JP2017219992A - Translation device and translation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a translation device and a translation system that precisely convey meaning of an original even between languages between which grammars and words are substantially different.SOLUTION: A translation device 10 includes: a control unit 11 for controlling entire operation of the translation device 10; an information storage unit 12 for storing various types of information; a communication unit 13 for transmitting and receiving information by radio or cable; an information output unit 14 for outputting information by display, voice output or the like; an information input unit 15 for inputting information or the like necessary for operation; an original language extraction unit 101 for extracting an original language of a translation object from an original; a translation unit 102 for translating the original; and a converted translation word counting unit 103 for counting the number of translated words which are extracted and translated.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a translation device and a translation system, and more particularly to a translation device and a translation system that present the meaning of an original text in a predetermined visual expression.

When a sentence (original sentence) in one language is translated into a sentence (translated sentence) in another language, the translator performs translation work while referring to the dictionary.
However, this takes a lot of time and labor, and there is a problem in terms of work efficiency. In particular, when the original is long, a great amount of time is consumed.

In recent years, machine translation has been used to solve such problems.
Machine translation is the translation of a natural language (a language system naturally acquired by humans) into another language using a computer program.
By using machine translation, for example, a large amount of text on a Web page can be translated in a few seconds, and work efficiency is significantly improved.
In particular, European languages such as English are mostly derived from Latin, and there are many common and similar parts in terms of grammar and words, and it can be expected that European languages will be accurately translated by machine translation.

However, there are problems with machine translation.
As its name suggests, machine translation is mechanically and automatically translated by a computer program, so there is a high possibility that ambiguous words having a plurality of meanings will be mistranslated.
In particular, Japanese has a very different grammar and word from foreign languages including the above-mentioned European languages, and Japanese has many subtle nuances that are not found in foreign languages. It is not uncommon for machine translations to make sense.
In this case, translation work by human hand is eventually required, and improvement in work efficiency, which is a merit of machine translation, cannot be utilized.
In addition, the number of foreign tourists to Japan has been increasing in recent years, and there is a great demand for translation into foreign languages such as restaurants and tourist guides written in Japanese, and the above problem cannot be ignored.

As a means for solving the above-described problems concerning machine translation accuracy, a machine translation apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 has been proposed.
The machine translation device described in Patent Document 1 extracts content words in the entire reference document information, selects a technical term dictionary using the extracted content words, and is defined in the selected technical term dictionary. The translation accuracy was improved by translating according to the specialized field using the translated words.

JP 2003-108553 A

  However, although the machine translation device of Patent Document 1 certainly improves the accuracy of translation, there is still a problem that mistranslation may still occur between languages in which the grammar and words are significantly different as described above. There is a need to continue to develop to reduce mistranslation.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and does not attempt to improve the translation accuracy between languages in which grammar and words are significantly different, but conversely extracts and classifies the meaning of the original text for simplification. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a translation device and a translation system that accurately convey to a user.

  In order to achieve such an object, the present invention provides a translation device for translating an original sentence described in a certain language, and an original word extraction unit for extracting a word contained in the original sentence, and the extracted word as a higher concept than the word. A translation unit that translates and translates the above-mentioned words, a conversion-translation word counting unit that counts the words of each higher-order concept that are converted and translated, and an information output unit that outputs information on the number of words of the higher-order concept It is characterized by having.

  The translation device according to the present invention has a conversion translation table in which the original words and the translated words of the above concept of the original words are associated with each other, and the translation unit only converts the words that are registered in advance in the conversion translation table. It is extracted from and translated into a high-level concept word.

  Further, according to the translation apparatus of the present invention, the information output unit is characterized in that the information on the counted number of words of the higher concept is expressed by a visual representation of a graph, a color, or a graphic and output.

