JP2009211691A - Translation support system, and method and program for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To constitute a translation support system reducing a user's input load generated when the user inputs a translation. <P>SOLUTION: A subsystem of the translation support system includes a first translation unit display means for displaying a first translation unit, and a mixed input sequence input means enabling the user to selectively input an input token and translation character set characters related to a second translation unit. The first translation unit includes a part or the whole of the original, and the second translation unit is a part or the whole of the first translation unit. The input token can specify one of the second translation units within the first translation unit. The first translation unit display means makes a highlight display of the original character set characters provided in the second translation unit and in the input token related to the second translation unit when displaying the first translation unit. Based on the mixed input sequence, the translation is semi-automatically generated by a computer. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a translation support system, a method thereof, and a program thereof. More specifically, the present invention relates to a translation support system and method for enabling a user to create a natural translation at high speed by reducing the input burden on the user.

  Computer support in the field of translation is roughly divided into machine translation and translation support tools.

  Machine translation is literally machine translation. For machine translation, various applications are already on the market. However, at the time of filing this application, there is a problem that the quality of the translation output by machine translation is generally not sufficient. Therefore, it is common for readers of translations output by machine translation to be given a priori information that "This translation is machine-translated" and to be read by the reader himself with modifications to the translation. . In particular, when a translated text is handled as a product, a certain quality is required for the translated text. Therefore, it is necessary to manually check the translated text output by the machine translation, and there is a problem that costs are generated. In addition, if it is necessary to revise the translation into a more natural translation, there is a problem in that it takes more manpower and accordingly further costs. Also, in machine translation, for example, the original text is written in an incorrect grammar, which makes it impossible for the machine to fully analyze the original text, resulting in the output of a meaningless translation. .

  The translation support tool is intended to reduce the input burden that occurs when a user inputs a translation into a computer. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, an interface for designating an input code associated with a translation candidate is provided, and the input of a translation by the user can be replaced by the input of the input code by the user. There are conventional techniques for reducing the burden. However, each time the user refers to the input code, there is a problem that the user needs to move his / her line of sight from the original sentence to the list display of candidate words. Furthermore, the normal input code is often a meaningless code such as an alphabet or an ordinal number assigned to the translated words in the translated word candidate in the display order of the translated words. Thereby, when a user selects a code | symbol, there exists a problem that a user is burdened by a user's thought being interrupted.

  When neither the above-mentioned machine translation nor the translation support tool is used, it is necessary to input the translation directly by hand. There is a problem that direct input of a translation becomes a burdensome work for the input person. In addition, when translating into the language of a Chinese character culture area, a kanji conversion operation is also necessary. A kanji conversion operation usually involves an operation in which an input person selects one from a plurality of presented homophones and / or specifies a phrase breaker when an erroneous conversion occurs, and thus is burdensome for the input person. There is a problem that there are many operations.

  In addition, in order to reduce the input burden that occurs when a user inputs a translation into a computer, a combination of a word and an input short code is registered in the dictionary in advance, and the word is input by inputting the input short code. Has already been proposed (see the prior art document described later). However, this method has a drawback that the input short code is insufficient immediately, and a disadvantage that the user needs to memorize the input short code in advance, which requires skill. Further, if the length of the input shortening code is increased in order to compensate for the shortage of the input shortening code, the object of the invention of reducing the input burden may not be achieved.

  Of course, there are products that combine the above-described machine translation and the translation support interface, but these products also essentially have the same problems as described above. On the other hand, there is a strong demand for creating a natural translation at high speed.

JP 2001-5807 A

  The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to efficiently divide the translation work.

  The translation support system according to the present invention is configured by a plurality of subsystems in view of efficient division of work of translation work. Of course, it should be noted that at least one of the plurality of subsystems may be implemented in combination.

One configuration of the present invention is:
It is a subsystem of a translation support system that supports the creation of a translation for the original text.
A display device;
An input device;
First translation unit display means for displaying the first translation unit in the original character set character by the display device;
The user selectively inputs at least one of an input token or a target character set character from the input device, thereby inputting a mixed input sequence including at least one of the input token or the target character set character to the user. A mixed input sequence input means,
Comprising
The first translation unit comprises a part or all of the original text represented by the original text set character;
The second translation unit comprises a part or all of the first translation unit,
An equivalence relationship is defined between the second translation units,
The input token is associated with each of the second translation units;
The input token includes at least one source character set character included in the second translation unit associated with the input token;
The equivalence class of the second translation unit can be specified in the first translation unit by the input token associated with the second translation unit;
The first translation unit display means displays all of the original character set characters included in the input token associated with the second translation unit including part or all of the first translation unit. Highlight in the second translation unit of one translation unit;
The subsystem is characterized in that all input of a source character set character included in the input token is necessary for input of the input token.

  The source language is the language of the translation source. The target language is the language of the translation destination. A source sentence is a sentence to be translated written in the source language. A translated sentence is a sentence obtained by translating an original sentence into a target language.

  A source character set is any character set that can be used to display the source text on a display device. A translated character set is any character set that can be used to display a translated text on a display device. The original character set and the translated character set may include common characters. A source character set character is any character in the source character set. The translated character set character is an arbitrary character in the translated character set.

  The highlight display is an arbitrary display that allows the user of the display device to identify the specific portion displayed by the display device by visual recognition. The highlight display may be, for example, a display in which a specific portion is distinguished from other portions by at least one of a character color, a background color, a decoration, and a font.

  As is well known, the equivalence relation is an arbitrary relation satisfying the reflection law, the symmetry law, and the transition law. For example, for any two second translation units, the two second translation units have the same value only when they are displayed in the original character set characters, except for the blank character. May be defined as In addition, for example, the presence / absence of position information of the second translation unit in the first translation unit, the presence / absence of parts of speech, and the presence / absence of singular plurals may be considered. The equivalence class of the second translation unit is a set of second translation units that are equivalent to the second translation unit.

The first translation unit may be stored in the storage means of the computer described below, or may be stored in a server computer connected to the Internet by a client computer having a display device. The client computer may receive the first translation unit as image format data.

Further configurations of the invention include
A computer having storage means;
Original text receiving means for receiving the original text and storing it in the storage means;
Mixing sequence initialization means for storing an empty mixing sequence in the storage means;
First translation unit determining means for determining at least one first translation unit by the computer and storing the original text stored in the storage means in the storage means;
Second translation unit determining means for determining at least one second translation unit by the computer and storing it in the storage means for the first translation unit stored in the storage means;
An input token associating means associated with the second translation unit stored in the storage means by the computer and stored in the storage means;
For the mixed input sequence input by the mixed input sequence input means and the mixed sequence stored in the storage means, the first specified in the first translation unit by the input token included in the mixed input sequence. Addition / insertion means for adding the equivalent character class of two translation units, or the translated character set character included in the mixed input sequence to the mixed sequence by adding or inserting by the computer and storing in the storage means;
Further comprising
The mixed sequence includes zero or one or more of an equivalence class of a second translation unit that is equivalent to one of second translation units of the first translation unit and a translated character set character, and the second sequence. A subsystem characterized in that zero or one or more of the equivalence classes of translation units have one translation word associated with each.

The reception of the original text here may be reception by a known method. The known method may be, for example, reading from a volatile / nonvolatile storage device or reception via a network.

  The computer here does not necessarily need to be a computer in a specific form, but is a stand-alone computer, at least one computer connected by a network and distributedly processed by a plurality of CPUs, or at least sharing processing in a client-server format. Various forms of computers, such as a single computer, may be used.

Further configurations of the invention include
A computer having storage means;
Original text receiving means for receiving the original text and storing it in the storage means;
Original text display means for displaying the original text on the display device;
First translation unit selection means for allowing the user to select a first translation unit from within the displayed original text and storing it in the storage means by using the input device;
Second translation unit determining means for determining at least one second translation unit by the computer and storing it in the storage means for the first translation unit stored in the storage means;
An input token associating means associated with the second translation unit stored in the storage means by the computer and stored in the storage means;
Mixing sequence initialization means for storing an empty mixing sequence in the storage means for the first translation unit determination means,
For the mixed input sequence input by the mixed input sequence input means and the mixed sequence stored in the storage means, the first specified in the first translation unit by the input token included in the mixed input sequence. Addition / insertion means for adding the equivalent character class of two translation units, or the translated character set character included in the mixed input sequence to the mixed sequence by adding or inserting by the computer and storing in the storage means;
Further comprising
The mixed sequence includes zero or one or more of an equivalence class of a second translation unit that is equivalent to one of second translation units of the first translation unit and a translated character set character, and the second sequence. A subsystem characterized in that zero or one or more of the equivalence classes of translation units have one translation word associated with each.

One configuration of the present invention is:
It is a subsystem of a translation support system that supports the creation of a translation for the original text.
A display device;
A computer having storage means;
A display token associating means for associating the display token with the equivalence class of the second translation unit by the computer and storing it in the storage means with respect to the second translation unit of the first translation unit stored in the storage means; ,
In the mixed sequence stored in the storage means, the equivalence class of the second translation unit not associated with one translation is replaced with the display token associated with the second translation unit, and one translation is A mixed display sequence generating means for generating a mixed display sequence generated by replacing the associated second translation unit with the one translation word by the computer and storing it in the storage means;
Mixed display sequence display means for displaying the mixed display sequence stored in the storage means by the display device;
Comprising
The first translation unit comprises a part or all of the original text represented by the original text set character;
The second translation unit comprises part or all of the first translation unit;
An equivalence relationship is defined between the second translation units,
The mixed sequence includes zero or one or more of an equivalence class of a second translation unit that is equivalent to one of second translation units of the first translation unit and a translated character set character, and the second sequence. A subsystem characterized in that zero or one or more of the equivalence classes of translation units have one translation word associated with each.

One configuration of the present invention is:
It is a subsystem of a translation support system that supports the creation of a translation for the original text.
A computer having storage means;
Based on the mixed sequence stored in the storage means, a candidate word for at least one equivalence class of the second translation unit included in the mixed sequence is determined by the computer and stored in the storage means. Means,
One translation word in the translation word candidate stored in the storage means is associated with at least one equivalence class of the second translation unit included in the mixed sequence stored in the storage means by the computer and stored. Translation association means stored in the means;
Comprising
The first translation unit comprises a part or all of the original text represented by the original text set character;
The second translation unit comprises part or all of the first translation unit;
An equivalence relationship is defined between the second translation units,
The mixed sequence includes zero or one or more of an equivalence class of a second translation unit that is equivalent to one of second translation units of the first translation unit and a translated character set character, and the second sequence. A subsystem characterized in that zero or one or more of the equivalence classes of translation units have one translation word associated with each.

Further configurations of the invention include
One translated word in the translated word candidate is a subsystem having a predetermined priority within the translated word candidate.

