JP2004310256A - Translation dictionary management method and system, translation system, its program, and medium storing the program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable each department to regularly refer to translations of specific terms by integrally managing the translations of special terms managed by each department in one place. <P>SOLUTION: This translation system 10 edits a first translation dictionary 56 according to operation of an access terminal 51, converts the edited first translation dictionary 54 to a translation dictionary of general format such as CSV and transmits it to a center system 20. The center system 20 collects translation dictionaries of general format from each translation system 10, 10, 10 to edit an integrated dictionary of general format. The center system transmits the integrated dictionary to each translation system 10, 10, 10. Each translation system 10 fetches the integrated dictionary transmitted from the center system 20 to a second translation dictionary 11. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a translation dictionary management method and system, a translation system and a program thereof, and a medium storing the program, and more particularly to a system for sharing management of special terms for translation (jargon).
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, the special term management system for translation of related subsidiaries (hereinafter abbreviated as group affiliates), and branch offices and headquarters (hereinafter abbreviated as business divisions) existing in Japan and overseas are shown in FIG. 51, a division server 52 managed by the division, translation software 53 installed in the division server 52, an in-division dictionary 54 and a general / specialized dictionary 55 divided by the translation software 53. I have. The conventional special term management system for translation having such a configuration operates as follows. That is, when a member of the business unit registers, updates, or searches for a special term, the business unit terminal 51 accesses the business unit server 52 and the business unit dictionary 54 of the translation software 53 installed in the business unit server 52. Register, update, and search data. The registration / update / search of the general / specialized dictionary 55 is performed in the same procedure as the registration / update / search of the business unit dictionary 54.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 5, the management of special terms for translation (hereinafter abbreviated as “special terms”) of group affiliates and business divisions (hereinafter abbreviated as “divisions”) is performed by using commercially available translation software 53 purchased separately by each division. It has been separately installed and managed in the division server 52 of its own department. For this reason, only the special terms of the own department can be searched, and it is difficult to find out what special terms are managed by other departments. In addition, despite the fact that similar terms are already managed in other departments, the fact is not known. There is a waste due to duplication of labor such as registration in the business unit dictionary 54. Further, when searching for a special term, the business unit dictionary 54 and the general / specialized dictionary 55 must be searched separately, so that extra work is required even when searching.
[0004]
[Object of the invention]
An object of the present invention is to centrally manage special terms managed by each department in one place in order to avoid unnecessary labor consumption as described above, and to allow each department to constantly extract those special terms. I do.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a translation system and an access terminal to the translation system are provided for each translation dictionary file management entity, and a center system communicably connected to each translation system is provided. Among them, the translation dictionary file is divided into at least a first translation dictionary and a second translation dictionary. Then, the translation system edits the first translation dictionary in response to the operation of the access terminal, converts the edited first translation dictionary into a general-purpose translation dictionary such as a CSV format, and transmits the dictionary to the center system. Perform the steps. On the other hand, the center system performs a step of collecting translation dictionaries in a general format from each translation system and editing the set dictionary in the general format. Then, the center system performs a step of transmitting the set dictionary to each translation system. Thereafter, each translation system performs a step of incorporating the set dictionary transmitted from the center system into the second translation dictionary.
[0006]
According to this, the translation dictionary edited by the managing entity of each translation dictionary becomes a set dictionary in the center system and is reflected in the second translation dictionary of each managing entity, so that the translation edited by other departments The dictionary can be used effectively.
[0007]
Here, the translation system has a function of preferentially searching the first translation dictionary before searching the second translation dictionary when determining the search of the translation dictionary file based on the operation of the access terminal. Is desirable.
[0008]
According to this, the first translation dictionary edited by the own department can be preferentially referred to.
[0009]
With these, the above-mentioned object is to be achieved.
[0010]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
First, in FIG. 1, each department that manages a translation dictionary includes a business unit terminal 51 as an access terminal and a business unit server 10 as a translation system. Further, a computer system management center 20 is provided as a center system connected to all of these translation systems.
