JP6707577B2 - Information multilingual conversion system, information multilingual conversion method, and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information multilingual conversion system for converting various types of information into multiple languages.

In recent years, the opportunities for foreigners to visit Japan for work and tourism have increased. At that time, if you are a foreigner who is familiar with Japanese, when you visit temples, tourist destinations such as museums, or shopping facilities such as shopping malls and large electric appliance mass retailers, you can use Japanese in Japanese. You can enjoy sightseeing by checking the attractions of tourist spots, store information in the facility, product information, etc. using the created Web pages, guidebooks, and information boards, and purchase desired products without hesitation. it can. On the other hand, foreigners who are not very familiar with Japanese or only a little are not able to understand the contents written on Web pages, guidebooks, and information boards, and miss sights of sightseeing spots. You will end up wasting time and wasting time purchasing the desired product.

As a foreign language guide for a foreigner who has visited a tourist destination, Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which an operator provides a tourist guide service for each traveler based on information transmitted from the traveler.

JP, 2005-5938, A

However, it is very difficult to secure an operator who is not only familiar with foreign languages but also with tourist spots. Also, in the case of a tour trip, it is clear that it will not be possible to deal with it if the guide requests are flooded in from a plurality of travelers at the same time and each visitor is dealt with.

In addition, when the guidebook is supported in multiple languages, the number of pages in the guidebook increases in proportion to the number of languages supported, which is not only inconvenient for hand-held sightseeing. , It is easy to get in the way when you put it in your bag. On the other hand, when the increase in the number of pages in the guidebook is suppressed, the content of the description becomes small and the desired information is not described. Further, when the guide plate is made to correspond to a plurality of languages, the size of the guide plate becomes large according to the number of the made compatible languages, and the aesthetics of the tourist destination is spoiled.

Furthermore, even if you create Web pages, guidebooks, guide boards, etc. that support multiple languages, translation by a person who is familiar with foreign languages is necessary, but not all tourist destinations and commercial facilities can do that. is not.

The present invention is proposed in view of the above problems, and provides an information multilingual conversion system capable of generating various types of information corresponding to multiple languages even when there are no human resources who are familiar with foreign languages. Is to provide.

The information multilingual conversion system of the present invention is an information multilingual conversion system for generating various information in a plurality of languages, accepting an input of an identification name for identifying various information in a first language, and an identification symbol for each identification name. An identification name processing unit that gives a name, an introduction sentence processing unit that receives an introduction sentence of the various information in the first language in association with the identification symbol, and an input of at least one of the genre and attribute information of the various information items. For at least one of the genre and attribute information, and a genre attribute information processing unit that accepts in association with the identification symbol, an automatic translation processing unit that translates the introduction sentence received by the introduction sentence processing unit into a second language. A foreign language corresponding term storage unit that stores a correspondence relation between the first language and the second language, and a correspondence relation between the first language and the second language stored in the foreign language correspondence term storage unit, Foreign language conversion processing unit for converting at least one of the genre and attribute information into the second language, an identification name accepted by the identification name processing unit, and an introduction translated into the second language by the automatic translation processing unit. A display information storage unit that stores, as display information, a sentence and at least one of genre and attribute information converted into the second language by the foreign language conversion processing unit, and information configured to allow browsing of the various types of information. An information display unit for displaying the display information stored in the display information storage unit on the information terminal in response to a display request from the terminal.
With this configuration, even when there are no human resources who are familiar with foreign languages, various information can be easily made to be understood by a foreigner who is not familiar with Japanese by a simple method. In addition, various information means information related to, for example, a tourist resort, a commercial facility, or a product. Here, the information terminal is a management terminal that is a computer used in a management facility (specifically, a facility that manages a tourist resort or a commercial facility (including an individual store)), and is used by a user. A computer.

Further, in the information multilingual conversion system of the present invention, the identification name processing unit receives, as the identification name, at least one of an official name representing the various information and a name obtained by simplifying the official name. Characterize.
With this structure, even if various information, such as a tourist attraction, a commercial facility, or a formal name indicating information related to a product is input as an identification name, a foreigner pronounces it in Japanese to identify each facility or product. You may input the simplified name within the range that the administrator can understand.

Further, in the information multilingual conversion system of the present invention, the identification name processing unit automatically converts the identification name that has received the input into a notation that allows a foreigner to pronounce in the first language, and stores the display information. The unit further stores the identification name automatically converted by the identification name processing unit as display information.
With this configuration, tourist destination names, commercial facility names, or product names are automatically converted into Romanized notation that can be pronounced in the first language and displayed, so even foreigners can use the same language in the first language. Can be pronounced, and the tourist spot name, the commercial facility name, or the product name can be accurately transmitted to the guide of the tourist spot or the commercial facility or the employee of the store.

Further, in the information multilingual conversion system of the present invention, the information display unit may include a formal name in the first language stored in the display information storage unit or a simplified name in the first language, and the foreigner. Is at least one of a formal name automatically converted into a pronunciation capable of being pronounced in the first language or a simplified name automatically converted to a notation capable of being pronounced in the first language by the foreigner. Is displayed on the information terminal.
With this configuration, the identification name is displayed as, for example, the official Japanese name of the identification name and the Romanized notation of the simplified name of the identification name. In addition to being able to understand, it is easy for foreigners to pronounce, so it is possible to easily convey the tourist destination name, the commercial facility name, or the product name to the guide of the tourist destination or the commercial facility or the employee of the store.

Further, the information multilingual conversion system of the present invention has an introductory sentence storage unit that stores the genre and template information of an introductory sentence related to the genre in association with each other, and the introductory sentence processing unit includes the genre attribute. The introduction sentence corresponding to the genre received by the information processing unit is extracted from the introduction sentence storage unit.
With this configuration, the introduction sentence can be created based on the template of the introduction sentence related to the genre, so that the burden of inputting the introduction sentence can be reduced.

