JPH07110816A - Device for registering translation dictionary - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a translation dictionary registering device capable of efficiently registering plural dictionary data only by one registration of dictionary data. CONSTITUTION:This translation dictionary registering device is provided with an input part 1 for inputting a 1st character/code string and a 2nd character/ code string to be translation words for the 1st character/code string, a display part 3 for displaying inputted data, a partial character string group preparing part 6 for mutually combining the 1st character/code string parts and the 2nd character/code string parts obtained by respectively dividing the inputted 1st and 2nd character/code strings, a translation dictionary part 4 for previously storing dictionary data such as translation words and relative words, a retrieving part 5 for retrieving relative words for the 1st and 2nd character/code string parts constituting a selected group out of the generated groups of character/code string parts while referring to the dictionary data previously stored in the dictionary 4, and a dictionary data preparing part 7 for preparing new dictionary data to be substituted for a part of the initial inputted dictionary data by the use of these relative words or the like.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a translation dictionary registration device for registering input dictionary data in a translation dictionary.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An example of a conventional translation dictionary registration device for performing a translation dictionary registration process is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-195576. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the translation dictionary registration device described in the publication.

The structure and operation will be described below with reference to FIG.

That is, 71 is an input section, 72 is an input buffer section, 73 is a display section, 74 is a spell check section, 75 is a registration section, 76 is a search section, and 77 is a search section. Is a translation dictionary section. The dictionary data of the first language and the second language, which is a translation thereof, input from the input unit 71 is stored in the input buffer unit 72. The display unit 73 displays the contents stored in the input buffer unit 72. The spell check unit 74 searches the translation dictionary unit 77 using the search unit 76 for each word of the dictionary data,
It is checked whether or not each word exists in the translation dictionary unit 77.
At this time, if there is a word that does not exist in the translation dictionary unit 77, the fact that a misspelling has occurred is displayed on the display unit 73. As a result of the above processing performed for each word of the dictionary data, when all the words are present in the translation dictionary unit 77, it is determined that there is no spelling error, and the registration unit 75.
Using, the dictionary data is registered in the translation dictionary unit 77.

[0005]

However, in such a configuration, since only the input dictionary data is registered, if similar dictionary data such as a compound word is input a plurality of times, the same result is obtained. However, there is a problem that the efficiency is extremely low.

In consideration of such problems of the conventional translation dictionary registration apparatus, the present invention efficiently and efficiently translates a plurality of dictionary data into one dictionary data at a time by one registration operation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a translation dictionary registration device that can be registered in.

[0007]

According to the present invention of claim 1, there is provided input means for inputting a first character / symbol string and a second character / symbol string having a predetermined relationship with the first character / symbol string. ,
The first character / symbol string input from the input means, and the first character / symbol string into which the second character / symbol string is divided,
A partial character / symbol string set generating means for generating a set of several character / symbol string parts by mutually combining the symbol string part and the second character / symbol string part;
Dictionary storage means for storing in advance dictionary data composed of characters / symbol strings having a predetermined relationship with the character / symbol string portion, and related characters / symbol strings, etc. that are semantically related to each other , The dictionary data of the related character / symbol strings for the first character / symbol string part and the second character / symbol string part that make up the group selected from the set of generated character / symbol string parts, respectively. A search means for searching with reference to the first character / symbol string portion, and a first related character / symbol string searched for as being semantically related to the first character / symbol string portion. , The second character / symbol string part and its second
Data generating means for generating a new set of character / symbol strings by mutually combining the second related character / symbol strings searched as being semantically related to the character / symbol string portion; The same applies to the set selected from the newly generated set of character / symbol strings, the divided first character / symbol string portion of the other party, and the divided second character / symbol string portion of the other party. And a dictionary data registration means for registering the registered dictionary data selected from the registered dictionary data by synthesizing with the group obtained in is there.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, having a predetermined relationship with the first character / symbol string is a relationship of the character / symbol string as a translation word with respect to the first character / symbol string. The term "having a predetermined relationship with the character / symbol string portion" refers to a translation dictionary registration device in which there is a relationship between the character / symbol string portion as a character / symbol string as a translation word.