[0011]
The business unit terminal 51, the business unit server 10, and the computer system management center 20 are all configured by general computers. For example, the business unit terminal 51, the business unit server 10, and the computer system management center 20 are assumed to include all input / output devices, arithmetic devices, storage devices, communication devices, and the like that would be provided in a general computer. . The system for sharing special terms for translation shown in FIG. 1 is configured by, for example, an intranet or the like.
[0012]
Among these, the storage device of the business unit server 10 stores translation software 53, a translation dictionary file managed by the translation software 53, and a CSV intermediate file 12 constructed in CSV format as a general-purpose format. It has become so. Of these, the translation dictionary file is divided into a business unit dictionary 54 as a first translation dictionary, an in-house term dictionary 11 as a second translation dictionary, and a general / specialized dictionary 55 as a third translation dictionary. Stored.
[0013]
On the other hand, the computer system management center 20 includes access control means having a function of accessing the term dictionary DB 23 based on the data received from the business unit server 10. , A term dictionary DB 23 is stored. As shown in FIG. 2, the term dictionary DB 23 stores all-sector dictionary data 21d as a set dictionary, and the all-sector dictionary data 21d further includes a data group divided for each section. A certain business unit dictionary data 54d is stored.
[0014]
More specifically, in this embodiment, the business unit terminal 51 has a function of using the communication device of the business unit terminal 51 to access the business unit server 10 owned by the department.
[0015]
After receiving the access from the business unit terminal 51, the business unit server 10 uses the translation software 53 installed in the business unit server 10 to translate the special term required by the business unit terminal 51. To extract from various dictionaries (the in-house dictionary 54, the in-house term dictionary 11, the general / specialized dictionary 55, etc.) managed by the 53 and display them on the in-house terminal 51 using the communication device of the in-house server 10. It has the function of Another function of the division server 10 is to upload and download data of a special term to the computer system management center 20 using the communication device of the division server 10 according to an instruction of the division terminal 51. That is.
[0016]
The translation software 53 is a commercially available translation software which is installed in the storage device of the business unit server 10 by each department, and has a function of searching for special terms from various dictionaries managed by the translation software 53. In addition, a special term in the business unit dictionary 54 is edited, the business unit dictionary 54 is updated, and the CSV intermediate file 12 is created and exported from the data of the business unit dictionary 54. It also has a function of transferring to predetermined transfer software of the section server 10. Here, after receiving the exported CSV intermediate file 12, the predetermined transfer software associates the identifier of the department with the CSV intermediate file 12, and uses the communication device of the business unit server 10 to perform computer system management. Upload to the center 20. Also, when the predetermined transfer software downloads all department dictionary data 21d (see FIG. 2 for all department dictionary data 21d) from the computer system management center 20, the translation software 53 downloads all the departments downloaded to the translation software 53. Since the dictionary data 21d is passed, the dictionary data 21d for all departments is also imported and has a function of overwriting the entire company term dictionary 11.
[0017]
The business unit dictionary 54 is one of the dictionaries managed by the translation software 53, and is stored in the storage device of the business unit server 10, and stores special terms that are independently managed by the department. The in-house term general dictionary 11 is one of the dictionaries managed by the translation software 53, and is stored in the storage device of the division server 10, and stores special terms managed by all departments. The general / specialized dictionary 55 is one of the dictionaries managed by the translation software 53 and is stored in the storage device of the business unit server 10 and stores special terms provided by the translation software. The CSV intermediate file 12 is a file in the CSV format, and is a file created in the storage device of the business unit server 10 by the translation software 53 in order to exchange data between the translation software 53 and the term dictionary DB 23. is there. Further, the CSV intermediate file 12 can be created by another system instead of the translation software 53.