Further configurations of the invention include
An input device;
A replacement target selection means for causing the user to select at least one of equivalence classes of the second translation unit included in the mixed sequence by using the display device and the input device;
Based on the mixed sequence, a translation word candidate determining means for determining a translation word candidate for at least one of the equivalence classes of the second translation unit by the computer and storing it in the storage means;
Translation word candidate display means for displaying the translation word candidates in a list on the display device;
Translation candidate selection means for allowing the user to select one translation in the translation candidate by using the display device and the input device;
A translation association means for associating by the computer and storing in the storage means the one translation selected by the user to at least one of the equivalence classes of the second translation unit in the mixed sequence;
The subsystem further comprising:

Further configurations of the invention include
The translated word candidate determining means is a subsystem characterized by determining a part of speech and / or a utilization form of a translated word in the translated word depending on a translated character set character included in the mixed sequence.

One configuration of the present invention is:
It is a subsystem of a translation support system that supports the creation of a translation for the original text.
A display device;
A computer having storage means;
The second translation unit having the same value as the second translation unit with respect to the second translation unit included in the first translation unit stored in the storage means is the number of appearances in the first translation unit. First appearance number counting means for counting one appearance number by the computer;
The equivalence class of the second translation unit, which is equivalent to the equivalence class of the second translation unit, with respect to the equivalence class of the second translation unit included in the mixed sequence stored in the storage means, Second appearance number counting means for counting a second appearance number, which is an appearance number, by the computer;
The first occurrence count counted for the second translation unit included in the first translation unit and the second occurrence count counted for the equivalence class of the second translation unit are calculated by the computer. Appearance frequency comparison means for comparison;
First translation unit display means for displaying the first translation unit in the original character set character by the display device;
Comprising
The first translation unit comprises a part or all of the original text represented by the original text set character;
The second translation unit comprises part or all of the first translation unit;
An equivalence relationship is defined between the second translation units,
The mixed sequence includes zero or one or more of an equivalence class of a second translation unit that is equivalent to one of second translation units of the first translation unit and a translated character set character, and the second sequence. 0 or more of the equivalence classes of the translation unit have one translation associated with each,
The first translation unit display means highlights the second translation unit included in the first translation unit in the displayed first translation unit depending on the result of the comparison. It is a subsystem that

  For the equivalence class of a given two second translation units, an equivalence relation that is naturally defined from the equivalence relation of the second translation units is defined. That is, the equivalence classes of two given second translation units are equivalence only if the representatives of the equivalence classes of the respective second translation units are equivalence.

The first translation unit may be at least one sentence in the original sentence represented by the original character set character. The second translation unit may be at least one word in one sentence.

One configuration of the present invention is:
A method used in the subsystem of the translation support system to support the creation of a translation for the original text,
A first translation unit display step of displaying the first translation unit in a source character set character by a display device;
When the user selectively inputs at least one of the input token or the target character set character from the input device, the user is allowed to input a mixed input sequence including at least one of the input token or the target character set character. Mixed input sequence input stage;
Comprising
The first translation unit comprises a part or all of the original text represented by the original text set character;
The second translation unit comprises a part or all of the first translation unit,
An equivalence relationship is defined between the second translation units,
The input token is associated with each of the second translation units;
The input token includes at least one source character set character included in the second translation unit associated with the input token;
The equivalence class of the second translation unit can be specified in the first translation unit by the input token associated with the second translation unit;
In the first translation unit display step, all of the original character set characters included in the input token associated with the second translation unit including part or all of the first translation unit are displayed. Highlight in the second translation unit of one translation unit;
The method is characterized in that all input of the original character set character included in the input token is necessary for input of the input token.

Further configurations of the invention include
A method used in the subsystem of the translation support system to support the creation of a translation for the original text,
An original text receiving stage for receiving the original text and storing it in the storage means;
A mixing sequence initialization step of storing an empty mixing sequence in the storage means;
A first translation unit determination step of determining at least one first translation unit by a computer and storing the original sentence stored in the storage unit in the storage unit;
Determining at least one second translation unit for the first translation unit stored in the storage means by the computer and storing the second translation unit in the storage means;
Associating an input token with the second translation unit stored in the storage means by the computer and storing the input token in the storage means;
The mixed input sequence input by the mixed input sequence input step and the mixed sequence stored in the storage means are specified in the first translation unit by the input token included in the mixed input sequence. An addition / insertion step of adding an equivalence class of a second translation unit or a translated character set character included in the mixed input sequence to the mixed sequence by adding or inserting the same into the mixed sequence;
Further comprising
The mixed sequence includes zero or one or more of an equivalence class of a second translation unit that is equivalent to one of second translation units of the first translation unit and a translated character set character, and the second sequence. The method of claim 10, wherein zero or more of the equivalence classes of translation units comprise one translation word associated with each.

Further configurations of the invention include
A method used in the subsystem of the translation support system to support the creation of a translation for the original text,
An original text receiving stage for receiving the original text and storing it in the storage means;
An original text display step of displaying the original text on the display device;
A first translation unit selection step of allowing the user to select a first translation unit from within the displayed original text and storing it in the storage means by using the input device;
A second translation unit determining step of determining at least one second translation unit for the first translation unit stored in the storage means by a computer and storing it in the storage means;
Associating an input token with the second translation unit stored in the storage means by the computer and storing the input token in the storage means;
For the first translation unit determination step, a mixing sequence initialization step of storing an empty mixing sequence in the storage means,
For the mixed input sequence input by the mixed input sequence input step and the mixed sequence stored in the storage means, the first specified in the first translation unit by the input token included in the mixed input sequence. An addition / insertion step of adding an equivalent class of two translation units, or a translated character set character included in the mixed input sequence, to the mixed sequence by adding or inserting by the computer and storing in the storage means;
Further comprising
The mixed sequence includes zero or one or more of an equivalence class of a second translation unit that is equivalent to one of second translation units of the first translation unit and a translated character set character, and the second sequence. The method is characterized in that zero or one or more of the equivalence classes of translation units have one translation word associated with each.

One configuration of the present invention is:
A method used in the subsystem of the translation support system to support the creation of a translation for the original text,
A display token associating step of associating a display token with an equivalence class of the second translation unit by a computer and storing it in the storage means with respect to a second translation unit included in the first translation unit stored in the storage means;
In the mixed sequence stored in the storage means, the equivalence class of the second translation unit not associated with one translation is replaced with the display token associated with the second translation unit, and one translation is A mixed display sequence generation step of generating a mixed display sequence generated by replacing the equivalent class of the associated second translation unit with the one translation word by the computer and storing it in the storage means;
A mixed display sequence display step of displaying the mixed display sequence stored in the storage means by a display device;
Comprising
The first translation unit comprises a part or all of the original text represented by the original text set character;
The second translation unit comprises part or all of the first translation unit;
An equivalence relationship is defined between the second translation units,
The mixed sequence includes zero or one or more of an equivalence class of a second translation unit that is equivalent to one of second translation units of the first translation unit and a translated character set character, and the second sequence. The method is characterized in that zero or one or more of the equivalence classes of translation units have one translation word associated with each.

One configuration of the present invention is:
A method used in the subsystem of the translation support system to support the creation of a translation for the original text,
A candidate translation determining step of determining a candidate word for at least one equivalence class of the second translation unit included in the mixed sequence based on the mixed sequence stored in the storage means by the computer and storing it in the storage means; ,
One translation word in the translation word candidate stored in the storage means is associated with at least one equivalence class of the second translation unit included in the mixed sequence stored in the storage means by the computer and stored. A translation association stage stored in the means;
Comprising
The first translation unit comprises a part or all of the original text represented by the original text set character;
The second translation unit comprises part or all of the first translation unit;
An equivalence relationship is defined between the second translation units,
The mixed sequence includes zero or one or more of an equivalence class of a second translation unit that is equivalent to one of second translation units of the first translation unit and a translated character set character, and the second sequence. The method is characterized in that zero or one or more of the equivalence classes of translation units have one translation word associated with each.

Further configurations of the invention include
One translation word in the translation word candidate is one having a predetermined priority within the translation word candidate.

Further configurations of the invention include
A replacement target selection step for causing the user to select at least one equivalence class of the second translation unit included in the mixed sequence by using the display device and the input device by the user;
Based on the mixed sequence, a candidate word determination step for determining a candidate word for at least one equivalence class of the second translation unit by the computer and storing it in the storage means;
A translation word candidate display step of displaying the translation word candidates in a list by the display device;
A translation candidate selection step for allowing the user to select one translation in the translation candidate by using the display device and the input device;
A translation association step of associating by the computer and storing in the storage means the one translation selected by the user to at least one of the equivalence classes of the second translation unit in the mixed sequence;
Is further provided.

Further configurations of the invention include
In the translation candidate determination step, a part of speech and / or a utilization form of a translation in the translation candidate are determined depending on a translation character set character included in the mixed sequence.

One configuration of the present invention is:
A method used in the subsystem of the translation support system to support the creation of a translation for the original text,
The first translation unit is the number of appearances in the first translation unit of the second translation unit equivalent to the second translation unit with respect to the second translation unit included in the first translation unit stored in the storage means. A first appearance count counting stage in which the number of occurrences is counted by a computer;
The equivalence class of the second translation unit, which is equivalent to the equivalence class of the second translation unit, with respect to the equivalence class of the second translation unit included in the mixed sequence stored in the storage means, A second appearance count counting step in which the computer counts the second appearance count, which is the appearance count;
The first occurrence count counted for the second translation unit included in the first translation unit and the second occurrence count counted for the equivalence class of the second translation unit are calculated by the computer. An appearance count comparison stage to compare,
A first translation unit display step of displaying the first translation unit as a source character set character by a display device;
Comprising
The first translation unit comprises a part or all of the original text represented by the original text set character;
The second translation unit comprises part or all of the first translation unit;
An equivalence relationship is defined between the second translation units,
The mixed sequence includes zero or one or more of an equivalence class of a second translation unit that is equivalent to one of second translation units of the first translation unit and a translated character set character, and the second sequence. 0 or more of the equivalence classes of the translation unit have one translation associated with each,
In the first translation unit display step, the second translation unit included in the first translation unit is highlighted in the displayed first translation unit depending on the result of the comparison. It is a method to do.

One configuration of the present invention is:
A program used in the subsystem of the translation support system to support the creation of a translation for the original text.
Computer
First translation unit display means for displaying the first translation unit in the original character set character by the display device;
When the user selectively inputs at least one of the input token or the target character set character from the input device, the user is allowed to input a mixed input sequence including at least one of the input token or the target character set character. Mixed input sequence input means;
To function,
The first translation unit comprises a part or all of the original text represented by the original text set character;
The second translation unit comprises a part or all of the first translation unit,
An equivalence relationship is defined between the second translation units,
The input token is associated with each of the second translation units;
The input token includes at least one source character set character included in the second translation unit associated with the input token;
The equivalence class of the second translation unit can be specified in the first translation unit by the input token associated with the second translation unit;
The first translation unit display means displays all of the original character set characters included in the input token associated with the second translation unit including part or all of the first translation unit. Highlight in the second translation unit of one translation unit;
The program is characterized in that all input of the original character set characters included in the input token is necessary for input of the input token.

