JP2005014237A - Translation method at copying machine, program and copying machine with external translation function part - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To translate and print out a printing object document in an original language to the document in a required target language by the minimum investment. <P>SOLUTION: In a copying machine for outputting by translating the printing object document in a first language to a second language, a translation processing device 3 which is an external translation function part is set via a footwork 2 in a complex type copying machine 1 to be a body as well. The translation processing device 3 carries out translation processing in accordance with a translation request from the complex type copying machine 1, and returns the translation result. The complex type copying machine 1 outputs the result as a printing document described in the second language. Thus a translation method at the copying machine is provided, which realizes the highly functional copying machine while the complex type copying machine 1 has the simple configuration. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a copy translation system for copying a document in a language other than, for example, a language other than the native language into, for example, a language in the native language through external translation, a translation method and a program in the copying machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, with the globalization of society, the circulation of documents written in languages other than their native language is increasing. In addition, the digitization of documents has progressed remarkably, but the proportion of printed documents is still large. Among these documents, when trying to obtain a document described in a language other than the native language as a document in the native language according to the user's request, several translation methods are considered as follows. .
[0003]
One method is to convert a document written in a language other than the native language into an electronic document on a computer, translate it into the native language using a translation system, and then copy the required number of translated documents with a copier. It is a method to do.
[0004]
Another method is to propose a method for translating documents written in a language other than your native language, as part of the enhancement of the functions of the copier (digitalization, multi-function). Has been.
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 04-77965 A
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the translation method using the former translation system can convert documents in languages other than the native language on the computer to electronic documents when the amount of documents in languages other than the native language is small. Providing a translation system to translate an electronic document into its native language takes time to obtain a printed document in the native language, and there are cases where it is judged that there is an excessive investment. There are situations where it is difficult to purchase.
[0007]
On the other hand, the latter method of translating with a translation program installed on a high-performance copier requires an excessive performance of the copier in order to perform the translation process, and thus the original function of the copier, including trouble, is obstructed. There are also problems that can occur. In addition, as a result of installing the translation program in the copying machine, the copying machine that is widely spread to users is expensive and not practical regardless of the amount of translation usage.
[0008]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. A translation method, a program, and an external translation function unit in a copier that translates a document to be printed in an original language into a document in a desired target language and prints it out with a minimum investment. An object of the present invention is to provide a copier having the same.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
(1) In order to solve the above problem, a translation method in a copier having an external translation function unit through a network in a composite type copier, which is externally set based on translation request destination data set in advance or directly input A line connection step for connecting a communication line with the translation processing apparatus of the first document, a document reading step for reading a document to be printed written in a first language, and a translation request together with the data read in the document reading step to the translation processing apparatus A data transmission / reception step for transmitting and receiving the translation result data translated into the second language, and a printing processing step for printing the translation result data received in the data transmission / reception step.
[0010]
By adopting such a translation method in the copying machine, it is possible to realize high functionality such as printing the document to be printed in the first language as a document in the second language without the copying machine having a translation function.
[0011]
Note that it is optional to recognize image data obtained by scanning on the copying machine side on the copying machine side or character recognition on the translation processing apparatus side.
[0012]
In addition, if a function for setting an output format is provided on the copying machine side and the output format data is transmitted to the translation processing device side together with image data or document data of the document to be printed in the first language, Since the translation result data is edited based on the data and returned to the copier, the print document can be output according to the preference of the operator and the status of print document storage management.
[0013]
Further, a marking detection step for detecting a marking attached to the first language data transmitted by the data transmission / reception step on the translation processing device side, and data described in the marking portion detected by the detection step Character string extraction step for extracting a character string, translation processing step for translating the character string data extracted in this extraction step into a second language, data in the first language not marked with the marking and translation with a marking If the translation method includes a step of returning the translation result data composed of the processed second language to the data transmission / reception step, the translation processing device can be requested to translate only a specific sentence in the first language, and the communication Cost reduction and communication efficiency can be improved.
[0014]
Further, when receiving the translation start data received in the data transmission / reception step, the copying machine side stores an internal network based on the stored print start notification destination data. The operator who requested printing receives a print start notification of the translation result data by providing a print start notification step of notifying the notification destination terminal connected to the printer of the print start and passing the translation result data to the print processing step. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the risk that the printed document is exposed to the eyes of a third party.
[0015]
Furthermore, if the copier sets a preset print start time and starts printing when this time comes, even if it receives translation result data from the translation processing device, it temporarily stores it and starts printing. Since the translation result data is printed out when the time elapses, the operator who requested printing can perform the necessary work in a planned manner, and can contribute to the efficiency of the work.
[0016]
Further, when printing the document to be printed in the first language on the document in the second language, if the notification destination data for notifying the intermediate progress state is stored in advance, the intermediate processing notification including the completion of translation is sent from the translation processing device. It is possible to receive the translation result data, and it is possible to visit the operator who requested the printing in accordance with the timing of receiving and printing the translation result data.
[0017]
Further, if a FAX communication function unit or a mail transmission function unit is provided instead of the printing process, the operator who has requested printing can receive and print out the translation result data while staying there.
[0018]
(2) A program according to the present invention is based on translation request destination data set in advance or directly input to a print processing computer that prints a print target document described in a first language as a second language document. A line connection processing function for connecting a communication line with an external translation processing apparatus, a document reading function for reading a document to be printed written in a first language after the connection of the communication line, and a document reading function for reading Data transmission function for transmitting a translation request together with data and language designation data to the translation processing device, and data for receiving translation result data translated into the second language based on the language designation data sent from the translation processing device It is intended to realize at least a reception function and a print processing function for printing translation result data received by the reception function.
[0019]
By using such a program, the copier side can print out the translation result data translated into the second language without having a translation function.
[0020]
If the output format is set in advance and transmitted to the translation processing apparatus together with the image data or document data read from the document to be printed, the translation result data edited according to the preference of the operator who requested printing is acquired and printed out. It becomes possible.
[0021]
(3) A copying machine having an external translation function unit according to the present invention is provided with a translation processing device as an external translation function unit through a network in a composite type copying machine having at least a scanning unit and a data communication unit,
This translation processing apparatus extracts a marking character detecting means for detecting a marking attached to data transmitted from the composite copying machine, and a data character string described in the marking portion detected by the detecting means. A character string extraction means, a translation processing means for translating the character string data extracted by the extraction means into a second language, a first language data not marked with the marking, and a translation processed second marked with the marking And a means for transmitting translation result data composed of language data to the composite copying machine.
[0022]
With such a configuration, it is possible to request the translation processing device to translate only a specific sentence in the first language, thereby reducing communication costs and improving communication efficiency.
[0023]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0024]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a copying machine having an external translation function unit according to the present invention.
[0025]
The copying machine having the external translation function unit is a translation processing device 3 that is an external translation function unit via a network 2 such as a wired or wireless Internet, a dedicated line, etc., to the composite copying machine 1 that prints out a document to be printed. Is connected.
[0026]
The composite copying machine 1 includes a scanning unit 5 that reads a print target document 4 that is printed or handwritten in a language other than the native language (hereinafter referred to as an original language), for example, and the scanning unit 5. Data that receives the translation result data translated into, for example, a native language (hereinafter referred to as a target language), which is a required second language to be received after the transmission, is transmitted to the translation request destination. A communication unit 6; a printing unit 7 that prints image data read by the scanning unit 5 and translation result data received by the data communication unit 6; and a CPU that controls the entire components according to a predetermined processing procedure. The print processing control unit 8 is configured, and a recording medium 9 on which a translation printing program that defines a predetermined processing procedure is mounted. Reference numeral 10 denotes a print document. In the data communication unit 6, translation request destination data of the translation processing device 3 that is a translation request destination, for example, a URL (Uniform Resource Locator), or the like is set in advance, or if it is not set in advance, the print operator It is assumed that translation request destination data is input by.