Further, in the information multilingual conversion system of the present invention, when the introduction sentence processing unit receives a correction input in the first language for the introduction sentence, the automatic translation processing unit causes the introduction sentence processing unit to use the first language. It is characterized in that the introductory sentence that has received the correction input is automatically translated into the second language.
Here, the introductory text is a place where a unique color is desired to be produced for each tourist resort or commercial facility, and is information with low standardity. With this configuration, by accepting free input in the first language and executing automatic translation processing as necessary, it is possible to provide information with low standardity to foreigners.

Further, in the information multilingual conversion system of the present invention, when the genre attribute information processing unit receives a correction input in at least one of the genre and attribute information in a first language, the foreign language conversion processing unit makes a change in the first language. It is characterized in that at least one of the genre attribute information that has received the correction input is automatically converted into the second language.
Here, for example, genres such as temples, museums, supermarkets, and cameras, and attribute information such as presence/absence of toilets, smoking areas, and nursing rooms, usable languages, card availability, and tax exemption availability are highly standardized. Information. With this configuration, it is possible to reduce the burden of input work in the management facility or store.

Further, the information multilingual conversion system of the present invention receives a first search condition in the second language from the information terminal, identifies a word in the first language corresponding to the first search condition, and determines the word as the second search condition. A search processing unit that searches the display information stored in the display information storage unit corresponding to the first search condition and the second search condition and provides the corresponding display information to the information terminal. To do.
With this configuration, even if a foreigner who is not familiar with Japanese, searches various information that meets the search conditions, using a language that the foreigner can understand as a search condition when using various information providing sites. can do.

Further, in the information multilingual conversion system of the present invention, the search processing unit receives at least one of genre and attribute information as a genre and attribute information search condition, and the display information storage unit corresponding to the genre and attribute information search condition. It is characterized in that the display information stored in is retrieved and the corresponding display information is provided to the information terminal.
With this configuration, when a foreigner who is not familiar with Japanese uses various information providing sites, various information corresponding to the search conditions can be searched by using the genre and attribute information as the search conditions.

Further, in the information multilingual conversion system of the present invention, the genre attribute information processing unit receives an input of position information, and the information display unit displays the position information.
With this configuration, since the position information is displayed, it is possible to visit a tourist spot without getting lost, and a commercial facility can go to a desired store. Further, it is possible to check the actual product by going to the place where the product to be purchased is displayed.

The information multilingual conversion system of the present invention provides a simple method for a foreigner who is not familiar with Japanese language, such as a tourist resort, a commercial facility, or It is possible to easily understand various kinds of information on products, and the foreigner can go to a desired place without hesitation and purchase desired products.

It is a conceptual diagram which shows typically an example of a system structure of the information multilingual conversion system of embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows typically an example of a structure of the information processing part of embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows typically an example of a structure of the information storage part of embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows typically an example of the hardware constitutions of the computer which functions the information multilingual conversion system of embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a flow chart which shows an example of a processing process of an information multilingual conversion system of an embodiment concerning the present invention typically. It is a figure which shows typically an example of the management screen of embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows typically an example of the state which input the tourist destination name to the management screen shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows typically an example of the state which input the image on the management screen shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows typically an example of the state which input the genre to the management screen shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows typically an example of the state by which the attribute information was reflected in the management screen shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows typically another example of the management screen of embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows typically an example of the screen at the time of displaying the store list of a commercial facility using this invention. It is a figure which shows typically an example of the screen at the time of displaying a goods list using this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows typically an example of the system configuration of the information multilingual conversion system of another embodiment which concerns on this invention.

An information multilingual conversion system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram schematically showing an example of a system configuration of an information multilingual conversion system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a configuration of an information processing unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. Conceptual diagram, FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram schematically showing an example of the configuration of the information storage unit of the embodiment according to the present invention.

The information multilingual conversion system 1 of this embodiment is realized by using a computer including a server and the like. As shown in FIG. 4, the computer includes an arithmetic device 70 such as a CPU that executes arithmetic processing of a program, a storage device 71 such as a RAM or a hard disk that stores information, a display device 72 such as a display that performs a display, and an input. It has an input device 73 such as a mouse, a keyboard, a touch panel, and the like, and a communication device 74 for transmitting and receiving the processing result of the arithmetic device 70 and the information stored in the storage device 71 between computers.

The functions of the respective means in the present invention are logically distinct from each other, and may physically or virtually form the same area. Further, in the information multilingual conversion system 1 of the present invention, these may realize the function by one server, or each function may be distributed to two or more servers. Further, some or all of the functions of the present invention may be performed by a computer (including a portable communication terminal such as a mobile phone) used by a user who searches for a tourist resort, a commercial facility, or a product. In particular, the processing of the automatic translation processing unit 115, the foreign language conversion processing unit 116, the information display unit 14 and the like, which will be described later, may be performed by the user's computer. This can reduce the processing load of the management server 10.

The management server 10 having each function of the information multilingual conversion system 1 is a computer used in a management facility (specifically, a facility that manages a tourist resort or a commercial facility (including an individual store)) It is possible to send and receive information to and from the terminal 2 via a network such as the Internet. The management terminal 2 may be a computer, and includes, in addition to a personal computer, a mobile phone including a smartphone, a PHS, a portable communication terminal such as a tablet computer, and the like.