According to the present invention of claim 3, the set selected from the set of generated character / symbol string parts is the first character / symbol string part and the second character / symbol string part of the set. Is searched and determined by the relevance determining means as to whether or not they are stored in the dictionary storing means as mutually related character / symbol string portions, and the result is used to select the first character / symbol string. It is a translation dictionary registration device that is a set of a part and a second character / symbol string part.

According to the present invention of claim 4, a set selected from the newly generated set of character / symbol strings is related to each other of the character / symbol strings forming the set. A translation which is a set of generated character / symbol strings selected and searched by the dictionary storage determining unit for whether or not it is stored in the dictionary storage unit as a certain character / symbol string. It is a dictionary registration device for business.

According to the present invention of claim 5, the registered dictionary data selected from the registered dictionary data is based on the contents of the registered dictionary data displayed by the display means for displaying the registered dictionary data. , A translation dictionary registration device that is registered dictionary data selected by an operator.

According to the present invention of claim 6, an entry word storage means for storing in advance a character / symbol string as an entry word for selecting the registered dictionary data, and each character / symbol string of the registered dictionary data. , The collation means for collating each headword and outputting the fact to the dictionary data registration means when the result is in agreement, and the dictionary data registration means is provided with the collation means. Is a translation dictionary registration device that registers registered dictionary data in response to an output indicating that they match.

[0013]

In the present invention, when the first character / symbol sequence and the second character / symbol sequence having a predetermined relationship with the first character / symbol sequence are input by the input means, a partial character / symbol sequence set is generated. The means mutually combines the input first character / symbol string and the first character / symbol string portion and the second character / symbol string portion where the second character / symbol string is divided, respectively. Generate a set of character / symbol string parts of. The dictionary storage means stores in advance character / symbol string portions, character / symbol strings having a predetermined relationship with the character / symbol string portions, and dictionary data such as related characters / symbol strings that are semantically related to each of them. Is stored. The searching means, for a set selected from the set of generated character / symbol string parts, searches for a related character / symbol string for the first character / symbol string part and the second character / symbol string part forming the set. The respective data are searched by referring to the dictionary data, and the data generation means searches the first character / symbol string portion and the first related character / character string searched for as being semantically related to the first character / symbol string portion. The symbol string, the second character / symbol string portion, and the second related character / symbol string retrieved as being semantically related to the second character / symbol string portion are combined with each other to create a new character. Generate a set of character / symbol strings. The dictionary data registration means selects a set selected from the newly generated set of character / symbol strings, the divided first character / symbol string portion of the other party, and the divided second character of the other party. The symbol string portion is combined with a set obtained in the same manner to generate registration dictionary data and register it.

[0014]

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the translation dictionary registration apparatus of this embodiment, and the configuration will be described with reference to the same figure.

That is, 1 is an input unit as an input means of the present invention for inputting dictionary data in which a character / symbol string of a first language and a character / symbol string of a second language which is a translation thereof are paired. Specifically, it is configured by a keyboard or the like.

Reference numeral 2 is a temporary storage unit for temporarily storing the dictionary data input by the input unit 1, and is specifically composed of a memory or the like.

Reference numeral 3 is a display unit for presenting the dictionary data temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 2 to the user, and is specifically composed of a CRT, a printer or the like.

Reference numeral 4 is a translation dictionary as dictionary storage means of the present invention, which stores dictionary data in which a character / symbol string in the first language and a character / symbol string in the second language, which is the translated word, are paired. A basic dictionary (corresponding to, for example, "Dictionary B" shown in the translation dictionary unit 4 in FIG. 2), a technical term dictionary (corresponding to, for example, "Dictionary C" in FIG. 2), a user dictionary (corresponding to (Corresponding to, for example, "Dictionary D") is stored in advance. The "dictionary A" shown in the figure is a dictionary in an initial state in which dictionary registration is performed by adding dictionary data in this embodiment.

Reference numeral 5 is for searching the translation dictionary unit 4,
It is a search unit as a search means of the present invention.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a partial character / symbol string set creating section,
The first language character / symbol string of the dictionary data temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 2 and the second language character / symbol string as a translation word thereof are each divided, and the divided first language character / symbol string is divided.
Each of the characters that make up the temporary set is created by associating the symbol string part with the divided character / symbol string part of the second language, and creating a plurality of partial character / symbol string sets using it as a temporary set. -The symbol string portion is searched / determined as to whether or not it is stored in the translation dictionary unit 4 as a character / symbol string portion which is related to each other.
Create a symbol string set.

