JP2019032580A - Document generation apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a document generation apparatus capable of generating a document that consists of correct sentences without erroneous translation without effort when generating the document in a second language on the basis of text input in a first original language.SOLUTION: An element column display module of a document generation apparatus displays each of original text element columns 531 to which each of original text elements constituting one original text is input and each of translation element columns 541 displaying each of translation elements constituting a translation of the original text in the same screen in one-to-one correspondence according to a function in the sentences. Each of the original elements inputted to each of the original text element columns 531 is passed to a translation engine by a translation engine driving module. Each text which is a translation result is displayed in each of the corresponding translation element columns 541 by a translation element display module. A sentence generation module combines each of the original elements, generates an original text and displays it in an original display column 521, combines each of the translation elements, generates the translation and displays it in a translation display column 522.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The invention of this application relates to a document creation apparatus that creates a document in a second language based on text input in a first original language.

Document creation devices that create documents in a second language based on text input in a first language typically include machine translation (computer translation) that translates from the first language to the second language, and thus translation The engine will be used. A translation engine means software that performs a function of translating from a first language to a second language, or hardware that implements such software. If the translation engine is on an Internet site, the site is called a translation site, and if it is implemented on a stand-alone computer and performs functions on that computer, it is called translation software.
Translation software that performs machine translation has been developed more than a few decades ago, and many progresses have been made so that highly accurate translation can be performed. Still, in the case of a little long text or technical text, it is very often mistranslated. For this reason, the use of translation engines is not widespread other than the translation of common short sentences.

JP 2001-357034 A JP 2000-010974 A

  The main causes of frequent mistranslations in the case of long sentences and technical texts are syntax analysis mistakes and modification-related misunderstandings. The invention of the present application provides a document creation device capable of creating a document composed of correct sentences without mistranslation without effort when creating a document in the second language based on text input in the first original language. It is intended to provide.

In order to solve the above-described problems, a document creation apparatus according to the present invention includes an input unit, a display, and an arithmetic processing unit, and a document creation program that is executed by the arithmetic processing unit is implemented, so that a document is created in two or more different languages. Is a document creation device capable of
In the present invention, the document creation program is
An element column display module for displaying each source element column in which each element constituting one source sentence is input, and each translation element column for displaying each translation element constituting the translation of the source sentence, on a display;
A translation engine drive module that passes each source text element entered in each source text field to the translation engine for translation;
A translation element display module for displaying each text obtained by translating each source element by a translation engine in a corresponding translation element column;
A source text display module that combines each source text element input in each source text element field to display the entire source text on the display;
A translation display module that combines the translation elements displayed in each translation element column and displays the entire translation on the display;
Each translation element column is a column that displays each translation element in an editable manner.
Further, in an aspect of the present invention, the element column display module is a module that displays each original text element column and each translated text element column on the same screen in a one-to-one correspondence according to the function in the sentence.
In another aspect of the present invention,
The original text display module is a module that displays a plurality of original text on the same screen,
The translated sentence display module is a module that displays a plurality of translated sentences corresponding to a plurality of displayed sentences in the same screen,
The original text element column display module and the translated text element column display module display each original text element of the original text in each original text element column when one original text is selected from the displayed plurality of original texts. Each translation element of the corresponding translation is displayed in each translation element column or when one translation is selected from a plurality of displayed translations, each translation element of the translation is displayed in each translation element column. This is a module for displaying and displaying each original text element of the original text corresponding to the translated text in each original text element column.
In still another aspect of the present invention,
The document creation program records each source text element input in each source text element column and each translated text element displayed in each translated text element column in each cell of the sheet in the spreadsheet program or in each field of the record in the database program. With a recording module
The original text display module displays the original text in an editable state in the original text display field.
The translated text display module displays the translated text in the translated text display field in an editable state.
The recording module is a module that updates the cell or field recorded for the original text element including the changed part when the original text is changed in the original text display field, and the translated text is changed in the translated text display field. This is a module for updating the cell or field recorded for the translated sentence element including the changed part at the time of the change.
In still another aspect of the present invention,
The document creation program has an automatic text element pasting module,
The original text element automatic pasting module is executed in a state where a part of text of one sentence is selected, and is an element for identifying the selected text and the selected text in the original text. The specific information is passed as an argument and executed, and is a module that pastes the passed text into the source text element field according to the element specific information.
In still another aspect of the present invention,
The translation engine can translate the original text element using the translation memory means and return it to the document creation program.
The document creation program records the original words and the corresponding words in a translation memory file, which is a database file in which the original words and the corresponding words are matched, and when the original words are passed, the translated words corresponding to the original words are stored in the translation memory file. A translation memory registration module for recording and recording the original word to the translation memory means for returning the translated word when it is recorded;
The translation memory registration module is a module capable of passing a source text element input in any source text element column and a target text element displayed in the corresponding target text element column to the translation memory means and recording it in a translation memory file. .

As will be described below, according to the present invention, translation is performed by the translation engine for each text in each source element column input by the user, and each translation result is displayed in each translated element column, which is combined with the translated text. Become. This corresponds to the fact that the user specifies the sentence type of the original sentence and the modification relationship in the original sentence, and the translation engine translates it. For this reason, there are fewer mistakes in the grasp of syntax and modification relationships in translation, and the accuracy of translation is improved. Since each translation element column is an editable column, if there is a defect in translation by the translation engine, the user can correct it with the keyboard, and can generate a translation with a more preferable translation.
In addition, in an aspect of the present invention, the element column display module is a module that displays each source element column and each translated element column in a one-to-one correspondence on the same screen. The translation elements can be compared with each other, and it becomes easy to determine the suitability of the translation results by the translation engine, the suitability of the sentence elements, and the like.
In one aspect of the present invention, when one of sentences (original sentence or translated sentence) generated by combining the elements is selected, each original sentence element of the corresponding original sentence and each translated sentence element of the translated sentence are displayed. Therefore, it is possible to easily check the generated sentence in a state of being divided into elements, or to correct the generated sentence again by dividing it into elements.
Further, in one aspect of the present invention, when the original text is changed in the original text display column or the translated text is displayed in the translated text display field, the original text element or the record of the translated text about the changed portion is reflected in the cell or field. Therefore, there is no need to edit the cell or field separately.
In addition, in an aspect of the present invention, since the automatic text element pasting module is provided, the text is automatically pasted into the text element column simply by passing the text and the element specifying information of the text. Labor-saving input.
Further, in one aspect of the present application, the translation engine can translate the original text element using the translation memory means and return it to the document creation program. Since the original text element input to is transferred to the translation memory means and recorded in the translation memory file, it is recorded in the translation memory element by element. For this reason, the effect of improving the translation efficiency by using the translation memory becomes higher.