  Further, according to the translation apparatus of the present invention, the conversion translated word counting unit counts the words of each higher concept converted and translated for each of a plurality of regions occupying a part of the original sentence, and the information output unit counts It is characterized in that the information on the number of words of the superordinate concept is expressed in a visual representation of a graph, color, or figure for each counted area and output in a comparable manner.

  Further, according to the translation apparatus of the present invention, the translation unit directly translates the word extracted from the original sentence, and the information output unit outputs the information of the directly translated word.

  Further, according to the translation device of the present invention, the translation device has a negative word table in which negative words having the meaning of negating the sentence are registered, and the translated word counting unit is registered in advance in the translated translation table extracted from the original text. Even when a negative word contains a negative word registered in the negative word table within a predetermined number of words before and after, the extracted word is not counted as a high-order concept word.

  The translation device according to the present invention has a proper noun translation table in which a proper noun original word and a proper noun translated word are associated with each other, and the translation unit recognizes a word extracted from the original sentence based on the proper noun translation table. When it is determined to be a noun, the translation is performed based on the proper noun translation table.

  Further, the translation device according to the present invention has a synonym table in which original words having the same meaning are associated with each other, and the translation unit associates words extracted from the original sentence with the words based on the synonym table. It is characterized in that it is converted into another word, and the converted word is further converted into a higher concept word than the converted word and translated.

  Further, the present invention provides a translation system for translating an original sentence described in a certain language, the original word extracting unit for extracting a word included in the original sentence, and converting the extracted word into a higher concept word than the word. A translation unit that translates, a converted translation word counting unit that counts the words of each higher concept translated and translated, and an information output unit that outputs information on the number of words of the higher concept counted And

  Further, according to the translation system of the present invention, the information output unit is characterized in that the information on the counted number of words of the superordinate concept is expressed by a visual representation of a graph, a color, or a graphic and output.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements, or those obtained by replacing the constituent elements and expressions of the present invention with each other among methods, apparatuses, systems, computer programs, recording media storing computer programs, and the like are also included in the present invention. It is effective as an embodiment of

  The present invention includes a source word extraction unit that extracts words included in a source sentence, a translation unit that extracts only pre-registered words from the source sentence, converts them into higher concept words, and translates and translates them. Because it has a conversion word counting unit that counts the words of the superordinate concept and an information output unit that outputs information on the number of words of the superordinate concept counted, even between languages where the grammar and words are significantly different, By extracting, classifying, and simplifying the meaning of the original text, it is possible to accurately convey to the user.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the translation system in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the translation apparatus in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the information stored in the information storage part of the translation apparatus in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the conversion translation table in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the negative word table in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the proper noun table in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the synonym table in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the management server 20 in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the translation operation | movement by the translation apparatus in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. In the 1st Embodiment of this invention, it is a figure which shows an example of the original text file displayed on the information output part of a translation apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the original word extracted in the text of the original sentence file in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the original word extracted from the text of the original sentence file in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen information which expressed the number of the translation words of the high-order concept in the 1st Embodiment of this invention by the visual expression of a graph, a color, or a figure. It is a figure which shows an example of the translated word which directly translated the original word in the original sentence file in the 1st Embodiment of this invention.

<First Embodiment>
(Outline of the first embodiment)
In the embodiment of the present invention, the translation apparatus 10 extracts and translates only pre-registered words from the original text, and presents the translation result to the user.
In the present embodiment to be described below, the content of the original text is taken as an example, and a guide for introducing restaurants in the area where the language of the original text is used, the language of the original text is Japanese, and the language of the translated text is English.
Note that the above example is merely an example, and the content of the original text may be other, and the language of the original text / translated text may be other languages.

(Configuration of the first embodiment)
(1) Overall Configuration of Translation System FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a translation system in the first embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in the figure, the translation system includes a translation device 10 that is operated by a user and translates an original sentence, and a management server 20 that provides the translation device 10 with information used for translation. Connected and configured.

