JP2020095360A - Translated information output program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a translated information output program capable of providing translated information desired by a user on a product description that differs from product to product.SOLUTION: A translated information output program provided herein is configured to use printing information 200 generated to print product-related information on a label 100, printed information 210 that was printed on the label 100 before printing the printing information, and read information 201 generated by reading the printing information 200 printed on the label 100 in order to generate translated information 300, 310 of the read information 201 and display the translated information 300, 310 on a display unit 44.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a translation information output program, and more particularly to a translation information output program that translates and displays a product description text described on an information-bearing medium attached to a product or its packaging.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a label as an information-bearing medium in which a product description is written is attached to a product or its package. Due to the design of the label and the surface area of the product, the product description printed on such a label is usually described only in a predetermined language of the country in which the product is distributed. .. For example, if the product is distributed in Japan, many product descriptions are written in Japanese. Therefore, it is difficult for foreigners to understand the product description. As a result, a foreign user may mistakenly purchase a product, or lose the opportunity to purchase a product even if the desired product is displayed. In such a situation, the product seller also loses the opportunity to ask the user to purchase the product.

On the other hand, it is difficult to describe the product description in all languages so that all users, including foreigners, can understand it because of the problem of the description space and design.

In Patent Document 1, in order to improve the situation as described above, when a product description is photographed by a camera of a mobile terminal device, the product description is translated into a language desired by a foreign user and displayed. Is disclosed. Specifically, the product description and the translation information corresponding to the product description are stored in advance in a storage unit such as a server, and when the user captures the product description with a camera of a mobile terminal device, the product description The translation information corresponding to the explanation is read from a server or the like and displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal device.

JP 2002-269217 A

However, in the sales floor of processed foods and packed products, the processing date, expiration date, content amount, price, etc. are different for each product, and it is necessary to describe these different information on the label. In such a case, since the content written on the label differs depending on the product, it is complicated to store the product description and the corresponding translation information in the storage unit such as a server in advance. Become. Therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult for the user to provide desired translation information regarding the product description different for each product. This problem also applies to information-bearing media other than labels, such as tags and packaging materials.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a translation information output program capable of providing translation information desired by a user for product description different for each product. And

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is configured as follows.

(1) The translation information output program of the present invention is print information created for printing information about a product on an information carrying medium, and print information printed on the information carrying medium before the printing. Also, translation information relating to the read information is created based on the read information created by reading the printed print information on the information carrying medium, and the translated information is output to a display device.

According to the above configuration, not only the read information, but also the print information created based on the input information about the product, and the translation information based on the print information printed on the information bearing medium before the print information is printed. Since the translation information is created, the translation information can be created and displayed easily and accurately for the information different for each product. Therefore, it is possible to provide the translation information desired by the user for the product description different for each product.

(2) In the translation information output program of the present invention, the translation information is created by quoting the corresponding information from the print information correspondence table created so as to correspond to the print information. With this configuration, since the translation information can be easily and accurately created by using the print information correspondence table created in advance, a separate device for creating the translation information is not required. Moreover, the translation information can be promptly provided to the user.

(3) In the translation information output program of the present invention, the print information correspondence table is created by previously registering the print information and the translation information corresponding to the print information. According to this structure, the print information and the translation information can be associated with each other so that the user can easily understand the information, and thus the understandable translation information can be provided to the user.

(4) In the translation information output program of the present invention, the translation information is created by machine translation of the print information. With this configuration, since the translation information can be easily created by machine translation, it is not necessary to create a translation sentence corresponding to the print information in advance, and the translation information is promptly provided to the user. be able to.

(5) In the translation information output program of the present invention, the print information is printed by a printing device that outputs and prints the print information, and further based on the print information input by the printing device. , Creates translation information about the read information, and outputs the translation information to a display device. According to this structure, since the translation information is created based on not only the print information but also the print information, it is possible to create and display more translation information. Therefore, more translation information can be provided to the user.

(6) In the translation information output program of the present invention, the translation information is created by quoting the corresponding information from the print information correspondence table created so as to correspond to the print information. With this configuration, since the translation information can be easily created by using the print information correspondence table, it is possible to provide the user with a separate device or the like for creating the translation information. Translation information can be provided promptly.