The management server 10 in the information multilingual conversion system 1 of the present embodiment includes an information processing unit 11, a display information storage unit 12, a master storage unit 13, and an information display unit 14. The case where Japanese is used as the first language, which is the language in the country where the service using the information multilingual conversion system 1 of the present embodiment is developed, will be described. The language used can be used as the first language. The second language means one or more languages (a foreign language for the country) other than the language that is the first language.

The information processing unit 11 includes an identification name processing unit 110, an image information processing unit 111, a genre processing unit 112, an introductory sentence processing unit 113, an attribute information processing unit 114, an automatic translation processing unit 115, and a foreign language conversion. And a processing unit 116.

The information processing unit 11 receives the input information transmitted from the management terminal 2 regarding the products and services handled in the tourist resorts, commercial facilities, stores, etc. managed by the management facility. In addition, the information processing unit 11 causes the display information storage unit 12 described below to store, as display information, each piece of information on which the various types of processing have been executed by each processing unit with respect to the received input information.

Here, as input information about the tourist destination, the name of the tourist destination (including temples, museums, towers, theme parks, natural landscapes such as mountains and lakes), an image showing the highlight points of the tourist destination, genre (temple , Museums, towers, etc.), introductions (points of interest, etc.), facility information (whether there are toilets, smoking areas, nursing rooms, etc.) and location information (floor map).

Further, as the input information on the commercial facility, the commercial facility name (including complex commercial facilities such as individual shops, supermarkets, and shopping malls), an image showing the appearance of the facility or shop, genre (fashion, interior, service) , Gourmet food, food, etc., introduction text (sale information, etc.), facility information (toilet, smoking area, nursing room, card availability, tax exemption, usable languages, etc.), location information (floor map).

Further, as the input information about the product, the product name, the image of the product, the genre (in the case of a mass-market electronics store, a personal computer, a music player, household appliances, etc.), the introduction (product appeal points, etc.), product information (manufacturing company , Brand, product identification number such as model number, selling price), and position information (display information).

The input information described above is merely an example and can be changed as appropriate. For example, price information (admission fees, etc.), business hours information, location information (address or whereabouts), access information (information on public transportation such as the nearest station, presence of parking lots and shuttle buses, etc.) ), contact information (telephone number, FAX number, E-mail address) may be added. In addition, as input information on commercial facilities, price information (price range of products handled), business hours information, location information (address or whereabouts), access information (information about public transportation such as the nearest station, presence or absence of parking lot), Contact information (telephone number, fax number, E-mail address) may be added. Furthermore, inventory information, remarks information (voltage used, presence or absence of English translation instruction manual), and store information may be added as input information regarding products.

The identification name processing unit 110 receives an identification name for identifying various information, for example, a tourist attraction name, a commercial facility name, or a product name, and gives an identification symbol to each received identification name. Here, the tourist destination name, commercial facility name, or product name is not only written in Kanji, Hiragana, or Katakana, but also in English letters, numbers, symbols, or coined words that combine these. It is advisable to accept input of facility name or product name in katakana notation. The identification symbol is an identification ID or identification number made up of a plurality of English letters, numbers, etc., and is given to identify various information for each identification name.

The identification name processing unit 110 also converts the received tourist destination name, commercial facility name, or product name into Roman alphabet notation that allows foreigners to pronounce in Japanese. Specifically, when accepting input of tourist destination name, commercial facility name, or product name in katakana notation, conversion processing to romaji notation that allows foreigners to pronounce in Japanese is performed based on katakana notation. Good. Here, in katakana notation, it is not necessary to enter the tourist attraction name, commercial facility name, or product name as the official name, and the foreigner's pronunciation in Japanese can be understood by the manager of each facility. The name may be simplified within the range. For example, the official name of the tourist destination may be “Tokyo Kokuku Kou” or the simplified name “Haneda Kukou”. It should be noted that the identification name processing unit 110 may accept input of a tourist destination name, a commercial facility name, or a product name in Roman letters, instead of the tourist destination name, a commercial facility name, or a product name in katakana notation. Further, any notation may be used as long as it can be pronounced in Japanese instead of the Roman alphabet.

Further, the identification name processing unit 110 may convert the identification name into a predetermined display form and display various information on the information terminal configured to be browsed by the information display unit 14 described later. Specifically, when the Japanese name "Tokyo International Airport" has the official name in Roman alphabet "TOKYOKOKUSAIKUKO" and the simplified name in Roman alphabet "HANEDAKUKO", the identification name processing unit 110 determines in advance. The information can be displayed on the information terminal by the information display unit 14, which will be described later, by converting it into a display form composed of the Japanese notation "Tokyo International Airport" and the simplified name Roman notation "HANEDAKUKO". It should be noted that the identification name processing unit 110 can be preset to convert into a display form including the Japanese notation “Tokyo International Airport” and the official name Roman alphabetic notation “TOKOKOKUSAIKUKO”.

Further, the identification name processing unit 110 may accept an input of display selection for the identification name. Specifically, if there is a formal name in Romanized letters “TOKYOOKUSAIKUKO” and a simplified name in Romanized letters “HANEDAKUKO” for the Japanese notation “Tokyo International Airport”, the identification name processing unit 110 will Either one of the display form consisting of "Tokyo International Airport" and the official name in Roman characters "TOKYO OKUSAIKUKO", or the display form consisting of "Tokyo International Airport" in Japanese and the simplified name in Roman characters "HANEDAKUKO" The input of any selection for displaying the display form of is accepted. Then, the display form corresponding to the display selection that has received the selection input is displayed on the information terminal by the information display unit 14 described later.

The image information processing unit 111 receives input of image information of the tourist resort, commercial facility, and product. The file format of the image is not particularly limited, and may be a moving image as well as a still image.