Reference numeral 7 is a dictionary data creation unit, and in each of the partial character / symbol string sets created by the partial character string set creating unit 6, the divided character / symbol strings of the first language constituting each set. The related words corresponding to each of the character and symbol strings of the second language divided by are searched from the translation dictionary unit 4 and are combined with each other to create a new character and symbol string set. Each of the constituent character / symbol strings is searched / determined as to whether or not it is stored in the translation dictionary unit 4 as a character / symbol string having mutual relevance, and if stored, those characters / symbol strings are used. A new dictionary data is created by replacing each character / symbol string part that makes up the character / symbol string of the original first language and the character / symbol string of the second language as its translation word, and the dictionary for translation is created. Store in part 4. The partial character / symbol string set creating unit 6 includes the partial character / symbol string set generating means of the present invention. Further, the dictionary data creation unit 7 includes the data generation means and the dictionary data registration means of the present invention.

Prior to explaining the operation of this apparatus, the dictionary data stored in the translation dictionary unit 4 in advance will be described.

2 is stored in the translation dictionary unit 4 in, for example, an English-Japanese translation dictionary (corresponding to, for example, "dictionary B" shown in the translation dictionary unit 4 in FIG. 2) as a basic dictionary. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the stored data. These data are stored as a file in a magnetic disk or a memory of a host device, for example. As shown in FIG. 2, in one dictionary data, an English headword as a first language,
The part of speech and related words are stored. Also, a Japanese translation and its part of speech as a second language corresponding to the English headword,
One or more sets of related words, presence / absence of prefix, and semantic information are stored. The dictionary data does not have to include all of these data, and may include other data.

Next, the operation of the translation dictionary registration device of this embodiment will be described mainly with reference to FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the dictionary data registration procedure of the translation dictionary registration device of this embodiment. Figure 3
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the form of the dictionary data input from the input unit 1 changes until new dictionary data is created through each step. FIG. 1A is an explanatory diagram showing a state of dictionary data when the dictionary data is input to the input unit 1. FIG. 6B shows a state in which the input dictionary data is divided by morphological analysis or the like. FIGS. 7C and 7D are explanatory diagrams showing the state of dictionary data newly created for registration in the translation dictionary unit 4 (for example, “dictionary A”).

In FIG. 4, dictionary data in which a character / symbol string in a first language (eg English) and a character / symbol string in a second language (eg Japanese) are combined is input from the input unit 1 (step S401). ). The input dictionary data is stored in the temporary storage unit 2.

The display unit 3 displays the dictionary data stored in the temporary storage unit 2 on a display or the like (step S40).
2).

The partial character string set creating unit 6 divides the first language character / symbol string and the second language character / symbol string of the dictionary data stored in the temporary storage unit 2 by performing morphological analysis and the like ( See Fig. 3 (a), that is, the English word "loud voy".
"ce" is divided into "loud" and "voice", and the Japanese "loud voice" is divided into "loud" and "voice". )
(Step S403).

Further, the partial character string set creating section 6 uses the divided character / symbol string part of the first language and the divided character / symbol string part of the second language as a temporary set (for example, "loud" and "large"). , “Loud” and “voice”), and all combinations of the divided character / symbol string portions are created, and the translation dictionary unit 4 is searched using the search unit 5 for each. Each of the divided temporary character / symbol string portions of the first language and the divided temporary character / symbol string portions of the second language is stored in the translation dictionary unit 4 as mutually related character / symbol string portions. , The partial character string set creating unit 6 temporarily sets the set,
The divided character / symbol string portion of the first language and the divided character / symbol string portion of the second language are associated with each other to create a formal partial character / symbol string pair (step S404).

The dictionary data creating unit 7 creates each of the character / symbol string portion of the first language and the character / symbol string portion of the second language of the partial character string set created by the partial character string set creating unit 6 (step 404). (See FIG. 2. For example, the related word of "loud" is "soft" and the related word of "large" is "small") is detected from the translation dictionary unit 4 using the search unit 5 (step 4).
06).