[0027]
On the other hand, the translation processing device 3 is a server type translation system, and a conventionally known technique is used. At least a dictionary for converting an original language into a target language, a translation dictionary unit for storing grammar rules, a composite type A data communication unit that transmits / receives image data and translation result data to / from the copying machine 1 and a translation processing unit that translates the original language into the target language according to a required translation program are provided.
[0028]
The data communication unit uses a TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) / IP (Internet Protocol) protocol, an HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) protocol, a Web application interface, or other required communication software. It has a function of exchanging document data with the device 3.
[0029]
Next, a translation method and a series of processing procedures by a program in the copying machine according to the present invention using the above copying machine will be described with reference to FIG.
[0030]
The multi-function copying machine 1 reads a translation printing program stored in the recording medium 9 and executes predetermined processing according to the program.
[0031]
First, the operator executes line connection processing using the HTTP protocol or the like based on preset translation request destination data (S1), and establishes a communication line with the translation processing apparatus 3 as a server (line Connection step, line connection processing function). Subsequently, when the operator inputs information necessary for translation processing, for example, a translation instruction (initial condition setting) including designation of a target language to be a translation target language (S2), the information is temporarily stored. At this time, the operator may input an original language that is a language described in the print target document 4.
[0032]
After setting the predetermined conditions as described above, when the print processing control unit 8 detects that the print target document 4 is set in the copying machine 1, the print processing control unit 8 sends a reading instruction to the scan unit 5 to print The document 4 is sequentially read (S3: document reading step, document reading function), and the original language is determined from the read image data (S4: original language determining step, original language determining function). This original language determination is performed when the operator does not input a language instruction.
[0033]
At this time, since the communication line is already connected to the translation processing apparatus 3 and the translation instruction is set as the initial condition, the print processing control unit 8 sends the communication instruction to the data communication unit 6. The data communication unit 6 transmits to the network 2 a translation request including the original language / target language designation data determined at the time of reading or specified at the initial condition and the image data read by the scanning unit 5 (S5: data transmission step) , Data transmission function). Note that the image data read by the scanning unit 5 may be transmitted in a sequential manner at the stage of reading, or after confirming that the image data has been completely read, or after a lapse of time defined by a timer.
[0034]
On the other hand, in the translation processing device 3, when image data is received by the data communication unit through a communication line formed on the network 2, it is transferred to the translation processing unit. This translation processing unit translates to the target language according to the dictionary and grammar rules stored in the translation dictionary unit according to the original language / target language sent along with the image data, and the data communication unit is currently translating or completely translated Later, the translation result data is transmitted to the composite copying machine 1 through the network 2.
[0035]
When the data communication unit 6 of the composite copying machine 1 receives the translation result data through the communication line (S6: translation result receiving step, translation result receiving function), the print processing control unit 8 issues a print instruction to the printing unit 7. Then, the translation result data during or after the reception is printed and the print document 10 is output (S7: print processing step, print processing function).
[0036]
When printing the document 4 to be printed, if a translation instruction (initial condition setting) including designation of a target language is not input, scan processing and printing processing are executed according to a conventional general copy printing function.
[0037]
Therefore, according to the above embodiment, for example, when a document in a language other than the native language is to be printed in the native language, the translation is requested to the external translation processing device 3 through the network 2 and the translation is performed. Since the translation result is received from the processing device 3 and printed, the copying machine itself can be printed in the form of a document described in, for example, a native language while the copying machine itself has a relatively simple configuration, and the high functionality of the copying machine is sufficiently achieved. it can. Further, since the copying machine itself does not have a translation processing function, troubles can be reduced, and an inexpensive product can be realized.
[0038]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of a copying machine having an external translation function unit according to the present invention. In the figure, the same or equivalent parts as those shown in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be given in FIG.
[0039]
In the copying machine having the external translation function unit, a translation processing device 3 as an external translation function unit is connected to a composite type copying machine 1 that prints and outputs a print target document 4 through a network 2 as in FIG. As in FIG. 1, the multifunction copying machine 1 includes a scanning unit 5, a data communication unit 6, a printing unit 7 that prints image data read by the scanning unit 5 and translation result data received by the data communication unit 6. The printing process control unit 8 includes a CPU that controls the entire unit, and a recording medium 9 that includes a translation printing program that defines a predetermined processing procedure.
[0040]
On the other hand, the translation processing apparatus 3 is a server type translation system, and a conventionally known technique is used, but at least characters from image data transmitted from the translation dictionary unit, the data communication unit, and the composite copying machine 1 are extracted. A character recognition unit 31 and a translation processing unit 32 for recognition are provided, and a reference pattern storage unit 33 for storing a character reference pattern for recognizing characters from image data and other required reference patterns is provided. It is also possible to recognize characters using OCR (Optical Character Reader) software.
[0041]
Next, a translation method and a series of processing procedures by the program in the copying machine according to the present invention using the above copying machine will be described with reference to FIG.
[0042]
The operator executes line connection processing using HTTP protocol or the like based on preset translation request destination data (S1), and establishes a communication line with the translation processing device 3 as a server (line connection step). , Line connection processing function). Subsequently, when the operator inputs information necessary for the translation processing and a translation instruction (initial condition setting) including designation of the target language (S2), the information is temporarily stored. At this time, the operator may input and specify an original language that is a language described in the print target document 4.
[0043]
After setting the predetermined conditions as described above, when the print processing control unit 8 detects that the print target document 4 is set in the copying machine 1, the print processing control unit 8 sends a reading instruction to the scan unit 5 to print The document 4 is sequentially read (S3: document reading step, document reading function), and the original language is determined from the read image data (S4: original language determining step, original language determining function). This original language determination is performed when the operator does not input a language instruction.
[0044]
At this time, since the line of the network 2 is already connected to the translation processing device 3 and the translation instruction is set as the initial condition, the print processing control unit 8 sends the communication instruction to the data communication unit 6. To do. The data communication unit 6 transmits to the network 2 a translation request including the original language / target language designation data determined at the time of reading or specified at the initial condition and the image data read by the scanning unit 5 (S5: data transmission step) , Data transmission function).
[0045]
On the other hand, in the translation processing device 3, when the image data is received by the data communication unit through the network 2, the character recognition unit 31 refers to the original language reference pattern registered in the reference pattern storage unit 33, and character feature parts and the like The characters in the original language are recognized in consideration, and are sequentially stored in an appropriate memory (S8). Thereafter, the translation processing unit 32 converts the document of each character recognized by the character recognition unit 31 into the target language according to the dictionary and grammar rules stored in the translation dictionary storage unit based on the original language / target language designation data. The data is translated (S9), and the translation result data during translation or completely after translation is transmitted from the data communication unit to the copying machine 1 through the network 2.
[0046]
When the data communication unit 7 of the composite copying machine 1 receives the translation result data through the network 2 (S6: translation result receiving step, translation result receiving function), the print processing control unit 8 instructs the printing unit 7 to print. Print processing is executed during reception or after completion of reception (S7: print processing step, print processing function).
[0047]
Note that when printing the document 4 to be printed, if there is no translation instruction (initial condition setting) including designation of the target language, scan processing and printing processing are executed according to a conventional general copy printing function.
[0048]
Therefore, according to the embodiment as described above, the same function and effect as in FIG. 1 can be obtained.
[0049]
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing still another embodiment of a copying machine having an external translation function unit according to the present invention. In the figure, the same or equivalent parts as those shown in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be given in FIG.
[0050]
This copier is the same as that shown in FIG. 1 in that a translation processing device 3 that is an external translation function unit is connected to a composite copier 1 that prints out a print target document 4 via a network 2.
[0051]
As in FIG. 1, the composite copying machine 1 includes a scanning unit 5, a data communication unit 6, a printing unit 7, and a CPU that controls each component according to a translation printing program recorded on a recording medium 9. A print processing control unit 8 is provided. Detailed actions and functions of these components 5 to 8 will be described with reference to FIG.
[0052]
In this composite copying machine 1, the difference from FIG. 1 in particular is that a character recognition unit 11 for recognizing characters from image data read by the scanning unit 5 and a reference pattern for storing a character reference pattern and other required reference patterns. A storage unit 12 is provided.
