in the user dictionary information storage means to the secondary server, and the text information transfer means transfers the first language text information transmitted from the client terminal to the secondary server. On the secondary server side, the secondary server-side user dictionary information storage means stores the user dictionary information transmitted from the primary server, and the translation means stores the first language text information transmitted from the primary server in the secondary server. The user dictionary information stored in the server-side user dictionary information storage means is referred to and translated into a second language, and the translation result transmitting means transmits the translation result translated by the translation means to the main server. Then, the translation result transfer means of the main server can receive the translation result translated by the sub server and transfer it to the client terminal. Therefore, if you increase the number of secondary servers connected to the primary server,
Automatic translation can be performed in parallel and at the same time, processing capacity can be dramatically improved, and the waiting time of a translation service for a client terminal can be reduced. In addition, the user dictionary information is configured to be collectively managed by the main server. Further, since the request for translation and the transmission of the translated sentence are always performed via the main server, the client terminal side is as if it were a single device. You can request translation services as you would for a translation server and receive translation results.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing a basic configuration of an automatic translation system using a network according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an outline of a processing flow on a client terminal side according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart (first half) illustrating an outline of a processing flow on a main server side according to the embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart (second half) illustrating an outline of a processing flow on a main server side according to the embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an outline of a processing flow on a secondary server side according to the embodiment;

FIG. 6 is an example of a display screen when the client software is activated.

FIG. 7 is an example of a display screen at the time of login of client software.

FIG. 8 is an example of a display screen of a translation original of client software.

FIG. 9 is an example of a display screen of a translation result of client software.

FIG. 10 is an example of a display screen for selecting a user dictionary of client software.

FIG. 11 is an example of a display screen for editing a user dictionary of client software.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram illustrating setting of an access right to a user dictionary.

FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram illustrating a data configuration of a user dictionary configured by specifying a field.

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram illustrating a data configuration of a user dictionary configured by specifying a field.

FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram illustrating a data configuration of a user dictionary having field information as registration information.

FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram illustrating a data configuration of a user dictionary having field information as registration information.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a translation process.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Client terminal 11 Personal computer 20 Internet 30 Main server 31 Workstation 36 User dictionary 37 Basic dictionary 38 Technical dictionary 39 External storage device 40 Secondary server 41 Workstation 42 Basic dictionary 43 Technical term dictionary 44 User dictionary 45 External storage device

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An automatic translation system using a network in which a client terminal, a main server, and a sub-server are connected via a network and the sub-server automatically translates the client terminal via the main server. A client terminal, a text input unit for inputting text information of a first language to be translated, a text display unit for displaying text information input by the text input unit, a word in a first language and a translated word in a second language; User dictionary information input means for inputting user dictionary information composed of part of speech information, user dictionary information display means for displaying user dictionary information input by the user dictionary information input means, and text information displayed on the text display means Text information transmitting means for transmitting to the main server, User dictionary information transmitting means for transmitting the user dictionary information displayed on the user dictionary information display means to the main server, wherein the main server stores the user dictionary information transmitted from the user dictionary information transmitting means. User dictionary information storage means, text information transfer means for transferring text information of the first language transmitted from the text information transmission means to a secondary server, and receiving a translation result translated by the secondary server, A translation result transfer unit that transfers the text information of the first language transmitted from the main server to a second language with reference to the user dictionary information. And a translation result transmitting means for transmitting a translation result translated by the translation means to the main server. Automatic translation system using a network that. 2. The automatic translation system using a network according to claim 1, wherein said main server has a management means for connecting or disconnecting a secondary server to make it unusable. 3. The automatic translation system using a network according to claim 1, wherein the user dictionary information is file-shared between the main server and the sub server. 4. The user dictionary information is transferred from the primary server to the secondary server, and the secondary server
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a secondary server-side user dictionary information storage unit that stores the user dictionary information, wherein translation is performed with reference to the user dictionary information stored in the secondary server-side user dictionary information storage unit. Or an automatic translation system using the network described in 2. 5. The main server, wherein the translation means translates text information in a first language received from a client terminal into a second language with reference to the user dictionary information, and translates a translation result translated by the translation means into the second language. The automatic translation system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a translation result transmission unit that transmits the translation result to a client terminal. 6. An automatic translation system server using a network in which a client terminal, a main server and a sub server are connected via a network, and the sub server performs automatic translation on the client terminal via the main server. The main server includes: a user dictionary information storage unit configured to store user dictionary information transmitted from a client terminal; and a user dictionary information transfer unit configured to transfer the user dictionary information stored in the user dictionary information storage unit to a secondary server. Means, text information transfer means for transferring the text information of the first language transmitted from the client terminal to the secondary server, translation result for receiving the translation result translated by the secondary server and transferring it to the client terminal Transfer means, wherein the secondary server is the primary server A secondary server side user dictionary information storage unit for storing the transmitted user dictionary information; and a first language text information transmitted from the main server stored in the secondary server side user dictionary information storage unit. Automatically using a network, comprising: translation means for translating into a second language with reference to user dictionary information; and translation result transmission means for transmitting a translation result translated by the translation means to the main server. Translation system server.