(2) Configuration of Translation Device 10 The translation device 10 is an information processing device operated by a user, for example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a wearable terminal, a mobile phone, a PHS (Personal Handyphone System), or a PDA (Personal Digital). It may be a portable communication terminal such as an assistant, or a PC (Personal Computer) of each type of tower, desktop, or notebook.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of translation apparatus 10 in the first embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, the configuration of the translation apparatus 10 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in the figure, the translation apparatus 10 is composed of a CPU or the like, and controls the operation of the entire translation apparatus 10, and an information storage section 12 that is an information recording area such as a memory or a hard disk and stores various types of information. A communication unit 13 connected to the network 100 for wirelessly or wiredly transmitting / receiving information, an information output unit 14 having a display or a speaker, etc. for outputting information by display or voice output, etc., and various keys etc. An information input unit 15 that inputs necessary information, a source language extraction unit 101 that extracts a source language to be translated from the original text, a translation unit 102 that executes translation of the source text, and a translated word that has been extracted from the source text and translated The conversion translation counting unit 103 is configured to count the number.
Note that the source language extraction unit 101, the translation unit 102, and the translation translation word counting unit 103 may be configured such that the CPU executes a program using information recorded in an information recording area such as a memory.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored in the information storage unit 12 of the translation apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
In the example shown in the figure, the information storage unit 12 extracts an original text file 121 that is original text data to be translated, a conversion translation table 122 used for translation of words in the original text, and negative words in the original text. A negative word table 123 used for the purpose, a proper noun table 124 used for the translation of proper nouns in the original text, a synonym table 125 that associates words having different parts of speech but the same meaning in the original text, And translation dictionary data 126 which is general dictionary data for translation in which translation words are associated with each other.

The original text file 121 is text data described in the original text, and the content thereof is not limited.
In the present embodiment, as an example, the original text file 121 describes the contents of restaurants in a region (Japan) where the original language (Japanese) is used in the original language. If the original language can be understood, the original text file 121 can be displayed on the display of the information output unit 14 and used as it is as a restaurant guide.
The original file 121 can be understood by foreigners who cannot understand the original language by translating using the conversion translation table 122 or the like. For example, foreigners who have visited Japan for sightseeing or business. Will also be available as a restaurant guide.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the conversion translation table 122 according to the first embodiment of this invention.
In the example shown in the figure, the conversion translation table 122 includes the original language (Japanese) in the sentence of the original file 121, the translation of the minor classification that is the translation of the higher concept of the original word (English), and the translation of the translation of the minor classification. The translations of the concepts, which are major classifications, are managed in association with each other.
As shown in the drawing, each major classification translation includes one or more minor classification translations, and each minor classification translation is associated with one or more original words.
For the original words, the small-category translated words, and the large-category translated words, words in accordance with the original text field (translation theme) of the original text file 121 are registered in advance. In the example of the figure, the original words for restaurants, the small word translations, and the large word translations are registered.

