JP2776257B2 - Shared dictionary lookup device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shared dictionary lookup apparatus, and more particularly to a shared dictionary lookup apparatus for performing dictionary lookup from a dictionary shared (shared) by a plurality of workers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A dictionary lookup device is a device required for a machine translation device, a reviewing support device, and the like, and is also a device that functions alone as a dictionary lookup device.

Conventionally, a dictionary lookup apparatus has been used in an environment where a single worker is used. However, due to the development of networks, it has become common to a plurality of workers in machine translation, editing support, dictionary lookup, and the like. . However, conventionally, when using a dictionary lookup apparatus, the problem in the case where a plurality of workers share a dictionary has not been considered (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
No. 41066, “Dictionary lookup support device” and the like).

[0004]

In the conventional dictionary lookup apparatus described above, the problem of a case where a plurality of workers share a dictionary was not considered when using the dictionary lookup apparatus. However, there is a problem that when a certain worker makes a change to the dictionary, the change affects the work of another worker. For example, when a certain worker registers an erroneous dictionary, all workers sharing the dictionary make the same error.

In order to prevent such an error, it is conceivable to divide the dictionary for each worker. However, in such a case, there is a problem that the sharing of the dictionary becomes meaningless.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above, it is an object of the present invention to provide a shared dictionary lookup system which facilitates the management of a shared dictionary and solves the problem that one worker's error affects all workers. It is to provide a device.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a shared dictionary lookup apparatus comprising: a dictionary management table for storing management information indicating a relationship between a worker and a real dictionary accessible to the worker; Input means for inputting a dictionary access request, management data separating means for separating a headword and data other than a headword for subtracting a dictionary from the dictionary access request input by the input means, and management data separating means. Dictionary management means for constructing a virtual dictionary from a real dictionary by comparing data other than the separated headwords with the dictionary management table, and a dictionary search for searching the virtual dictionary with the headwords separated by the management data separation means Means for outputting the result searched by the dictionary search means to the input / output interface device.

[0008]

Next, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a shared dictionary lookup apparatus 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention. The shared dictionary lookup device 1 of the present embodiment includes an input unit 11, a management data separation unit 12, a dictionary management unit 13, a dictionary management table 14, a virtual dictionary 15, a dictionary search unit 16, an output unit 17, It is comprised including. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 2 denotes a plurality of real dictionaries A, B, C,..., And reference numeral 3 denotes an input / output interface device 3.

FIG. 2 is a data structure diagram of the real dictionary 2.
The real dictionary 2 includes a search table including a headword and a data address, and a dictionary data section for storing dictionary data. As the real dictionary 2, a plurality of dictionaries such as a user dictionary managed by an operator and a reference-only dictionary that collects only technical terms can be considered.

The input / output interface device 3 is a device for exchanging data with devices other than the shared dictionary lookup device 1. As a device other than the shared dictionary lookup device 1, a machine translation device, a reviewing support device, an electronic mail device, a terminal device, and the like can be considered.

The dictionary management table 14 includes a virtual dictionary 15
Can be described. As an example of the description,
"The updated content of worker X is not reflected in the virtual dictionary."
"Always reflect the updated content of worker Y in the virtual dictionary."
“For the entry words that have not been referenced or updated by the worker Z before, the updated content of the worker X is reflected in the virtual dictionary.”
And so on. The dictionary management table 14 includes
Update availability information regarding the real dictionary 2 can also be described. As an example of the description, "No worker can update the technical term dictionary", "The update content of the dictionary of worker X is worker X
Limited to private dictionaries. " Further, the dictionary management table 14 can describe information about the worker. As an example of the description, “the worker X belongs to the group H”, or “the registered content of the group H has priority over the group I” can be considered.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of management information in the dictionary management table 14. In the first line, "X (GRP.H,
W: DIC. A) "means that worker X belongs to group H,
The dictionary A is used. The dictionary A can be updated by the worker X (W), and the dictionary of the group H is given priority over the dictionary A during work. "Y" on the second line
(W: DIC.B, GRP.I) "indicates that the worker Y uses the dictionary B and belongs to the group I. The dictionary B can be updated by the worker Y (W). It defines that it takes precedence over the dictionary of I.
"H (L: DIC.C, L: DIC.D)" in the third line
Defines that a worker belonging to the group H uses the dictionary C and the dictionary D, cannot update both the dictionary C and the dictionary D (L), and gives priority to the dictionary C over the dictionary D during work. I have. In the fourth line, “I (W: DIC.
C, L: DIC. D, GRP. J) ”indicates that the workers belonging to the group I use the dictionary C and the dictionary D.
Can be updated (W), dictionary D cannot be updated (L), dictionary C has priority over dictionary D at work, and workers belonging to group I always belong to group J doing. The fifth line, "J (L:
DIC. E) ”indicates that the dictionary E
, The dictionary E cannot be updated (L).