(7) In the translation information output program of the present invention, the print information correspondence table is created by registering the print information and the translation information corresponding to the print information in advance. With this configuration, it is possible to provide reliable translation information for the print information.

(8) In the translation information output program of the present invention, the translation information is created by machine translation of the print information. With this configuration, since the translation information can be easily created by machine translation, it is not necessary to create a translation sentence corresponding to the print information in advance, and the translation information is promptly provided to the user. be able to.

(9) In the translation information output program of the present invention, the translation information is created based on the input information about the language of the user of the display device. With this configuration, since the translation information is created based on the comprehensible language used by the user on a daily basis, the comprehensible translation information can be provided to the user.

(10) In the translation information output program of the present invention, the information about the user's language is created by the user's input. According to this structure, the user can input a language that the user can understand, and thus the user can be provided with understandable translation information.

(11) In the translation information output program of the present invention, the information about the language of the user is created from the information held by the mobile terminal device held by the user. With this configuration, it is not necessary for the user to input information related to the language when acquiring the translation information, so that the user can read the print information and the print information to make the language understandable for daily use. Based translation information can be easily obtained.

(12) In the translated information output program of the present invention, the information carrying medium comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a label, a packaging material, and a tag. With this configuration, the translation information can be provided to the user in a language that is easy to understand for the product information such as the product name and price printed on the label, the packaging material, and the tag. Can be motivated to purchase the product.

According to the aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide the translation information desired by the user for the product description different for each product.

It is a schematic diagram showing the whole composition of the translation information output system using the translation information output program concerning this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of PC(Personal Computer) which concerns on this embodiment. It is a diagram showing a configuration of a printer according to the present embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the portable terminal device which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the server which concerns on this embodiment. It is a control flow chart of a printer and PC for running a translation information output program concerning this embodiment. It is a control flow figure of a server and a portable terminal unit for running a translation information output program concerning this embodiment. 6 is a print information correspondence table showing a correspondence relationship between print information and translation information. 8 is a print information correspondence table showing a correspondence relationship between print information and translation information. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state in which print information is printed on a label provided with print information according to the present embodiment. It is a figure which shows a mode that the read information and the translation start button were displayed on the display part of the portable terminal device which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows a mode that the translation information was displayed on the display part of the portable terminal device which concerns on this embodiment. It is a control flow figure of a server and a mobile terminal device for running an advertising display program concerning this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the advertising information corresponding table of read information and advertising information which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows a mode that the read information was displayed on the display part of the portable terminal device which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows a mode that the advertising information was displayed on the display part of the portable terminal device which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows a mode that the advertising information was displayed on the display part of the portable terminal device which concerns on this embodiment. It is a schematic diagram showing the whole composition of the translation information output system using the translation information output program concerning the 1st modification of this embodiment. It is a schematic diagram showing the whole composition of the translation information output system using the translation information output program concerning the 2nd modification of this embodiment.

An embodiment for executing a translation information output program according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, the overall configuration of the system for executing the translation information output program according to this embodiment will be described. The translation information output program according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, print information 200 created to print information about a product on a label 100 as an information carrying medium, and before printing on the label 100. Based on the print information 210 that is printed and the read information 201 that is created by reading the print information 200 that is printed on the label 100, translation information 300 and 310 regarding the read information 201 is created, and the translation information 300 is created. And 310 are output to the display unit 44 (see FIG. 4) of the mobile terminal device 40 as a display device, which is a translation information output program. This translation information output program is stored in the storage unit 52 (see FIG. 5) of the server 50. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 10, the present system prints print information 210 such as characters and designs on the label 100 in advance before the print information 200 is printed on the label 100 by the printer 30. The printer 15 is provided. The print information 210 is, for example, in FIG. 10, a display such as “product name”, “expiration date”, “processing date”, “raw material name”, and “price (yen)”.