It is the schematic which showed the structure of the document preparation apparatus of embodiment, and the mounting structure of the software in a document preparation apparatus. It is the schematic which showed the structure of each program in a document preparation apparatus. It is the schematic which showed an example of the execution screen displayed by the execution screen display module. It is the schematic which shows an example of a sentence pattern selection window. It is the schematic which shows the example of the execution screen at the time of changing to a different sentence pattern. It is the flowchart which showed the outline of the sentence generation module. It is the schematic which showed an example of the screen after execution of a sentence generation module. It is the schematic shown about the recording of the data by a recording module. It is a figure which shows an example of the element division symbol input window displayed by the original text element sticking module. It is the schematic of the document preparation apparatus of 2nd embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a document creation apparatus and a software implementation structure in the document creation apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a structure of each program in the document creation apparatus.
A document creation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention uses a translation engine. Although several aspects can be considered depending on the specific configuration of the translation engine, the translation engine of this embodiment is implemented by a general-purpose computer (hereinafter abbreviated as PC) 1 such as a personal computer, that is, a translation. It is soft. The PC 1 includes an input unit such as a keyboard 111 and a mouse 112, a display 12, a CPU 13, a storage unit 14 such as a hard disk, a printer 15, and the like. The translation software 2 is installed on the PC 1 and realizes a translation engine.

The document creation apparatus according to the embodiment includes a document creation program 3 in addition to the translation software 22. In this embodiment, the document creation program 3 is a program installed on the PC separately from the translation software 2.
Furthermore, the document creation apparatus according to the embodiment includes a general-purpose spreadsheet program or database program (hereinafter collectively referred to as a general-purpose data management program) 4.

First, the translation software 2 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the translation software 2 is a group of programs that function as a translation engine, that is, a structure analysis program 21 that performs structure analysis of the original text, and is obtained by structure analysis. It includes a conversion program 22 that converts each word of the structural tree into an optimal translation by referring to a dictionary, a generation program 23 that generates a translation by combining translations, and the like. The translation software 2 also includes a basic dictionary file 24 as a dictionary data file, a user dictionary program 25 that generates and manages a user dictionary 251 that can be updated by a user, and the like. In addition, a translation program 27 for linking with the general-purpose data management program 4 is also included in the translation software 2. The linkage program 27 is resident in the general-purpose data management program 4 as shown in FIG.
In addition to these, the translation software includes a translation memory program 26. The translation memory program 26 is a program that causes the PC 1 to function as translation memory means. When the translation software 2 is installed in the PC 1, the PC 1 functions as a translation engine and translation memory means.

  The translation software 2 is provided to the user in the form of sales in a package or download sales from an EC site. The translation software 2 includes an installation program (not shown) for the PC 1, and when the installation program is executed, the program groups 21 to 25, the translation memory program 26, and the like constituting the translation engine are expanded on the PC. The programs 21 to 21 can be executed on the PC.

  As the general-purpose data management program 4, Excel, Access, etc. of Microsoft Corporation are well known. In the following description, it is assumed that the program is a spreadsheet program such as Excel. The general-purpose data management program 4 handles a data management file (hereinafter referred to as a data management file) 40 that is created and saved for document creation. The data management file 40 is also stored in the storage unit 14 of the PC 1.

  The translation software 2 and the document creation program 3 are programs configured to function in cooperation with the general-purpose data management program 4. In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the general-purpose data management program 4 is used as a base program, and the translation software 2 and the document creation program 3 are used as the general-purpose data management program 4. Implemented to work above. For example, there is a commercially available translation software 2 such as ATLAS V14.0 of Fujitsu Limited that has a linkage function for Microsoft Office including Excel, and it can be used. The document creation program 3 is a macro program (VBA program) that operates on the Office. The document creation program 3 is registered as an add-in, and a shortcut key for improving operability such as a quick access toolbar is also registered.

  In the document creation apparatus according to the embodiment, when the general-purpose data management program 4 is activated on the PC 1, the cooperation function of the translation software 2 automatically works and the translation software 2 is also executable on the general-purpose database program. The document creation program 3 is created and installed in advance as a macro program that operates on the general-purpose data management program 4, and becomes executable when the general-purpose data management program 4 is activated.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the document creation program 3 includes an execution screen display module 31, an editing element display module 32, a translation engine drive module 33, a translation element display module 34, a sentence generation module 35, a recording module 36, and a translation memory. A registration module 37, a sentence pattern selection module 381, an original element pasting module 382, and the like are provided.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of an execution screen displayed by the execution screen display module 31. The execution screen display module 31 is a module that is automatically executed first when the document creation program 3 is started. As shown in FIG. 3, the execution screen display module 31 is programmed to display a left column frame 51, a source / translation display frame 52, a source element display frame 53, and a translation element display frame 54 on the display 12. ing.
In this embodiment, the original text / translation text display frame 52 displays the original text and the corresponding translation text side by side horizontally and on a one-to-one basis. In this example, five original sentence display columns 521 and five translated sentence display columns 522 are provided so that a maximum of five pairs of original and translated sentences can be displayed.

  In the execution screen shown in FIG. 3, the original / translated sentence display frame 52 has a scroll function. That is, the document creation program 3 includes a scroll module that realizes a scroll function in the original / translated sentence display frame 52. The left column frame 51 has a button labeled “Next”. For example, this button is an execution button of the scroll module. In the case of a document with 6 or more pairs of source text and target text, clicking the “Next” button will shift the display to the lower line as a whole, and the source text / translation text of the next line will be in the source text / translation text display frame 52. Is displayed in the bottom line of.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the source text element display frame 53 includes an original text element column 531, and the translated text element display frame 54 includes a translated text element column 541. These element columns 531 and 541 are displayed by the execution screen display module 31. Therefore, in this embodiment, the execution screen display module 31 corresponds to the element column display module.