Further configurations of the invention include
A program used in the subsystem of the translation support system to support the creation of a translation for the original text.
Computer
Original text receiving means for receiving the original text and storing it in the storage means;
Mixing sequence initialization means for storing an empty mixing sequence in the storage means;
First translation unit determining means for determining at least one first translation unit by the computer and storing the original text stored in the storage means in the storage means;
Second translation unit determining means for determining at least one second translation unit by the computer and storing it in the storage means for the first translation unit stored in the storage means;
An input token associating means associated with the second translation unit stored in the storage means by the computer and stored in the storage means;
The mixed input sequence input by the mixed input sequence input unit and the mixed sequence stored in the storage unit are specified in the first translation unit by the input token included in the mixed input sequence. Addition / insertion means for adding the equivalent character class of the second translation unit or the translated character set character included in the mixed input sequence to the mixed sequence by adding or inserting it by the computer and storing it in the storage means;
Further function as
The mixed sequence includes zero or one or more of an equivalence class of a second translation unit that is equivalent to one of second translation units of the first translation unit and a translated character set character, and the second sequence. The program is characterized in that 0 or one or more of equivalence classes of translation units have one translation word associated with each.

Further configurations of the invention include
A program used in the subsystem of the translation support system to support the creation of a translation for the original text.
Computer
A computer having storage means;
Original text receiving means for receiving the original text and storing it in the storage means;
Original text display means for displaying the original text on the display device;
First translation unit selection means for allowing the user to select a first translation unit from within the displayed original text and storing it in the storage means by using the input device;
Second translation unit determining means for determining at least one second translation unit by the computer and storing it in the storage means for the first translation unit stored in the storage means;
An input token associating means associated with the second translation unit stored in the storage means by the computer and stored in the storage means;
Mixing sequence initialization means for storing an empty mixing sequence in the storage means for the first translation unit determination means,
For the mixed input sequence input by the mixed input sequence input means and the mixed sequence stored in the storage means, the first specified in the first translation unit by the input token included in the mixed input sequence. Addition / insertion means for adding the equivalent character class of two translation units, or the translated character set character included in the mixed input sequence to the mixed sequence by adding or inserting by the computer and storing in the storage means;
To make it work,
The mixed sequence includes zero or one or more of an equivalence class of a second translation unit that is equivalent to one of second translation units of the first translation unit and a translated character set character, and the second sequence. The program is characterized in that 0 or one or more of equivalence classes of translation units have one translation word associated with each.

One configuration of the present invention is:
A program used in the subsystem of the translation support system to support the creation of a translation for the original text.
Computer
A computer having storage means;
A display token associating means for associating the display token with the equivalence class of the second translation unit by the computer and storing it in the storage means with respect to the second translation unit included in the first translation unit stored in the storage means;
In the mixed sequence stored in the storage means, the equivalence class of the second translation unit not associated with one translation is replaced with the display token associated with the second translation unit, and one translation is A mixed display sequence generating means for generating a mixed display sequence generated by replacing the associated second translation unit with the one translation word by the computer and storing it in the storage means;
Mixed display sequence display means for displaying the mixed display sequence stored in the storage means by a display device;
To function,
The first translation unit comprises a part or all of the original text represented by the original text set character;
The second translation unit comprises part or all of the first translation unit;
An equivalence relationship is defined between the second translation units,
The mixed sequence includes zero or one or more of an equivalence class of a second translation unit that is equivalent to one of second translation units of the first translation unit and a translated character set character, and the second sequence. The program is characterized in that 0 or one or more of equivalence classes of translation units have one translation word associated with each.

One configuration of the present invention is:
A program used in the subsystem of the translation support system to support the creation of a translation for the original text.
Computer
Based on the mixed sequence stored in the storage means, the word candidate determining means for determining the word candidate for at least one equivalence class of the second translation unit included in the mixed sequence by the computer and storing it in the storage means When,
One translation word in the translation word candidate stored in the storage means is associated with at least one equivalence class of the second translation unit included in the mixed sequence stored in the storage means by the computer and stored. Translation association means stored in the means;
To function,
The first translation unit comprises a part or all of the original text represented by the original text set character;
The second translation unit comprises part or all of the first translation unit;
An equivalence relationship is defined between the second translation units,
The mixed sequence includes zero or one or more of an equivalence class of a second translation unit that is equivalent to one of second translation units of the first translation unit and a translated character set character, and the second sequence. The program is characterized in that 0 or one or more of equivalence classes of translation units have one translation word associated with each.

Further configurations of the invention include
One translated word in the translated word candidate is a program having a maximum predetermined priority in the translated word candidate.

Further configurations of the invention include
A replacement target selection means for causing the user to select at least one of equivalence classes of the second translation unit included in the mixed sequence by using the display device and the input device by the user;
Based on the mixed sequence, a translation word candidate determining means for determining a translation word candidate for at least one of the equivalence classes of the second translation unit by the computer and storing it in the storage means;
Translation word candidate display means for displaying the translation word candidates in a list on the display device;
Translation candidate selection means for allowing the user to select one translation in the translation candidate by using the display device and the input device;
A translation association means for associating by the computer and storing in the storage means the one translation selected by the user to at least one of the equivalence classes of the second translation unit in the mixed sequence;
The program is characterized by further functioning.

Further configurations of the invention include
The translated word candidate determining means is a program that determines a part of speech and / or a utilization form of a translated word in the translated word depending on a translated character set character included in the mixed sequence.

One configuration of the present invention is:
A program used in the subsystem of the translation support system to support the creation of a translation for the original text.
Computer
The first translation unit is the number of appearances in the first translation unit of the second translation unit equivalent to the second translation unit with respect to the second translation unit included in the first translation unit stored in the storage means. First appearance number counting means for counting the number of appearances by the computer;
The equivalence class of the second translation unit, which is equivalent to the equivalence class of the second translation unit, with respect to the equivalence class of the second translation unit included in the mixed sequence stored in the storage means, Second appearance number counting means for counting a second appearance number, which is an appearance number, by the computer;
The first occurrence count counted for the second translation unit included in the first translation unit and the second occurrence count counted for the equivalence class of the second translation unit are calculated by the computer. Appearance frequency comparison means for comparison;
A first translation unit display means for displaying the first translation unit as a source character set character by a display device;
Function as
The first translation unit comprises a part or all of the original text represented by the original text set character;
The second translation unit comprises part or all of the first translation unit;
An equivalence relationship is defined between the second translation units,
The mixed sequence includes zero or one or more of an equivalence class of a second translation unit that is equivalent to one of second translation units of the first translation unit and a translated character set character, and the second sequence. 0 or more of the equivalence classes of the translation unit have one translation associated with each,
The first translation unit display means highlights the second translation unit included in the first translation unit in the displayed first translation unit depending on the result of the comparison. It is a program to do.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a translation support system according to the prior art. FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of a translation support system according to the present invention. FIG. 3 shows an example of a screen displayed by the display device of the translation support system according to the present invention. FIG. 4 illustrates an example of the highlighted first translation unit displayed by the first translation unit display unit of the display device of the translation support system according to the present invention. FIG. 5 illustrates an example of the correspondence relationship between the mixed input sequence input by the user and the mixed display sequence display unit in the translation support system according to the present invention along the time axis. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment in which an option determination window for a user to select one translation word from the determined translation word candidates is displayed in the translation support system according to the present invention. FIG. 7 shows an embodiment in which an option determination window for the user to select one translation word from the determined translation word candidates is displayed in the translation support system according to the present invention. FIG. 8 shows an example of a translation check support screen of the translation support system according to the present invention. FIG. 9 is a program for explaining an embodiment of the input token association means of the translation support system according to the present invention. FIG. 10 is a program for explaining an embodiment of the input token association means of the translation support system according to the present invention. FIG. 11 is a program for explaining an embodiment of the input token association means of the translation support system according to the present invention. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of translation generation of the first translation unit of the present invention. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of the mixed display sequence display of the present invention. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of translation association according to the present invention. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of translation replacement according to the present invention.

  Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  In the following, English will be described as an example of the source language and Japanese as an example of the target language, but it should be noted that this is an exemplary and non-limiting embodiment. It should be noted that the scope of the present invention includes the case where the source language and the target language are intended for any language. In the following, with respect to any two second translation units, a part or all of the original text included in each of the two second translation units is represented as a source character set character string. Note that the two second translation units are defined and described as being equivalent only if they are equal, but this is an exemplary and non-limiting embodiment. Note that the scope of the present invention includes any equivalence relation defined in the second translation unit.

  In the following description, for the sake of brevity, it should be noted that the description of storing the object generated by the processing by the computer in the storage means of the computer is omitted as a matter obvious to those skilled in the art. .

  FIG. 2 shows an exemplary embodiment of the present invention of the translation support system of the present invention. This embodiment includes a computer display device 200 that is a display device, a keyboard 210 that is an input device, and a computer 220.

  The computer display device that is a display device may be any device that can change display contents in accordance with instructions from a computer, such as a CRT display or a liquid crystal display, and is preferably capable of color display.

  As an input device, instead of using a keyboard, at least one combination of arbitrary devices that allow a user to input characters into a computer, such as a screen touch panel, a tablet, and voice recognition, may be used.

  FIG. 3 shows an exemplary, non-limiting example of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the display of the first translation unit and the display of the mixed display sequence. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the screen 300 on the computer display device 300 includes a first translation unit display unit 310 that displays a first translation unit and a mixed display sequence display unit 320 that displays a mixed display sequence. Yes.

  In FIG. 3, a sentence represented by one original translation character set character, which is one first translation unit, is displayed on the screen. For example, a plurality of first translation units such as an entire sentence and an entire paragraph are displayed on the screen. May be displayed.

  In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a computer divides an original sentence to be translated into at least one sentence that is a unit suitable for translation, and determines the sentence as a first translation unit. For example, the original text represented by the original text character set is already parsed each time a parser executed by a computer parses one character at a time and each character is determined to be a punctuation character such as a period or semicolon. The computer may divide the original sentence into at least one sentence by cutting out the portion as a sentence by the parser.

  For example, it should be noted that a period in a sentence included in “Dr.”, “eg.”, Etc. is preferably not treated as a punctuation character. For example, a source language word list having a period is stored in advance in the volatile / nonvolatile storage means of the computer, and each time one character parsed by the parser is a period, at least one before and after the period The parser determines whether or not a source character set character includes a word in the word list. If it is determined that the original character set character includes the word, the parser does not treat the period as a punctuation character. May be.

Further, instead of the computer determining the first translation unit, the display device displays the original text on the screen, and by causing the user to use a known selection means for the text displayed on the screen, the original text May be selected by the user and a part of the selected original text may be used as the first translation unit. The known selection means may be a selection by text range designation.

  In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a computer divides a sentence that is a first translation unit into at least one word and determines some of the at least one word as second translation units. For example, a sentence represented by a source character set character is parsed character by character, and each time the character is determined to be a separator character such as a space, a comma, or a parenthesis, the parser parses the already parsed part as a word. The computer may determine at least one of the extracted words as the second translation unit. Table 1 shows exemplary and non-limiting examples.

  Note that the second translation unit need not constitute the entire first translation unit. For example, in Example 1 of Table 1, the words “is” and “by” in the first translation unit “This computer is used by him.” Are not the second translation unit. As described above, a word with a small input burden of the corresponding translation word may be excluded from the target to be determined as the second translation unit.

  Note that the second translation unit may comprise a plurality of words. For example, in Example 4 of <Table 1>, the phrase “Internet Infrastructure” is one second translation unit.