As shown in FIG. 1, the printing device 10 includes a PC 20 and a printer 30. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the PC 20 includes a control unit 21 that controls the entire PC, a storage unit 22 that stores various information, and an input unit 23 such as a keyboard for inputting print information to the PC. A display unit 24 for displaying information input to the PC and a communication control unit 25 for communicating with the printer 30 and the server 50 are provided.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the PC 20 is input with information regarding the content of the product via the input unit 23. This information is information that differs for each product, and is, for example, product name, expiry date, processing date, raw material name, and price. This information may be directly input by the user, or information regarding the product may be acquired using a sensor or the like. The PC 20 creates print information 200 for printing on the label 100 based on the input information. The print information 200 is output (transmitted) to the printer 30 via the communication control unit 25 of the PC 20, printed on the label 100 by the print unit 32 of the printer 30, and output to the server 50 via the network 60. (Sent). The communication control unit 25 can be applied to known wire communication or wireless communication.

As shown in FIG. 3, the printer 30 includes a control unit 31 that controls the entire printer, and an inkjet head or a thermal head that prints on a label 100 attached to a product based on the print information 200. A unit 32 and a communication control unit 33 for performing information communication with the communication control unit 25 of the PC 20 are provided. The printing unit 32 of the printer 30 has a function of printing the print information 200 transmitted from the PC 20 on the label 100. The communication control unit 33 can be applied to known technology such as wired communication or wireless communication.

As shown in FIG. 4, the mobile terminal device 40 includes a control unit 41 that controls the entire mobile terminal device, a storage unit 42 that stores various kinds of information, and an input unit 43 for inputting characters and the like. Display unit 44 for displaying characters and images, a communication control unit 45 for communicating with server 50 and PC 20 via network 60, and print information 200 and print information 210 of label 100 are read (photographed). And a camera 46. When a smartphone is used as the mobile terminal device 40, the touch panel also serves as the input unit 43 and the display unit 44.

It is created by the user reading the print information 200 (see FIG. 10) printed on the label 100 and the print information 210 (see FIG. 10) printed on the label 100 with the camera 46 of the mobile terminal device 40. By outputting the read information 201 (see FIG. 11) to the server 50, the translation information 300 (see FIG. 12) translated in the user's desired language corresponding to the print information 200 and the print information 210 are supported. The translation information 310 to be displayed is displayed on the display unit 44. In the storage unit 42 of the mobile terminal device 40, the nationality of the user who uses the mobile terminal device 40, the desired language (understandable language) of the user, and the like are preset and stored, and the translation information 300 and 310 are stored. When created, such settings are referenced and translated.

As shown in FIG. 5, the server 50 includes a control unit 51 that controls the entire server, a storage unit 52 that stores various information such as translation information 300 and 310 translated by a machine translation unit 54, which will be described later, and a network. A communication control unit 53 for communicating with the PC 20 and the mobile terminal device 40 via 60, and a machine translation unit 54 for creating translation information 300 and 310 regarding the read information 201 read by the mobile terminal device 40. There is. The communication control unit 53 can be applied to known wire communication or wireless communication.

The print information correspondence table T10 (see FIG. 8) is stored in the storage unit 52 of the server 50, and the print information 200 and the translation information 300 are associated with each other. Specifically, the print information 200 transmitted from the PC 20 is stored in the “print information” column of the print information correspondence table T10, and the machine translation unit 54 stores the “translation information” column in the print information correspondence table T10. The translated translation information 300 is stored. Creation of the translation information 300 corresponding to the print information 200 performed by the machine translation unit 54 of the server 50 is performed by quoting the translation information 300 corresponding to the print information 200 from the print information correspondence table T10, or This is done by machine-translating the information 200.

Further, the print information correspondence table T11 is stored in the storage unit 52 of the server 50, and the print information 210 and the translation information 310 are associated with each other. Specifically, the print information 210 transmitted (pre-registered) from the PC 20 is stored in the “print information” column of the print information correspondence table T11, and the PC 20 is stored in the “translation information” column of the print information correspondence table T11. The translation information 310 transmitted from (pre-registered) or the translation information 310 translated by the machine translation unit 54 is stored. The translation information 310 corresponding to the print information 210 performed by the machine translation unit 54 of the server 50 is created by quoting the translation information 310 from the print information correspondence table T11, or the translation information 310 corresponds to the print information. If the print information 210 is not registered in the table T11, the print information 210 is machine translated.