  The document creation apparatus according to the embodiment can operate in two different modes: a creation mode and an edit mode. The creation mode is a mode for newly creating and adding a sentence, and the edit mode is a mode for correcting an existing sentence. Although details are omitted, the operation mode is selected by the user when the document creation program is started. The display in each column of the execution screen varies depending on the operation mode. First, display on the execution screen in the creation mode will be described.

  When the creation mode is selected, the execution screen display module 31 displays each source text element column 531 and each translated text element column 541 as blanks. The default sentence pattern is a basic pattern (sentence pattern 3), and the document creation program displays each source text element column 531 and each translated sentence element column 541 in the basic type in the creation mode. The basic type is a sentence type of a pattern of sentence head modifier + subject + predicate + subordinate clause (phrase) in the word order of the translation. In this specification, “subordinate clause (phrase)” means a word or group of words that follows the text to modify the whole text, and may mean a clause or a phrase. This is the same for the “sentence modifier”, which means a word or group of words positioned at the beginning of the sentence that modifies the entire sentence, and may be a clause or a phrase. As shown in FIG. 3, each source text element column 531 and each translated text element column 541 have a one-to-one correspondence. Each original sentence element column 531 and each translated sentence element column 541 are editable setting text boxes.

  In the example of FIG. 3, the pattern is a basic pattern, but the sentence pattern can be arbitrarily changed by the user. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the left column frame 51 included in the execution screen is provided with a button (hereinafter referred to as a sentence pattern selection button) 511 labeled “sentence pattern selection”. The sentence pattern selection button 511 is an execution button of the sentence pattern selection module 381. When activated, the sentence pattern selection module 381 is programmed to open a window for selecting one of a plurality of different sentence patterns (hereinafter, sentence pattern selection window).

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a sentence pattern selection window. In this embodiment, the following sentence patterns can be selected.
Sentence type 1: Sentence-only one sentence type 2: Sentence modifier + body sentence type 3: Basic type sentence type 4: Multiple predicate sentence type 5: Multi-object sentence type 6: Subject relative sentence type 7: Object relative sentence type 8: Simple compound sentence type 9: Temporary subject sentence pattern 10: there sentence

As shown in FIG. 4, a radio button for selecting any sentence pattern is provided in the sentence pattern selection window 60. When one of the sentence patterns is selected and the OK button 61 is clicked or tapped (hereinafter collectively referred to as “click”), the sentence pattern selection module 381 displays each source sentence element column 531 and each translated sentence element column 541 in the selected sentence pattern. It is programmed to be displayed. Therefore, in this embodiment, the sentence pattern selection module 381 also corresponds to the element column display module. In this example, it is a radio button, but a list box (pull-down list) may be used, or a sentence type list may be displayed by right-clicking on the mouse and selected from there.
For example, when the sentence pattern 4 is selected in the sentence pattern selection window and changed to the sentence pattern 4, the execution screen is changed as shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of an execution screen when changing to a different sentence pattern. As shown in FIG. 5, the sentence pattern 4 (multiple predicates) has a display pattern in which a plurality of predicate source text element columns 531 are provided and a plurality of predicate translation element columns 541 are provided in a one-to-one correspondence. In the case of multiple predicates, the problem is whether the relationship between the multiple predicates is or. However, the program may determine the word contained in the predicate of the original text and reflect it in the translated word. It is also possible to provide a column for selecting whether or not to allow the user to select. The same applies to the multi-object of sentence pattern 5.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, the source text element display frame 53 provided with the source text element column 531 is provided with a command button (hereinafter referred to as “translate button”) 530 written as translation. The translation button 530 is an execution button for the translation engine drive module 33.
The translation engine drive module 33 includes a code that passes the text of each source text element column 531 at the time of execution to the translation engine as an argument and translates each text. The translation engine drive module 33 passes the return value (translation text) from the translation engine to the translation element display module 34, and the translation element display module 34 displays the passed translation text in the corresponding translation element column 541. It is programmed.

  As a more specific example, in this embodiment, the general-purpose data management program 4 is a spreadsheet program such as Excel. The translation engine drive module 33 is programmed so that the text in each source text element column 531 is once pasted to a predetermined cell of a spreadsheet, and the pasted cell is designated and translated by the translation engine. When the translation engine is executed, the designated cell is switched to the translated word, so that the translated element display module 34 is programmed to copy the text of the cell and display it by pasting it into the corresponding translated element column 541. . That is, in this example, the translation element display module 34 is programmed as a subprogram of the translation engine drive module 33. When the return value (translated text) is returned to the translation engine drive module 33, the translation engine drive module 33 calls the translated sentence element display module 34 and executes it.

  The translation engine drive module 33 collects the texts in the original text element fields 531 and passes them to the translation engine for translation. For example, the translation software 2 linked to the spreadsheet software has a function of collectively translating texts in a plurality of cells, and can be realized by using that function. That is, the translation engine drive module 33 pastes the text of each source text element column 531 into predetermined cells, designates these cells, and causes the translation engine to translate them. The translation element display module 34 displays the texts of those cells that have been switched to the translation in the translation element column 541.

  The translation engine may be activated by adding a function for receiving an execution code from the document management program 3 or an execution code via the general-purpose data management program 4 to the translation software 2 side. A code for automating the operation of 112 may be provided in the document management program 3 and realized. In the latter case, a module that automatically moves the mouse pointer to a command button for executing the translation engine provided on the general-purpose data management program 4 and automatically performs a left click is provided in the document management program 3.

Each translation element column 541 is set to be editable. For this reason, the user can change the text in each translation element column 541 by inputting from the keyboard.
As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, a button labeled “join” (hereinafter referred to as “join button”) 540 is provided in the translated text element frame 54 in which each translated text field 541 is displayed. The join button 540 is an execution button of the sentence generation module 35.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an outline of the sentence generation module 35, and FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing an example of a screen after the execution of the sentence generation module 35.
The sentence generation module 35 performs slightly different processing between the creation mode and the edit mode. As shown in FIG. 6, after the sentence generation mode is activated, a new sentence number is automatically generated in the case of the creation mode. Since the sentence number is usually a continuation number, a new sentence number is set when 1 is added to the largest sentence number. In addition, the sentence generation module 35 generates an original sentence and a translated sentence. That is, the sentence generation module 35 combines the texts displayed in the original text element columns 531 at the time of execution to generate the entire original text, and combines the texts displayed in the translated text elements column 541 at the time of execution. Generate a translation.