  For example, it is preferable that a comma in a word included in the number “1, 234, 567” is not treated as the separator character together with preceding and following white space characters. Such a rule is defined in advance by a regular expression so that the parser does not treat a character in a partial character set character string in the original text that matches the regular expression as a separator character during the parsing. Also good.

The part of speech of the source language may be used as a selection criterion for the second translation unit. For example, the part of speech of at least one word in the first translation unit is determined by a known technique, and the at least one word is determined as the second translation unit only when the part of speech is a noun or a noun phrase. Also good. In that case, a translation for a word that is neither a noun nor a noun phrase in the first translation unit needs to be directly input by the user in the translated character set character, but nevertheless a noun or noun phrase whose translation is long. The present invention is useful when appears repeatedly in the text.
Further, for example, a list of character strings made up of original character set characters that can be determined in advance as the second translation unit may be stored in the volatile / nonvolatile storage means of the computer.

  In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to specify an input token for each second translation unit included in the first translation unit, and an equivalence class of the second translation unit within the first translation unit. Associating by computer. Table 2 shows exemplary and non-limiting examples.

  For example, as shown in Example 1 of Table 2, the first translation unit “This computer is used by him.” Includes the second translation unit “This”, “computer”, “used”, and “him”. , Input tokens <T>, <c>, <u>, and <h> may be associated with each second translation unit. Here, for example, <T> represents an input token having the original character set character “T”. For example, when the first translation unit “Development of Internet Infrastructure” includes the second translation unit “Internet” and the second translation unit “Infrastructure”, for each second translation unit, <Table 2> As in Example 3-1, each of the input tokens <int> and <inf> may be associated with each other, and each of the input tokens <i> and <inf> as shown in Example 3-2 of <Table 2>. f> may be associated.

  Note that there is not always one way of associating the input token with the second translation unit. For example, an input token having a shorter length may be associated with the second translation unit having a high appearance frequency. Thereby, the total number of key types required for input of the input token is further reduced.

  It should be noted that characters that are conventionally confused with the original character set characters in the second translation unit included in the input token may be distinguished or confused, for example, uppercase letters and lowercase letters. Note that in the case of confusion, confusion should also be taken into account for identifying equivalence classes for the second translation unit. That is, in the case of confusion, it is necessary to be able to specify the second translation unit by the input token regardless of the confusion.

  Further, instead of associating the input token with the second translation unit, the input token may be associated with the equivalence class of the second translation unit.

  A plurality of second translation units may comprise at least one word in the first translation unit, and an input token may be associated so that each of the plurality of second translation units can be specified. For example, with respect to Example 3-2 of Table 2 and the first translation unit “Development of Internet Infrastructure” of Example 4, association of the second translation unit and input token of Example 3-2 of Table 2; The association of the second translation unit and the input token in Example 4 of Table 2 may be used simultaneously. In this case, the equivalent class [Internet Infrastructure] of the second translation unit is specified by the input token <t>, and the equivalent class [Internet] of the second translation unit is specified by the input token <i>. Here, for example, [Internet Infrastructure] represents an equivalence class of the second translation unit “Internet Infrastructure”.

  An input token may be associated with the second translation unit including a subscript and a superscript. For example, as in Example 5 of Table 2, the partial character string “co” of “CH3COOH” may be used as the input token for the second translation unit “CH3COOH”. In this way, the user's trouble of setting the subscript and superscript in the translation using conventional means can be omitted.

  9, 10, and 11 show an example of a program that associates an input token with at least one second translation unit included in the first translation unit. First, an InputTokenGenerator instance is generated on the call side of the example program. Next, registerSecondTranslationUnit is called on the instance with the second translation unit as an argument for all of at least one second translation unit included in the first translation unit. Next, when buildInputTokenForRegisteredSecondTranslationUnit is called on the instance with the second translation unit as an argument for all of at least one second translation unit included in the first translation unit, the inputToken member variable of the second translation unit The input token associated with the second translation unit is stored. Here, the example programs of FIGS. 9, 10, and 11 are exemplary and non-error processing for the sake of brevity to describe one embodiment of the input token association according to the representative embodiment of the present invention. Note that this is only a limited program and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. The example programs of FIGS. 9, 10 and 11 may be written in other programming languages, and other algorithms for associating various optimizations and enhancements and input tokens are readily conceivable to those skilled in the art.

  Note that input of the input token may further require input of characters other than those included in the input token. For example, a period may be further requested as a terminal character for instructing the end of input of the input token.

  In the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the first translation unit is displayed on the display device, the input character associated with the second translation unit included in the first translation unit includes the original character set character. All at least one is highlighted in the second translation unit of the displayed first translation unit. FIG. 4 illustrates an exemplary and non-limiting example. The first translation units of Examples 1, 2, 3-1, 3-2, 4, and 5 in Table 2 are respectively 401, 402, 403-1, 403-2, 404-1, and 405 of FIG. Is displayed. The first translation unit display unit 310 in FIG. 3 displays the embodiment 402 in FIG.

  In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the display surrounded by the black frame is highlighted. For example, an appropriate combination of a display for changing the background color, a display for changing the font, a display for decoration, and the like. May be highlighted.

  As shown in 404-2 of FIG. 4, the fact that the second translation unit includes a plurality of words in the original sentence may be displayed in a format that can be visually recognized by the user.

  When determining the first translation unit and the second translation unit for the original text, a blank character is appropriately inserted and / or added to the first translation unit and the second translation unit, and the second translation unit A corresponding white space character may be inserted and / or appended to the associated input token. In this case, when displaying the first translation unit, the corresponding blank character inserted and / or added to the second translation unit in the first translation unit is also highlighted at the same time.

  In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a display token is associated with each equivalence class of the second translation unit by a computer. Table 3 shows exemplary and non-limiting examples.

  Examples 1 to 3 in Table 3 are examples of display tokens associated with the equivalence class [configured] of the second translation unit. Example 1 in Table 3 is an example in which the original character set character “configured” included in the equivalence class of the second translation unit is directly associated with the equivalence class of the second translation unit as a display token. Example 2 of <Table 3> is an embodiment in which the original character set character included in the equivalence class of the second translation unit is associated with the equivalence class of the second translation unit as a display token that is enclosed in “$ {}”. It is. Example 3 of <Table 3> is an example in which the modified form of the word “configured” included in the equivalence class of the second translation unit is associated with the equivalence class of the second translation unit as a display token. In this way, the part of speech and / or the utilization form may be changed as appropriate. Example 4 in Table 3 is an example in which the example of Example 2 and the example of Example 3 are combined.

  Example 5 in Table 3 is an example of a display token associated with an equivalence class [Internet Infrastructure] of the second translation unit. Example 5 of <Table 3> is an embodiment in which the original character set characters included in the equivalence class of the second translation unit are collectively enclosed in “$ {}” as a display token and associated with the second translation unit. It is.

  Examples 6 to 8 in Table 3 are examples of display tokens associated with the equivalence class [CH3COOH] of the second translation unit. Example 6 in <Table 3> is an example in which a text character set character “CH3COOH” of the equivalence class of the second translation unit surrounded by “$ {}” is associated with the second translation unit as a display token. . Example 7 and Example 8 in Table 3 show a display token in which the original character set character of the equivalence class of the second translation unit is converted to upper case or lower case and superscript and / or subscript is canceled. As an example associated with the second translation unit.

  Thus, it is preferable that the display token can intuitively grasp the equivalence class of the second translation unit by visual recognition.

  Exemplary embodiments of the present invention for entering a mixed input sequence, adding a translated character set character or second translation unit to the mixed sequence, generating a mixed display sequence, and displaying a mixed display sequence, Description will be made by taking the first translation unit, the second translation unit, and the input token shown in Example 1 of Table 2 as examples.

  FIG. 5 illustrates an exemplary and non-limiting example of a display change of the mixed display sequence display according to the input of the mixed input sequence in an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 shows a change 503 in the display of the mixed display sequence display unit with respect to the input 502 of the mixed input sequence along the time axis 501 when the input device is a keyboard. The mixed display sequence display unit includes a text cursor 504. Here, it should be noted that the input method of the translated language character set may be a known method such as Kana input or Roman character input, for example, in the case of Japanese.

  Initially, the mixing sequence is empty, and the content of the mixing display sequence display section is empty. Next, when the user presses the “t” key while pressing the Alt key on the keyboard, the mixed input sequence <t> is input. Next, the equivalence class [This] of the second translation unit specified by the input token <t> included in the mixed input sequence is added to the mixed sequence, and the mixed sequence becomes [This]. Next, the equivalence class [This] of the second translation unit included in the composition sequence [This] is replaced with the display token “$ {This}” associated with the equivalence class of the second translation unit. The sequence “$ {This}” is generated. Next, the mixed display sequence “$ {This}” is displayed on the mixed display sequence display section. Since a person skilled in the art can easily conceive how to store the mixed sequence in the storage means of the computer, the description thereof will be omitted.

  Next, when the user directly inputs the translated character set character “ha” in the Japanese input mode, the mixed input sequence “ha” is input. Then, the mixed input sequence “ha” is added to the mixing sequence, and the mixing sequence becomes [This] “ha”. Next, the mixed display sequence “$ {This}” and “ha” are displayed on the mixed display sequence display section.

  Next, when the user inputs as shown in FIG. 5, the mixing sequence becomes [This] [computer] “is” “used” “used” by “[him]” and the mixing. In the display sequence display section, the generated mixed display sequence “$ {This}” “$ {computer}” “is” “$ {him}” “by” “$ {used}” “is done”. Is displayed.

  The mixed display sequence display unit may be usable as a normal text editing screen. For example, in order to delete the display token “$ {This}” in the mixed display sequence display unit, the user moves the text cursor by a known text cursor movement operation and displays the token “$ {by a known text editing operation. “This}” may be deleted. Here, the display token is preferably regarded as one character with respect to the cursor movement. That is, it is preferable to edit only a part of the display token. Further, when an input token is input, the equivalence class of the second translation unit specified by the input token at a position in the mixed sequence corresponding to the position in the mixed display sequence indicated by the text cursor. And a corresponding mixed display sequence may be generated and displayed.

  When the mixed display sequence display unit can be used as a normal text editing screen, the user can directly input a translated character set character into the mixed display sequence display unit. Therefore, for example, it is one of the important advantages of the present invention that it becomes easier for the user to create a higher quality translation by allowing the user to use different particles in detail.

  Referring to FIG. 3, when the present invention is implemented, the user's line-of-sight movement accompanying the user's input operation may be limited to the round trip between the first translation unit display unit and the mixed display sequence display unit. Understood. As described above, since the user's line-of-sight movement between three or more points on the screen which occurs when the prior art of FIG. 1 is implemented does not occur, the user's work load is reduced. One of the important advantages.

  Refer to the examples of the first translation unit, the second translation unit, and the token of Example 3-1 in Table 2. While the user presses the Alt key on the keyboard and presses “n” after “i”, the user is inputting the input token <int> or the input token <inf>. I can not identify. Therefore, in one embodiment of the present invention, when the user inputs a part of the original character set characters included in the input token, the input token includes all of the second translation units that may be specified thereafter. The highlighting may be displayed independently of the highlighting of the characters in the second translation unit. In this case, only the second translation unit “Internet” associated with the input token <int> and the second translation unit “Infrastructure” associated with the input token <inf> are highlighted.