The genre processing unit 112 accepts selection input of a genre to which the tourist resort, commercial facility, and product belong. Further, the genre processing unit 112 associates the genre for which an input has been accepted with the identification symbol assigned to each identification name. Here, the selected genre is stored in the genre storage unit 131 of the master storage unit 13 to be described later, and the genre processing unit 112 refers to the genre storage unit 131 and displays the options to select the genre. Accept input.

The introductory sentence processing unit 113, based on the information of the genre accepted by the genre processing unit 112, selects the introductory sentence about the corresponding tourist site, commercial facility, or product from the introductory sentence storage unit 132 of the master storage unit 13 described later. Extract template information and display it. Further, the introductory sentence processing unit 113 associates the input introductory sentence with the identification symbol assigned to each identification name.

Further, when the selection of the change of the introduction sentence regarding the tourist resort, the commercial facility, or the product is accepted, the introduction sentence processing unit 113 accepts the input of the introduction sentence regarding the tourist resort, the commercial facility, or the product in Japanese. As an introduction sentence about a tourist resort, a commercial facility, or a product, there are highlights of the tourist resort, sale information of each store of the commercial facility, or appeal points of the product. Note that the introduction sentence processing unit 113 may accept input of an introduction sentence from the beginning without using the template information.

When the information of the genre accepted by the genre processing unit 112 is a tourist spot or a commercial facility, the attribute information processing unit 114 uses the attribute information storage unit 133 of the master storage unit 13 described later based on the information of the genre. Corresponding attribute information, for example, in-facility information (presence/absence of toilet, smoking area, and nursing room, usable language, card availability, tax exemption) and template information of location information (floor map) are extracted and displayed. In addition, the attribute information processing unit 114 associates the received attribute information with the identification symbol given to each identification name.

Further, when the attribute information processing unit 114 receives a selection to change the in-facility information and the position information, the attribute information processing unit 114 refers to the attribute information storage unit 133 to select the in-facility information and the position information. Accept input. The in-facility information to be selected and the attribute information such as position information are stored in the attribute information storage unit 133 of the master storage unit 13 described later, and the attribute information processing unit 114 refers to the attribute information storage unit 133 and selects The selection input is accepted by displaying. The attribute information when the genre information is a tourist spot or a commercial facility is not limited to in-facility information and position information, and can be set as appropriate.

Further, when the information of the genre selected by the genre processing unit 112 is a product, the attribute information processing unit 114 responds from the attribute information storage unit 133 of the master storage unit 13 described later based on the information of the genre. Template information of product information (manufacturing company, brand, product identification number such as model number, selling price) may be extracted and displayed. In addition, even when the attribute information processing unit 114 receives a selection to change the product information, the attribute information processing unit 114 refers to the attribute information storage unit 133 to receive the selection input for the product information. The attribute information such as the selected product information is stored in the attribute information storage unit 133 of the master storage unit 13 described later, and the attribute information processing unit 114 refers to the attribute information storage unit 133 to display the options. Thus, the selection input is accepted. The attribute information when the genre information is a product is not limited to the product information, and can be set as appropriate.

Further, the attribute information processing unit 114 may accept the selection input by referring to the attribute information storage unit 133 from the beginning and displaying the options without using the template information.

Further, the attribute information processing unit 114, as the position information, is a map with a landmark marked in the case of a tourist spot, a floor map with a mark of a store in the case of a commercial facility, or in the case of a product. You may accept the input of the map that allows you to confirm the display location of the product.

Note that the genre processing unit 112 and the attribute information processing unit 114 described above are described separately for each processing unit for convenience of description, but may be a genre attribute information processing unit that receives input of genre and attribute information.

When the introduction sentence processing unit 113 changes the sentence introducing the tourist resort, the commercial facility, or the product and accepts the input, the automatic translation processing unit 115 translates the sentence into a foreign language using a known translation processing function. Various translation processing functions can be used, and a function of translating sentences on a website can also be used.

The foreign language conversion processing unit 116 indicates the correspondence relationship between the first language Japanese stored in the foreign language corresponding term storage unit 134 of the master storage unit 13 to be described later and at least one foreign language that is the second language. Based on the correspondence table, each input information received by the information processing unit 11 is automatically converted into a corresponding foreign language. Specifically, the foreign language conversion processing unit 116 automatically converts the Japanese genre and attribute information into the corresponding foreign language based on the correspondence table. The foreign language conversion processing unit 116 may be configured to automatically convert both or only one of the genre and the attribute information into a corresponding foreign language.

The information processing unit 11 said that price information such as entrance fees, business hours information, location information, information on public transportation such as the nearest station, information on the presence of parking lots and shuttle buses, etc., as input information on tourist destinations. You may accept input of contact information, such as access information, a telephone number, a FAX number, and an E-mail address. Further, the information processing unit 11 said that price information (price range of products handled), business hours information, location information, information about public transportation such as the nearest station, and parking lot presence/absence information as input information of the commercial facility. Input of access information, telephone numbers, fax numbers, and contact information such as E-mail addresses may be accepted. Further, remark information such as voltage used and presence/absence information of English translation instruction manual may be added as input information about the product.

The display information storage unit 12 stores each piece of information received by the information processing unit 11 and executed by each processing unit as display information for each tourist destination, commercial facility, or product. For example, the display information storage unit 12 displays, as the display information, the Japanese name of the tourist destination name received by the identification name processing unit 110, and the Roman character notation of the tourist destination name automatically converted by the identification name processing unit 110. The translation processing unit 115 stores an introduction sentence in a foreign language that has been automatically translated, and the foreign language conversion processing unit 116 stores a genre and attribute information converted into a foreign language.

