JPH0652217A - Machine translating device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate a movement of a character-string caused by deletion and addition of the character-string and to reduce a user's burden by utilizing a delimiter of a phrase and a delimiter of a word, and moving the phrase or the word specified by these delimiter units. CONSTITUTION:An input means 1, and a text storage part 2, a text information storage part 4, a version information storage part 7 and a version storage part 11, and a dictionary 5, and a text analyzing part 3, a translating part 6, a version replacing part 9 and a version generating part 10 execute a program stored in a ROM 14 by a keyboard 16, a RAM 13, a ROM 14, and while a CPU 15 is exchanging data to the RAM 13 and the ROM 14, respectively. In such a state, a user looks at a version displayed on a display means 12 and decided whether a phrase is to be executed or not. In the case of replacing the phrase, the phrase to be moved and its moving destination are instructed by using an instructing means 8. In such a way, in the case of moving a character-string by editing the version, the work for deleting or adding the character-string can be eliminated.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a machine translation device that corrects the modification relation of modifiers for the result of translation of an input source text.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional machine translation device, when the word order of translated sentences is different, the difference between the first sentence and the target sentence is considered.
The method of deleting the character string or adding a new one was used.

For example, "coat and ring made of gold"
If you want to modify the translated text "Coat and ring made of gold" to "Ring made of coat and gold", first move the character cursor to "Coat and" and then the character string "Coat and"
To remove the "ring made of gold".

Next, the character cursor is moved to the beginning of the sentence and the character string "coat and" is inserted to obtain "a ring made of coat and gold".

[0005]

In the conventional machine translation apparatus, considering the difference between the obtained translated sentence and the target sentence, the process of deleting and inserting the character string to eliminate the difference is repeated, I was editing. Therefore, when the user edits the translated sentence and changes the word order, it is necessary to delete and add the character string.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is to separate clauses obtained during translation operation,
Alternatively, it is configured such that the phrase or word specified in each of these phrase breaks is moved by using the word break.

[0007]

With this configuration, since it is not necessary to delete and add a character string, which has been performed in the editing of sentences up to now, it is possible to reduce the burden on the user.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A machine translation device according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a machine translation device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is an input means for inputting an original sentence and a translation instruction, 2 is an original sentence storage section for storing the original sentence input from the input means, 3 is an original sentence analyzing section for analyzing the original sentence and dividing it into words, Reference numeral 4 is an original sentence information storage unit for storing a word string, 5 is a dictionary storing original sentence grammar, translated sentence grammar and word information, 6 is a translation unit for translating, 7 is a translated sentence information storage unit for storing a phrase sequence, 8 is a phrase Instructing means for giving a replacement instruction, 9 a translated sentence replacement unit for swapping phrases, 10 a translated sentence generation unit for generating translated sentences, 11 a translated sentence storage unit for storing translated sentences, 12 a state of translated sentences and phrases It is a display means for displaying.

FIG. 2 is a circuit block diagram of the machine translation apparatus in the first embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1
3 is a random access memory (hereinafter abbreviated as RAM), 14 is a read only memory (hereinafter, ROM)
Is abbreviated. ), 15 is a central processing unit (hereinafter abbreviated as CPU), 16 is a keyboard (hereinafter abbreviated as KB), 17 is a cathode ray tube display (hereinafter abbreviated as CRT), and 18 is a CRT 17 display. A pointing device that gives coordinate data for moving a mouse cursor that points to a position on the screen (hereinafter abbreviated as mouse)
Is.

The input means 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a KB 16, the original sentence storage unit 2, the original sentence information storage unit 3, the translated sentence information storage unit 7, and the translated sentence storage unit 11 are RAM 13, and the dictionary 5 is RO.
By M14, the original sentence analysis unit 3, the translation unit 6, and the translated sentence replacement unit 9
In the translated sentence generation unit 10, the CPU 15 has the RAM 13 and the RO.
By executing the program stored in the ROM 14 while exchanging data with the M 14, the instruction means 8
Is realized by the mouse 18, and the display means 12 is realized by the CRT 17.

The operation of the machine translation apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG.

In step A, the user uses the input means 1 to input the original sentence. The original sentence analysis unit 3 stores the original sentence input to the original sentence storage unit 2.

In step B, the original sentence analysis unit 3 analyzes the original sentence stored in the original sentence storage unit 2 to decompose it into words. The source text analysis unit 3 converts the word string into the source text information storage unit 4.
To store.

In step C, the translation unit 6 translates the word string stored in the source text information storage unit 4 with reference to the source text grammar, the translated text grammar, and the word information stored in the dictionary 5. The translation unit 6 stores the phrase sequence obtained as a result of the translation in the translated sentence information storage unit 7.

In step D, the translated sentence replacement unit 9 displays the phrase sequence stored in the translated sentence information storage unit on the display means 12.

In step E, the user displays the display means 12.
Check the translated text displayed in to determine whether to replace the phrase, and if so, give an instruction to that effect, and if not, give an instruction to that effect. In the case of exchanging phrases according to the instruction from the user, the process proceeds to step F. Otherwise, go to step I.

In step F, the user uses the instructing means 8 to instruct the phrase to be moved. In this case, the phrase displayed at the position of the cursor when the switch on the indicating means 8 is pressed is specified. The specified phrase is displayed by the phrase cursor display indicated by an underline, and the cursor indicating the movement destination of the phrase is displayed together with the underline.

In step G, the user uses the instructing means 8 to instruct the destination of the phrase. Here, the cursor indicating the destination is moved along with the movement of the instruction unit 8.
As an operation, with the switch on the indicating means 8 pressed in step F being kept pressed, the indicating means 8 is moved to move the cursor indicating the destination of the phrase.