  When the input of the mixed input sequence is completed, in order to notify the user of the end of the input, for example, the user moves the focus on the other first translation unit displayed on the screen, thereby allowing the user to The user may be notified of the end of input, the “input end” button may be displayed on the screen, and the user may be notified of the end of input by pressing the “input end” button. The user may be notified of the end of input by pressing the key.

  The input token associated with the second translation unit or the equivalence class of the second translation unit is input by comparing with the number of key types required to directly input the translation word for the second translation unit with the translated character set characters. Note that very few key types are required. Please refer to FIG. The number of key types required to input the input token <c> corresponding to the equivalence class [computer] of the second translation unit is two times including the pressing of the Alt key. On the other hand, the number of key types required to directly input the translated word “computer” corresponding to the second translation unit “computer” as a translated character set character is more commonly used at least 7 times in the katakana input mode. About 10 times in romaji input mode. That is, regarding the input of the equivalence class [computer] of the second translation unit, the number of necessary key types is reduced from one-fourth to one-fifth by inputting with the associated input token. As described in the embodiment, a translation is automatically associated with the equivalence class of the second translation unit specified by the input token by the computer, so that the user can translate the translation as a translated character set character. The same effect as direct input can be obtained. In addition, as the number of long words or words written in Chinese characters that appear in the translation increases, the number of key types required for direct input with the translated character set characters of the translation and the corresponding mixed input sequence input. The difference from the required number of key types becomes significant. As described above, it is important that when the present invention is implemented, the user's input burden is reduced by reducing the number of key types of the user when the present invention is implemented, as compared with the case where the prior art is implemented. One of the advantages.

  Analyzing the first translation unit, the equivalence class of the second translation unit already input by the user, and the sequence of translated character set characters, the second translation unit included in the first translation unit is restored again at an appropriate time. You may decide. For example, when the first translation unit “Development of Internet Infrastructure” is displayed, another first translation unit and / or a mixed sequence corresponding to the first translation unit may be a sequence of equivalence classes of the second translation unit [Internet ] [Infrastructure] is already included, the sequence [Internet] [Infrastructure] of the second translation unit is combined, and [Internet Infrastructure] is equivalent to the new one of the second translation unit. May be determined again. This reduces the input burden on the user, especially when many identical phrases appear in the original text.

  Each time an input token is input, the input token may be re-associated with the second translation unit included in the first translation unit. When reassociating the input token, some of the second translation units associated with the input token that have already been entered by the user may be excluded from the input token association, so that a shorter input token association is possible. It becomes possible.

  The Alt key that the user presses in order to selectively input the input token and the translated character set character may be replaced with another key. Further, simultaneous pressing of keys may be replaced by continuous pressing of keys.

  In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, for at least one equivalence class of a second translation unit included in a given mixed sequence, a word represented by the equivalence class of the second translation unit is converted to a computer volatile property. / Translation word candidates having translations acquired by the computer using an electronic dictionary stored in the non-volatile storage means are determined by the computer. For example, for the equivalence class [computer] of the second translation unit included in the mixed sequence [This] [computer] “is” [him] “by” [properly] [used] “used”. The candidate word {“computer”} having “computer” is determined.

  For the equivalence class of the second translation unit included in the given mixed sequence, the words represented by the equivalence class of the second translation unit are stored in an electronic dictionary stored in the volatile / nonvolatile storage means of the computer. Among the translations obtained by drawing by the computer and all of their usage forms, some or all of the usage forms that can be connected to subsequent translated character set characters of the equivalence class of the second translation unit. The computer may determine candidate translations having translations. For example, for the equivalence class [used] of the second translation unit in the mixed sequence [used] “none”, the translated word “use” having a utilization form that can be connected to the subsequent translated character set character “none”. The candidate word {“used”} having “” may be determined. On the other hand, with respect to the equivalence class [used] of the second translation unit, a translation candidate {“use”} having a translation “use” having a utilization form that can be connected to the translated character set character “not” Can also be determined. In this case, for example, a translation candidate {“use”} having a translation “use” having a use form with the shortest translation length among the use forms that can be connected may be determined. . Similarly, for example, the equivalence class [used] of the second translation unit included in the mixed sequence [used] “not” and the equivalence class [used] of the second translation unit included in the mixed sequence [used] “not”. , A candidate word {"used"} having a translated word "used" and a translated word candidate {"used"} having a translated word "used" may be determined.

  For the equivalence class of the second translation unit included in the given mixed sequence, the translated character set character that follows the equivalence class of the second translation unit rather than the part of speech and usage of the equivalence class of the second translation unit The candidate words may be determined by giving priority to the part of speech and the utilization form determined from the above. For example, the candidate word {“use”} may be determined for the equivalence class [used] of the second translation unit included in the mixed sequence [used] “do”. Note that the equivalence class [used] of the second translation unit is ignored in the past participle form. Thereby, for example, it is possible to translate the passive voice of the verb in the original sentence into the active voice by the translated sentence, or to translate the past tense of the verb in the original sentence into the present tense by the translated sentence. Therefore, it is one of the important advantages of the present invention that the user can create a translation without being constrained by the part of speech of the original word, thereby increasing the degree of freedom in creating the translation. Further, if there is no subsequent translated character set, a candidate word having a predetermined part of speech and / or a utilization form, for example, a part of speech and a basic form specified from the equivalence class of the second translation unit may be determined.

  When these are combined, for example, the mixed sequence [This] [computer] “is” [him] “used” “used” “equivalent class [This]” [ computer, [him], and [used] are associated with one of the translations “this”, “computer”, “he”, and “use” in each translation candidate. The sequence becomes the mixed sequence [this: This] [computer: computer] “is” [hi: him] “by” [used:] “used”. Here, for example, [this: This] represents that one translated word “this” is associated with the equivalence class [This] of the second translation unit. In addition, the mixed sequence [him] “is” [This] [computer] “is” [used] “does” is equivalent to the equivalence classes [him], [This], [computer] of the second translation unit. , [Used] are associated with one translation “he”, “this”, “computer”, and “use” in each of the translation candidates, and the mixed sequence [hi: him] “ [This: This] [Computer: computer] “On” [Use: used] “Yes”.

  One candidate word may be determined for an equivalence class of a plurality of second translation units. For example, one translated word candidate {“for example”} may be determined for the equivalence class sequence [for] [example] of the second translation unit.

  For the equivalence class sequence of the second translation unit included in the given mixed sequence, the equivalence class of the second translation unit immediately before the subsequent translation character set is based on the subsequent translation character set, in order, A translation candidate of an equivalent class of the second translation unit may be determined and / or one translation may be associated with the second translation unit. For example, for the mixed sequence [properly] [configured] “yes”, by associating one translated word “setting” with the equivalent class [configured] of the second translation unit immediately before the translated character set “yes”, The mixed sequence becomes “mixed” [properly] [setting: configured]. Then, by associating one translation word “correctly” with the equivalence class [properly] of the second translation unit immediately preceding the equivalence class [configured] of the second translation unit, the mixed sequence is correctly mixed (property). [Setting: configured] becomes “Yes”. On the other hand, for example, the mixed sequence [properly] [configured] “is” goes through the mixed sequence [properly] [setting: configured] “is”, and then the mixed sequence [correct: proper] [setting: configured]. Become "is."

  Link information between translations of the word is added in advance to a plurality of different words included in the electronic dictionary, and is acquired using a known technique related to dependency analysis for a given first translation unit. Using the link information specified by the modified modification relationship, a translation candidate of an equivalence class for the second translation unit included in the first translation unit may be determined, or one translation word in the translation candidate May be associated with the equivalence class of the second translation unit. For example, if it is found that the second translation unit “filled” included in the first translation unit “filled application” modifies the second translation unit “application” using a known means for dependency analysis. , Determining a candidate word {“filed”} for the equivalence class [filed] of the second translation unit included in the mixed sequence [filled] [application] comprising the equivalence class of the two translation units, and the second translation The candidate word {“application”} for the equivalence class [application] may be determined.

  The number of translation words included in the translation candidate determined for at least one equivalence class of the second translation unit is preferably one, but may be zero or plural. In the case of 0, it is not necessary to associate one translation word with at least one of the equivalence classes of the second translation unit. In the case of a plurality of words, at least one of the equivalence classes of the second translation unit may or may not be associated with any one translation in the translation candidate. The one translation word may be one of the translation word candidates having a predetermined priority.

  The predetermined priority is obtained by storing a word in a target language obtained by performing a morphological analysis on a given corpus of a target language in advance by a computer and its frequency of occurrence in a volatile / nonvolatile storage unit of the computer. In addition, the determination may be made using the words in the target language and the appearance frequency thereof.

  The user inputs in the text box the association between the equivalence class of the second translation unit and the corresponding user's desired translation, or, if necessary, the association with the part of speech and / or usage information. By doing so, you may provide the GUI which comprises the said text box for making a user register into the said electronic dictionary. When there are a plurality of desired translations, a GUI may be provided for allowing a user to give a desired priority to the desired translation.

  The determination of the candidate word for the equivalence class of the second translation unit and the association of one translation word can be performed at any time after the second translation unit is specified by the input token. Therefore, it may be performed when the input of the mixed sequence is completed, or may be performed in real time when the translation word candidate can be determined.

  FIG. 6 illustrates an exemplary, non-limiting example of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention that performs translation candidate determination and one translation association in real time when candidate translations can be determined. ing. FIG. 6 shows a display change 603 of the mixed display sequence display unit according to the input 602 of the mixed input sequence along the time axis 601.

  Initially, the mixing sequence is empty. Next, when the subsequent translated character set character “ha” is input following the input token <T> and the input token <c>, the mixed sequence is identified by the input token <T>. A mixed sequence [This] [computer] comprising an equivalence class [This] of units, an equivalence class [computer] of the second translation unit specified by the input token <c>, and a translated character set character “ha”. Becomes "ha". Next, candidate words {“this”} and {“computer”} are determined for the equivalence classes [This] and [computer] of the second translation unit, respectively. Then, the mixed sequence [This] [computer] “ha” is associated with the equivalence classes [This] and [computer] of the second translation unit with one translation “this” and “computer”, respectively. Thus, the mixed sequence [this: This] [computer: computer] becomes “ha”. Next, the mixed display sequence “this” “computer” “has” is generated. Next, the mixed display sequence is displayed on the mixed display sequence display section.

  Next, when the translated character set character “by” is input following the input token <u>, the mixed sequence [This] [computer] “ha” is specified by the input token <u>. The equivalence class [user] of the second translation unit and the translated character set character “by” are added, so that the mixed sequence [this: This] [computer: computer] “is” by “[user]”. Next, a candidate word {“user”} is determined for the equivalence class [user] of the second translation unit. Then, the mixed sequence [this: This] [computer: computer] “is” [user] “by” is associated with the equivalence class [user] of the second translation unit and one translation “user”. The sequence [this: This] [computer: computer] “is” [user: user] “by”. The mixed display sequence “this” “computer” “is” “user” “by” is then generated. Next, the mixed display sequence is displayed on the mixed display sequence display section.