[0018]
On the other hand, the computer system management center 20 is installed at an arbitrary place and includes an access control unit 22. In the storage device of the computer system management center 20, a term dictionary DB 23 for storing special terms of the business unit internal dictionary 54 of each department is stored. Then, the computer system management center 20 uses the access control means 22 provided in the computer system management center 20, analyzes the data uploaded from each section by the access control means, and updates the term dictionary DB 23 with the result. The special term data stored in the term dictionary DB 23 is extracted by the access control means 22 provided in the computer system management center 20, and the extracted special term data is transmitted to the communication device of the computer system management center 20. And has a function of downloading to the division server 10 of each department. The access control unit 22 is a unit realized by executing a program by an arithmetic unit of the computer system management center 20, and has a function of accessing the term dictionary DB 23 based on data received from the business unit server 10. I have.
[0019]
As shown in FIG. 2, special section data of all sections is stored in all section dictionary data 21d stored in the term dictionary DB 23, and the special term data of all sections is classified by section. Stored. Each of the data groups divided by department is referred to as a business unit dictionary data 54d, and an identifier for each department is set in advance in each business unit dictionary data 54d, and the business unit dictionary data 54d is The data of the special term of the department having the same identifier as the set identifier is stored. Here, basically, data of special terms of one department is stored in one business unit dictionary data 54d.
[0020]
Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
[0021]
When each department wants to edit a special term managed by its own department, first, the communication device of the business unit terminal 51 accesses the storage device of the business unit server 10 and runs the translation software 53. The translation software 53 manages three dictionaries: a business unit dictionary 54, an in-house term dictionary 11, and a general / specialized dictionary 55. The translation software 53 stores special terms managed by its own department. The business unit dictionary 54 is opened using the arithmetic unit of the business unit server 10 to edit special terms. After editing, the translation software 53 updates the dictionary 54 within the business unit, creates and exports the CSV intermediate file 12 in the storage device of the business server 10, and then stores the CSV intermediate file 12 in the predetermined format of the business server 10. To the transfer software. After receiving the exported CSV intermediate file 12, the predetermined transfer software associates the CSV intermediate file 12 with the identifier of the department and uses the communication device of the business unit server 10 to transmit the CSV intermediate file 12 to the computer system management center 20. The CSV intermediate file 12 for which the export and the association of the identifier have been completed is uploaded to the access control means 22. After receiving the CSV intermediate file 12 for which export and association of the identifier have been completed, the access control means 22 reads the identifier to determine which department the CSV intermediate file 12 belongs to, and as shown in FIG. From the term dictionary DB 23 stored in the storage device of the management center 20, the in-business dictionary data 54d in which the same identifier as the department is set is selected. Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the data of the CSV intermediate file 12 for which the export and the association of the identifier have been completed is overwritten on the selected in-house dictionary data 54d. After the access control means 22 confirms that the overwriting has been completed normally, the access control means 22 stores the data in the term dictionary DB 23 using the communication device of the computer system management center 20, as shown in FIG. The downloaded section dictionary data 21d is downloaded to predetermined transfer software managed by the section that edited the special term. The predetermined transfer software passes the downloaded data of all department dictionary data 21d to the translation software 53. The translation software 53 imports the received data of all department dictionary data 21 d and overwrites the imported data of all department dictionary data 21 d to the in-house term dictionary 11 managed by the translation software 53. As can be understood from the above embodiment, when each department edits its own in-house dictionary 54 and uploads it to the term dictionary DB 23, the in-house term dictionary 11 of its own department is automatically updated to the latest information. become. Also, the computer management center 20 periodically downloads all department dictionary data 21d existing in the term dictionary DB 23 to all departments to the internal term dictionary 11 of each department. Special terms can be shared.
[0022]
The first effect of this embodiment is that the access control means and the term dictionary DB are provided in the computer system management center, and the special term data of all departments are centrally managed by the computer system management center. The point is that it became easy to grasp the terms. For example, conventionally, the management of special terms is performed individually for each section, and there is a problem that it is difficult to grasp the special terms of other sections. However, according to the present invention, as a result of centralized management of special terms of all departments at one place, special terms managed by all departments can be referred to while being in their own department. Further, since the data of the special terms of each department stored in the term dictionary DB are all stored as an exported CSV intermediate file, the problem of compatibility between translation software is solved as a result, and different departments are used. Special terms managed by different translation software can be referenced at any time without worrying about the compatibility of the translation software.