  The case of sentence type 3 (basic type) shown in FIG. 3 will be described as an example. As shown in FIG. 6, the sentence generation module 35 reads the text and subordinate clause ( Phrase) original text element column 531, text input to subject text element column 531 and predicate source text element column 531 are combined in this order to generate a text.

  Further, the sentence generation module 35 combines the texts displayed in the respective translation element columns 541 at the time of execution to generate a translation. Similarly, taking the basic type as an example, the sentence display module 35 displays the text displayed in the translated sentence element column 541 of the sentence head modifier, the text displayed in the translated sentence element field 541 of the subject, and the translated element element column 541 of the predicate. It is programmed to generate a translation by combining the displayed text and the text displayed in the translation element column 541 of the subordinate clause (phrase) by inserting spaces as appropriate.

As shown in FIG. 7, the sentence generation module 35 then displays the generated original sentence in the original sentence display field 521 and displays the generated translated sentence in the translated sentence display field 522. At this time, the sentence generation module 35 displays the automatically generated sentence number in the sentence number display field 523 provided beside these display fields 521 and 522.
Since FIG. 7 is an example of creating the first sentence of the document in the creation mode, as can be understood by comparing FIG. 3 and FIG. 7, from the state where no sentence is displayed in the original / translation sentence display frame 52, The original sentence and the translated sentence are displayed as the first sentence.

Then, the sentence generation module 35 reads the recording module 36, passes the sentence number, sentence type number, each original sentence element, each translated sentence element, the generated original sentence and the translated sentence to the general-purpose data management program 4 as arguments, and the data management file 40. To record.
Thereafter, in the creation mode, the sentence generation module 35 clears all the used source text element column 531 and each translated sentence element column 541 (deletes the text). Then, for generation of the next sentence, sentence type 3 (basic type) is selected as a default sentence type, and in the pattern of sentence pattern 3, each empty source element column 531 and each empty translated sentence element are displayed in the element column display frames 53 and 54. A column 541 is displayed. The sentence generation module 35 is now complete.

Next, the recording module 36 will be described.
FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing data recording by the recording module 36. In this embodiment, since the general-purpose data management program is spreadsheet software, the data management file 40 is a book file, and FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of the book file.

  In this example, one sheet is prepared for the original sentence, and another sheet is prepared for the translated sentence. In the original text sheet, the first column is the sentence number, the next row is the sentence type number, and the subsequent columns are the cells for recording each original text element. One of the lines other than these is a cell for recording the original text. The same applies to the translated sheet, which includes a sentence number, a sentence type number, each translated element, and a translated sentence. In both the original sentence and the translated sentence, one row of the sheet is allocated for recording one sentence. As described above, the recording module 36 passes the sentence number, sentence type number, each source element, each source element, the generated source sentence and the target sentence as arguments for each source sentence and the corresponding source sentence. Each translation element is programmed to be passed to the general-purpose data management program 4 for recording.

Next, the edit mode will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3, the original / translation display frame 52 is provided with a button (hereinafter referred to as an edit button) 524 labeled “correction” in a line displaying a pair of original / translation. The edit button 524 is an activation button of the editing element display module 32.

  The edit button 524 is a button for executing the editing element display module 32 with the sentence number of the original sentence / translation sentence displayed on the line as an argument. The editing element display module 32 searches the data management file 40 using the sentence number as an argument, and reads out the sentence type number of the corresponding sentence number, each original sentence element, and each translated sentence element. Then, it is programmed to select the display pattern of each source text element column 531 in the source text element display frame 53 and each target text element column 541 in the target text element display frame 54 according to the sentence pattern number, and display the selected pattern. For example, when the sentence pattern number is a plurality of predicates “4”, the source text element display frame 53 and the translated text element display frame 54 are switched to a pattern as shown in FIG. Then, each source text element and each translation text element read from the data management file 40 are pasted.

  The operation of the translation button 530 and the operation of the combination button 540 in the edit mode are basically the same as those in the creation mode. Even in the edit mode, when the translation button 530 is clicked, the original text element in each original text element column 531 is passed and the translation engine is driven, and the text (translated text element) of the return value (translation result) is displayed in each translated text element column 541. It is overwritten and pasted. When the join button 540 is clicked, the texts in the original text element columns 531 at that time are combined to generate an original text, and the texts in the translated text element fields 541 are combined to generate a translated text. Then, the generated original text is overwritten and displayed in the original text display field 521 of the line of the corresponding sentence number in the original text / translation text display frame 52, and the generated translated text is overwritten in the translated text display field 522 of the corresponding sentence number. Is displayed. Further, the original sentence and the translated sentence are transferred to the recording module 36 together with the sentence number and sentence type number, and recorded in the data management file 40.

  The activation of the editing element display module 32 may be an event that selects either the original sentence or the translated sentence. For example, in the original text / translation text display frame 52, the module is activated as an event that one of the original text display fields 521 is activated (selected with the mouse), and the active text display field 521 The sentence number of the displayed original sentence may be acquired and each original sentence element and each translated sentence element may be displayed in each original sentence element column 531 and each translated sentence element column 541. Alternatively, the module may be activated in the same manner as an event that one of the translated text display fields 522 becomes active.

  Also in the editing mode, the sentence pattern of the sentence to be edited can be changed by user input. When changing the sentence pattern, the sentence pattern selection button 511 is clicked as in the creation mode. In this embodiment, the document creation program includes a source text element pasting module 382 that automatically pastes a source text element of a source text to be edited to a source text element column 531 in the edit mode. The sentence pattern selection module 381 is programmed to execute the original sentence element pasting module 382 as a subprogram in the edit mode.

When activated, the original element pasting module 382 displays an element division symbol input window as a new window. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of an element percent sign input window displayed by the original text element pasting module 382.
The original text divided symbol input window 55 includes a symbol input original text display field 551. The original element pasting module 382 is programmed to display the entire original text to be edited in the symbol input original text display field 551 when the element division symbol input window 55 is displayed. As this configuration, the text in the source text display column 521 displaying the sentence to be edited may be copied and pasted, or the text (each source text element) in each source text element column 531 in the element display frame 53 is used. You may combine and paste. In the latter case, there is an advantage that the content changed by the user by keyboard input is reflected before the sentence pattern is changed.