[0053]
On the other hand, the translation processing apparatus 3 is a server-type translation system similar to that shown in FIG. 1, and a conventionally known system is used. The translation processing apparatus 3 includes at least a translation dictionary unit, a data communication unit, and a translation processing unit. It has a function to translate the data sent from 1 to the requested translation into the required target language.
[0054]
Next, a translation method and a series of processing procedures of the program in the translator according to the present invention using the above copying machine will be described with reference to FIG.
[0055]
The operator executes line connection processing using HTTP protocol or the like based on preset translation request destination data (S1), and establishes a communication line with the translation processing device 3 as a server (line connection step). , Line connection processing function). Subsequently, when the operator inputs information necessary for the translation process, for example, a translation instruction (initial condition setting) including designation of a target language as a translation language (S2), the information is temporarily stored. At this time, the operator may input and specify the original language that is the language described in the print target document 4.
[0056]
After setting the predetermined conditions as described above, when the print processing control unit 8 detects that the print target document 4 is set in the copying machine 1, the print processing control unit 8 sends a reading instruction to the scan unit 5 to print The document 4 is sequentially read (S3: document reading step, document reading function), and the original language is determined from the read image data (S4: original language determining step, original language determining function).
[0057]
After specifying the original language as described above, when the print processing control unit 8 instructs the character recognition processing, the character recognition unit 11 uses the reference pattern storage unit 12 based on the image data read by the scanning unit 5. Referring to the original language reference pattern registered in the above, the characters of the original language are recognized in consideration of the character features and the like, and sequentially stored in a memory (not shown) (S11: Character recognition processing step, character recognition processing function) ).
[0058]
At this time, since the line of the network 2 is already connected to the translation processing device 3 and the translation instruction is set as the initial condition, the print processing control unit 8 sends the communication instruction to the data communication unit 6. To do. The data communication unit 6 transmits to the network 2 a translation request including the original language / target language designation data determined at the time of reading or specified at the initial condition and the image data read by the scanning unit 5 (S5: data transmission step) , Data transmission function).
[0059]
On the other hand, in the translation processing device 3, when the image data is received by the data communication unit through the network 2, it is transferred to the translation processing unit. This translation processing unit translates to the target language according to the dictionary and grammar rules stored in the translation dictionary storage unit according to the original language / target language sent together with the image data, and is being translated or completely translated from the data communication unit After completion, the translation result data is transmitted to the composite copying machine 1 through the network 2.
[0060]
When the data communication unit 6 of the composite copying machine 1 receives the translation result data through the network 2 (S6: translation result receiving step, translation result receiving function), the print processing control unit 8 issues a print instruction to the printing unit 7. Then, the translation result data during the reception or after the completion of the reception is printed and the print document 10 is output (S7: print processing step, print processing function).
[0061]
When printing the document 4 to be printed, if a translation instruction (initial condition setting) including designation of a target language is not input, scan processing and printing processing are executed according to a conventional general copy printing function.
[0062]
Therefore, according to the embodiment as described above, in addition to the same operational effects as in FIG. 1, for example, compared with the case of transmitting image data, the data communication amount is reduced, the communication cost is reduced, and the transmission efficiency is reduced. Can be improved.
[0063]
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing still another embodiment of a copying machine having an external translation function unit according to the present invention. In the figure, the same or equivalent parts as those shown in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be given in FIG.
[0064]
In this copying machine, a translation processing device 3 is connected via a network 2 to a compound copying machine 1 that prints out a document 4 to be printed. Of these, the compound copying machine 1 scans in the same manner as in FIGS. A print processing control unit 8 including a CPU that controls each component unit according to a translation printing program recorded in the unit 5, the data communication unit 6, the printing unit 7, and the recording medium 9 is provided. Detailed functions of these components 5 to 8 will be described in FIGS.
[0065]
In this multi-function copying machine 1, particularly different from FIG. 1, an output format designation input unit 13 for inputting and storing output format data as a translation result is provided.
The output format designation input unit 13 is determined within the range of the editing output function of the translation processing device 3, and the operator knows the editing output function range of the translation processing device 3 in advance, Thus, at least one output format is designated and input.
[0066]
On the other hand, the translation processing apparatus 3 is a server-type translation system similar to that shown in FIG. 1, and a conventionally known system is used, and at least the transmission data from the translation dictionary unit, the data communication unit, and the composite copying machine 1 is output. A translation processing unit for editing and outputting based on the format data is provided.
[0067]
Next, a series of processing procedures of the translation method and program in the translator according to the present invention using the copying machine as described above will be described with reference to FIG.
[0068]
First, prior to printing the print target document 4, for example, line connection processing is executed using the HTTP protocol or the like based on preset translation request destination data (S 1), and the translation processing device 3 serving as a server is connected. Communication line is established (line connection step, line connection processing function). Subsequently, when the operator inputs a translation instruction (initial condition setting) including designation of output format data set by the output format designation input unit 13 in addition to information necessary for translation processing, for example, a target language serving as a translation language ( S2 ′: output format designation input step), and temporarily stores these pieces of information. At this time, the operator may input and specify the original language that is the language described in the print target document 4.
[0069]
On the other hand, when the print processing control unit 8 detects that the print target document 4 is set in the copying machine 1, the print processing control unit 8 sends a reading instruction to the scan unit 5 and sequentially reads the print target document 4 (S3: Document reading step, document reading function), and the original language is determined from the read image data (S4: original language determining step, original language determining function). The original language may be set at the initial condition setting stage.
[0070]
At this time, the print processing control unit 8 sends a communication instruction to the data communication unit 6 because the line with the translation processing device 3 is already connected and the translation instruction is set as an initial condition. The data communication unit 6 transmits to the network 2 a translation request including original language / target language designation data determined at the time of reading or specified at the initial condition, output format data, image data read by the scanning unit 5, and the like ( S5: Data transmission step, data transmission function). Note that the image data read by the scanning unit 5 may be transmitted in a sequential manner at the stage of reading, or after confirming that the image data has been completely read, or after a lapse of time defined by a timer.
[0071]
Here, in the translation processing device 3, when the image data or document data is received by the data communication unit through the communication line, the translation processing unit is stored in the translation dictionary unit based on the output format data and the original language / target language designation data. In accordance with the dictionary and grammatical rules, the target language is translated, and editing processing according to the output format data is performed to create translation result data. As the output format here, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, only the original sentence (see (a) in the figure), only the translated sentence (see (b) in the figure), or alternate in the original sentence (see (c) in the figure) ), Parallel translation format (see (d) in the figure), translation (see (e) in the figure), layout maintenance (see (f) in the figure), etc., and editing processing in at least two types of output formats It has an editable output function, performs editing in accordance with output format data, and outputs the result of translation from the data communication unit of the translation processing device 3 to the copier 1 via the network 2 It is also possible to output the output format in a combination of two or more.If the original language (original text) is recognized after reading the document to be translated on the composite copying machine 1 side, Print output from the printing unit 7 That.
[0072]
When the data communication unit 6 of the copying machine 1 receives the translation result data through the network 2 (S6: translation result receiving step, translation result receiving function), the print processing control unit 8 issues a print instruction to the printing unit 7, The printing process is executed during the reception or after the reception is completed (S7: printing process step, printing process function). Reference numeral 10 denotes a print document.
[0073]
Note that when printing the document 4 to be printed, if there is no translation instruction (initial condition setting) including designation of the target language, scan processing and printing processing are executed according to a conventional general copy printing function.
[0074]
Therefore, according to the embodiment as described above, in addition to the same effect as in FIG. 1, the translation result data in a desired format in consideration of the operator's preference, consistency with each related document, storage management, etc. Can be printed out. In addition, since the composite copying machine 1 only inputs and sets the output format of the document including translation processing, it is possible to achieve high functionality with a copying machine having a simple configuration and functions.
[0075]
FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a copying machine having an external translation function unit according to the present invention.
[0076]
The copying machine having the external translation function unit is a translation processing device 3 that is an external translation function unit via a network 2 such as a wired or wireless Internet, a dedicated line, etc., to the composite copying machine 1 that prints out a document to be printed. Is connected. In the figure, the same or equivalent parts as those shown in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be given in FIG.