Furthermore, the creation of the translation information 300 corresponding to the print information 200 and the translation information 310 corresponding to the print information 210 performed by the machine translation unit 54 of the server 50 is performed by the user displayed on the display unit 44 of the mobile terminal device 40. It is based on the input of information about the language. Specifically, the information about the language of the user is created by displaying a plurality of country names or national flags on the display unit 44 of the mobile terminal device 40 in advance and inputting (selecting) one of them. It As another method, information about the language of the user is created from the information possessed by the mobile terminal device 40 by previously registering the nationality and normally used language in the mobile terminal device 40 held by the user. It

Further, as shown in FIG. 14, the storage unit 52 of the server 50 relates to the read information 400 (see FIG. 15) obtained by reading the print information 200 and the print information 210 printed on the label 100, and the read information 400. An advertisement information correspondence table T20 associated with advertisement information A (see FIG. 16) and advertisement information B (see FIG. 17) is stored. The product name is stored in the “reading information” column of the advertisement information corresponding table T20, and the advertisement information related to the read information is stored in the “advertising information” column of the advertising information corresponding table T20. For example, when the user photographs the product “tea” using the camera 46 of the mobile terminal device 40, at least one advertisement information regarding “rice ball”, “bento”, and “confectionery” is provided as advertisement information related to “tea”. Is displayed. As an example of the correspondence between the read information and the advertisement information, when the user purchases "tea", food items such as "rice balls", "bento" and "confectionery" that are likely to be purchased at the same time as "tea" are associated. ing. Similarly, when the user purchases "confectionery", drinks such as "tea", "coffee", and "juice" that are likely to be purchased at the same time as "confectionery" are associated.

Next, a control flow for executing the translation information output program according to this embodiment will be described. This translation information output program is stored in the server 50 and controls the system.

Before the printer 30 prints the print information 200 on the label 100, the printer 15 previously prints the print information 210 regarding the preprinting. As shown in FIG. 6, the user who confirms the print information of the label 100 inputs the print information 210 preprinted on the label 100 and the translation information 310 corresponding to the print information by operating the PC 20. By doing (pre-registration), the PC 20 receives the print information 210 and the translation information 310 corresponding to the print information (S21). At the same time, the PC 20 transmits the print information 210 and the translation information 310 corresponding to the print information 210 to the server 50 (S22).

The PC 20 receives the information about the product input by the user or the information about the product detected by the sensor or the like (S23). Next, the PC 20 creates print information 200 to be printed on the label 100 based on the information about the product (S24). Thereafter, when the user operates the print start button displayed on the display unit 24 or the like (S25), the PC 20 transmits the print information 200 via the communication control unit 25 of the PC 20 and the communication control unit 33 of the printer 30. A request to start printing the print information 200 is sent to the printer 30 (S26). At the same time, the PC 20 transmits the print information 200 and a translation request for the print information 200 to the server 50 (S27).

On the other hand, the printer 30 receives the print information 200 and the print start request for the print information 200 transmitted from the PC 20 (S11), and the print information 210 is printed by the print unit 32 of the printer 30, as shown in FIG. The print information 200 is printed on the label 100 as a description about the product (S12).

As shown in FIG. 7, the server 50 receives the print information 210 transmitted from the PC 20 and the translation information 310 corresponding to the print information 210, and stores it in the print information correspondence table T11 (S31).

Next, when the print information 200 and the translation request for the print information 200 transmitted from the PC 20 are received (S32), the print information correspondence table T10 (see FIG. 8) stored in the storage unit 52 of the server 50 is referred to, It is determined whether or not the translation information 300 corresponding to the print information 200 received by the server 50 is stored (S33). When the server 50 determines that the translation information 300 corresponding to the print information 200 is not stored in the print information correspondence table T10, the machine translation unit 54 of the server 50 sets the print information 200 into the language desired by the user. Machine translation (S34). Then, the server 50 stores the translation information 300 in the print information correspondence table T10 (S35). When the machine translation unit 54 of the server 50 machine translates the translation information 300, the machine translation unit 54 translates the translation information 300 in a language understandable by the user based on the information about the language of the user.