The master storage unit 13 stores, in the master table, information necessary for the information processing unit 11 to generate various information in a foreign language. The master storage unit 13 includes a genre storage unit 131, an introduction sentence storage unit 132, an attribute information storage unit 133, and a foreign language corresponding term storage unit 134.

The genre storage unit 131 stores genre information that is an option for the genre processing unit 112 to accept selection input of a tourist resort, a commercial facility, or a product genre. The genres are stored in a hierarchical structure, such as a large classification, a middle classification obtained by subdividing the large classification, and a small classification obtained by further dividing the middle classification. Explaining the genres of tourist destinations, the major categories are, for example, facilities and natural landscapes. Further, as the middle classification, for example, when the major classification is facility, there are a temple, a museum, a tower, a museum, a theater, an aquarium, and the like. In this manner, the selection input can be accepted by displaying the genre options in the genre processing unit 112 based on the genres stored in the genre storage unit 131.

The introductory sentence storage unit 132 stores template information of introductory sentences related to the genre selected by the genre processing unit 112. That is, the genre and the template of the introduction sentence related to the genre are stored in association with each other. For example, the genre "Tower" is stored in association with "The scenery seen from the observatory is beautiful." Specifically, when the genre “tower” is selected, the introductory sentence processing unit 113 extracts and displays the template information of the introductory sentence related to “tower” stored in the introductory sentence storage unit 132.

The attribute information storage unit 133 serves as an option for the attribute information processing unit 114 to accept selection input of facility information (presence or absence of a toilet, smoking area, and nursing room, usable language, card availability, tax exemption). Store in-house information. The in-facility information may be stored in association with the genre information, and the in-facility information associated with the genre selected by the genre processing unit 112 may be stored by the attribute information processing unit 114 based on the attribute information storage unit 133. It may be extracted and displayed as in-facility information of the template.

Further, the attribute information storage unit 133 stores position information which is an option for the attribute information processing unit 114 to accept selection input of position information (floor map). The position information may be stored in association with the genre information, and the attribute information processing unit 114 extracts the position information associated with the genre selected by the genre processing unit 112 based on the attribute information storage unit 133. , May be displayed as position information of the template. Further, the attribute information storage unit 133, as the position information, the map with the landmarks marked in the case of a tourist spot and the store marked in the case of a commercial facility received by the attribute information processing unit 114. A floor map, or in the case of a product, a map with which the display location of the product can be confirmed may be stored.

Further, the attribute information storage unit 133 stores the product information that is an option for the attribute information processing unit 114 to accept selection input of product information (manufacturing company, brand, product identification number such as model number, selling price). The product information may be stored in association with the genre information, and the attribute information processing unit 114 extracts the product information associated with the genre selected by the genre processing unit 112 based on the attribute information storage unit 133. , May be displayed as the product information of the template.

The foreign language correspondence term storage unit 134 is a tourist resort, a commercial facility, a genre to which a product belongs, the introduction sentence template information received by the introduction sentence processing unit 113, and a facility received by the attribute information processing unit 114. It is a correspondence table that associates Japanese (first language) with at least one foreign language (second language) for internal information, position information, template information of product information, and the like.

When the information display unit 14 receives a display request for various kinds of information from an information terminal (including the management terminal 2 and a computer used by a user) configured to be able to browse various kinds of information, the tourist resort, a commercial facility, or The display information of the product is extracted from the display information storage unit 12 and displayed on the information terminal. Here, the display information means each information after the processing process of the information multilingual conversion system 1 described later is executed based on the input information of the tourist resort, the commercial facility, or the product. Specifically, the display information is information on the tourist destination name, the commercial facility name, and the product name in Japanese and Roman letters received by the identification name processing unit 110, the tourist destination by the automatic translation processing unit 115, Information about commercial facilities and introductory texts in which the introductory texts of products are automatically translated, and in-facility information (available languages, card availability, tax exemption) are automatically translated in that language by the foreign language conversion processing unit 116. The converted attribute information and the like.

Further, it is preferable that the information display unit 14 can receive an input of selection of display/non-display for each piece of information of the display information stored in the display information storage unit 12. For example, the information display unit 14 automatically converts the official name stored in the display information storage unit 12 in the first language or the simplified name in the first language into a notation that allows foreigners to pronounce in the first language. The extracted official name or at least one of the simplified names automatically converted by the foreigner into the pronunciation capable of being pronounced in the first language is extracted and displayed on the information terminal. Specifically, as information on tourist destination names, commercial facility names, and product names in Japanese and Roman letters, not only the official names in Japanese and Roman letters, but also in simplified names in Japan When there is a word notation and a Roman alphabet notation, the information display unit 14 may display the Japanese notation of the official name and the Roman alphabet notation of the simplified name. That is, if you are a Japanese person, you can understand the tourist destination name, commercial facility name, and product name accurately by looking at the official name in Japanese, while foreigners should use the simplified Roman alphabet. Since it is easy to pronounce, it is possible to easily convey the name of the tourist resort, the name of the commercial facility, or the product name to the guide of the tourist resort or the commercial facility or the employee of the store. The information display unit 14 may display the simplified Japanese name notation and the Roman name notation of the official name thereof, which can be appropriately changed.

As described above, the information multilingual conversion system 1 of the present embodiment considers the characteristics of each of the identification names, introductory sentences, and attribute information of various information, and then performs appropriate processing for each. , It becomes possible to make various information multilingual by an optimal method.

Next, an example of the processing process of the information multilingual conversion system 1 will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

A facility that manages a tourist resort or a commercial facility, by performing a predetermined operation, accesses the information multilingual conversion system 1 of a company that operates an information service of a tourist resort and generates various information in a foreign language. Input the operation.