[0077]
In the copying machine having the external translation function unit, the translation processing device 3 is connected to the composite copying machine 1 through the network 2, and the composite copying machine 1 has the same configuration as that shown in FIGS. Details will be given in the description of FIGS.
[0078]
On the other hand, the translation processing device 3 translates only the marking portion from the image data or document data transmitted from the composite copying machine 1 in addition to the translation dictionary unit and the data communication unit, as described with reference to FIG. The marking detection unit 34 as the marking detection unit, the character string extraction unit 34 as the character string extraction unit, and the data related to the original language having at least the marked part transmitted from the translation processing device 3 A translation processing unit 32 is provided as translation processing means for translating into a language. Reference numeral 36 denotes a recording medium for recording a translation processing program.
[0079]
The marking detection unit 33 has a function of detecting a marking other than a predetermined character. The character string extraction unit 34 has a function of extracting image data and document data character string data described in the marked portion and passing them to the translation processing unit 32. The translation processing unit 32 translates only the data extracted by the character string extraction unit 34, leaves the other character strings as they are untranslated, and sends them to the composite copying machine 1 via the data communication unit (not shown). Send.
[0080]
Next, a series of processing procedures of the translation method and the translation processing program in the translator according to the present invention using the copying machine as described above will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0081]
Since a series of processing on the composite copying machine 1 side is the same as that in FIG. 2 and FIG. 6, description thereof is omitted here, and a series of processing examples on the translation processing apparatus 3 side will be described below for convenience of explanation. .
[0082]
Now, on the translation processing apparatus 3 side, when document data as shown in FIG. 11A is sent from the composite copying machine 1 side, it is received by the data communication unit and sent to the marking detection unit 34, and FIG. The process as shown in is executed. That is, after reading the image data in the image data or the document data, the marking detection unit 34 determines whether or not the character data and, for example, graphic data (marking) decided in advance are overlapped and described ( S11, S12: marking detection step, marking detection function).
[0083]
Here, if the character data and the graphic data are overlapped, the character string extraction unit 35, when the marking detection unit 34 detects that the marking is present, extracts the overlapping portion of the character and passes it to the translation processing unit 32 ( S13: Character string extraction step, character string extraction function). This translation processing unit 32 translates only the data extracted by the character string extraction unit 34 (S14: translation processing step, translation processing function), and the composite type copying machine 1 through the data communication unit together with other untranslated character strings. (See FIG. 11B).
The processing of the composite copying machine 1 is as described above.
[0084]
Therefore, according to the embodiment as described above, by providing the marking detection unit 34 and the character string extraction unit 35 on the translation processing apparatus 3 side, only the document data to be translated is marked by the operator of the multi-function copying machine 1 side. For example, only the marking part is selectively detected, and the document data is translated and returned as a translation result together with other untranslated character strings. Can be translated as a printed matter by the printing operator.
[0085]
Examples of marking include not only enclosing characters in circles, but also changing the color of the character data at the corresponding location, underlining the character data at the corresponding location, or changing the color of the underline itself. Conceivable.
[0086]
FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing still another embodiment of a copying machine having an external translation processing function unit according to the present invention. In the figure, the same or equivalent parts as those shown in FIGS. 1 and 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the detailed description thereof will be given in FIGS.
[0087]
In this copy and translation system, a translation processing apparatus 3 is connected to a composite copying machine 1 via a network 2. Among these, the composite copying machine 1 includes a scanning unit 5, a data communication unit 6, a printing unit 7, and a printing process control. In addition to the unit 8, a recording medium 9 on which a translation printing program for defining a predetermined processing procedure is provided is the same as in FIGS.
A character reading recognition unit 11 and a reference pattern storage unit 12 are provided as necessary.
[0088]
The composite copying machine 1 includes a notification destination input unit 14 in which an operator inputs print start notification destination data, and print start notification destination data input from the notification destination input unit 14 in addition to the components shown in FIG. And a notification destination terminal 17 such as a facsimile or a personal computer installed near a printing operator connected to an internal network 16 such as a LAN to which the composite copying machine 1 is connected. ing. The print start notification destination data is, for example, a FAX number or a mail address of the notification destination terminal 17.
[0089]
The translation processing device 3 is the same as that shown in FIGS.
[0090]
Next, a series of processing procedures of a translation method and a program in the translator according to the present invention using the above copying machine will be described with reference to FIG.
[0091]
Prior to printing the print target document 4, the print processing control unit 8 executes the following process according to the translation printing program recorded on the recording medium 9. That is, when the operator inputs printing start notification destination data from the notification destination input unit 14, the print processing control unit 8 outputs a storage instruction and causes the notification destination recording unit 15 to store the printing start notification destination data. (S21: Notification destination input storage step). Thereafter, for example, line connection processing is executed using HTTP protocol or the like based on preset translation request destination data (S22), and a communication line is established with the translation processing device 3 as a server (S22). Line connection step, line connection processing function). Subsequently, when the operator inputs information necessary for translation processing, for example, a translation instruction (initial condition setting) including target language designation (S23: initial condition setting step), the information is temporarily stored. At this time, the operator may input and specify the original language that is the language described in the print target document 4.
[0092]
On the other hand, when the print processing control unit 8 detects that the print target document 4 is set in the copying machine 1, the print processing control unit 8 sends a reading instruction to the scan unit 5 and sequentially reads the print target document 4 (S24: Document reading step, document reading function), and the original language is determined from the read image data (S25: original language determining step, original language determining function). The original language may be set at the initial condition setting stage.
[0093]
At this time, the print processing control unit 8 sends a communication instruction to the data communication unit 6 because the line with the translation processing device 3 is already connected and the translation instruction is set as an initial condition. The data communication unit 6 transmits to the network 2 a translation request including the original language / target language designation data determined at the time of reading or designated at the initial condition and the image data or document data read by the scanning unit 5 (S26). : Data transmission step, data transmission function). Note that the image data read by the scanning unit 5 may be transmitted in a sequential manner at the stage of reading, or after confirming that the image data has been completely read, or after a lapse of time defined by a timer.
[0094]
In this translation processing device 3, for example, when document data is received through the network 2, the translation processing unit translates the target language according to the dictionary and grammar rules stored in the translation dictionary unit based on the original language / target language designation data, The translation result data is transmitted from the data communication unit to the copying machine 1 through the network 2 during translation or after translation is completed.
[0095]
When the data communication unit 6 of the copying machine 1 receives the translation result data through the network 2 (S6: translation result receiving step, translation result receiving function), the print processing control unit 8 or the data communication unit 6 notifies the user before printing. In accordance with the print start notification destination data recorded in the pre-recording unit 15, the corresponding notification destination terminal 17 is notified via the internal network 16 that printing is started upon completion of the translation process (S 23: print start notification step). , Print start notification function).
[0096]
After notifying the printing start notification, the printing process control unit 8 issues a printing instruction to the printing unit 7, and executes the printing process during or after the reception (S7: printing process step, printing process function).
[0097]
Therefore, according to the above-described embodiment, when the copying machine 1 receives the translation result, the print start notification destination data recorded in the print notification destination recording unit 15 in advance is extracted, and when the translation is completed, the corresponding notification of the corresponding operator is obtained. Since the destination terminal 17 is notified that printing of the translation result is started, the operator can not only obtain the print document 10 without delay, but also waits for printing of the translation result or delays the acquisition of the print result for a long time. Problem can be eliminated and work efficiency can be improved. In addition, the risk of the printed document 10 being touched by a third party can be reduced.
[0098]
In this embodiment, when printing the document 4 to be printed, for example, print start notification destination data such as a FAX number and an e-mail address is input. For example, a print start notification of the translation result is received in the original language or the target language. In this way, the operator can obtain a notice that is easy for the operator to understand.
[0099]
In addition, when entering the print start notification destination so that the operator can receive it by e-mail, if the account part and the domain part can be input separately, another account data in the same domain as the previous notifier If only this is entered as the print start notification destination, the trouble of re-input can be greatly reduced.