On the other hand, the mobile terminal device 40 reads the print information 200 and the print information 210 (see FIG. 10) of the label 100 attached to the product by the user using the camera 46 of the mobile terminal device 40 (S41), and print information 200. Read information 201 (see FIG. 11) is created based on the print information 210 (S42). Next, the mobile terminal device 40 displays a translation start button 43a on the touch panel as the display unit 44 and the input unit 43, together with the read information 201, for selecting whether to start translation of the read information 201. Display (see FIG. 11). When the user operates the translation start button 43a (S43), the mobile terminal device 40 reads the read information 201, a translation display request corresponding to the read information 201, and the usage held in the mobile terminal device 40. The information regarding the language of the person is transmitted to the server 50 (S44).

On the other hand, when the server 50 receives the read information 201 and the translation display request transmitted from the mobile terminal device 40 (S36), the translation information 300 corresponding to the read information 201 (print information 200) is stored in the storage unit 52 of the server 50. The print information correspondence table T10 is searched and the corresponding translation information 300 is transmitted to the mobile terminal device 40. At the same time, the server 50 searches the print information correspondence table T11 in the storage unit 52 of the server 50 for the translation information 310 corresponding to the read information 201 (print information 210), and the corresponding translation information 310 is stored (registered). If so, it is transmitted to the mobile terminal device 40. When the corresponding translation information 310 is not stored (registered) in the print information correspondence table T11, the machine translation unit 54 of the server 50 machine translates the print information 210 into the language desired by the user, and the print information correspondence table. It is stored (registered) in T11 and transmitted to the mobile terminal device 40 (S37).

On the other hand, when the mobile terminal device 40 receives the translation information 300 corresponding to the read information 201 transmitted from the server 50 (S45), the translation information 300 (see FIG. 12) is displayed on the display unit 44.

Next, a control flow for executing the advertisement information output program according to the present embodiment will be described. This advertisement information output program is stored in the server 50 and controls the system.

As shown in FIG. 13, the server 50 receives various kinds of information such as the gender and age of the user and the position information of the store where the product is sold, which are transmitted from a camera or the like installed in the product sales floor (S101). ).

On the other hand, the mobile terminal device 40 reads the print information and the print information of the label 100 attached to the product by the user using the camera 46 of the mobile terminal device 40 (S201), and based on the print information and the print information of the label 100. The read information 400 (see FIG. 15) is created (S202). Then, the mobile terminal device 40 transmits the read information 400 and the advertisement display request corresponding to the read information 400 to the server 50 (S203).

On the other hand, when the server 50 receives the read information 400 and the advertisement display request corresponding to the read information 400 transmitted from the mobile terminal device 40 (S102), the read information 400 is read from the advertisement information correspondence table T20 stored in the storage unit 52. The advertisement information corresponding to is retrieved (see FIG. 14), and the advertisement information corresponding to the read information 400 is transmitted to the mobile terminal device 40 (S103). At this time, the server 50 searches for optimal advertisement information for the user based on various information transmitted from the camera or the like installed in the product sales floor in S101.

On the other hand, the mobile terminal device 40 receives the advertisement information corresponding to the read information 400 transmitted from the server 50 (S204), and the advertisement information A is displayed on the display unit 44 of the mobile terminal device 40 as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17. Alternatively, the advertisement information B is displayed (S205). For example, like the advertisement information A shown in FIG. 16, the bargain information may be displayed so as to overlap the lower end of the read information 400. Further, as in the advertisement B shown in FIG. 17, advertisement information regarding beverages of other companies may be displayed below the read information 400.

According to this embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained.

(1) In the translation information output program according to the above-described embodiment, the print information 200 created to print the information about the product on the label 100, the print information 210 printed before the print on the label 100, and , Translation information 300 and 310 relating to the read information 201 is created based on the read information 201 created by reading the print information 200 printed on the label 100, and the translated information 300 and 310 is displayed on the display unit 44. Output.

As a result, not only the read information 201 but also the print information 200 created based on the input information about the product and the print information 210 printed on the label 100 before the print information 200 is printed are used as the translation information. Since 300 and 310 are created, it is possible to easily and accurately create and display the translation information 300 and 310 for different information for each product. Therefore, it is possible to provide the translation information 300 and 310 desired by the user regarding the product description different for each product.

(2) In the translation information output program according to the above embodiment, the translation information 300 is created by quoting corresponding information from the print information correspondence table T10 created so as to correspond to the print information 200. Since the translation information 300 can be easily and accurately created by using the print information correspondence table T10 created in advance, it is possible to use the device without creating a device for creating the translation information 300. The translation information can be promptly provided to the person.