When the management server 10 accepts this operation input, the information processing section 11 causes the management terminal 2 to display the management screen shown in FIG. 6, and causes the management terminal 2 to input information regarding a tourist destination. First, the identification name processing unit 110 of the information processing unit 11 receives an input of a tourist attraction name on the management screen (S100). Specifically, the identification name processing unit 110 accepts an input as the tourist destination name using an actual notation such as Chinese characters and its katakana notation. Here, as the actual notation of the tourist destination name, for example, "Tokyo International Airport" may be entered as the official name, or the simplified name "Haneda Airport" may be entered.

Further, the identification name processing unit 110 executes automatic conversion into Roman alphabet notation based on the accepted Katakana notation. In addition, you may accept the input of the Roman character notation instead of the Katakana notation. In this case, conversion processing from Katakana notation to Roman alphabet notation is unnecessary. Further, the identification name processing unit 110 gives a unique identification symbol to the tourist destination name that has been input.

For example, when the tourist spot name is “XX temple”, the identification name processing unit 110 accepts the input of “XX temple” and “Marubatsera” as tourist spot names. Then, the identification name processing unit 110 converts this into "MARUBATSUDERA" based on "Marubatsudera". FIG. 7 shows an example of the management screen when the tourist spot name is input.

Next, when the "Upload" button of the image is selected on the management screen, a screen for uploading the image information of the sightseeing spot is displayed, and the image information to be uploaded is selected there. The image information of the tourist spot is transmitted to the server 10. The image information of the tourist spot is input by the image information processing unit 111 of the information processing unit 11 (S110). FIG. 8 shows an example of a management screen when an image of a tourist spot is input.

Then, when the “select genre” button is selected on the management screen of the management terminal 2, the genre processing unit 112 of the information processing unit 11 accepts the selection. Then, the genre processing unit 112 refers to the genre storage unit 131 in the master storage unit 13 and causes the management screen to display options of the genre of the tourist destination. There are various methods for displaying the options, such as a pull-down menu method, a check box method, and a pop-up screen method, and any method may be used.

For example, if "temple" is selected from "facility" (major category), the genre processing unit 112 receives the selection input (S120). FIG. 9 shows an example of the management screen when the genre is input.

When the genre processing unit 112 receives the selection of a genre, the introduction sentence processing unit 113 and the attribute information processing unit 114 are selected by referring to the introduction sentence storage unit 132 and the attribute information storage unit 133 in the master storage unit 13. The template information corresponding to each of the introduction sentence and the attribute information corresponding to the genre is acquired (S130). Then, the introduction sentence processing unit 113 and the attribute information processing unit 114 display the template information on the management screen. FIG. 10 shows an example of the management screen when the introduction sentence and the template information of the attribute information are displayed.

Here, in the case of modifying the template information for the introductory text and the attribute information (S140), it becomes possible to edit by selecting the "edit" button assigned to each, and the input is accepted (S150). At that time, the introduction sentence is input in Japanese by the introduction sentence processing unit 113. For the attribute information, that is, the in-facility information and the position information, the attribute information processing unit 114 refers to the attribute information storage unit 133 in the master storage unit 13 by accepting the selection of “edit” assigned to each of them. The selection input is accepted by displaying the options on the management screen.

As described above, when the input is accepted by using the identification name, the introduction sentence, the attribute information, etc., and the contents of the introduction sentence are corrected by the introduction sentence processing unit 113, the automatic translation processing unit 115 causes the introduction processing unit 115 A process of automatically translating the introductory sentence in Japanese accepted in 113 into a predetermined foreign language, for example, English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, etc. is executed (S170). On the other hand, when the content of the introduction sentence is not corrected, the foreign language conversion processing unit 116 identifies the foreign language of the selected introduction sentence by referring to the foreign language corresponding to the introduction sentence from the foreign language corresponding term storage unit 134. By doing so, automatic conversion processing is executed (S160).

Further, the foreign language conversion processing unit 116 identifies the foreign language of the selected attribute information by referring to the foreign language corresponding term storage unit 134 based on the selection of the attribute information received by the attribute information processing unit 114. Thus, the automatic conversion process is executed (S170). The automatic translation processing by the automatic translation processing unit 115 and the automatic conversion processing by the foreign language conversion processing unit 116 may be performed in advance or at any timing.

By executing the above-described processing, the information processing section 11 causes the display information storage section 12 to store the display information (S180). For example, the display information storage unit 12 displays, as the display information, the Japanese name of the tourist destination name received by the identification name processing unit 110, and the Roman character notation of the tourist destination name automatically converted by the identification name processing unit 110. The translation processing unit 115 stores an introduction sentence in a foreign language that has been automatically translated, and the foreign language conversion processing unit 116 stores a genre and attribute information converted into a foreign language. It should be noted that it is possible to execute the same processing as that described above for the commercial facility. Regarding products, the information processing unit 11 causes the management terminal 2 to display the management screen shown in FIG. 11, and allows the management terminal 2 to input information regarding products. The subsequent process is the same as the process described above.

As a first example of the information multilingual conversion system 1 of the present embodiment, when a foreigner visits a shopping mall, the guide of the shopping mall is a management server by performing a predetermined operation using a portable communication terminal or the like. Access 10 and hand the portable terminal to the foreigner. Then, when the foreigner selects a language or the like that he/she can understand with the portable communication terminal, the information display processing unit 14 displays the translated guide page in the language that is understandable as shown in FIG. For example, information about the store name in Japanese and Roman letters and the introductory text of the store may be displayed in a list format.