  As shown in FIG. 9, in the element division symbol input window 55, a message instructing to input an element division symbol in accordance with the sentence pattern to be changed is displayed, and an OK button 552 is provided. . When the user clicks the OK button 552 after inputting the element division symbol in accordance with the message, the source text element pasting module 382 displays each source text element column 531 and each translated text element column 541 in the sentence pattern of the change destination, Programming is performed to paste each divided text element in the text element column 531.

  As an example of the text element pasting module 382 other than the above, a module utilizing a user interface can be considered. For example, as a command button list displayed when right-clicking in a text box in which an original sentence is input, a list for designating elements according to sentence types is displayed. For example, if you are going to change to sentence type 3, right-click to display four of "Sentence modifier", "Subject", "Predicate", and "Subordinate clause (phrase)", and select one of them. The text whose range is specified by left dragging is pasted in the original text element column 531 according to the element specifying information. If it is troublesome to specify the range by left dragging, if you press the line feed button on the keyboard in the middle of the sentence and then select an element by right-clicking, the text before the line feed is automatically specified and the text element field 531 It can also be made to be attached to. These configurations are also possible outside the text box. For example, the automatic pasting function can be realized on word processing software operating in cooperation with the general-purpose data management program 4.

  As described above, the document creation apparatus according to the embodiment employs a configuration in which the original sentence element columns 531 and the translated sentence element columns 541 are arranged on the same screen in a one-to-one correspondence in the selected sentence pattern. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, in the element display frame 53, the subordinate clause (phrase) is located at the right end. It can be said that the elements that perform the same function in the sentence are arranged side by side in the screen and correspond to each other, and the word order in the translated sentence is prioritized. In this example, it is assumed that the original text is Japanese and the translated text is English. In principle, subordinate clauses (phrases) do not end in Japanese sentences, but in English, they often end in subordinates. Each is located at the right end.

  In English, the subordinate clause (phrase) may be located at the beginning of the sentence. In this embodiment, the translation of the original text element (translation text element) entered in the subordinate clause (phrase) field is always located at the end of the sentence. If the user wants to place a word group (section or phrase) subordinate to the text at the beginning of the sentence, he / she enters it in the original sentence element column 531 of the beginning modifier. If the original sentence element column 531 of the sentence head modifier is entered, the translated word is always placed at the beginning of the sentence.

  It can be said that the above configuration allows the user to select whether the modifier (section or phrase) of the entire sentence is to be placed at the beginning or end of the sentence when translated. In the example of FIG. 3, the translated word “Because there is an advantage that only necessary information can be input regardless of the shape of the medium in which the input information is described and the position of the input information on the medium” is used in the translated sentence. The user selects whether to place it at the end of the sentence. The user thinks of the translation as he / she is writing or typing the text, and puts it in either one, but considers optimization and chooses one.

  Further, as described above, each translation element column 541 is an editable text box. Therefore, the user appropriately modifies the text in the translated sentence element column 541 before clicking the join button 540. For example, in the above example, “In the image input device” is corrected by “Among image input devices” and keyboard input. Then, the join button 540 is clicked. Thereby, an error in translation (machine translation) by the translation engine is corrected.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 3, such an execution screen is provided with a button (hereinafter referred to as a translation memory button) 62 labeled “translation memory registration”. The translation memory button 62 is provided below each translation element column 541. Each translation memory button 62 is an execution button of the translation memory registration module 37.

  The translation memory registration button 62 executes the translation memory registration module 37 with the text displayed in the upper translation element column 541 and the text displayed in the corresponding source sentence column 531 as arguments. It has become. For example, when the translation memory button 62 under the translation element column 541 of the sentence head modifier is clicked, the text displayed in the sentence element column 531 of the sentence modifier and the text displayed in the translation element field 541 of the sentence modifier And the translation memory registration module 37 is executed.

  The translation memory registration module 37 is programmed to execute the translation memory program 26 with the passed original text element and translated text element as arguments. The translation memory program 26 records the passed original text element and translated text element in the translation memory file 260 as a pair. This part is the same as a normal translation memory. However, a normal translation memory is a means for registering a database by pairing sentences, but in this embodiment, since it is the text displayed in the original sentence element column 531 and the translated sentence element column 541, it is not a sentence. This is a big difference. Note that the translation memory file 260 recorded by the translation memory program 26 in association with the original text and the translated text may be a database file for the translation memory, or may also be a user dictionary. Registration to the user dictionary is done by specifying the part of speech, but if the user dictionary is also used for registering the translation memory, a part of speech that means that it is a translation memory is specially provided, and a pair of texts along with the part of speech Is registered.

  In addition, the document creation apparatus according to the embodiment has a function of registering an arbitrary phrase in addition to a function of registering an original sentence element and a translated sentence element in correspondence with each other in a translation memory. Specifically, the document creation program 3 includes a phrase memory registration module 371 for registering a phrase in memory. As shown in FIG. 3, the left column frame 51 of the execution screen displays “translation memory registration (phrase)”. Is provided with a command button (hereinafter referred to as a word / phrase memory registration button) 512. The phrase memory registration button 512 is an execution button of the phrase memory registration module 371.

  Although illustration is omitted, the phrase memory registration module 371 is a module for newly displaying a phrase memory registration window. In this window, there are provided a text box (hereinafter referred to as a source language box) for inputting a word / phrase of the original language, a text box for inputting a word / phrase of the translated word (hereinafter referred to as a translated word box), and a registration button. .

  The original word box and the translated word box can be input by pasting text copied (copied to the clipboard) at an arbitrary place. The registration button is a command button for executing the translation memory registration program 26 using the text in the source language box and the text in the translation box as arguments. Therefore, when the registration button is clicked, the text input in the source language box and the text input in the target language box are passed to the translation memory program 26, and the translation memory program 26 pairs them with the translation memory file 260. To record.

  The document creation program 3 also includes a module for connecting the generated sentences to form one document. Since each sentence is an original sentence and a translated sentence, one document in the original sentence and one document in the translated sentence are respectively generated. In other words, the document creation program 3 includes an original document generation module 391 and a translated document generation module 392.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the left column frame 51 of the execution screen includes a button labeled “original text merge” (hereinafter referred to as “original text merge button”) 513 and a button labeled “translate text merge” (hereinafter referred to as “translate text”). 514) is provided. The original sentence combination button 513 is an execution button of the original sentence document generation module 391, and the translation sentence combination button 514 is an execution button of the translation sentence document generation module 392.