[0023]
The second effect of the present embodiment is that when each department accesses the term dictionary DB, the access control means always determines the department that has accessed it and updates it within the authority of that department. This is to prevent unauthorized access and falsification of special terms managed by other departments.
[0024]
The third effect of the present embodiment is that, since the data of the special terms of all departments are downloaded from time to time in the entire internal term dictionary owned by each department, the term dictionary of the computer system management center is used when searching for special terms. The point is that it is not necessary to access the DB one by one, and the time for searching for a special term can be reduced. Assuming that special terms of all departments are managed only in the term dictionary DB of the computer management center, each department needs to access the term dictionary DB one by one when searching for special terms managed by other departments. It is expected that a considerable amount of time and labor will be wasted.
[0025]
Next, a dictionary search function in the business unit server 10 as a translation system will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0026]
As shown in FIG. 3, the system includes a business unit terminal 51, a business unit server 10, a translation software 53 installed in the business unit server, a business unit dictionary 54 managed by the translation software 53, It is composed of an in-house general term dictionary 11 and a general / specialized dictionary 55. Here, the translation software 53 has a function of searching various dictionaries, such as the in-business dictionary 54, the in-house term dictionary 11 and the general / specialized dictionary 55, which are managed by the translation software 53. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of the search processing performed by the translation software 53. In this flowchart, it is assumed that the operation of the translation software 53 for searching various dictionaries and determining the search results is performed by the arithmetic unit of the business unit server 10. In addition, the operation of the business unit terminal 51 accessing the business unit server 10 and the operation of the business unit server 10 displaying the search result on the business unit terminal 51 are performed using the communication devices owned by each of them. Things. As the operation of the present embodiment, first, the business unit terminal 51 accesses the business unit server 10, and the accessed business unit server 10 stores the business unit server 10 based on the instruction received from the business unit terminal 51. A special term to be searched is specified to the installed translation software 53 (S1). Upon receiving the search instruction, the translation software 53 first searches the business unit dictionary 54 with priority (S2). The translation software 53 determines whether or not the search target exists (S3). If the search target does exist, the translation software 53 transmits data for displaying the search result on the business unit terminal 51 (S4). To end. If there is no search target, the translation software 53 preferentially searches the in-house term dictionary 11 (S5). It is determined whether the search target exists (S6). If the search target exists, data for displaying the search result on the business unit terminal 51 is transmitted (S7), and the search ends. If there is no search target, the translation software 53 further searches the general / specialized dictionary 55 (S8). It is determined whether the search target exists (S9). If the search target exists, data for displaying the search result on the business unit terminal 51 is transmitted (S10), and the search ends. If the search target does not exist, the translation software 53 displays a message to the effect that the search target does not exist on the business unit terminal 51 (S11), and ends the search.
[0027]
The effect of the present embodiment is that all the dictionaries can be automatically searched without having to search for each dictionary as in the past, so that it is possible to save time and effort, and that the business owned by one's own department Since the internal dictionary 54 is preferentially searched, the past translation examples of the own department can be preferentially referred to, and the search time can be shortened compared to searching the in-house term dictionary 11 from the beginning. Is mentioned.
[0028]
Here, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, a third translation dictionary, a general / specialized dictionary, may not exist, or may be another type of dictionary.
[0029]
【The invention's effect】
Since the present invention is configured and functions as described above, according to this, the first translation dictionary edited by the managing entity of each translation dictionary becomes a set dictionary in the center system, and the second Is reflected in the translation dictionary, so that the translation dictionary edited in another section can be used effectively.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an entire system showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a computer system management center shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for describing a translation dictionary search function in a business unit server shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a translation dictionary search function in a business unit server.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of a conventional system for sharing special terms for translation.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Division server (translation system)
11 In-house dictionary (second translation dictionary)
12 CSV intermediate file (translation dictionary in general format)
20 Computer System Management Center (Center System)
23 Term dictionary DB (stores set dictionary)
51 Business unit terminals (access terminals)
54 Business unit dictionary (first translation dictionary)

Claims (9)

A translation system and an access terminal to the translation system are provided for each management entity of the translation dictionary file, and a center system communicably connected to each translation system is provided.