When a store name or the like is selected from the list, the portable communication terminal requests the management server 10 to acquire the display information. Then, the information display processing unit 14 displays the display information for the language selected by the foreigner in the selected store from the display information storage unit 12, for example, the information of the Japanese name and the Roman character display of the store name, Information of the introduction sentence in which the introduction sentence of the store is automatically translated in the language, and attribute information in which facility information (usable language, card availability, tax exemption) is automatically converted in the language are displayed. The romanized notation of the store name may be converted into romanized notation that allows foreigners to pronounce in Japanese based on the katakana notation of the store name as described above. Furthermore, only one of the Japanese name and the Roman character display information for the store name may be used. The information display processing unit 14 may display a photograph showing the appearance of the store, a floor map with a mark at the position of the store, or the like.

In addition, the translated guide page can display information about facilities, such as the availability of toilets, smoking areas, and nursing rooms, business hours information, etc. Even if you visit the shopping mall for the first time, you will be lost. Instead, you can visit the desired store and enjoy shopping.

Also, as a second example of the information multilingual conversion system 1 of the present embodiment, when a foreigner visits a home electronics mass retailer, an employee of the home electronics mass retailer performs a predetermined operation using a portable communication terminal or the like. As a result, the management server 10 is accessed and the portable terminal is handed over to the foreigner. Then, when the foreigner selects a language or the like that he/she can understand with the portable communication terminal, the information display processing unit 14 displays a list of products as shown in FIG. In this case, it is preferable that information on the product name in Japanese and Roman letters, information on the photograph of the product, information on the selling price, etc. be displayed in a list format.

Then, by selecting a product name or the like from this list, the portable communication terminal requests the management server 10 to acquire the display information. Then, the information display processing unit 14 displays, from the display information storage unit 12, display information corresponding to the language selected by the foreigner among the selected products, for example, the appeal of the product whose appeal points of the product are automatically translated in the language. Display points. The information display processing unit 14 may display a floor map indicating the display location of the product.

By displaying the product information as described above, the product information in a foreign language can be provided. Then, the foreigner can convey the desired product to the employee, and can smoothly purchase the desired display item.

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In addition, as another embodiment of the present embodiment, a web server used by a tourist resort, a commercial facility, or an information providing site that provides product information and the display information storage unit 12 are linked to each other, One or more of an identification name, a genre, an introduction sentence, and attribute information may be accepted as a search condition for searching for a place, a commercial facility, or a product. In this case, as schematically shown in FIG. 14, the management server 10 has a search processing unit 15. The search conditions may be input to the web server used by the information providing site from an information terminal (including the management terminal 2 or a computer used by the user) configured to be able to browse various types of information.

The search processing unit 15 corresponds to the search condition (first search condition) in the second language based on at least one of the identification name, genre, introduction sentence, and attribute information in the search condition for the information providing site. A word in one language is specified from the foreign language corresponding term storage unit 134. The term is further added to the search condition (second search condition), a tourist spot, a commercial facility, or a product containing the term is searched from the display information storage unit 12 and returned to the information providing site as a result.

For example, when an input of "shrine" (English) as the first search condition for the identification name is accepted at the tourist resort information providing site, the search processing unit 15 responds to the first search condition "shrine" from the tourist resort information providing site. The word, "shrine" (Japanese) is specified from the foreign language corresponding term storage unit 134 and added to the second search condition "shrine". Then, the search processing unit searches the display information storage unit 12 for a tourist site that includes “shrine” and “shrine” in the display information as the first and second search conditions, and returns the corresponding shrine to the tourist site information providing site. To return as.

In this case, the display information of the tourist spot displayed as the search result may be displayed as information corresponding to the same language as the language of the search condition (first search condition) input to the tourist spot information providing site. That is, even if it is the display information of the tourist site that corresponds to the display information including the search condition (second search condition) of "shrine" instead of "shrine", the display information in Japanese is not displayed. It is preferable that the display information in English is extracted from the display information storage unit 12 and displayed.

Although the search processing of the identification name by the search processing unit 15 has been described, the search processing of the genre and the attribute information is similarly performed.

By providing the search processing unit 15, it is possible to provide information on the relevant tourist destinations, commercial facilities, and products to foreigners through various information providing sites. It is possible to obtain information on desired tourist destinations, commercial facilities, and products without knowing the Japanese notation.

In addition to the configurations of the inventions and the embodiments, the invention disclosed in the present specification specifies, within an applicable range, these partial configurations by changing to other configurations disclosed in the present specification, or To the configuration described above with the addition of other configurations disclosed in the present specification, or a generalized configuration in which these partial configurations are deleted within the limit of obtaining a partial effect.

By using the information multilingual conversion system 1 of the present invention, even if there are no human resources who are familiar with foreign languages, a simple method allows foreigners who visit tourist sites and commercial facilities for the first time to travel without hesitation. You can enjoy it. Further, since detailed information of the product can be displayed, the target product can be purchased without mistake.

1... Information multilingual conversion system 2... Management terminal 10... Management server 11... Information processing unit 12... Display information storage unit 13... Master storage unit 14... Information display processing unit 15... Search processing unit 110... Identification name processing unit 111... Image information processing unit 112... Genre processing unit 113... Introduction processing unit 114... Attribute information processing unit 115... Automatic translation processing unit 116... Foreign language conversion processing unit 131... Genre storage unit 132... Introduction sentence storage unit 133... Attribute information storage unit 134... Foreign language term storage unit 70... Arithmetic device 71... Storage device 72... Display device 73... Input device 74... Communication device