In the example of FIG. 4, in the translation table 122, for example, the translation word “Japan Tradition” of the high concept includes “Top of Japan”, “Japanesupe stock stock”, “Japanese configuration”, “Japanese Sektion” as its subordinate concepts. 4 sub-classified translations are included.
Furthermore, for example, the above-mentioned small-category translated words “Top of Japan” include original words such as “Japanese cuisine world”, “Overseas only”,.
That is, if the sentence in the original text file 121 includes the original word “Japanese cuisine”, the translation apparatus 10 uses the conversion translation table 122 to include the original word “Japanese cuisine” in the original word. The translated words “Top of Japan” and the translated words “Japan Transition”, which are higher-level concepts, are translated into a small category.
Thus, the translation apparatus 10 can translate the translated word into a simplified translated word while comprehending the meaning of the original word.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the negative word table 123 according to the first embodiment of this invention.
In the example shown in the figure, in the negative word table 123, negative words such as “none”, “difficult”, “frequently”,... Are listed and managed.
When the sentence in the original text file 121 includes, for example, the original word of the negative word “difficult”, the translation apparatus 10 uses the negative word table 123 to use the original word near the original word “difficult” of the negative word, for example, in the original text. Excludes translations of the original word within 3 words before and after “difficult”.
As a result, the translation apparatus 10 can prevent the original word having the opposite meaning from being erroneously translated.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the proper noun table 124 according to the first embodiment of this invention.
In the example shown in the figure, in the proper noun table 124, the original words of proper nouns such as “Shinjuku”, “Yotsuya”,... And their translated words “Shinjuku”, “Yotsuya”,. Are managed.
The proper nouns managed in the proper noun table 124 are not limited to the place names, but include various names such as names of people, shops, facilities, and dishes.
The translation apparatus 10 translates the proper nouns included in the original text of the original text file 121 using the proper noun table 124.
Thereby, for example, the location of a restaurant listed in the original file 121 can be easily understood.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the synonym table 125 according to the first embodiment of this invention.
In the synonym table 125, languages having the same meaning and different parts of speech are associated with each other.
The example shown in the figure shows that words (original words) such as "fun", "fun", "fun", ... have the same meaning in each part of speech: noun, adjective, adverb, ... ing.
When the translation device 10 extracts a source word in the original sentence, the synonym table 125 is used to convert the extracted source word into another part of speech having the same meaning and an item of “source language” in the conversion translation table 122 Is converted into the original language recorded in the table, and then translated based on the converted translation table 122.
For example, when the original language other than the noun is extracted from the original sentence, the translation apparatus 10 may convert the noun having the same meaning with reference to the synonym table 125.
As a result, when the original words included in the original sentence of the original sentence file 121 are translated, the original words having the same meaning can be extracted and translated together.

  The translation dictionary data 126 is general dictionary data for translation, and an original word and a translated word are associated with each other. In addition, the translation dictionary data 126 may include various rules for improving translation accuracy, such as selecting an optimum translation word from the contexts before and after among several translation word candidates.

(3) Configuration of Management Server 20 FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration of the management server 20 in the first embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in the figure, the management server 20 is composed of a CPU and the like, and controls the operation of the management server 20 as a whole. An information storage unit 22 is an information recording area such as a memory and a hard disk and stores various information. And a communication unit 23 connected to the network 100 and transmitting and receiving information wirelessly or by wire.

The information storage unit 22 of the management server 20 includes an original text file 121, a conversion translation table 122, a negative word table 123, a proper noun table 124, a synonym table 125, and a translation dictionary stored in the information storage unit 12 of the translation apparatus 10. Information similar to the data 126 is stored, and is updated as appropriate by uploading information by an information processing apparatus (not shown) connected to the management server 20 via the network.
The management server 20 transmits the updated information to the translation apparatus 10 via the network 100 after the information in the information storage unit 22 is updated.
When the translation apparatus 10 receives the updated information from the management server 20, the translation device 10 stores the original text file 121, the conversion translation table 122, the negative word table 123, the proper noun table 124, and the synonym table 125 stored in the information storage unit 12. The translation dictionary data 126 is updated to the contents of the received information.
In this way, various types of information stored in the information storage unit 12 of the translation apparatus 10 are updated with new information.

(Operation of the first embodiment)
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of the translation operation by the translation apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, the operation of the translation apparatus 10 will be described with reference to FIG.

When the user selects the original text file 121 using a key or the like provided in the information input unit 15, the control unit 11 reads the selected original text file 121 and stores the read original text file 121 in the information output unit 14. It is displayed on the display (step S101).
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the original text file 121 displayed on the information output unit 14 in the first embodiment of this invention.
In the example shown in the figure, the original text file 121 includes texts 141 describing the contents of two stores, “Kaishi Arihara” and “Ramen Otani”, which are original texts to be translated.
In the example shown in the figure, a translation button 142 indicated as “Translate” is provided for each text 141, and an execution button 143 indicated as “Done” is provided below the figure.
The user can specify the text 141 to be translated by pressing the translation button 142 associated with the store text 141 using the information input unit 15.
When the user specifies the text 141 and then presses the execution button 143 using the information input unit 15, the translation unit 102 starts translating the specified text 141.