In the translation dictionary management system, the translation dictionary file is divided into at least a first translation dictionary and a second translation dictionary.
The translation system edits the first translation dictionary in response to the operation of the access terminal, converts the edited first translation dictionary into a general-purpose translation dictionary such as a CSV format, and converts the edited first translation dictionary into the center system. Sending,
The center system collects the translation dictionary in the general format from the translation systems and edits the set dictionary in the general format;
Transmitting the set dictionary to each of the translation systems,
A step in which each of the translation systems takes in the set dictionary transmitted from the center system into the second translation dictionary;
A translation dictionary management method characterized by including: When the translation system decides to search the translation dictionary file based on the operation of the access terminal, the translation system preferentially searches the first translation dictionary before searching the second translation dictionary. 2. The translation dictionary management method according to claim 1, wherein: A translation system and an access terminal to the translation system are provided for each management entity of the translation dictionary file, and a center system communicably connected to each translation system is provided.
The translation dictionary file is a translation dictionary management system configured to be divided into at least a first translation dictionary and a second translation dictionary,
The translation system edits the first translation dictionary in response to the operation of the access terminal, converts the edited first translation dictionary into a general-purpose translation dictionary such as a CSV format, and converts the edited first translation dictionary into the center system. Having a function of transmitting, and a function of taking in the set dictionary transmitted from the center system into the second translation dictionary,
The center system has a function of collecting the translation dictionary in the general-purpose format from each of the translation systems and editing the set dictionary in the general-purpose format, and a function of transmitting the set dictionary to each of the translation systems. Characterized translation dictionary management system. When the translation system decides to search the translation dictionary file based on the operation of the access terminal, the translation system preferentially searches the first translation dictionary before searching the second translation dictionary. 4. The translation dictionary management system according to claim 3, wherein: A translation system that includes a translation dictionary file configured to be divided into at least a first translation dictionary and a second translation dictionary, is provided for each management entity of the translation dictionary file, and is communicably connected to a center system. So,
The arithmetic unit of this translation system is
After editing the first translation dictionary in response to an operation of an access terminal provided for each of the management entities, the edited first translation dictionary is converted into a general-purpose translation dictionary such as a CSV format, and Sending to the system;
In the center system, a set dictionary of the general format edited by collecting and editing the translation dictionary of the general format from the translation system of each dictionary management entity is received from the center system, and the set dictionary is stored in the second translation dictionary. And the steps to import into
Translation system characterized by performing. When the translation system decides to search the translation dictionary file based on the operation of the access terminal, the translation system preferentially searches the first translation dictionary before searching the second translation dictionary. 6. The translation system according to claim 5, wherein A translation system that includes a translation dictionary file configured to be divided into at least a first translation dictionary and a second translation dictionary, is provided for each management entity of the translation dictionary file, and is communicably connected to a center system. ,
In the operation unit of this translation system,
After editing the first translation dictionary in response to an operation of an access terminal provided for each of the management entities, the edited first translation dictionary is converted into a general-purpose translation dictionary such as a CSV format, and Sending to the system;
In the center system, a set dictionary of the general format edited by collecting and editing the translation dictionary of the general format from the translation system of each dictionary management entity is received from the center system, and the set dictionary is stored in the second translation dictionary. And the steps to import into
A translation system program characterized by executing In the translation system,
When the search of the translation dictionary file is determined based on the operation of the access terminal, a process of preferentially searching the first translation dictionary is performed before searching the second translation dictionary. A program for a translation system according to claim 7. A medium on which the program according to claim 7 or 8 is recorded.

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