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An input of an identification name for identifying various information in the first language is accepted, an identification symbol is given to each identification name, and the identification name is written using characters in the second language that can be pronounced in the first language. An identification name processing unit to be converted,
An introductory sentence processing unit that accepts input of an introductory sentence of the various information in the first language in association with the identification symbol;
A genre attribute information processing unit that accepts input of attribute information of the various information in the first language in association with the identification symbol;
A foreign country that converts at least one of the attribute information and the introductory sentence into the second language by using a correspondence relationship between the first language and the second language stored in advance for at least one of the attribute information and the introductory sentence. A word conversion processing unit,
The identification name received by the identification name processing unit, the identification name expressed by the characters of the second language converted by the identification name processing unit, and the foreign language conversion processing unit converted to the second language. At least one of the attribute information and the introductory text, and an information processing unit for storing in the storage unit as display information,
An information display unit for displaying the display information stored in the display information storage unit on the information terminal in response to a display request from the information terminal configured to be able to browse the various types of information,
Have
The information display unit displays the identification name in the first language, the identification name in the notation using the characters in the second language converted by the identification name processing unit, the attribute information in the second language, and the introduction sentence. At least one is displayed, and the identification name in the second language is not displayed ,
The genre attribute information processing unit accepts an input of the genre of the various information in association with the identification symbol, and accepts a selection input of the attribute information in the first language, which is associated in advance with the genre,
The foreign language conversion processing unit converts the attribute information into the second language by using a correspondence relationship between the first language and the second language registered in advance for the attribute information.
Information multilingual conversion system. An automatic translation processing unit for translating the introduction sentence in the first language into the second language,
The genre attribute information processing unit receives an input of the genre of the various information in association with the identification symbol,
The introductory sentence processing unit receives a selection input of the introductory sentence in the first language , which is associated with a genre of the various information in advance,
When the introduction sentence in the first language is not corrected, the foreign language conversion processing unit uses the correspondence relationship between the first language and the second language registered in advance for the introduction sentence to introduce the introduction. Convert the sentence into the second language,
The automatic translation processing unit translates the introductory sentence when the introductory sentence in the first language is corrected,
The information processing unit stores the introduction sentence translated by the automatic translation processing unit or the introduction sentence converted by the foreign language conversion processing unit as the display information.
The information multilingual conversion system according to claim 1 . The foreign language conversion processing unit converts the genre into the second language by using a correspondence relationship between the first language and the second language registered in advance for the genre,
The information processing unit stores the genre converted by the foreign language conversion processing unit as the display information,
Information multilingual conversion system according to claim 1 or 2. The genre attribute information processing unit receives an input of the genre of the various information in association with the identification symbol,
The foreign language conversion processing unit converts the attribute information into the second language after the genre attribute information processing unit inputs the genre.
Information multilingual conversion system according to any one of claims 1-3. The genre attribute information processing unit receives an input of the genre of the various information in association with the identification symbol,
The automatic translation processing unit translates the introduction sentence into the second language after the genre is input by the genre attribute information processing unit.
The information multilingual conversion system according to claim 2 . An input of an identification name for identifying various information in the first language is accepted, an identification symbol is given to each identification name, and the identification name is written using characters in the second language that can be pronounced in the first language. Distinguished name processing step to be converted,
An introductory sentence processing step of accepting an input of an introductory sentence of the various information in the first language in association with the identification symbol;
A genre attribute information processing step of accepting input of attribute information of the various information in the first language in association with the identification symbol;
A foreign country that converts at least one of the attribute information and the introduction sentence into the second language by using a correspondence relationship between the first language and the second language stored in advance for at least one of the attribute information and the introduction sentence. A word conversion step,
The identification name received in the identification name processing step, the identification name by the notation using the characters of the second language converted in the identification name processing step, and the conversion into the second language in the foreign language conversion step An information processing step of storing at least one of the attribute information and the introduction sentence in a storage unit as display information,
An information display step of displaying the display information stored in the display information storage unit on the information terminal in response to a display request from the information terminal configured to be able to browse the various information;
Including,
In the information display step, the identification name in the first language, the identification name in the notation using the characters in the second language converted in the identification name processing step, the attribute information in the second language, and the introduction sentence At least one is displayed, and the identification name in the second language is not displayed ,
The genre attribute information processing step accepts an input of the genre of the various information in association with the identification symbol, and accepts a selection input of the attribute information in the first language, which is associated in advance with the genre,
In the foreign language converting step, the attribute information is converted into the second language by using a correspondence relationship between the first language and the second language registered in advance for the attribute information.
Information multilingual conversion method. An input of an identification name for identifying various information in the first language is accepted, an identification symbol is given to each identification name, and the identification name is written using characters in the second language that can be pronounced in the first language. Distinguished name processing step to be converted,
An introductory sentence processing step of accepting an input of an introductory sentence of the various information in the first language in association with the identification symbol;
A genre attribute information processing step of accepting input of attribute information of the various information in the first language in association with the identification symbol;
A foreign country that converts at least one of the attribute information and the introductory sentence into the second language by using a correspondence relationship between the first language and the second language stored in advance for at least one of the attribute information and the introductory sentence. A word conversion step,
The identification name received in the identification name processing step, the identification name by the notation using the characters of the second language converted in the identification name processing step, and the conversion into the second language in the foreign language conversion step An information processing step of storing at least one of the attribute information and the introduction sentence in a storage unit as display information,
An information display step of displaying the display information stored in the display information storage unit on the information terminal in response to a display request from the information terminal configured to be able to browse the various information;
A program for causing a computer to execute,
In the information display step, an identification name in the first language, an identification name in a notation audible in the first language using the characters in the second language converted in the identification name processing step, and the second language And at least one of the attribute information and the introductory text by, and not displaying the identification name in the second language ,
In the genre attribute information processing step, while accepting the input of the genre of the various information in association with the identification symbol, and accepting the selection input of the attribute information in the first language, which is associated in advance with the genre,
In the foreign language converting step, the attribute information is converted into the second language by using a correspondence relationship between the first language and the second language registered in advance for the attribute information.
program.

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