As described above, when the user designates the text 141 to be translated and inputs the translation start using the information input unit 15 (step S102), the source language extraction unit 101 reads the conversion translation table 122 from the designated text 141. Is extracted (step S103).
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a source word extracted from the text 141 of the source text file 121 according to the first embodiment of this invention.
In the example of the figure, the text 141 of “Kaishi Arihara” and “Ramen Otani” is designated as the target of translation, and is the original language included in the text 141 and registered in the conversion translation table 122. Is underlined.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of the original word extracted from the text of the original sentence file 121 according to the first embodiment of this invention.
In the example shown in FIG. 12, the original words that are underlined in FIG. 11 are extracted and shown.

In step S103, language extraction using the proper noun table 124 and the synonym table 125 is also performed.
If the text 141 includes a proper noun such as a store name, person name, place name, or facility name registered in the proper noun table 124, the original language extraction unit 101 extracts the proper noun in step S103. .
In addition, when the source language registered in the synonym table 125 is included in the text 141, the source language extraction unit 101 extracts the source language in step S103, and further, extracts the source language from the synonym table. With reference to 125, the original language registered in the conversion translation table 122 is converted. For example, the original word “delicious” is included in the text 141, the original word “delicious” is registered in the conversion translation table 122, and “delicious” is registered in the synonym table 125 in association with “delicious”. If so, the translation unit 102 converts “delicious” in the text 141 to “delicious” that can be translated into a higher-order concept translation in step S103.

Next, the original language extraction unit 101 refers to the negative word table 123 and excludes the original words that are posted at a position close to the negative word in the text 141 from the extracted original words (step S104).
For example, if there is a sentence in the text 141 that “the flavor of bonito is not felt so much”, the source language extraction unit 101 semantically denies “bonito” near the negative word “none”. It is determined that there is a high possibility (actually denied), and the “bonito” is excluded from the extracted original language.

Next, the translation unit 102 refers to the conversion translation table 122 and translates the extracted original word into a higher-order concept translated word (step S105).
For example, in the case of the conversion translation table 122 shown in FIG. 4, the translation apparatus 10 converts the original word into a major classification translation word and a minor classification translation word and translates them.

  In addition, when a proper noun such as a place name is extracted in step S103 and a translated word of a higher concept of the proper noun is registered in the conversion translation table 122, in step S105, the translation unit 102 determines the extracted proper noun. The translation to the translation of the superordinate concept is also executed.

When the translation into the translated words of the superordinate concept is performed, the converted translated word counting unit 103 counts the number of translated translated words of the superordinate concept for each translated word (step S106).
In the present embodiment, there are two types of translations of the higher concept, that is, the translations of the major classification and the translations of the minor classification. In this example, as an example, the converted translation count unit 103 counts the number of translations of the minor classification.

  Next, the translation unit 102 generates screen information that expresses the counted number of high-order concept translations in a graph, color, figure, or the like (step S107).

  Further, the translation unit 102 translates the extracted original word from which the original word near the negative word is excluded based on the translation dictionary data 126 (step S108).

  Then, the information output unit 14 displays the generated screen information such as the graph and the translated word on the display of the information output unit 14 (step S109).