  The original text combining module 391 is a module that creates a single document by connecting the original texts displayed in the original text display field 521 in the display order (from top to bottom). More specifically, each original text displayed in the original text display field 521 is written in a predetermined column of the spreadsheet sheet. In the column, the cells are written in the cells in the order of display. Therefore, the original text combining module 391 sequentially reads the text from the cells in the first row of the column in which the original text is written and connects them.

  At this time, the original document generation module 391 generates a paragraph by appropriately inserting a line feed. There are several methods for generating a paragraph. For example, there is a method in which a blank is provided in the original text display column 521 and a line feed is inserted when the column is blank. That is, the original document generation module 391 is programmed to insert a line break if a cell is blank. In addition, a special identification symbol may be input at the end of the original text, and a program may be programmed to insert a line break when this identification symbol is detected. After generating the original text document in this way, the original text document generating module 391 displays a save screen, allows the user to input a file name, and saves it as an original text document file 393.

  The translated document generation module 392 is similar, and sequentially reads and connects the texts written in the display order in the cells of a predetermined column of the sheet. When a blank or identification symbol is detected, a line break is inserted to generate one translated document. The generated translated document is saved as a translated document file 394 by allowing the user to input a file name. When an identification symbol is detected, it is only necessary to input the identification symbol at the end of the original sentence, and the translated document generation module 392 determines whether to insert a line feed based on whether the identification symbol is present at the end of the original sentence. It is preferable to do so.

  The original document file 393 and the translated document file 394 are preferably stored as files in a format handled by the word pro software. For this purpose, the document creation program 3 may be configured to cooperate with word processing software and start and use the word processing software. For example, in the case of VBA, it is possible to open Word with a macro on Excel and save the document in the Word format. Therefore, for example, the source document generation module 391 may be configured to read the source text sequentially from each cell, connect the documents on Word, and save the document using the Word storage function. The same applies to the translation.

  The data management file 40 also stores data. That is, a sheet in which each original sentence element is recorded in each cell, a sheet in which each translation element is recorded in each cell, a sheet in which each original sentence is recorded in each cell, and a sheet in which each translation is recorded in each cell are stored. Each sheet is a sheet in one book.

A method of using the document creation apparatus of such an embodiment will be schematically described below.
The user additionally installs the translation software 2 and the document creation program 3 on the PC 1 in which the general-purpose data management program 4 is installed. Then, the general-purpose data management program 4 is activated. At this time, the translation software 2 is also automatically activated by the cooperation function. This activation may be automatically activated and resident by activation of the general-purpose data management program 4, or may be activated by an additional operation. For example, if the document creation program 3 is a macro program as described above, the document creation program 3 is activated by operating a macro execution button (such as a quick access toolbar) provided on the general-purpose data management program 4. When the document creation program 3 is started, an execution screen shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the display 12.

The user inputs a source text element in each source text element column 531 and clicks the translation button 530. As a result, the translation engine operates and the translated text elements are displayed in each translated text element column 541.
The user confirms the text in each translation element column 541 and clicks the join button 540 when determining that there is no problem. If it is determined that there is a problem, the text in the translation element column 541 is appropriately corrected by keyboard input, and then the join button 540 is clicked.

  By clicking the join button 540, an original sentence and a translated sentence are generated, the original sentence is displayed in the original sentence display column 521, and the translated sentence is displayed in the corresponding translated sentence display column 522. This operation is repeated, and the original sentence and the translated sentence are created simultaneously one after another. At this time, the user appropriately clicks the translation memory registration button 62. As a result, the corresponding original text element and translated text element are recorded in the translation memory file 260.

  In this way, the original sentence and the translated sentence are generated one after another, and when the original sentence and the translated sentence are generated for the last sentence, the user clicks the original sentence button 513 to generate the original sentence document and clicks the translated sentence combination button 514. To generate a translated document. The generated original document and translated document are saved in an arbitrary location (folder) by a save menu on the word processor software to be connected.

In addition, when a sentence already created before document creation is completed or when a completed document is reviewed and revised, the document creation apparatus is used in an edit mode. In this case, in the original / translation display frame 52, the edit button 524 at the left end of the line displaying the sentence to be corrected is clicked, and each original text element of the original text and each translated text element of the corresponding translation are displayed in each original text element column 521. And displayed in each translation element column 541.
Then, necessary corrections are made by keyboard input in the source text element field 531 and the translated text element field 541. At this time, the translation button 530 may be clicked again after making corrections in any of the original text element fields 531. As a result, the translation is performed again with the corrected contents of the original language, and the translation result is overwritten and displayed in the corresponding translation element column 541.

If the user determines that the contents of each source text element column 531 and each translated text element column 541 are appropriate while performing such correction and retranslation, the user clicks the join button 540. As a result, the contents of the original text display field 521 and the translated text display field 522 of the original text / translation text display frame 52 become the contents after correction. Further, the recording module 36 updates each cell of the data management file 40 with the corrected contents.
When the user corrects such sentences as appropriate and determines that the contents are appropriate for both the original sentence and the translated sentence, the user clicks the original combination button 513 to generate and save the original sentence, By clicking the join button 514, a translated document is generated and saved. These savings may be overwriting an already saved file, or the file name may be changed to a new file.

  According to the document creation apparatus of the embodiment relating to the configuration and operation as described above, the translation document is completed simultaneously with the completion of the original document, and the documents in two languages can be created simultaneously. At this time, since the apparatus includes a translation memory registration module 37, translation memory registration at the element level of a sentence can be performed during the creation of a document. This point has the significance of drastically reducing the labor involved in simultaneously creating a translation document with high translation accuracy for a language document. This point will be described below.

  In the above example, the user modifies the translation of the initial modifier “in the image input device” by the translation engine “In the image input device” with “Among image input devices” and keyboard input. The join button 540 is clicked. At this time, the translation memory registration button 62 below the translated sentence element column 541 of the sentence head modifier is clicked. As a result, the translation memory is registered as a parallel translation of “in the image input device”.

  The conversion program 22 included in the translation engine is programmed to give priority to the conversion referring to the translation memory file 260 over the conversion of individual words referring to the dictionary into the translation. Then, when “is entered in any of the source text fields 531 and the translation button 530 is clicked,“ among image input devices ”is translated. Therefore, when “in the image input device” is input as the original word next time, it is only necessary to click the join button 540 without manual correction, and the efficiency of document creation is greatly improved.