(3) In the translation information output program according to the above-described embodiment, the print information correspondence table T10 is created by registering the print information 200 and the translation information 300 corresponding to the print information 200 in advance. Since the print information 200 and the translation information 300 can be associated with each other so that the person himself can easily understand, it is possible to provide the user with the understandable translation information 300.

(4) In the translation information output program according to the above embodiment, the translation information 300 is created by machine translation of the print information 200, so that the translation information 300 can be easily created by machine translation. Therefore, it is not necessary to create a translated sentence corresponding to the print information 200 in advance, and the translated information 300 can be promptly provided to the user.

(5) In the translation information output program according to the above embodiment, the translation information 310 regarding the read information 201 is created based on the print information 200 input by the printing device 15, and the translation information 310 is output to the display unit 44. As a result, the translation information 300 and 310 is created based not only on the print information 200 but also on the print information 210, so that more translation information 300 and 310 can be created and displayed. Therefore, more translation information 300 and 310 can be provided to the user.

(6) In the translation information output program according to the above-described embodiment, the translation information 310 is also created by quoting the corresponding information from the print information correspondence table T11 created so as to correspond to the print information 210. Accordingly, the translation information 310 can be easily created by using the print information correspondence table T11, so that a device or the like for creating the translation information 310 is not required separately, and the user can be quickly provided. Translation information 310 can be provided.

(7) In the translation information output program according to the above-described embodiment, the print information correspondence table T11 is created by registering the print information 210 and the translation information 310 corresponding to the print information 210 in advance. For the information 210, reliable translation information 310 can be provided.

(8) In the translation information output program according to the above-described embodiment, the translation information 310 is created by machine translation of the print information 210, so that the translation information 310 can be easily created by machine translation. Therefore, it is not necessary to create a translated sentence corresponding to the print information 200 in advance, and the translated information 310 can be promptly provided to the user.

(9) In the translation information output program according to the above-described embodiment, the user routinely creates the translation information 300 and 310 based on the input information about the user's language of the display unit 44. Since the translation information 300 and 310 is created based on the understandable language to be used, the user can be provided with the understandable translation information 300 and 310.

(10) In the translation information output program according to the above-described embodiment, the user can input a language that the user can understand by creating the information related to the user's language by inputting the information by the user. Understandable translation information 300 and 310 can be provided to the user.

(11) In the translation information output program according to the above embodiment, the user obtains the translation information 300 and 310 by creating the information about the language of the user from the information held by the mobile terminal device 40 held by the user. Since it is not necessary to input the information regarding the language at the time of performing, the user can easily obtain the translation information 300 and 310 based on the understandable language that is used on a daily basis simply by reading the print information 200.

(12) In the translation information output program according to the above-described embodiment, by using the label 100 as the information carrying medium, the product information such as the product name and the price printed on the label 100 is translated in a language that is easy for the user to understand. Since the information 300 and 310 can be provided, the user can be motivated to purchase the product.

(First modification)
A translation information output system using the translation information output program according to the first modification of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 18, in the first modification, the print information 210 and the translation information 310 corresponding to the print information 210 are input from the printing device 15 to the server 50 via the network 60. The translation information 310 corresponding to the print information 210 may be acquired by machine-translating the print information 210 using the machine translation function of the printing device 15, or the translation information 310 may be registered in the printing device 15 in advance. When the print information 210 is input to the network 60, the translation information 310 corresponding to the print information 210 may be acquired from within the network 60, or when the print information 210 is input to the server 50. It may be acquired by machine translation by the machine translation unit 54 of the server 50. Then, the print information 210 and the translation information 310 are associated with each other and stored in the print information correspondence table T11 of the storage unit 52 of the server 50. The other configurations and effects of the first modification are similar to the configurations and effects (1) to (12) of the above embodiment.

(Second modified example)
With reference to FIG. 19, a translation information output system using the translation information output program according to the second modification of the present embodiment will be described.