In step H, the phrase replacement unit 9 rewrites the phrase string stored in the translated sentence information storage unit 7 so that the phrase designated by the user is moved to the position designated by the user. Then, the process proceeds to step D.

In step I, the translated sentence generation unit 10 generates a translated sentence from the phrase sequence stored in the translated sentence information storage unit 7. The translated sentence generation unit 10 stores the translated sentence in the translated sentence storage unit 11 and displays it on the display unit 12.

Hereinafter, a state of editing a sentence in the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.
This will be described with reference to FIGS. 10, 11 and 12.

The original "The coat and ring made" shown in FIG.
When "of gold" is analyzed, the word string shown in FIG. 5 is obtained. When the word string shown in FIG. 5 is translated, the phrase string shown in FIG. 6 is obtained.

As shown in FIG. 7, the user points the phrase "Coat and" to be moved with the mouse cursor "↑".

When the user presses a button on the mouse 18, as shown in FIG. 8, the phrase to be moved is indicated by the phrase cursor "underline", and the mouse cursor is transformed into a shape "□" indicating the destination of the phrase (step). F).

As shown in FIG. 9, the user uses the mouse 18
While holding the upper button, move the phrase cursor to the destination of the phrase (step G).

When the user releases the button on the mouse 18, as shown in FIG. 10, the moving clause "Coat and" designated by the user is moved to the destination designated by the user.

Result of phrase movement The phrase sequence shown in FIG. 6 is shown in FIG.
It is rewritten as shown in 1. In this way, FIG.
The translated text as shown in is obtained.

Although it has been described that the mouse is used as the instructing means, the present invention does not impair the effect even if the touch panel is used as the instructing means.

Although it has been described that the phrases in the translated sentence are exchanged, the present invention does not impair the effect even if the words in the translated sentence are exchanged.

A machine translation apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the functional block diagram of the machine translation apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1, the second embodiment does not have an instruction means 8, and the input means 1 inputs an original sentence, a translation instruction, and a translated sentence replacement. Instruct and move the cursor.

In the circuit block diagram of the machine translation apparatus in the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 2, the mouse 18 is not provided in the second embodiment, and instead of the mouse 18, the input means 1 is used.
Is provided with an arrow key for moving the cursor. The cursor is moved by operating this arrow key.
Further, a shift key is provided as a function of the arrow key to switch between a moving state of the cursor for designating a word required and a moving state of the cursor for designating a destination of the word.

The operation of the machine translation apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG.

Step A, Step B, Step C, Step D, Step E, Step H, Step I are the same as in the first embodiment.

In step F, the user uses the arrow keys of the input means 1 to indicate the phrase to be moved.

In step G, the user uses the input means 1 to instruct the destination of the phrase. In this case, the movement operation is performed by operating the arrow keys while pressing the shift key to specify the movement destination.

Hereinafter, the manner of editing a sentence in the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 5, 6, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 17, and 12. It demonstrates using.

FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 are similar to those of the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 13, FIG. 14 and FIG. 15, the user presses the phrase cursor right move key to indicate the phrase “Coat and” to be moved by the phrase cursor.

The user presses the phrase left shift key while holding down the shift key to display the phrase in FIG. 15, FIG. 16, FIG.
As shown in, move the phrase "Coat and" to the target position.

The results are the same as those in FIGS. 11 and 12 showing the results in the first embodiment. Although it has been described that the phrases in the translated text are exchanged, the present invention does not impair the effect even if the words in the translated text are exchanged.

[0042]

According to the present invention, when a character string is moved by editing a translated sentence, it is not necessary to perform the work of deleting and adding the character string, and the phrase to be moved is selected from the delimited clauses. The target sentence can be obtained by indicating the destination.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a machine translation device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a circuit block diagram of a machine translation device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the machine translation device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an original sentence in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing word strings in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a phrase sequence obtained as a result of translation in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display example during processing in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display example during processing in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display example during processing in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example during processing in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a phrase string obtained as a result of processing in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing translated text after processing in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a display example during processing according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a display example during processing in the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a display example during processing according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a display example during processing in the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a display example during processing according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 input means 2 original text storage section 3 original text analysis section 4 original text information storage section 5 dictionary 6 translation section 7 translated text information storage section 8 instruction means 9 phrase replacement section 10 translated text generation section 11 translated text storage section 12 display means 13 RAM 14 ROM 15 CPU 16 KB 17 CRT 18 mouse

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An input unit for inputting a translation target language, a dictionary in which a word in the translation target language and a word in the translation language are stored as a pair, and a translation target input from the input unit with reference to the dictionary. A translation unit for translating the language, a storage unit for storing the translation result language obtained from the translation unit by dividing it into clauses, a display unit for displaying the translation result language stored in the storage unit, and a display unit for displaying the translation result language. Instructing means for instructing one of the phrases constituting the displayed translation result language, designating means for designating a destination of the phrase instructed by the instructing means, and instructing the destination to be designated by the designating means. And a control means for moving a clause indicated by the means. 2. An input means for inputting a translation target language, a dictionary in which a word in the translation target language and a word in the translation language are stored as a pair, and a translation target input from the input means with reference to the dictionary. A translation unit that translates the language; a storage unit that stores the translation result language obtained from the translation unit by dividing the words into words; a display unit that displays the translation result language stored in the storage unit; Instructing means for instructing one of the words constituting the displayed translation result language, designating means for designating a destination of the word instructed by the instructing means, and instructing to the destination specified by the designating means. And a control unit for moving a word designated by the unit. 3. The machine translation device according to claim 1, wherein the designation means and the designation means are coordinate input devices for designating a position on a display screen.