FIG. 4 is a data structure diagram of the virtual dictionary 15. The virtual dictionary 15 is configured by a search table including a headword, a write flag, a dictionary name, and a data address (there may be a plurality). The dictionary data section of the virtual dictionary 15 is also used as the dictionary data section of the real dictionary 2 (of course, the dictionary data section of the real dictionary 2 may be duplicated and used). The search table of the virtual dictionary 15 is created in accordance with the management information of the dictionary management table 14, and in the list of the real dictionaries 2 in the management information, the real dictionary 2 on the left has higher priority than the real dictionary 2 on the right. You.

Referring to FIG. 5, the processing performed by the dictionary management means 13 when constructing the virtual dictionary 15 includes an operator information input step S101, a real dictionary list creation step S102, an affiliation group presence / absence determination step S103, an affiliation group Information input step S104, real dictionary list expansion step S105, virtual dictionary search table creation step S1
06.

Referring to FIG. 6, the process performed by the dictionary search means 16 at the time of a dictionary update request is a dictionary update request step S201.
Headword search table input step S202, write flag, dictionary name and data address acquisition step S203, and write flag check step S204.
And a dictionary data update step S205 and a real dictionary end determination step S206.

Referring to FIG. 7, the process performed by the dictionary search means 16 at the time of a dictionary reference request is a dictionary reference request step S301.
, A headword search table input step S302, a dictionary name and data address acquisition step S303, a dictionary data reference step S304, and a dictionary data output step S305.

Next, the operation of the thus configured shared dictionary lookup apparatus 1 of this embodiment will be described.

The input / output interface device 3 inputs a dictionary access request from a device other than the shared dictionary lookup device 1 to the input means 11.

The input means 11 transfers the dictionary access request input from the input / output interface device 3 to the management data separating means 12.

The management data separating means 12 separates a headword (key) for looking up the dictionary in the dictionary access request from data other than the headword. The data other than the headword may include the type of dictionary access request (update, reference, etc.), request time, requester name (worker name), and the like. The management data separating unit 12 sends the entry word to the dictionary search unit 16 and sends data other than the entry word to the dictionary management unit 13.

When receiving data other than the headword, the dictionary management means 13 checks the data other than the headword with the management information in the dictionary management table 14 if it is the first dictionary access request of the operator, and the virtual dictionary 15 Build a lookup table.

More specifically, first, the dictionary management means 13 inputs the worker information from the dictionary management table 14 (step S101), and creates a list of the real dictionary 2 (step S101).
102). Next, the dictionary management means 13 determines whether there is a group to which the worker belongs (step S1).
03), if there is a group to which the user belongs, the group information is entered from the dictionary management table 14 (step S10).
4) Expand the list into the actual dictionary 2 (step S10)
5), control is returned to step S103. Dictionary management means 1
3 is a process in which steps S103 to S105 are performed in step S103.
Repeat until there are no more groups to which the worker belongs.

For example, the dictionary management table 1 shown in FIG.
In the example of the management information shown in FIG. 4, the list of the actual dictionary 2 of the worker X includes “GRP.H” in “X (GRP.H, W: DIC.A)” on the first line and “GRP.H” on the third line. "H (L: DIC.C,
L: DIC. D), the expansion using “X”
(L: DIC.C, L: DIC.D, W: DIC.
A) ".

The list of the real dictionary 2 of the worker Y is 2
"G" in "Y (W: DIC.B, GRP.I)" on the line
RP. I ”on the fourth line,“ I (W: DIC.C, L: D
IC. D, GRP. J), and then expand to "G".
RP. By developing “J” using “J (L: DIC.E)” on the fifth line, “Y (W: DIC.B, W: D
IC. C, L: DIC. D, L: DIC. E) ".

If there is no group to which the user belongs in step S103, the dictionary management means 13 creates a search table for the virtual dictionary 15 in accordance with the order of the list in the real dictionary 2 (step S106).

For example, the search table of the virtual dictionary 15 of the worker X is a list “X (L: DI) of the real dictionary 2 of the worker X.
C. C, L: DIC. D, W: DIC. A) ”, all headwords are created as follows (FIG. 4)
reference).

Headword: Not Updatable Dictionary C Data Address Not Updatable Dictionary D Data Address Updatable Dictionary A Data Address

The search table of the virtual dictionary 15 of the worker Y is a list “Y (W: DI) of the real dictionary 2 of the worker Y.
C. B, W: DIC. C, L: DIC. D, L: DI
C. E) ”, all headwords are created as follows (see FIG. 4).

Headword: Updatable Dictionary B data address Updatable Dictionary C data address Not updatable Dictionary D data address Updatable Dictionary E data address

When the construction of the search table for the virtual dictionary 15 is completed, the dictionary search means 16
The virtual dictionary 15 is searched according to the type of the dictionary access request by using the headword received from.