[0100]
Furthermore, when account data of the previous e-mail address remains when the next operator operates, there is a problem from the viewpoint of security, so a predetermined time is set in advance and automatically deleted when that time elapses. With this configuration, it is possible to limit the reuse of the previously used operator account data, and it is possible to record and store only the data of the domain portion that can be repeatedly used for a long period of time, thereby improving the operability.
[0101]
FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing still another embodiment of a copying machine having an external conversion function unit according to the present invention. In the figure, the same or equivalent parts as those shown in FIGS. 1 and 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be given in FIG.
[0102]
In this copy and translation system, a translation processing device 3 is connected to a composite copying machine 1 via a network 2. Among them, the composite copying machine 1 includes a scanning unit 5, a data communication unit 6, and a printing unit as in FIG. 7 is the same as FIG. 1 in that a recording medium 9 on which a translation printing program is installed is provided in addition to the print processing control unit 8. A character reading recognition unit 11 and a reference pattern storage unit 12 are provided as necessary.
[0103]
The composite copying machine 1 includes a print start time input unit 18 in which an operator inputs a print start time in addition to the components shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, and a print start input from the print start time input unit 18. A timer unit 19 that records the time and sets the timer and a recording unit 20 that records the translation result data received from the translation processing device 3 until the printing start time are provided.
[0104]
The translation processing device 3 is the same as that shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, and therefore will not be described here.
[0105]
Next, a series of processing procedures of the translation method and program in the translator according to the present invention using the copying machine as described above will be described with reference to FIG.
[0106]
Prior to printing the print target document 4, the print processing control unit 8 executes the following processing according to the translation printing program recorded on the recording medium 9. Upon receiving the print start time data from the print start time input unit 18, the print processing control unit 8 issues a timer setting instruction, and the timer unit 19 sets the print start time in the timer (S31: print start time setting step, Print start time set function). Here, the operator sets the document to be printed 4, but after the print start time is set, the processing from steps S32 to S36 similar to steps S22 to S26 in FIG. Wait for reception.
[0107]
When the data communication unit 6 of the copying machine 1 receives the translation result data through the network 2 (S37: translation result reception step, translation result reception function), the print processing control unit 8 performs printing in which the reception time is set by the timer unit 19. It is determined whether or not the start time has passed (S38: print start time determination step, print start time determination function). If the print start time has passed, a print instruction is issued and the received translation result data is used as it is. Print processing is performed by the printing unit 7 (S40: print processing step, print processing function), and if the print start time has not yet passed, the received translation result data is recorded in the translation result data recording unit 20 (S39), Printing is performed after the time has elapsed.
[0108]
Therefore, according to the embodiment as described above, if the printing start time required by the operator is set and the document 4 to be printed is set in the copying machine 1 under the translation instruction, the translation processing device 3 translates. Even if the result data is received, if it is before the print start time, it is recorded in the translation result data recording unit 20 and printing is started when the print start time elapses. The start time can be set, and as a result, the translation result does not touch the third person's eyes, and the printed document can be easily obtained with less fear.
[0109]
FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing still another embodiment of a copying machine having an external translation function unit according to the present invention. In the figure, the same or equivalent parts as those shown in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be given in FIG.
[0110]
In this copy and translation system, a translation processing device 3 is connected to a composite type copying machine 1 via a network 2. Of these, the composite type copying machine 1 is the same as that shown in FIGS. I will omit it here.
[0111]
In this copying machine, the particularly different point is the translation processing device 3, specifically, a diagram in which the original language and the target language are previously stored as a pair in addition to the translation dictionary unit 36 and the data communication unit. 18 is detected based on the parallel translation table 37 shown in FIG. 18 and the image data or document data transmitted from the multi-function copying machine 1 and received by the data communication unit. A bilingual data detection unit 38, a bilingual data on the bilingual translation table 37 detected by the bilingual data detection unit 38, a dictionary registration unit 39 that registers the bilingual data in the translation dictionary unit 37, and a translation processing unit 32 are provided. It has been.
[0112]
Next, a series of processing procedures of a translation method and a program in the translator according to the present invention using the above copying machine will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0113]
In the multi-function copying machine 1, initial condition setting, line connection processing, data scanning processing, and image data or document data read by the scanning unit 5 are transmitted to the translation processing device 3 by the data communication unit 6 as described above. Therefore, here, the description will be given below, and a series of processes of the translation processing apparatus 3 will be described below.
[0114]
When the data communication unit of the translation processing apparatus 3 receives document data or the like, the translation data detection unit 38 stores the received data in an appropriate memory (S41), and then determines whether or not the translation table 37 exists. (S42 :). If the bilingual table 37 exists, the number of unit sentences M ← 1 and the table row N ← 1 for the original language constituting the received data is set (S43, S43 ′), and the original language (for example, English sentence) is set in the table. 37, it is determined whether or not there exists parallel translation data of the target language (for example, Japanese sentence) to be paired in that line (S44, S45: parallel translation data detection function). Here, if there is an English sentence and Japanese parallel translation data, it is passed to the dictionary registration unit 39. The dictionary registration unit 39 registers the corresponding parallel translation data in the translation dictionary unit 36 (S46: dictionary registration function).
[0115]
Subsequently, the presence / absence of the next unit sentence in the original language is determined. If yes, M ← M + 1 is set (S48, S49), and the same processing is repeatedly executed. When the parallel translation data cannot be detected in steps S44 and S45, the sequential lines are advanced to determine whether or not the parallel translation data exists (S49, S48 ').
[0116]
When the bilingual data registration for the document data is completed as described above, the copier 1 is notified of the registration completion or the registration completion with the bilingual data (data communication function). Here, when the copying machine 1 receives registration completion or registration completion with bilingual data through the data communication unit 6, the print processing control unit 8 issues a print instruction to the printing unit 7, so that the printing unit 7 is in a registration completed state. Alternatively, the registration completion state with bilingual data is printed out.
[0117]
Therefore, according to the embodiment as described above, the parallel translation data can be sequentially stored in the translation dictionary unit 36 using the document data transmitted from the copying machine 1, and in the various embodiments described above. It is possible to improve translation accuracy when performing translation processing.
[0118]
FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing still another embodiment of a copying machine having an external translation processing function unit according to the present invention. In the figure, the same or equivalent parts as those shown in FIGS. 1 and 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the detailed description thereof will be given in FIGS.
[0119]
The composite copying machine 1 in the copying machine having the external translation processing function section defines a predetermined processing procedure in addition to the scanning section 5, the data communication section 6, the printing section 7, and the printing processing control section 8 as in FIG. 1 and 5 is the same as that shown in FIGS. 1 and 5 in that a recording medium 9 on which the translated printing program is installed is provided. A character reading recognition unit 11 and a reference pattern storage unit 12 are provided as necessary.
[0120]
The composite copying machine 1 is newly input to the above-described components from the intermediate progress notification destination input unit 21 where the operator inputs the notification destination of the intermediate progress of translation and the intermediate progress notification destination input unit 21. A recording unit 22 for recording midway progress notification destination data and a notification destination terminal 17 including a FAX connected to an internal network 16 such as a LAN to which the composite copying machine 1 is connected are provided. The midway progress notification destination data is, for example, a FAX number or a mail address of the notification destination terminal 17.
[0121]
On the other hand, the translation processing device 3 is provided with a midway progress notification unit 41 for notifying the progress of translation processing. The intermediate progress notification unit 41 sequentially returns the status of the translation process of image data or document data received from the composite copying machine 1 to the transmission source composite copying machine 1, and the translation process status is, for example, As shown in FIG.
[0122]
When receiving the status data of the translation process, the data communication unit 6 of the multifunction copying machine 1 reads the intermediate progress notification destination data from the notification destination recording unit 22 and notifies the notification destination terminal 17 via the internal network 16.