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of screen information in which the number of translation words of the superordinate concept according to the first embodiment of the present invention is expressed by a visual representation of a graph, color, or figure.
In the example shown in the figure, the numbers on the horizontal axis indicate the number of translated words in the small classification, and the number of translated words in each small classification is represented by a horizontal bar graph.
Moreover, in the example of this figure, the graphs of two stores, Kaiseki-Arihara and Ramen-Otani, are displayed side by side.
For example, in this figure, the number of sub-translational words “Traditional / Classic” indicating the degree of traditional restaurants is “5” for “Kaishi Arihara” and “Ramen Otani” for this. Less “1”.
The user can read that “Kaishi Arihara” is a traditional long-established restaurant by referring to the graph and “Ramen Otani” is a restaurant that is casual and easy to visit. it can.
In this way, the user can intuitively and easily confirm the attributes and features of the restaurant in which they are interested, and can intuitively and easily compare a plurality of restaurants, and can select the restaurant to be visited in the future. The translation result by the graph can be used effectively as an index.
Note that the horizontal bar graph shown in FIG. 13 is merely an example of a method of representing the number of translations of the upper concept, and is not limited to this example. For example, the horizontal bar graph can be expressed in various ways such as a pie graph, a radar chart, or a color representation. It's okay.
In this example, two restaurants are compared, but the number of comparison targets is not limited to this.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a translated word obtained by directly translating a word extracted from the original word in the original text file 121 (text 141) according to the first embodiment of the present invention and converted to a higher concept. .
In the example shown in the figure, among the original words included in the text 141, only the original words related to the attributes and features of the restaurants registered in the conversion translation table 122 are extracted and translated. It is easy to capture the features of

(Summary of the first embodiment)
As described above, the translation device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention provides a translation that directly translates only attributes and features, along with a graph that expresses the number of translations of a small classification, so that the user can eat and drink It is possible to grasp the features of the store intuitively and accurately.
Moreover, since the translation apparatus 10 provides only the above-described graph and the direct translation of words related to restaurants, the translation device 10 suppresses the occurrence of mistranslation by forcibly translating the whole text, and the user can It is possible to prevent misunderstanding about information.

<Summary of Embodiment>
As described above, the translation device 10 and the translation system according to the embodiment of the present invention provide a translation that directly translates only attributes and features together with a graph that expresses the number of translations of the upper concept, and thus the user can eat and drink It is possible to grasp the features of the store intuitively and accurately.
In addition, the translation device 10 provides only the direct translation of the graph and the word as described above without providing the user with the original sentence (the text 141) as it is, and thus the occurrence of mistranslation by forcibly translating the whole sentence. It is possible to prevent the user from misunderstanding the information about restaurants and the like.

For example, Japanese has a different origin from European languages such as English, and grammar and words are also significantly different. In addition, Japanese has various expressions even in the same meaning, and it is difficult to select a translation.
Therefore, in particular, when normal full-text translation is performed between Japanese and European languages, there is a high possibility that mistranslations occur because the translation words and word order are not appropriate.
The translation apparatus 10 and the translation system of the present embodiment are different from conventional ones, and only the original language related to the theme of translation (for example, a restaurant) is included in the original language included in the original text without performing full-text translation. Are translated into Japanese, and the number is provided to the user in the form of a graphical representation such as a graph. Moreover, the translation apparatus 10 and the translation system extract only the original words related to the translation theme from the original words included in the original sentence, perform the direct translation, and provide the translation result to the user.
As described above, the translation apparatus 10 and the translation system in the present embodiment provide the translation result to the user using a method having a high visual effect such as a graph based only on the original language in accordance with the translation theme. Has the effect that it is easy to intuitively understand the direction of the contents of the original text, and that misunderstanding is less likely to occur.
In addition, by providing the translation result for each of a plurality of text areas in the original text using a graph or the like as described above, the user can easily compare the contents of the plurality of text areas in the original text.
Moreover, since the translation apparatus 10 and the translation system in the present embodiment do not provide the translation result to the user in the form of the sentence itself, no mistranslation caused by the word order occurs.
Moreover, since the translation apparatus 10 and the translation system in the present embodiment directly translates only the original language related to the translation theme in the original text along the translation theme, the user must confirm the direct translation together with the graph or the like. This makes it possible to understand the meaning of the original more accurately and easily.