More specifically, if the dictionary access request is a dictionary update request (step S201), the dictionary search means 1
6 inputs a search table of the virtual dictionary 15 corresponding to the headword (step S202), acquires one set of a write flag, a dictionary name and a data address from the search table (step S203), and checks the acquired write flag. (Step S204). If the write flag is writable, the dictionary search means 16 updates the dictionary data indicated by the obtained data address of the real dictionary 2 having the obtained dictionary name (step S205), and returns the control to step S203. If the write flag is not writable in step S204, the dictionary search means 16 determines whether or not the write flags have been checked for all dictionary names in the search table (step S206). Return control. Step S2
If the write flags have been checked for all dictionary names in the search table at 06, the dictionary search means 16 ends the processing.

For example, when the worker X makes a dictionary update request to update the headword Q, the data cannot be written in the dictionaries C and D by the search table of the virtual dictionary 15 shown in FIG. Only the dictionary data of Q is updated. Since the priority of the dictionary A is lower than that of the dictionaries C and D, the dictionary data of the dictionary C is always referred to when a dictionary reference request is made. It does not affect the work of the worker X. In addition, the worker Y who uses the common dictionaries C and D with the worker X also receives the headword Q of the dictionary A by the worker X.
Updating the dictionary data has no effect.

When the worker Y makes a dictionary update request to update the headword Q, he / she cannot write in the dictionaries D and E according to the search table of the virtual dictionary 15 shown in FIG. The dictionary data of the word Q is updated. Since the priority order of the dictionary B is higher than that of the dictionary D and the dictionary E, the update of the dictionary data of the headword Q of the dictionary B can affect the work of the worker Y thereafter. In addition, the update of the dictionary data of the headword Q of the dictionary B by the worker Y can be affected on the worker X using the common dictionaries C and D with the worker Y.

On the other hand, if the dictionary access request is a dictionary reference request (step S301), the dictionary search means 16
Inputs a search table of the virtual dictionary 15 corresponding to the headword (step S302), and acquires a set of the first dictionary name and address from the search table (step S30).
3) Acquire dictionary data indicated by the acquired data address of the real dictionary 2 having the acquired dictionary name (step S3)
04), and outputs the result to the output means 17 (step S30).
5).

The output means 17 transfers the dictionary data as a result of the dictionary reference request output from the dictionary search means 16 to the input / output interface device 3.

[0037]

As described above, the present invention is provided with a dictionary management table, an input means, a management data separation means, a dictionary management means, a dictionary search means and an output means. By managing dictionaries shared among workers, it is possible to easily manage dictionaries to be shared and to solve problems such as errors of one worker affecting all workers. There is an effect that can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a shared dictionary lookup device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a data structure diagram of a real dictionary in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of management information of a dictionary management table in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a data structure diagram of a virtual dictionary in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a process performed by the dictionary management means in FIG. 1 when constructing a virtual dictionary.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing processing when a dictionary update request is made by the dictionary search means in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a process at the time of a dictionary reference request by the dictionary search means in FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 shared dictionary lookup device 2 real dictionary 3 input / output interface device 11 input means 12 management data separation means 13 dictionary management means 14 dictionary management table 15 virtual dictionary 16 dictionary search means 17 output means

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Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A dictionary management table for storing management information indicating a relationship between a worker and a real dictionary accessible to the worker, input means for inputting a dictionary access request from an input / output interface device, and the input means Management data separating means for separating a headword and data other than a headword for subtracting a dictionary from the dictionary access request input by the management data separating means, and the data other than the headword separated by the management data separating means is stored in the dictionary management table. Dictionary management means for constructing a virtual dictionary from a real dictionary by collating with the dictionary; dictionary search means for searching for the virtual dictionary with a headword separated by the management data separation means; and a search result obtained by the dictionary search means. Output means for passing the data to the input / output interface device. 2. The dictionary management table includes: a dictionary name used by an operator and information on whether the group can be updated; worker information including a group name to which the worker belongs; and a dictionary name used by the group and information on whether the group can be updated. The shared dictionary lookup device according to claim 1, wherein the shared dictionary lookup device includes: 3. The dictionary management means creates a list of actual dictionaries used by the worker by inputting worker information and belonging group information from the dictionary management table when the first dictionary access request is made by the worker. 3. The shared dictionary lookup apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a search table of said virtual dictionary is created in accordance with the order of said list of real dictionaries. 4. The virtual dictionary includes a search table including a headword, a write flag, a dictionary name, and a data address.
2. The shared dictionary lookup device according to claim 1, comprising a dictionary data section of said real dictionary. 5. When the dictionary access request is a dictionary update request, the dictionary search means inputs a search table of a virtual dictionary corresponding to the headword, and if the write flag is writable, a real dictionary having a dictionary name 5. The shared dictionary lookup device according to claim 4, wherein the dictionary data pointed to by said data address is updated. 6. When the dictionary access request is a dictionary reference request, the dictionary search means inputs a search table of a virtual dictionary corresponding to the headword, and inputs data of a real dictionary having a leading dictionary name on the search table. The shared dictionary lookup device according to claim 4, wherein the dictionary data referred to by the address is referred to.