  The timing at which the mixed display sequence display unit updates the display may be any time after the mixed display sequence is generated. For example, it may be the time when the user interrupts the input for a predetermined time, or the time when the user notifies the end of the input of the mixed input sequence for the first translation unit.

Next, when the input token <c> is input, a plurality of translated words “configuration” and “setting” are provided for the equivalence class [configured] of the second translation unit specified by the input token <c>. When the translation candidate {“configuration”, “setting”} is determined, a single translation candidate is not associated with the equivalence class [configured] of the second translation unit. Next, when the user selects the equivalence class [configured] of the second translation unit by moving the cursor over the display token “$ {configured}” associated with the equivalence class [configured] of the second translation unit. A candidate word {“configuration”, “setting”} is determined for the equivalence class of the second translation unit, and an option determination window 605 for allowing the user to select one translated word from the candidate word is displayed. Then, when the user selects a desired translation “setting” in the option determination window 605, the mixed sequence [this: This] [computer: computer] “is” [user: user] “by” [correctly: proper] [Configured] “configured” is an equivalent class [configured] of the second translation unit, and one translated word “setting” is associated with [this: This] [computer: computer] “ha” [user: “user” “by” [correctly: property] [setting: configured] “is done”. Next, the mixed display sequence “this” “computer” “is” “user” “by” “correctly” “set” “configured” is generated, and the mixed display sequence display unit displays the snapshot 606. As updated. In the following, <Table 4> shows the state of each sequence corresponding to the snapshot 604, and <Table 5> shows the state of each sequence corresponding to the snapshot 606.

  The mixed display sequence generated in this way may be adopted as a translation “this computer is correctly set by the user” for the first translation unit “This computer is properly configured by user”.

  FIG. 7 shows that the user selects another desired translation for the equivalence class of the second translation unit to which one translation has already been associated, and the desired translation is converted to the second translation unit. 2 illustrates an exemplary, non-limiting example in an exemplary embodiment of the present invention associated with the equivalence class of In FIG. 7, for the equivalence class [configured] of the second translation unit, a translation candidate {“configuration”, “setting”} having a plurality of translations “configuration” and “setting” is determined and mixed. The equivalence class [configured] of the second translation unit included in the sequence [this: This] [computer: computer] “is” [user: user] “by” [correctly: proprietary] [configured] “is”. One translation “configuration” in the translation candidate determined for is already associated, and the mixed sequence [this: This] [computer: computer] “is” [user: user] “by” [correctly: “proprietary] [configuration: configured]“ is already ”has already been generated. FIG. 7 shows a change 703 in the display of the mixed display sequence display unit according to the input 702 of the mixed input sequence along the time axis 701.

  Next, when the user moves the cursor on the display token “$ {configured}” associated with the equivalence class [configured] of the second translation unit, the user selects the equivalence class [configured] of the second translation unit. Then, a candidate word {“configuration”, “setting”} is determined for the equivalence class of the second translation unit, and an option decision window 704 for allowing the user to select one translated word from the candidate word is displayed. . Next, when the user selects a desired translation “setting” from the option determination window 704, the mixed sequence [this: This] [computer: computer] “is” [user: user] “by” [correctly: proper] [Configured] “is” is associated with the equivalent class [configured] of the second translation unit and one translated word “setting” is associated with [this: This] [computer: computer] “ha” [user: “user” “by” [correctly: property] [setting: configured] “is done”. Next, the mixed display sequence “this” “computer” “is” “user” “by” “correctly” “set” “configured” is generated, and the mixed display sequence display unit displays the snapshot 705. As updated.

  When one translation word is associated with the equivalence class of the second translation unit, the first translation unit and / or another first translation unit has the same equivalence class as the equivalence class of the second translation unit. The one translated word may be simultaneously associated with the equivalence class of two translation units by a computer.

  The highest priority may be given to the equivalence class of the second translation unit selected by the user and the desired one translated word associated therewith.

  In this way, a single translation selected by the user is simultaneously associated with the equivalence class of another second translation unit that is equivalent to the equivalence class of the second translation unit by the computer, thereby unifying the notation in the translation. It is one of the important advantages of the present invention that it is easier to create a high-quality translation that realizes the above.

  In the embodiment of FIGS. 6 and 7, as in the embodiment of FIG. 5, the Alt key and the cursor key may be replaced with other keys. Further, simultaneous pressing of the meta key and the character key may be replaced by continuous pressing.

  Please refer to FIG. In the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the translation check support screen 800 includes a first translation unit display unit 810. In the example illustrated in FIG. 8, the first translation unit display unit 810 displays the first translation unit “This computer is properly configured” with respect to the first translation unit and the second translation unit in Example 2 of Table 1. and the example shown in FIG. 8 shows a given mixed sequence [this: This] [computer: computer] “wa” [user: user] “ga” [settings : Configured] “do” [computer: computer] “is”.

  <Table 6> shows the number of appearances of the equivalence class of the second translation unit in the first translation unit and the number of appearances of the equivalence class of the second translation unit in the mixed sequence corresponding to the embodiment of FIG. Comparison results are shown.

  The equivalence classes of the second translation unit in which the number of appearances in the first translation unit and the number of appearances in the mixed sequence are equal are [This], [configured], and [user]. Accordingly, the equivalence class [This], [configured], and [user] of the second translation unit are highlighted in the first translation unit display unit 810 by a dotted line indicating that the number of appearances is equal. Yes. On the other hand, the equivalence class [properly] of the second translation unit having a larger number of appearances in the first translation unit is highlighted by a double line indicating it. In addition, the equivalence class [computer] of the second translation unit having the smaller number of appearances in the first translation unit is highlighted by a single line indicating it.

  Note that the highlighting may be performed selectively. That is, for example, only the equivalence class of the second translation unit having the same appearance frequency may be highlighted. The translated text check support screen 800 may further include a selection button for instructing the user to selectively perform the highlight display.

  As in the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, the translated text check support screen 800 has a mixed display sequence generated from the mixed sequence, for example, “this” “computer” “ha” “user” “ga” “setting” “ The second mixed sequence display unit 830 for displaying "" Computer "" and / or the mixed sequence [This] [computer] in which the association of one translation word associated with the mixed sequence is released by the computer ] May be further provided with a first mixed sequence display unit 820 for displaying a mixed display sequence generated from “[user]” is “configured” “configured” “computer” “.”

  By referring to the first translation unit display unit 810, the first mixed display sequence display unit 820, and / or the second mixed display sequence display unit 830, the user finds missing or duplicated translations in the mixed sequence. Easy to do. Note that the second mixed display sequence display unit 830 may be editable so that the user can correct the correction location found by the user.

  In addition, when the user moves the focus to select an arbitrary second translation unit included in the first translation unit displayed by the first translation unit display unit 810, the second translation unit is responded to the selection. The display token and / or one translated word in which the equivalence classes of units are replaced may be highlighted in the first mixed display sequence display unit 820 and / or the second mixed display sequence display unit 830.

  12 to 17 are flowcharts showing one embodiment of the present invention. Here, for the sake of brevity, it should be noted that the description about storing the object generated by each process in the storage means is omitted from the flowchart. Note that these flowcharts are exemplary and non-limiting embodiments and do not limit the order in which each process is performed.

  From the above description, it is apparent that the components of the present invention can be grouped into subsystems and each subsystem can be implemented for different users. As a result, it becomes possible to further reduce the cost of the entire translation work by enabling the division of work of the translation work.

  In the present invention, the input token necessary for the input of the second input unit is determined depending on the first translation unit after the first translation unit is determined or selected. Therefore, compared to the method of registering the abbreviated code in the dictionary in advance, the target input candidate is preferably limited to the second translation unit in the first translation unit, which is preferably a single sentence, so the length of the input token There is a significant advantage that the length is significantly shortened. Further, since the input token can be known by referring to the original text displayed on the display device, the user does not need to memorize the abbreviated code.

  In the present invention, the movement of the user's line of sight and the number of types, which are generated by the input operation by the user, are reduced. Therefore, it is possible to speed up the entire translation work by reducing the input work burden on the user. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the cost of the entire translation work.

  In addition, the user can directly input the translated character set characters. Therefore, for example, when the translated language is Japanese, the user can use the particles in detail in the translated sentence. Therefore, it becomes easier to create a higher quality translation.

  Further, when creating a translation, it is possible to simultaneously associate the same translated word with a second translation unit having the same notation by a computer. Therefore, it is easy to create a higher-quality translation in which the notation in the translation is unified.

  In addition, existing technologies such as a translation memory may be used in combination. For example, the translation memory may first be applied to the original text, and the present invention may be implemented for a portion where the translation memory is not applicable. Thereby, it is possible to further reduce the cost of the entire translation work.

  In the detailed description of the invention, specific embodiments have been described. However, various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but is defined by the claims and equivalents thereof.

  In addition to the effect of reducing the cost of translation work and improving the quality of the translation described in the effect of the invention, for example, for users who are not good at work using input means such as a keyboard, the translation work becomes relatively easy. New users may be discovered. In addition, there is a possibility that new translation demand will be generated by reducing the cost of translation work.

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Claims (27)