  The above points have the significance of compensating for the shortcomings of conventional translation memories. In other words, the conventional translation memory registers the entire sentence, so it is effective when creating a document in which the same thing appears as the entire sentence, but not effective otherwise. In this case, even if the whole sentence is not the same, the individual elements are often the same. For example, in the case of a patent specification, it is instructed to use the same term when expressing the same content, and therefore the same expression is often repeated for a phrase composed of a plurality of words. Even if it is intended to clearly convey complex contents such as technical papers and various reports, sentence elements composed of the same plural words are used for the same contents. In such a case, if the phrase translation memory is registered as described above, manual correction is not required after the next time, and the efficiency of document creation in multiple languages is greatly improved.

  Further, in this embodiment, not only the text pairs displayed in the source text element column 531 and the translated text element column 541 but also the source language / translation word pair arbitrarily selected by the user can be registered in the translation memory. For this reason, translation memory can be registered in a unit smaller than the unit of the original text element and the translated text element, and the efficiency of document creation in multiple languages is further improved.

In addition, the document creation apparatus of the above-described embodiment demonstrates great power for simultaneous creation of documents in multiple languages. However, the document creation apparatus is also great in the task of converting an already created document into a document in another source language, that is, a translation task. Demonstrate power.
As a preferred method when using the document creation apparatus of the embodiment in translation work, a method of first recording each sentence of the original document in the data management file 40 in the sentence pattern 1 (only one column) is used. is there. That is, one sentence is written in each cell of the original sentence column of the sheet, and sentence pattern 1 is written as a default sentence pattern in a sentence type number cell. In this state, all the cells in which each sentence is written are translated by the translation engine, and the translated text is written in each cell in a predetermined column of the translated sentence sheet. The original sheet is saved in the state before translation, and the translated sheet is saved as it is. The sentence numbers are automatically recorded in ascending order of the sentence order. Then, the book including the original sheet and the translated sheet is stored as the data management file 40.

  After such preparation, the saved data management file 40 is opened on the general-purpose data management program 4 and the document creation program 3 is started. Then, each sentence (original sentence and translated sentence) is corrected in the edit mode. In this case, since all sentences are sentence patterns 1 (only one column) as a default sentence pattern, the user (translator) clicks the sentence pattern selection button 511 as appropriate to change the sentence pattern to be considered optimal. At this time, the above-described original element pasting module 382 operates and the element division symbol input window 55 is displayed and used.

The user classifies the original text into a plurality of original text elements using the original text element pasting module 382, automatically pastes each element in each text text element column 531, and clicks the translation button 530. Then, after checking the translation displayed in each translation element column 541 and making necessary corrections, the user clicks the join button 540. This operation is performed for all original documents.
Even in the case of such use for translation work, translation by the translation engine is performed on an element-by-element basis, so errors in parsing and understanding of modification relationships are greatly reduced, and high-accuracy translation requires less effort. Done. Since the original text element and the translated text element are displayed on the same screen one-on-one, the correspondence between the original text and the translated text can be easily grasped between the elements, and work with few mistakes can be easily performed.

Next, a document creation apparatus according to the second embodiment will be described.
FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a document creation apparatus according to the second embodiment. The document creation apparatus according to the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the translation engine is a website (translation site) on the Internet 7.
Also in the second embodiment, the document creation apparatus is configured by the PC 1 and the document creation program 3 installed in the PC 1. A general-purpose data management program 4 is installed in the PC 1 in addition to the document creation program 3. Similarly, the general-purpose data management program 4 may be spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Excel.

There are free and paid translation sites. In the case of a fee, the user contracts with a translation site operator and receives an ID and password.
The translation site is provided by a web server (hereinafter, translation server) 8 in which a translation engine is installed. Similarly, a structure analysis program 81, a conversion program 82, and the like are mounted on the translation server 8 as a group of programs that function as a translation engine. As for the dictionary file, the basic dictionary file 84 is provided by the translation server 8. Although the user dictionary 851 is provided in the user area of the translation server 8 in this example, the user dictionary 851 is provided in the storage unit (hard disk or the like) 14 of the user's PC 1 or the user area of a server (storage server) other than the translation server 8. There are also cases where it is provided. The cooperation program 87 is downloaded from the translation server 8 to the PC 1 and stays resident.

  The configuration of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment except that the translation engine is provided by the translation server 8, and is the same operation. The user activates the general-purpose data management program 4 on the PC 1 and executes the document creation program 3 on the general-purpose data management program 4 to display an execution screen on the display 12. If the translation site is a site that requires login, an ID or password is entered and the translation site is logged in via the Internet.

  Similarly, a source text element is input to each source text element column 531 and the translation button 530 is clicked. As a result, the translation engine drive module 33 is executed. The translation engine drive module 33 is programmed to pass the original text element to the translation engine on the translation server 8 and execute the conversion program 81 and the like. Similarly, the return value from the translation engine is the translated text, which is passed to the translated element display module 34 and the translated text is displayed in the translated element column 541.

  The user manually corrects the translation displayed in each translation element column 541 as necessary, and clicks the join button 540 to generate the original sentence and translation and display them in the display columns 521 and 522. This is repeated for each sentence, and the original document and the translated document are created simultaneously. The created original document and translated document may be stored in the storage unit 14 on the PC 1 or may be stored in a storage on the web using a data storage service or the like.

  In each of the above embodiments, the general-purpose data management program 4 has been described as being spreadsheet software, but it may be a general-purpose database program. For example, Microsoft Access can similarly execute a macro program written in VBA and can be used as the general-purpose data management program 4 in the present invention.

  In the case of the database program, one original sentence constituting the original sentence document is recorded as one record, and one original sentence document is stored as one database file. Each record has a structure in which a sentence number (record number) is given as the record ID (unique data) and each field for recording each original sentence element is given. The same applies to the translated document, in which one translated sentence becomes one record, a sentence number (record number) is given as unique data, and each field for recording each translated element is given. A field for linking the original document database file and the translated document database file is provided and managed.

The general-purpose data management program 4 may not be a program installed in the PC 1. For example, the general-purpose data management program 4 is provided by ASP or SaaS, and may be downloaded from a web server and used or operated on the web server.
Further, the data program may be a dedicated data program created for the document creation program 3 instead of being general-purpose, or may be implemented as a part of the document creation program 3. That is, as a partial function of the document creation program 3, there may be a function of managing the data of each original sentence and each translated sentence in a database, for example.