[0123]
Note that for a translation method and a series of processing examples in the copying machine according to the present invention using the copying machine as described above, a step of storing notification destination data input by an operator, image data in the first language, or After the document data is transmitted, when the intermediate processing notification including the completion of translation is received from the translation processing device 3, the notification destination terminal 17 connected to the internal network 16 is connected based on the stored intermediate progress notification destination data. Except for the step of notifying, the other steps are the same as those in FIGS. 13 and 14, and therefore will be described with reference to FIGS. That is, the status data of the translation process is notified to the corresponding notification destination terminal 17 every time it is received, and the notification destination terminal 17 is also notified of completion of the final translation result. When the translation result data is received, the printing unit 7 performs a printing process.
[0124]
Therefore, according to the embodiment as described above, the operator of the multi-function copying machine 1 is notified of the sequential translation processing status at the notification destination terminal 17 including the FAX nearby, so that the document 4 to be printed is particularly long. It is possible to proceed with other work while checking the translation status in some cases, which greatly contributes to the improvement of work efficiency. In addition, after completion of the translation process, it is possible to print on the composite copying machine 1 at a timely timing, or to visit when the printing is completed, and it is possible to reduce the possibility of the print document 10 being touched by a third party.
[0125]
In this embodiment, when the print target document 4 is printed, for example, the intermediate progress notification destination data such as a FAX number and an e-mail address is input. The operator can obtain a notice that is easy to understand for the operator.
[0126]
In addition, when the operator enters the midway progress notification destination so that he / she can receive it by e-mail, if the account part and the domain part can be input separately, another account data of the same domain as the previous notifier If only this is entered as a midway progress notification destination, the trouble of re-entry can be greatly reduced.
[0127]
Furthermore, when account data of the previous e-mail address remains when the next operator operates, there is a problem from the viewpoint of security, so a predetermined time is set in advance and automatically deleted when that time elapses. With this configuration, it is possible to limit the reuse of the previously used operator account data, and it is possible to record and store only the data of the domain portion that can be repeatedly used for a long period of time, thereby improving the operability.
[0128]
FIG. 22 is a block diagram showing still another embodiment of a copying machine having an external translation processing function unit according to the present invention. In the figure, the same or equivalent parts as those shown in FIGS. 1 and 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the detailed description thereof will be given in FIGS.
[0129]
The composite copying machine 1 in the copying machine having the external translation processing function section defines a predetermined processing procedure in addition to the scanning section 5, the data communication section 6, the printing section 7, and the printing processing control section 8 as in FIG. 1 and 5 is the same as that shown in FIGS. 1 and 5 in that a recording medium 9 on which the translated printing program is installed is provided. A character reading recognition unit 11 and a reference pattern storage unit 12 are provided as necessary.
[0130]
In the composite copying machine 1, a rescan message output unit 23 is newly provided in the above components.
[0131]
On the other hand, on the translation processing apparatus 3 side, a character recognition unit 31A and a reference pattern storage unit 33 are provided, and a data communication unit and a translation processing unit 32 are provided as described above. This character recognition unit 31A differs from the character recognition unit 31 of FIG. 3 in the character recognition processing procedure. That is, as shown in FIG. 23, the composite copying machine 1 reads the image data sent from the composite copying machine 1 side (S51) and passes it to the character recognition unit 31A. The character recognizing unit 31A refers to the character reference pattern for recognizing the character stored in the reference pattern storage unit 33 and other necessary reference patterns for the read image data, and sequentially performs character recognition (S52). . Then, after character recognition of a predetermined number of image data, or after character recognition of all image data, the number of recognized characters is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, for example, a predetermined number of “20 characters” of image data. On the other hand, for example, it is determined whether or not 15/4 or more characters have been recognized (S53). If 15 or more characters have not been recognized, a rescan request is made to the multi-function copying machine 1 via the data communication unit. (S54). On the other hand, if the number of recognized characters is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the original language image data including the recognized characters is passed to the translation processing unit 32 (S54), and the translation processing is executed.
[0132]
When receiving a rescan request from the translation processing device 3, the data communication unit 6 of the multifunction copying machine 1 outputs a message requesting rescan from the rescan message output unit 23. Here, based on the received rescan request, the multi-function copying machine 1 changes the setting of the reading conditions of various parameters (dpi (Dot per Inch) value, darkness threshold, etc.) and prints again. The document 4 is set, the image data is read by the scanning unit 5, and transmitted from the data communication unit 6 to the translation processing device 3.
[0133]
Therefore, according to the embodiment as described above, image data is recognized by the character recognition unit 31A on the translation processing device 3 side. If the number of recognized characters is not equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the image data is read again. Since the setting change is requested, the character recognition accuracy of the image data is improved, and consequently, the translation result data with high accuracy can be returned to the composite copying machine 1 side.
[0134]
FIG. 24 is a diagram for explaining still another embodiment of the translation method in the copying machine according to the present invention. More specifically, this is an embodiment in which a device is devised from the viewpoint of security related to receipt of the translation result.
[0135]
In this copying machine, the compound copying machine 1 performs a line connection process with the translation processing device 3 based on, for example, a URL that is a translation request destination data (S61), and then completes the password and translation. The notification destination data is input (S62) and stored in an appropriate memory. In this state, the print target document 4 is read (S63), and transmitted to the translation processing device 3 through the network 2 together with the password and the completion notification destination data (S64).
[0136]
In this translation processing device 3, after character recognition of the transmitted image data is performed by the character recognition means, the recognized character data is subjected to translation processing according to the dictionary and grammar rules stored in the dictionary / grammar storage unit ( S65). The translation result data translated by the translation process is stored in a storage location accessible by the authentication process (S66).
[0137]
Thereafter, the translation processing apparatus 3 notifies the translation result storage location to the completion notification sending destination already received from the composite copying machine 1 (S67). Here, the completion notification destination terminal, for example, 17 uses the password input in step S62 to access the notified translation result storage location (S68).
[0138]
When the translation processing apparatus 3 receives the password, it compares this password with the already received password and performs an authentication process (S69). If it is determined that the access is valid as a result of the authentication process, the storage storage location is accessed, and the stored translation result data is downloaded (S70).
[0139]
Therefore, according to the embodiment as described above, the multi-function copying machine 1 transmits the scan data with the password and the completion notification destination to the translation processing device 3, and the translation processing device 3 uses this completion notification destination. The translation result storage location is notified, the password is requested again, and if it is a legitimate access target, the translation result data is downloaded. Therefore, as long as the two information of the password and the access destination are not leaked, You can be absolutely sure.
[0140]
(Other embodiments)
(1) The general copying machine 1 is provided with a billing counter as a standard equipment for performing billing processing according to the number of copies. In the case of translation processing, the added value is higher than copying. The printing process has Accordingly, a preset count value higher than that of a normal copy is set in advance in the printing unit 7 or the like, and when the translation result data is printed, a count value higher than that of the copy is counted up in the accounting counter for each number of printed sheets. By doing so, it is possible to perform a billing process commensurate with the translation process without newly providing a special billing means.
[0141]
(2) In the above embodiment, an example in which the translation result is printed by the printing unit 7 has been described. However, for example, a facsimile (FAX) function unit 24 as shown in FIG. There are many that are.
[0142]
Therefore, if the translation result notification destination data (FAX number) is input and designated from the input unit 25 to the FAX function unit 24 in advance as the composite copying machine 1, when the translation result data is received, the printing unit 7 does not print it. In addition, the FAX function unit 24 can transmit to the notification destination terminal 17 including a FAX specified in advance and print it out.
[0143]
(3) In many cases, the multi-function copying machine 1 includes a mail transmission function unit 26 as shown in FIG.
[0144]
Therefore, in this type of multi-function copying machine 1, if the translation result notification destination data (mail address) is input and designated in advance from the input unit 25 to the mail transmission function unit 26, when the translation result data is received, the printing unit 7 Instead of printing, it is also possible for the mail transmission function unit 26 to transmit to the notification destination terminal 17 having a mail address as a notification destination designated in advance and print it out.
[0145]
According to such a configuration, for example, a printed document of the translation result is not left on the printing tray of the copying machine 1, which is safe from the viewpoint of security, and the translation result data is processed electronically and organized. And can be stored.