It is a subsystem of a translation support system that supports the creation of a translation for the original text.
A display device;
An input device;
First translation unit display means for displaying the first translation unit in the original character set character by the display device;
The user selectively inputs at least one of an input token or a target character set character from the input device, thereby inputting a mixed input sequence including at least one of the input token or the target character set character to the user. A mixed input sequence input means,
Comprising
The first translation unit comprises a part or all of the original text represented by the original text set character;
The second translation unit comprises a part or all of the first translation unit,
An equivalence relationship is defined between the second translation units,
The input token is associated with each of the second translation units;
The input token includes at least one source character set character included in the second translation unit associated with the input token;
The equivalence class of the second translation unit can be specified in the first translation unit by the input token associated with the second translation unit;
The first translation unit display means displays all of the original character set characters included in the input token associated with the second translation unit including part or all of the first translation unit. Highlight in the second translation unit of one translation unit;
The subsystem according to claim 1, wherein all input of a source character set character included in the input token is necessary for input of the input token. It is a subsystem of a translation support system that supports the creation of a translation for the original text.
A computer having storage means;
Original text receiving means for receiving the original text and storing it in the storage means;
Mixing sequence initialization means for storing an empty mixing sequence in the storage means;
First translation unit determining means for determining at least one first translation unit by the computer and storing the original text stored in the storage means in the storage means;
Second translation unit determining means for determining at least one second translation unit by the computer and storing it in the storage means for the first translation unit stored in the storage means;
An input token associating means associated with the second translation unit stored in the storage means by the computer and stored in the storage means;
The mixed input sequence input by the mixed input sequence input unit and the mixed sequence stored in the storage unit are specified in the first translation unit by the input token included in the mixed input sequence. Addition / insertion means for adding the equivalent character class of the second translation unit or the translated character set character included in the mixed input sequence to the mixed sequence by adding or inserting it by the computer and storing it in the storage means;
Comprising
The first translation unit comprises a part or all of the original text represented by the original text set character;
The second translation unit comprises part or all of the first translation unit;
An equivalence relationship is defined between the second translation units,
The input token is associated with each of the second translation units;
The input token includes at least one source character set character included in the second translation unit associated with the input token;
The equivalence class of the second translation unit can be specified in the first translation unit by the input token associated with the second translation unit;
The mixed input sequence comprises at least one of the input token and a target character set character;
The mixed sequence includes zero or one or more of an equivalence class of a second translation unit that is equivalent to one of second translation units of the first translation unit and a translated character set character, and the second sequence. The subsystem according to claim 1, wherein zero or one or more of the equivalence classes of translation units have one translation word associated with each. It is a subsystem of a translation support system that supports the creation of a translation for the original text.
A display device;
An input device;
A computer having storage means;
Original text receiving means for receiving the original text and storing it in the storage means;
Original text display means for displaying the original text on the display device;
First translation unit selection means for allowing the user to select a first translation unit from within the displayed original text and storing it in the storage means by using the input device;
Second translation unit determining means for determining at least one second translation unit by the computer and storing it in the storage means for the first translation unit stored in the storage means;
An input token associating means associated with the second translation unit stored in the storage means by the computer and stored in the storage means;
Mixing sequence initialization means for storing an empty mixing sequence in the storage means for the first translation unit determination means;
For the mixed input sequence input by the mixed input sequence input means and the mixed sequence stored in the storage means, the first specified in the first translation unit by the input token included in the mixed input sequence. Addition / insertion means for adding the equivalent character class of two translation units, or the translated character set character included in the mixed input sequence to the mixed sequence by adding or inserting by the computer and storing in the storage means;
Comprising
The first translation unit comprises a part or all of the original text represented by the original text set character;
The second translation unit comprises part or all of the first translation unit;
An equivalence relationship is defined between the second translation units,
The input token is associated with each of the second translation units;
The input token includes at least one source character set character included in the second translation unit associated with the input token;
The equivalence class of the second translation unit can be specified in the first translation unit by the input token associated with the second translation unit;
The mixed input sequence comprises at least one of the input token and a target character set character;
The mixed sequence includes zero or one or more of an equivalence class of a second translation unit that is equivalent to one of second translation units of the first translation unit and a translated character set character, and the second sequence. The subsystem according to claim 1, wherein zero or one or more of the equivalence classes of translation units have one translation word associated with each. It is a subsystem of a translation support system that supports the creation of a translation for the original text.
A display device;
A computer having storage means;
A display token associating means for associating the display token with the equivalence class of the second translation unit by the computer and storing it in the storage means with respect to the second translation unit included in the first translation unit stored in the storage means; ,
In the mixed sequence stored in the storage means, the equivalence class of the second translation unit not associated with one translation is replaced with the display token associated with the second translation unit, and one translation is A mixed display sequence generating means for generating a mixed display sequence generated by replacing the associated second translation unit with the one translation word by the computer and storing it in the storage means;
Mixed display sequence display means for displaying the mixed display sequence stored in the storage means by the display device;
Comprising
The first translation unit comprises a part or all of the original text represented by the original text set character;
The second translation unit comprises part or all of the first translation unit;
An equivalence relationship is defined between the second translation units,
The mixed sequence includes zero or one or more of an equivalence class of a second translation unit that is equivalent to one of second translation units of the first translation unit and a translated character set character, and the second sequence. A subsystem characterized in that zero or one or more of the equivalence classes of translation units have one translation word associated with each. It is a subsystem of a translation support system that supports the creation of a translation for the original text.
A computer having storage means;
Based on the mixed sequence stored in the storage means, a candidate word for at least one equivalence class of the second translation unit included in the mixed sequence is determined by the computer and stored in the storage means. Means,
One translation word in the translation word candidate stored in the storage means is associated with at least one equivalence class of the second translation unit included in the mixed sequence stored in the storage means by the computer and stored. Translation association means stored in the means;
Comprising
The first translation unit comprises a part or all of the original text represented by the original text set character;
The second translation unit comprises part or all of the first translation unit;
An equivalence relationship is defined between the second translation units,
The mixed sequence includes zero or one or more of an equivalence class of a second translation unit that is equivalent to one of second translation units of the first translation unit and a translated character set character, and the second sequence. A subsystem characterized in that zero or one or more of the equivalence classes of translation units have one translation word associated with each.   6. The subsystem according to claim 5, wherein one translation word in the translation word candidate has one of a predetermined priority within the translation word candidate. An input device;
A replacement target selection means for causing the user to select at least one of equivalence classes of the second translation unit included in the mixed sequence by using the display device and the input device;
Based on the mixed sequence, a translation word candidate determining means for determining a translation word candidate for at least one of the equivalence classes of the second translation unit by the computer and storing it in the storage means;
Translation word candidate display means for displaying the translation word candidates in a list on the display device;
Translation candidate selection means for allowing the user to select one translation in the translation candidate by using the display device and the input device;
A translation association means for associating by the computer and storing in the storage means the one translation selected by the user to at least one of the equivalence classes of the second translation unit in the mixed sequence;
The subsystem according to claim 4, further comprising:   8. The translation candidate determination means determines a part of speech and / or a utilization form of a translation in the translation candidate depending on a translated character set character included in the mixed sequence. The subsystem according to claim 1. It is a subsystem of a translation support system that supports the creation of a translation for the original text.
A display device;
A computer having storage means;
The second translation unit having the same value as the second translation unit with respect to the second translation unit included in the first translation unit stored in the storage means is the number of appearances in the first translation unit. First appearance number counting means for counting one appearance number by the computer;
The equivalence class of the second translation unit, which is equivalent to the equivalence class of the second translation unit, with respect to the equivalence class of the second translation unit included in the mixed sequence stored in the storage means, Second appearance number counting means for counting a second appearance number, which is an appearance number, by the computer;
The first occurrence count counted for the second translation unit included in the first translation unit and the second occurrence count counted for the equivalence class of the second translation unit are calculated by the computer. Appearance frequency comparison means for comparison;
First translation unit display means for displaying the first translation unit in the original character set character by the display device;
Comprising
The first translation unit comprises a part or all of the original text represented by the original text set character;
The second translation unit comprises part or all of the first translation unit;
An equivalence relationship is defined between the second translation units,
The mixed sequence includes zero or one or more of an equivalence class of a second translation unit that is equivalent to one of second translation units of the first translation unit and a translated character set character, and the second sequence. 0 or more of the equivalence classes of the translation unit have one translation associated with each,
The first translation unit display means highlights the second translation unit included in the first translation unit in the displayed first translation unit depending on the result of the comparison. Subsystem to be A method used in the subsystem of the translation support system to support the creation of a translation for the original text,
A first translation unit display step of displaying the first translation unit in a source character set character by a display device;
When the user selectively inputs at least one of the input token or the target character set character from the input device, the user is allowed to input a mixed input sequence including at least one of the input token or the target character set character. Mixed input sequence input stage;
Comprising
The first translation unit comprises a part or all of the original text represented by the original text set character;
The second translation unit comprises a part or all of the first translation unit,
An equivalence relationship is defined between the second translation units,
The input token is associated with each of the second translation units;
The input token includes at least one source character set character included in the second translation unit associated with the input token;
The equivalence class of the second translation unit can be specified in the first translation unit by the input token associated with the second translation unit;
In the first translation unit display step, all of the original character set characters included in the input token associated with the second translation unit including part or all of the first translation unit are displayed. Highlight in the second translation unit of one translation unit;
The method according to claim 1, wherein all input of the original character set character included in the input token is necessary for input of the input token. A method used in the subsystem of the translation support system to support the creation of a translation for the original text,
An original text receiving stage for receiving the original text and storing it in the storage means;
A mixing sequence initialization step of storing an empty mixing sequence in the storage means;
A first translation unit determination step of determining at least one first translation unit by a computer and storing the original sentence stored in the storage unit in the storage unit;
Determining at least one second translation unit for the first translation unit stored in the storage means by the computer and storing the second translation unit in the storage means;
Associating an input token with the second translation unit stored in the storage means by the computer and storing the input token in the storage means;
The mixed input sequence input by the mixed input sequence input step and the mixed sequence stored in the storage means are specified in the first translation unit by the input token included in the mixed input sequence. An addition / insertion step of adding an equivalence class of a second translation unit or a translated character set character included in the mixed input sequence to the mixed sequence by adding or inserting the same into the mixed sequence;
Comprising
The first translation unit comprises a part or all of the original text represented by the original text set character;
The second translation unit comprises part or all of the first translation unit;
An equivalence relationship is defined between the second translation units,
The input token is associated with each of the second translation units;
The input token includes at least one source character set character included in the second translation unit associated with the input token;
The equivalence class of the second translation unit can be specified in the first translation unit by the input token associated with the second translation unit;
The mixed input sequence comprises at least one of the input token and a target character set character;
The mixed sequence includes zero or one or more of an equivalence class of a second translation unit that is equivalent to one of second translation units of the first translation unit and a translated character set character, and the second sequence. The method of claim 10, wherein zero or more of the equivalence classes of translation units comprise one translation associated with each. A method used in the subsystem of the translation support system to support the creation of a translation for the original text,
An original text receiving stage for receiving the original text and storing it in the storage means;
An original text display stage for displaying the original text on a display device;
A first translation unit selection step of allowing the user to select a first translation unit from within the displayed original text and storing it in the storage means by using an input device;
A second translation unit determining step of determining at least one second translation unit for the first translation unit stored in the storage means by a computer and storing it in the storage means;
Associating an input token with the second translation unit stored in the storage means by the computer and storing the input token in the storage means;
For the first translation unit determination step, a mixing sequence initialization step of storing an empty mixing sequence in the storage means,
For the mixed input sequence input by the mixed input sequence input step and the mixed sequence stored in the storage means, the first specified in the first translation unit by the input token included in the mixed input sequence. An addition / insertion step of adding an equivalent class of two translation units, or a translated character set character included in the mixed input sequence, to the mixed sequence by adding or inserting by the computer and storing in the storage means;
Comprising
The first translation unit comprises a part or all of the original text represented by the original text set character;
The second translation unit comprises part or all of the first translation unit;
An equivalence relationship is defined between the second translation units,
The input token is associated with each of the second translation units;