Further, the dictionary data creation unit 7 is
A related word of the character / symbol string part of the first language of the symbol string set (for example, a related word “soft” for “loud”) and a related word of the character / symbol string part of the second language (for example, a relation for “large”) The word "small") in pairs (for example, "soft")
And "small"), and the search unit 5 is used to search whether or not it is stored in the translation dictionary unit 4 (step S40).
7). It is determined whether the set of related words retrieved from the retrieval result in step 407 is stored in the translation dictionary unit 4 (step 408). When the set of related words searched in step 408 is stored in the translation dictionary unit 4, the dictionary data creation unit 7 determines each character / symbol string (for example, “loud voice”) before the division. And "loud") divided into first and second character / symbol string portions (for example, "loud" for "loud voice" and "loud" for "loud"), that is, Partial character / symbol string set (set of "loud" and "large")
By creating a new dictionary data (for example, “soft voice” and “small voice”) by replacing the above with a set of related words (for example, a set of “soft” and “small”). To register (step S40
9).

On the other hand, if the set of related words retrieved in step 408 is not stored in the translation dictionary unit 4,
The process proceeds to step 410 without performing the process of step 409.

As described above, regarding the series of processing for creating new dictionary data by replacing the partial character / symbol string set and the related word set, the official character string created by the partial character string set creating unit 6 in step 410. It is determined whether or not the same processing is repeated for all combinations of the related words of the first language character / symbol string portion and the second language character / symbol string portion of the partial character / symbol string set of , If the same process is not completed for all the combinations, step 4 again.
Return to 06, and if completed, proceed to step 411,
Finally, the dictionary data creation unit 7 stores the first input dictionary data stored in the temporary storage unit 2 in the translation dictionary unit 4 (step 411). The above process is repeated until all the dictionary data have been input.

Here, the series of processes in which the input dictionary data is registered in the translation dictionary unit 4 together with the dictionary data newly created by the translation dictionary registration device in the present embodiment will be described. A more specific description will be given with reference to FIG. 2 which is an explanatory diagram showing a part of the contents and FIG. 3 which is an explanatory diagram showing the form of each step of the dictionary data.

That is, the input unit 1 inputs the dictionary data which is a combination of the English "loud voice" and the Japanese "loud voice" shown in FIG. 3A, and temporarily stores it in the temporary storage unit 2. The partial character string set creating unit 6 performs a morphological analysis on the English "loud voice" and the Japanese "loud voice" of the dictionary data stored in the temporary storage unit 2 and divides them into character / symbol string portions. FIG. 3B shows a state of being divided by the morphological analysis. English "loud voice" is divided into "loud" and "voice", and Japanese "loud voice" is divided into "loud" and "voice". Next, the partial character string creating unit 6 uses the divided English “loud” and Japanese “large” as a temporary set, and uses the search unit 5 to use the translation dictionary unit 4
To search. The search unit 5 checks the dictionary data having “loud” as a headword stored in the translation dictionary unit 4,
"Large" detects that "loud" is the corresponding Japanese "Large" prefix. The partial character string set creating unit 6
Based on the search result of the search unit 5, “loud” and “large” are associated with each other to form a formal partial character / symbol string set.

Next, the sub-character string set creating section 6 similarly performs "loud" and "voice", "voice" and "large",
With the provisional combination of "voice" and "voice", the translation dictionary unit 4 is searched using the search unit 5. As a result, the partial character string set creating unit 6 associates “voice” with “voice” to form a formal partial character / symbol string set.

The dictionary data creating unit 7 creates a partial character / symbol string set "loud" -created by the partial character string set creating unit 6.
The related words of "large" in English "loud" and Japanese "large" are detected from the translation dictionary unit 4 using the search unit 5.
By referring to the English-Japanese translation dictionary in FIG. 2 (e.g., corresponding to "dictionary B" in FIG. 1), "soft" is detected as a related term of "loud". In addition, since the word “large” is a prefix of “large”, the word “small” is first detected as the word of “large”, but the word “large” is a prefix. Therefore, the prefix “small” of “small” that is detected as a related word of “large” is finally detected as a related word of “large”.