[0146]
Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.
[0147]
In addition, the embodiments can be implemented in combination as much as possible, and in that case, the effect of the combination can be obtained. Further, each of the above embodiments includes various higher-level and lower-level inventions, and various inventions can be extracted by appropriately combining a plurality of disclosed constituent elements. For example, when an invention is extracted because some constituent elements can be omitted from all the constituent elements described in the means for solving the problem, the omitted part is used when the extracted invention is implemented. Is appropriately supplemented by well-known conventional techniques.
[0148]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, a copy method having a translation method, a program, and an external translation function unit in a copying machine capable of translating a document to be printed in an original language into a document in a required target language and printing out the document with a minimum investment. Can provide a machine.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a copying machine having an external translation function unit according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a processing procedure diagram illustrating one embodiment of a translation method in a copying machine according to the present invention for a copying machine having the external translation function unit shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a system configuration diagram showing another embodiment of a copying machine having an external translation function unit according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a processing procedure diagram illustrating another embodiment of a translation method in the copying machine according to the present invention and a series of processes of the program for the copying machine having the external translation function unit shown in FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a system configuration diagram showing still another embodiment of a copying machine having an external translation function unit according to the present invention.
6 is a processing procedure diagram illustrating another embodiment of a translation method in the copying machine according to the present invention and a series of processes of the program for the copying machine having the external translation function unit shown in FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a system configuration diagram showing still another embodiment of a copying machine having an external translation function unit according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a processing procedure diagram illustrating another embodiment of a translation method in the copying machine according to the present invention for the copying machine having the external translation function unit shown in FIG. 7 and a series of processes of the program.
FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining various output formats of an external translation processing apparatus.
FIG. 10 is a system configuration diagram showing still another embodiment of a copying machine having an external translation function unit according to the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a relationship between a marking example for which translation is desired and a translation result;
FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining a flow of a series of processes for translating a marking portion.
FIG. 13 is a system configuration diagram showing still another embodiment of a copying machine having an external translation function unit according to the present invention.
FIG. 14 is a processing procedure diagram illustrating another embodiment of the translation method in the copying machine according to the present invention for the copying machine having the external translation function unit shown in FIG. 13 and a series of processes of the program.
FIG. 15 is a system configuration diagram showing still another embodiment of a copying machine having an external translation function unit according to the present invention.
FIG. 16 is a processing procedure diagram illustrating another embodiment of the translation method in the copying machine according to the present invention for the copying machine having the external translation function unit shown in FIG. 15 and a series of processes of the program.
FIG. 17 is a system configuration diagram showing still another embodiment of a copying machine having an external translation function unit according to the present invention.
FIG. 18 is a view showing translation data on the translation table shown in FIG. 17;
FIG. 19 is a processing procedure diagram illustrating a series of processing on the translation processing apparatus side shown in FIG. 17;
FIG. 20 is a system configuration diagram showing still another embodiment of a copying machine having an external translation function unit according to the present invention.
FIG. 21 is a diagram for explaining the progress of translation progress sent from the translation processing apparatus in FIG. 20;
FIG. 22 is a system configuration diagram showing still another embodiment of a copying machine having an external translation function unit according to the present invention.
FIG. 23 is a flowchart for explaining a series of processing examples by the translation processing device shown in FIG. 22;
FIG. 24 is a view for explaining another embodiment of the translation method in the copying machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 25 is a system configuration diagram for explaining another embodiment of the translation method in the copying machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 26 is a system configuration diagram for explaining another embodiment of the translation method in the copying machine according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Composite type copying machine, 2 ... Network, 3 ... Translation processing apparatus, 4 ... Document to be printed, 5 ... Scan part, 6 ... Data communication part, 7 ... Printing part, 8 ... Print process control part, 9 ... Recording medium DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Print document, 11 ... Character recognition part, 12 ... Reference pattern memory | storage part, 13 ... Output format input part, 14 ... Notification destination input part, 15 ... Notification destination recording part, 18 ... Print start time input part, 19 ... Timer unit, 21 ... midway progress notification destination input unit, 22 ... notification destination recording unit, 23 ... rescan message output unit, 24 ... FAX function unit, 26 ... mail transmission function unit, 31 ... character recognition unit, 32 translation processing unit , 33 ... Reference pattern storage unit, 34 ... Marking detection unit, 35 ... Character string extraction unit, 36 ... Translation dictionary unit, 37 ... Translation table, 38 ... Translation data detection unit, 39 ... Dictionary registration unit, 41 ... Progress Notification section.

Claims (25)

A line connection step for connecting a communication line with an external translation processing device based on translation request destination data set in advance or directly input; a document reading step for reading a print target document described in a first language; A data transmission / reception step for transmitting a translation request together with the data read in the document reading step to the translation processing device and receiving the translation result data translated into the second language; and printing the translation result data received in the data transmission / reception step A translating method in a copying machine, comprising: at least a printing processing step. A print processing computer that prints a document to be printed in a first language as a document in a second language.
A line connection processing function for connecting a communication line with an external translation processing device based on translation request destination data set in advance or directly input, and a print target described in the first language after the connection of the communication line A document reading function for reading a document, a data transmission function for transmitting a translation request to the translation processing device together with data and language designation data read by the document reading function, and the language designation data sent from the translation processing device. A program for realizing at least a data receiving function for receiving translation result data translated into a second language based thereon and a print processing function for printing the translation result data received by the receiving function. In the translation method in the copying machine according to claim 1,
In the data transmission / reception step, when the image data read in the document reading step is transmitted to the translation processing device, the translation processing device recognizes the image data from the translation processing device and translates the translation result data into the second language. A translating method in a copying machine, characterized by receiving. In the translation method in the copying machine according to claim 1,
A copying machine, comprising: a character recognition processing step for recognizing characters of the image data when the data read in the document reading step is image data and passing the data of the character recognition result to the data transmission / reception step. Translation method. A line connection step for connecting a communication line with an external translation processing device based on translation request destination data set in advance or directly input; an output format storage step for storing input output format data; A document reading step for reading a document to be printed described in a language, and a translation request is transmitted to the translation processing device together with the data read in the document reading step and the stored output format data, and the output format data is obeyed A translation method in a copying machine, comprising at least a data transmission / reception step for receiving translation result data including at least a second language, and a print processing step for printing the translation result data received in the data transmission / reception step. In the translation method in the copying machine according to claim 5,
The output format data to be input includes only one or a combination of a source sentence, a translation only, a source sentence translation, a parallel translation format, a translation assignment, and a layout that are defined in the editing output function of the translation processing apparatus. A translation method in a copying machine, characterized by Input format data is stored, and a print processing computer that prints a print target document described in a first language as a document including at least a second language,
A line connection function for connecting a communication line with a translation processing apparatus as an external translation function unit based on translation request destination data set in advance or directly input, and a print target document written in the first language is read. A reading function, a data transmission function for transmitting a translation request to the translation processing device together with the data read by the reading function and the stored output format data, and at least according to the output format data transmitted by the data transmission function A program for realizing a data receiving function for receiving translation result data including a second language and a print processing function for printing translation result data received by the data receiving function. In the translation method in the copying machine as described in any one of Claims 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6,
The translation processing device includes a marking detection step for detecting a marking attached to data in the first language transmitted by the data transmission / reception step, and a data character string described in the marking portion detected by the detection step A character string extraction step for extracting the character string data, a translation processing step for translating the character string data extracted in this extraction step into a second language, data in the first language not marked with the marking, and a translation processing marked with the marking A translation method in a copying machine, comprising: a step of returning translation result data comprising the second language to the data transmission / reception step. A translation processing device, which is an external translation function unit, is provided through a network to a composite copying machine having at least a scanning unit and a data communication unit,
This translation processing apparatus extracts a marking character detecting means for detecting a marking attached to data transmitted from the composite copying machine, and a data character string described in the marking portion detected by the detecting means. A character string extraction means, a translation processing means for translating the character string data extracted by the extraction means into a second language, a first language data not marked with the marking, and a translation processed second marked with the marking A copying machine having an external translation function section, comprising: means for transmitting translation result data comprising language data to the composite copying machine. A translation processing computer that reads a document to be printed written in a first language with a compound copying machine, translates data transmitted through a network, and returns the data to the compound copying machine.