  In each of the above embodiments, the document creation program 3 is a macro program written in VBA. However, the document creation program 3 may be an add-in program written in a language other than VBA, or may be more versatile as a COM add-in. It can be a high add-in.

  In the second embodiment, the translation server 8 is on the Internet 7, but the translation server 8 may be on a private network, for example, an intranet in a company. Furthermore, a shared dictionary file accessed by a plurality of users (terminals) may be provided as a dictionary file accessed by the translation engine. The shared dictionary file is often provided on the intranet.

In the above embodiments, it is assumed that the first language is Japanese and the second language is English. However, the first language may be English and the second language may be Japanese. The language may be Japanese and the second language may be Chinese, French or other languages.
Further, for example, when the first language is Japanese and the second language is English, Chinese, French, or the like can be adopted as the third language. In this case, the sentence in the second language is the original sentence, and the sentence in the third language is the translated sentence. When the general-purpose data management program 4 is a spreadsheet software, the number of sheets may be increased and managed by the number of languages. In the case of a database management program, the number of database files may be increased by the number of languages and related by sentence numbers.

  The invention of the present application is an invention of a “document creation apparatus”, but the concept of the invention of the present application also exhibits superiority when only “sentences” are created. It can be easily understood from the above explanation that a highly accurate translation can be generated with little effort even when only one sentence is generated as an original / translation. That is, the “document” may be composed of only one sentence, and in that sense, the “document creation apparatus” of the present invention includes an aspect that is a sentence creation apparatus.

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111 Keyboard 112 Mouse 12 Display 13 CPU
14 storage unit 2 translation software 21 structure analysis program 22 conversion program 3 document creation program 31 execution screen display module 32 editing element display module 33 translation engine drive module 34 translation element display module 35 sentence generation module 36 recording module 37 translation memory registration module 4 General-purpose data management program 40 Data management file 7 Internet 8 Translation server

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A document creation device that includes an input unit, a display, and an arithmetic processing unit, is equipped with a document creation program that is executed by the arithmetic processing unit, and can create a document in two or more different languages,
The document creation program
An element column display module for displaying each source element column in which each element constituting one source sentence is input, and each translation element column for displaying each translation element constituting the translation of the source sentence, on a display;
A translation engine drive module that passes each source text element entered in each source text field to the translation engine for translation;
A translation element display module for displaying each text obtained by translating each source element by a translation engine in a corresponding translation element column;
A source text display module that combines each source text element input in each source text element field to display the entire source text on the display;
A translation display module that combines the translation elements displayed in each translation element column and displays the entire translation on the display;
Each translation element column is a column that displays each translation element in an editable manner.
The element column display module is a module that displays each source element column and each translated element column in a one-to-one correspondence on the same screen according to the function in the sentence. The original text display module is a module that displays a plurality of original text on the same screen,
The translation display module is a module that displays a plurality of translations corresponding to a plurality of displayed original sentences in the same screen,
The document creation program includes an editing element display module,
When one source text is selected from a plurality of displayed source texts, the editing element display module displays each source text element of the source text in each source text element column, and displays each target text element of the translation corresponding to the source text. When one translation is selected from a plurality of displayed translations, each translation element of the translation is displayed in each translation element column and corresponds to the translation 2. The document creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the document creation device is a module for displaying each original text element in the original text element column. The document creation program stores each source text element input in each source text element field and each translated text element displayed in each target text element field in each cell of a sheet in a spreadsheet program or each field of a record in a database program. It has a recording module for recording,
The original text display module displays the original text in the original text display column in an editable state,
The translated text display module displays the translated text in a translated text display field in an editable state,
The recording module is a module that updates the cell or field recorded for the original text element including the changed part when the original text is changed in the original text display field, and the translated text is changed in the translated text display field. 3. The document creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the document creation apparatus is a module for updating a cell or a field recorded with respect to a translated sentence element including a part changed at the time of change to a changed one. A document creation device that includes an input unit, a display, and an arithmetic processing unit, is equipped with a document creation program that is executed by the arithmetic processing unit, and can create a document in two or more different languages,
The document creation program
An element column display module for displaying each source element column in which each element constituting one source sentence is input, and each translation element column for displaying each translation element constituting the translation of the source sentence, on a display;
A translation engine drive module that passes each source text element entered in each source text field to the translation engine for translation;
A translation element display module for displaying each text obtained by translating each source element by a translation engine in a corresponding translation element column;
A source text display module that combines each source text element input in each source text element field to display the entire source text on the display;
A translation display module that combines the translation elements displayed in each translation element column and displays the entire translation on the display;
Each translation element column is a column that displays each translation element in an editable manner.
The document creation program has an automatic text element pasting module,
The original text element automatic pasting module is executed in a state where a part of text of one sentence is selected, and is an element for identifying the selected text and the selected text in the original text. A document creation apparatus characterized in that specific information is passed as an argument and executed, and is a module for pasting the passed text into a source text element field in accordance with the element specific information. A document creation device that includes an input unit, a display, and an arithmetic processing unit, is equipped with a document creation program that is executed by the arithmetic processing unit, and can create a document in two or more different languages,
The document creation program
An element column display module for displaying each source element column in which each element constituting one source sentence is input, and each translation element column for displaying each translation element constituting the translation of the source sentence, on a display;
A translation engine drive module that passes each source text element entered in each source text field to the translation engine for translation;
A translation element display module for displaying each text obtained by translating each source element by a translation engine in a corresponding translation element column;
A source text display module that combines each source text element input in each source text element field to display the entire source text on the display;
A translation display module that combines the translation elements displayed in each translation element column and displays the entire translation on the display;
Each translation element column is a column that displays each translation element in an editable manner.
The translation engine can translate the original text element using the translation memory means and return it to the document creation program.
The document creation program records the original words and the corresponding words in a translation memory file, which is a database file in which the original words and the corresponding words are matched, and when the original words are passed, the translated words corresponding to the original words are stored in the translation memory file. A translation memory recording module that records the original word by passing it to the translation memory means for returning the translated word when it is recorded;
The translation memory recording module is a module capable of passing the source text element input in any source text element column and the translated text element displayed in the corresponding target text element column to the translation memory means and recording it in the translation memory file. A document creation device characterized by being.

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