The translation apparatus 10 or the management server 20 is realized mainly by a program loaded on the CPU and the memory. However, it is also possible to configure this apparatus or server by a combination of any other hardware and software, and the high degree of freedom of design will be easily understood by those skilled in the art.
When the translation apparatus 10 or the management server 20 is configured as a software module group, the program is recorded on a recording medium such as an optical recording medium, a magnetic recording medium, a magneto-optical recording medium, or a semiconductor, and the above recording is performed. It may be loaded from a medium, or may be loaded from an external device connected via a predetermined network.

The above-described embodiment is an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It becomes possible to do.
For example, as a modification of the first embodiment of the present invention described above, each configuration and data of the translation device 10 (source language extraction unit 101, translation unit 102, converted translation word counting unit 103, source file 121, converted translation table 122, All or part of the negative word table 123, proper noun table 124, synonym table 125, translation dictionary data 126, etc.) may be provided in the management server 20 instead of the translation device 10.
In this case, for example, the translation apparatus 10 transmits a translation request for a predetermined original text file 121 to the management server 20, and the management server 20 transmits and provides the translation result to the translation apparatus 10.

Further, in the embodiment described above, the original text file 121 is a restaurant guide, but may have other contents.
For example, it may be a guide that introduces a sightseeing spot or other store / facility, etc., or any other text, and the content is not limited.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Translation apparatus 11 Control part 12 Information storage part 13 Communication part 14 Information output part 15 Information input part 20 Management server 100 Network 101 Original word extraction part 102 Translation part 103 Translated word count part 121 Original text file 122 Conversion translation table 123 Negative word table 124 Proper noun table 125 synonym table 126 translation dictionary data 141 text 142 translation button 143 execute button

Claims (10)

A translation device that translates an original text written in a language,
A source word extraction unit that extracts words included in the source sentence;
A translation unit that translates the extracted word into a higher concept word than the word;
A converted translated word counting unit that counts the words of each higher concept translated and translated;
A translation apparatus comprising: an information output unit that outputs information of the counted number of words of the higher concept. A translation table that associates the original words with the translated words of the above concept of the original words;
The translation device according to claim 1, wherein the translation unit translates a word extracted from the original text into the high-level concept word based on the converted translation table.   The translation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information output unit expresses and outputs the information of the counted number of words of the superordinate concept by a visual expression of a graph, a color, or a graphic. The converted translation counting unit counts the words of each higher concept translated and translated for each of a plurality of regions occupying a part of the original text,
The information output unit outputs the information of the counted number of words of the high-order concept for each of the counted areas in a visual representation of a graph, a color, or a figure for comparison. The translation apparatus according to claim 3. The translation unit directly translates words extracted from the original text,
5. The translation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information output unit outputs information of the directly translated word. 6. A negative word table in which negative words having the meaning of negating sentences are registered;
When the conversion word counting unit includes a negative word registered in the negative word table within a predetermined number of words before and after the word extracted from the original sentence, the high-order concept for the extracted word is included. The translation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the word is not counted. A proper noun translation table that associates the original noun and the proper noun translation;
The translation unit performs translation based on the proper noun translation table when the word extracted from the original text is determined to be a proper noun based on the proper noun translation table. The translation device according to any one of 6. It has a synonym table that associates source words with the same meaning,
The translation unit converts a word extracted from the original text into another word associated with the word based on the synonym table, and converts the converted word to a higher concept than the converted word. The translation apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the translation apparatus further translates into a word for translation. A translation system that translates an original text written in a language,
A source word extraction unit that extracts words included in the source sentence;
A translation unit that translates the extracted word into a higher concept word than the word;
A converted translated word counting unit that counts the words of each higher concept translated and translated;
A translation system comprising: an information output unit that outputs information on the counted number of words of the higher concept.   10. The translation system according to claim 9, wherein the information output unit expresses and outputs the information of the counted number of words of the superordinate concept by a visual representation of a graph, a color, or a graphic.

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