As shown in FIG. 19, in the second modified example, the print information 210 is transmitted from the printing device 15 to the server 50 via the network 60. Then, the server 50 receives the print information 210 transmitted from the printing device 15, and then stores the print information 210 in the print information correspondence table T11. The translation information 310 corresponding to the print information 210 is stored in the print information correspondence table T11 by the user operating the PC 20 and inputting it (pre-registration). On the other hand, when the translation information 310 is not pre-registered by the user, in step S34 shown in FIG. 7, the machine translation unit 54 of the server 50 performs machine translation together with the print information and stores it in the print information correspondence table T11. The other configurations and effects of the second modification are similar to the configurations and effects (1) to (12) of the above embodiment.

The above-described embodiment may be modified as follows.

-In the above-mentioned embodiment, an example using a label was shown as an example of the information carrier of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to this. In the present invention, various media capable of printing information such as packaging materials and tags can be used in addition to the label as long as the printing information can be printed using the printing device.

In the above embodiment, an example of reading the print information and the print information of the label with the camera of the mobile terminal device is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. In the present invention, as long as it is possible to read and output the print information printed on the label, for example, a dedicated read/output device other than the camera of the mobile terminal device may be used.

In the above embodiment, the display unit of the mobile terminal device is shown as an example of the display device of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to this. In the present invention, if a translation information can be displayed, a dedicated display device may be used in addition to the display unit of the mobile terminal device.

In the above embodiment, an example in which the touch panel also serves as the input unit and the display unit has been described as an example of the input unit and the display unit of the mobile terminal device of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a dedicated input unit and display unit may be used.

In the above embodiment, an example in which a PC and a printer, which are separate bodies, are used as an example of the printing apparatus of the present invention has been shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, if printing on a label is possible, a printing device in which a PC and a printer are integrally configured is also applicable.

In the above embodiment, an example is shown in which print information such as visually recognizable characters and figures is read using a reader, but if the reader can read the print information, it cannot be visually confirmed. Information such as digital watermark may be added.

In the above embodiment, an example in which the server creates the translation information based on the print information, the print information, and the read information has been shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, if the translation information can be created based on the print information and the read information, the translation information can be created using a translation device other than the server.

In the above embodiment, an example in which the control content in S26 and the control content in S27 are simultaneously performed in the control flow between the PC, the printer, and the server has been shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, one of the control content in S26 and the control content in S27 may be executed first, and the other may be executed later.

In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the information regarding the language of the user is transmitted from the mobile terminal device to the server in S44 in the control flow between the server and the mobile terminal device has been shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. .. In the present invention, the user may be allowed to select information regarding the language of the user.

-The above embodiments are all examples of adaptation of the present invention, and it goes without saying that any other embodiments within the scope of the claims are included in the technical scope of the invention.

10... Printing device 15... Printing device 20... PC (printing device)
30... Printer (printing device)
43... Input part 44... Display part (display device)
46... Camera 100... Label (information carrying medium)
200... Print information 201... Read information 210... Print information 300... Translation information 310... Translation information T10... Print information correspondence table T11... Print information correspondence table

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Printing information created to print information about products on an information carrier,
Also, print information printed on the information carrying medium before the printing, and read information created by reading the print information printed on the information carrying medium,
A translation information output program that creates translation information related to the read information based on the above and outputs the translation information to a display device. The translation information output program according to claim 1, wherein the translation information is created by quoting corresponding information from a print information correspondence table created so as to correspond to the print information. The translation information output program according to claim 2, wherein the print information correspondence table is created by previously registering the print information and translation information corresponding to the print information. The translation information output program according to claim 1, wherein the translation information is created by machine translation of the print information. The print information is printed by a printing device that outputs and prints the print information,
Further based on the print information input by the printing device,
The translation information output program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which creates translation information regarding the read information and outputs the translation information to a display device. The translation information output program according to claim 5, wherein the translation information is also created by quoting corresponding information from a print information correspondence table created so as to correspond to the print information. The translation information output program according to claim 6, wherein the print information correspondence table is created by previously registering the print information and the translation information corresponding to the print information. The translation information output program according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the creation of the translation information is also performed by machine translation of the print information. The translation information output program according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the translation information is created based on the input information about the language of the user of the display device. The translation information output program according to claim 9, wherein the information about the language of the user is created by the input of the user. The translation information output program according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the information about the language of the user is created from information held by a mobile terminal device held by the user. The translation information output program according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the information carrying medium comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a label, a packaging material, and a tag.

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