The input token includes at least one source character set character included in the second translation unit associated with the input token;
The equivalence class of the second translation unit can be specified in the first translation unit by the input token associated with the second translation unit;
The mixed input sequence comprises at least one of the input token and a target character set character;
The mixed sequence includes zero or one or more of an equivalence class of a second translation unit that is equivalent to one of second translation units of the first translation unit and a translated character set character, and the second sequence. The method of claim 10, wherein zero or more of the equivalence classes of translation units comprise one translation associated with each. A method used in the subsystem of the translation support system to support the creation of a translation for the original text,
A display token associating step of associating a display token with an equivalence class of the second translation unit by a computer and storing it in the storage means with respect to a second translation unit included in the first translation unit stored in the storage means;
In the mixed sequence stored in the storage means, the equivalence class of the second translation unit not associated with one translation is replaced with the display token associated with the second translation unit, and one translation is A mixed display sequence generation step of generating a mixed display sequence generated by replacing the equivalent class of the associated second translation unit with the one translation word by the computer and storing it in the storage means;
A mixed display sequence display step of displaying the mixed display sequence stored in the storage means by a display device;
Comprising
The first translation unit comprises a part or all of the original text represented by the original text set character;
The second translation unit comprises part or all of the first translation unit;
An equivalence relationship is defined between the second translation units,
The mixed sequence includes zero or one or more of an equivalence class of a second translation unit that is equivalent to one of second translation units of the first translation unit and a translated character set character, and the second sequence. A method, wherein zero or more of the equivalence classes of translation units comprise one translation associated with each. A method used in the subsystem of the translation support system to support the creation of a translation for the original text,
A candidate translation determining step of determining a candidate word for at least one equivalence class of the second translation unit included in the mixed sequence based on the mixed sequence stored in the storage means by the computer and storing it in the storage means; ,
One translation word in the translation word candidate stored in the storage means is associated with at least one equivalence class of the second translation unit included in the mixed sequence stored in the storage means by the computer and stored. A translation association stage stored in the means;
Comprising
The first translation unit comprises a part or all of the original text represented by the original text set character;
The second translation unit comprises part or all of the first translation unit;
An equivalence relationship is defined between the second translation units,
The mixed sequence includes zero or one or more of an equivalence class of a second translation unit that is equivalent to one of second translation units of the first translation unit and a translated character set character, and the second sequence. A method, wherein zero or more of the equivalence classes of translation units comprise one translation associated with each.   The method according to claim 14, wherein one translation word in the translation word candidate has one of a predetermined priority within the translation word candidate. A replacement target selection step for causing the user to select at least one equivalence class of the second translation unit included in the mixed sequence by using the display device and the input device by the user;
Based on the mixed sequence, a candidate word determination step for determining a candidate word for at least one equivalence class of the second translation unit by the computer and storing it in the storage means;
A translation word candidate display step of displaying the translation word candidates in a list by the display device;
A translation candidate selection step for allowing the user to select one translation in the translation candidate by using the display device and the input device;
A translation association step of associating by the computer and storing in the storage means the one translation selected by the user to at least one of the equivalence classes of the second translation unit in the mixed sequence;
The method of claim 13, further comprising:   The translation word candidate determination step determines a part of speech and / or a utilization form of a translation in the translation candidate depending on a translated character set character included in the mixed sequence. The method according to claim 1. A method used in the subsystem of the translation support system to support the creation of a translation for the original text,
The first translation unit is the number of appearances in the first translation unit of the second translation unit equivalent to the second translation unit with respect to the second translation unit included in the first translation unit stored in the storage means. A first appearance count counting stage in which the number of occurrences is counted by a computer;
The equivalence class of the second translation unit, which is equivalent to the equivalence class of the second translation unit, with respect to the equivalence class of the second translation unit included in the mixed sequence stored in the storage means, A second appearance count counting step in which the computer counts the second appearance count, which is the appearance count;
The first occurrence count counted for the second translation unit included in the first translation unit and the second occurrence count counted for the equivalence class of the second translation unit are calculated by the computer. An appearance count comparison stage to compare,
A first translation unit display step of displaying the first translation unit as a source character set character by a display device;
Comprising
The first translation unit comprises a part or all of the original text represented by the original text set character;
The second translation unit comprises part or all of the first translation unit;
An equivalence relationship is defined between the second translation units,
The mixed sequence includes zero or one or more of an equivalence class of a second translation unit that is equivalent to one of second translation units of the first translation unit and a translated character set character, and the second sequence. 0 or more of the equivalence classes of the translation unit have one translation associated with each,
In the first translation unit display step, the second translation unit included in the first translation unit is highlighted in the displayed first translation unit depending on the result of the comparison. how to. A program used in the subsystem of the translation support system to support the creation of a translation for the original text.
Computer
First translation unit display means for displaying the first translation unit in the original character set character by the display device;
When the user selectively inputs at least one of the input token or the target character set character from the input device, the user is allowed to input a mixed input sequence including at least one of the input token or the target character set character. Mixed input sequence input means;
To function,
The first translation unit comprises a part or all of the original text represented by the original text set character;
The second translation unit comprises a part or all of the first translation unit,
An equivalence relationship is defined between the second translation units,
The input token is associated with each of the second translation units;
The input token includes at least one source character set character included in the second translation unit associated with the input token;
The equivalence class of the second translation unit can be specified in the first translation unit by the input token associated with the second translation unit;
The first translation unit display means displays all of the original character set characters included in the input token associated with the second translation unit including part or all of the first translation unit. Highlight in the second translation unit of one translation unit;
A program characterized in that all input of a source character set character included in the input token is necessary for input of the input token. A program used in the subsystem of the translation support system to support the creation of a translation for the original text.
Computer
Original text receiving means for receiving the original text and storing it in the storage means;
Mixing sequence initialization means for storing an empty mixing sequence in the storage means;
First translation unit determining means for determining at least one first translation unit by the computer and storing the original text stored in the storage means in the storage means;
Second translation unit determining means for determining at least one second translation unit by the computer and storing it in the storage means for the first translation unit stored in the storage means;
An input token associating means associated with the second translation unit stored in the storage means by the computer and stored in the storage means;
The mixed input sequence input by the mixed input sequence input unit and the mixed sequence stored in the storage unit are specified in the first translation unit by the input token included in the mixed input sequence. Addition / insertion means for adding the equivalent character class of the second translation unit or the translated character set character included in the mixed input sequence to the mixed sequence by adding or inserting it by the computer and storing it in the storage means;
Further function as
The mixed sequence includes zero or one or more of an equivalence class of a second translation unit that is equivalent to one of second translation units of the first translation unit and a translated character set character, and the second sequence. 20. The program according to claim 19, wherein zero or one or more of the equivalence classes of the translation unit have one translation word associated with each. A program used in the subsystem of the translation support system to support the creation of a translation for the original text.
Computer
A computer having storage means;
Original text receiving means for receiving the original text and storing it in the storage means;
Original text display means for displaying the original text on the display device;
First translation unit selection means for allowing the user to select a first translation unit from within the displayed original text and storing it in the storage means by using the input device;
Second translation unit determining means for determining at least one second translation unit by the computer and storing it in the storage means for the first translation unit stored in the storage means;
An input token associating means associated with the second translation unit stored in the storage means by the computer and stored in the storage means;
Mixing sequence initialization means for storing an empty mixing sequence in the storage means for the first translation unit determination means,
For the mixed input sequence input by the mixed input sequence input means and the mixed sequence stored in the storage means, the first specified in the first translation unit by the input token included in the mixed input sequence. Addition / insertion means for adding the equivalent character class of two translation units, or the translated character set character included in the mixed input sequence to the mixed sequence by adding or inserting by the computer and storing in the storage means;
To make it work,
The mixed sequence includes zero or one or more of an equivalence class of a second translation unit that is equivalent to one of second translation units of the first translation unit and a translated character set character, and the second sequence. 20. The program according to claim 19, wherein zero or one or more of the equivalence classes of the translation unit have one translation word associated with each. A program used in the subsystem of the translation support system to support the creation of a translation for the original text.
Computer
A computer having storage means;
A display token associating means for associating the display token with the equivalence class of the second translation unit by the computer and storing it in the storage means with respect to the second translation unit included in the first translation unit stored in the storage means;
In the mixed sequence stored in the storage means, the equivalence class of the second translation unit not associated with one translation is replaced with the display token associated with the second translation unit, and one translation is A mixed display sequence generating means for generating a mixed display sequence generated by replacing the associated second translation unit with the one translation word by the computer and storing it in the storage means;
Mixed display sequence display means for displaying the mixed display sequence stored in the storage means by a display device;
To function,
The first translation unit comprises a part or all of the original text represented by the original text set character;
The second translation unit comprises part or all of the first translation unit;
An equivalence relationship is defined between the second translation units,
The mixed sequence includes zero or one or more of an equivalence class of a second translation unit that is equivalent to one of second translation units of the first translation unit and a translated character set character, and the second sequence. A program characterized in that zero or one or more of equivalence classes of translation units have one translation word associated with each. A program used in the subsystem of the translation support system to support the creation of a translation for the original text.
Computer
Based on the mixed sequence stored in the storage means, the word candidate determining means for determining the word candidate for at least one equivalence class of the second translation unit included in the mixed sequence by the computer and storing it in the storage means When,
One translation word in the translation word candidate stored in the storage means is associated with at least one equivalence class of the second translation unit included in the mixed sequence stored in the storage means by the computer and stored. Translation association means stored in the means;
To function,
The first translation unit comprises a part or all of the original text represented by the original text set character;
The second translation unit comprises part or all of the first translation unit;
An equivalence relationship is defined between the second translation units,
The mixed sequence includes zero or one or more of an equivalence class of a second translation unit that is equivalent to one of second translation units of the first translation unit and a translated character set character, and the second sequence. A program characterized in that zero or one or more of equivalence classes of translation units have one translation word associated with each.   24. The program according to claim 23, wherein one translation word in the translation word candidate has one of a predetermined priority within the translation word candidate. A replacement target selection means for causing the user to select at least one of equivalence classes of the second translation unit included in the mixed sequence by using the display device and the input device by the user;
Based on the mixed sequence, a translation word candidate determining means for determining a translation word candidate for at least one of the equivalence classes of the second translation unit by the computer and storing it in the storage means;
Translation word candidate display means for displaying the translation word candidates in a list on the display device;
Translation candidate selection means for allowing the user to select one translation in the translation candidate by using the display device and the input device;
A translation association means for associating by the computer and storing in the storage means the one translation selected by the user to at least one of the equivalence classes of the second translation unit in the mixed sequence;
The program according to claim 22, further causing the program to function.   26. The translated word candidate determining means determines a part of speech and / or a utilization form of a translated word in the translated word depending on a translated character set character included in the mixed sequence. The program according to item 1. A program used in the subsystem of the translation support system to support the creation of a translation for the original text.
Computer
The first translation unit is the number of appearances in the first translation unit of the second translation unit equivalent to the second translation unit with respect to the second translation unit included in the first translation unit stored in the storage means. First appearance number counting means for counting the number of appearances by the computer;
The equivalence class of the second translation unit, which is equivalent to the equivalence class of the second translation unit, with respect to the equivalence class of the second translation unit included in the mixed sequence stored in the storage means, Second appearance number counting means for counting a second appearance number, which is an appearance number, by the computer;
The first occurrence count counted for the second translation unit included in the first translation unit and the second occurrence count counted for the equivalence class of the second translation unit are calculated by the computer. Appearance frequency comparison means for comparison;
A first translation unit display means for displaying the first translation unit as a source character set character by a display device;
Function as
The first translation unit comprises a part or all of the original text represented by the original text set character;
The second translation unit comprises part or all of the first translation unit;
An equivalence relationship is defined between the second translation units,
The mixed sequence includes zero or one or more of an equivalence class of a second translation unit that is equivalent to one of second translation units of the first translation unit and a translated character set character, and the second sequence. 0 or more of the equivalence classes of the translation unit have one translation associated with each,
The first translation unit display means highlights the second translation unit included in the first translation unit in the displayed first translation unit depending on the result of the comparison. Program to do.