A marking detection function for detecting a marking attached to data transmitted from the composite copying machine, a character string extraction function for extracting a data character string described in a marking portion detected by the detection function, It consists of a translation processing function for translating the character string data extracted by this extraction function into a second language, a first language data without the marking, and a translation-processed second language data with a marking. A program for realizing a function of transmitting translation result data to the composite copying machine. In the translation method in the copying machine as described in any one of Claims 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6,
A notification to be connected to the internal network based on the stored print start notification destination data when receiving the print start notification destination data and the translation result data received in the data transmission / reception step A translation method in a copying machine, comprising: a print start notification step for notifying a destination terminal of a print start and passing the translation result data to a print processing step. Print start notification destination data is stored in advance, and a print processing computer that prints a print target document described in a first language as a document in at least a second language,
A line connection processing function for connecting a communication line with an external translation processing device based on translation request destination data set in advance or directly input, and a print target described in the first language after the connection of the communication line A document reading function for reading a document, a data transmission function for transmitting a translation request to the translation processing device together with data and language designation data read by the document reading function, and the language designation data sent from the translation processing device. A data reception function for receiving translation result data translated into a second language based on the notification, and when receiving the translation result data by this data reception function, a notification connected to the internal network based on the stored print start notification destination data A print start notification function for notifying the destination terminal of the start of printing; a print processing function for printing the received translation result data; A program characterized by being realized. In the translation method in the copying machine as described in any one of Claims 1, 3, 4, 5, 6,
A print start time setting step for setting print start time data in a timer, and a time determination step for determining whether or not the set print start time has elapsed when the translation result data received in the data transmission / reception step is received. If the print start time has not elapsed in this time determination step, the recording step for temporarily recording the translation result data, and if the print start time has been determined in the time determination step, the print processing step A translating method in a copying machine, comprising: a step of transferring. Printing start time data is stored in advance, and a print processing computer that prints a document to be printed described in a first language as at least a second language document,
A line connection processing function for connecting a communication line with an external translation processing device based on translation request destination data set in advance or directly input, and a print target described in the first language after the connection of the communication line A document reading function for reading a document, a data transmission function for transmitting a translation request to the translation processing device together with data and language designation data read by the document reading function, and the language designation data sent from the translation processing device. A data reception function for receiving the translation result data translated into the second language based on, and a time determination function for determining whether or not the stored print start time has elapsed when the translation result data is received by the data reception function; A data recording function for temporarily recording the translation result data when the print start time has not elapsed by the time determination function; When it is determined that the elapsed printing start time by determining function, a program, characterized in that to achieve the printing process function for printing the translation result data. A translation processing device, which is an external translation function unit, is provided through a network to a composite copying machine having at least a scanning unit and a data communication unit,
The translation processing device receives a bilingual table that stores a first language and a second language as a pair in advance and data transmitted from the composite copying machine, and the bilingual table is based on the received data. The bilingual data detecting means for detecting the bilingual data with reference to the data, the dictionary registering means for registering the bilingual data detected by the bilingual data detecting means in the dictionary for translation, and the data for returning the received data to the compound copying machine A copier having an external translation function unit, characterized by comprising a communication means. To a computer for translation processing that has a bilingual table that receives data related to the first language from the compound copying machine via the network,
A bilingual data detection function for detecting bilingual data by referring to the bilingual table based on data transmitted from the composite copying machine, and a dictionary for registering bilingual data detected by the bilingual data detection function in a translation dictionary A program for realizing a registration function and a data communication function for returning the received data to the composite copying machine. In the translation method in the copying machine as described in any one of Claims 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6,
When the notification destination data to be input is stored, and after the first language data is transmitted from the data transmission / reception step, when the notification of the progress in progress including the completion of translation is received from the translation processing device, the stored notification destination A step of notifying the notification destination terminal connected to the internal network based on the data, and receiving the translation result data translated into the second language from the translation processing device after receiving the notification of translation completion by this step; A translating method in a copying machine, comprising: passing to the print processing step. Preliminary progress notification destination data is stored, based on translation request destination data set in advance or directly input to a print processing computer that prints a print target document written in the first language as a second language document A line connection processing function for connecting a communication line with an external translation processing apparatus, a document reading function for reading a document to be printed written in a first language after the connection of the communication line, and a document reading function for reading A data transmission function for transmitting a translation request together with data and language designation data to the translation processing device, and a notification destination connected to the internal network based on the notification destination data upon receiving a notification of the progress of translation from the translation processing device A first data receiving function for notifying the terminal of the intermediate progress state, A second data receiving function of receiving the translation result data translated into the language, the program characterized in that it is realized a print processing function for printing the received translation result data. In the translation method in the copying machine of Claim 11 or Claim 17,
When inputting and storing notification destination data by e-mail, the account part and the domain part are input and stored separately. The account part is automatically deleted after a predetermined time has passed, the domain part is stored and held, and other operators are stored. A translation method in a copying machine, characterized in that it can be shared by a copying machine. A line connection step for connecting a communication line with an external translation processing device based on translation request destination data set in advance or directly input; a document reading step for reading a print target document described in a first language; A data transmission step for transmitting a translation request to the translation processing device together with the image data read in the document reading step, and character recognition by the translation processing device that has received the image data, and the number of recognized characters satisfies a predetermined condition. If not, a step of returning a reread request, a reception notification step of receiving the reread request and notifying of a reread accompanied by a change in scanning conditions, and a first language transmitted after rereading by the document reading step The translation processing device is provided on condition that the predetermined condition is satisfied after the image data is transmitted. Translation in a copier, comprising at least a data receiving step for receiving translation result data translated from the second language sent from the printer and a printing processing step for printing the received translation result data Method. A print processing computer that prints a document to be printed in a first language as a document in a second language.
A line connection processing function for connecting a communication line with an external translation processing device based on translation request destination data set in advance or directly input, and a print target described in the first language after the connection of the communication line A document reading function for reading a document, a data transmission function for transmitting a translation request to the translation processing apparatus together with image data and language designation data read by the document reading function, and a re-reading request sent from the translation processing apparatus or A data receiving step for receiving first translation result data that has been translated into the second language, a reception notification function for notifying rereading accompanied by a change in scanning conditions when this reread request is received, and this function The second translation result data or the first translation result data sent after the transmission of the image data sent after the re-reading notification is sent. A program characterized by realizing a printing function for printing the data. A line connection step for connecting a communication line with an external translation processing device based on translation request destination data set in advance or directly input, and after completion of this line connection, translation completion notification destination data including a password is input. A document reading step for reading a document to be printed written in a first language, a translation completion notification destination data including the password, and a data read in the document reading step, and sending a translation request to the translation processing device. A step of translating the character recognition data of the read data into an accessible location and notifying the translation completion notification destination of the access storage location, and the received delivery A step of accessing the access storage location of the translation processing apparatus; And a step of transmitting the translation result data to the translation completion notification destination when the translation processing apparatus performs an authentication process on the password and is authenticated as a valid one. Translation method. In the translation method in the copying machine as described in any one of Claims 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 13, 19, and 20,
A copy function characterized in that a facsimile function unit is provided in place of the print processing, and the fax function unit has a step of fax-transmitting the translation result data transmitted from the translation processing device to a destination set in advance. Translation method on the machine. In the translation method in the copying machine as described in any one of Claims 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 13, 19, and 20,
A mail transmission function unit is provided instead of the printing process, and the mail transmission function unit has a step of mail-translating the translation result data transmitted from the translation processing apparatus to a mail destination set in advance. Translation method in a copier. In the translation method in the copying machine as described in any one of Claims 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 13, 17, 19, and 20,
A translation method in a copying machine, comprising: a billing process step for performing billing processing using a billing count value larger than that of normal printing processing when printing translation result data.

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