Next, the dictionary data creation unit 7 uses the English word "lou".
An English-Japanese translation dictionary stored in advance in the translation dictionary unit 4 using the search unit 5 as a set of the related word “soft” of “d” and the related word “small” of Japanese “large” (see FIG. 2). ) Is searched. In the English-Japanese translation dictionary of the translation dictionary unit 4, "sof
Since a set of "t"-"small" is stored, the dictionary data creation unit 7 determines that this set is used in creating new dictionary data, and the dictionary data creating unit 7 sets the character / symbol string set of the original dictionary data before division. In the combination of "loud voice" and "loud" as a subcharacter / symbol string set "loud"
-By replacing "large" and its related word set "soft"-"small", as shown in FIG.
New dictionary data which is a combination of "of voice" and Japanese "small voice" is created and registered in the translation dictionary unit 4.

The dictionary data creation unit 7 performs the same operation for the other partial character / symbol string set "voice"-"voice", and the English "loud" as shown in FIG. 3 (d).
New dictionary data including a pair of “sound” and Japanese “loud sound” is created and registered in the translation dictionary unit 4.

Finally, the dictionary data creation unit 7 stores the first input English “loud vo” stored in the temporary storage unit 2.
The dictionary data of a pair of "ice" and Japanese "loud voice" is registered in the translation dictionary unit 4. In this way, by registering the dictionary data once, it is possible to efficiently register a plurality of dictionary data in the translation dictionary unit 4.

Next, a translation dictionary registration device according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the translation dictionary registration apparatus of this embodiment, and the configuration and operation will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, the elements with the same numbers as the constituent elements of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 perform the same operations as the translation dictionary registration device of the first embodiment.
Therefore, the description of the elements given the same numbers as the components of the first embodiment is omitted.

That is, 51 is an input unit, and the input unit 5
In addition to the operation of the input unit 1 of the first embodiment, the user inputs an instruction as to whether or not new dictionary data created by a dictionary data creation unit 57, which will be described later, should be stored in the translation dictionary unit 4. To be done.

Reference numeral 53 denotes a display section as a display means of the present invention. The display section 53 has new dictionary data created by a dictionary data creation section 57, which will be described later, in addition to the operation of the display section 3 of the first embodiment. Is also displayed on the display unit 53.

Reference numeral 57 denotes a dictionary data creating section. The dictionary data creating section 57 uses the input section 51 after the user creates new dictionary data in addition to the operation of the dictionary data creating section 7 of the first embodiment. When an instruction to store the newly created dictionary data in the translation dictionary unit 4 is given, the dictionary data instructed to be stored is stored in the translation dictionary unit 4.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described.

Here, the main difference between this embodiment and the first embodiment is that, by providing the display section 53 and the like as described above, the steps in the first embodiment regarding all combinations of related words are performed. In step 407, step 408, etc., a search is performed to determine whether or not each related word is stored in the translation dictionary unit 4, and selection is made between all related word combinations and those not to be adopted. And then step 40
In 9 or the like, the device does not select the items to be registered or not to be registered in the new dictionary data created by the dictionary data creating unit 67, but allows the user to make the selection judgment. Is.

The operation procedure of the translation dictionary registration device in this embodiment is the same as the operation procedure shown in the first embodiment except for the above points, and the differences will be mainly described below. The process of registering the dictionary data input from the input unit 51 in the translation dictionary unit 4 together with the dictionary data newly created by the translation dictionary registration device according to the present embodiment will be described in each step of the dictionary data. This will be described with reference to FIG. 3 as an explanatory view showing the form of FIG.

That is, in addition to the input initial dictionary data (dictionary data in which English "loud voice" and Japanese "loud voice" are paired), the display unit 53 causes the dictionary data creation unit 57 to display the English "soft voice". ”And Japanese“ small voice ”as a pair,
The English "soft voice" and the Japanese "small voice" of the dictionary data are also displayed on the display unit 53 or the like.

The user can display the English "s" created by the dictionary data creation unit 57 on the display of the display unit 53 or the like.
By looking at the new dictionary data or the like which is a combination of "of voice" and Japanese "small voice", an instruction indicating that the dictionary data should be registered in the translation dictionary unit 4 is input from the input unit 51.

The input unit 51 receives the new dictionary data created by the dictionary data creating unit 57 from the user and translates the dictionary data into the translation dictionary unit 4.
When the instruction to register is input to the dictionary data creation unit 57, the newly created English "soft v
It is output that dictionary data including a pair of "oice" and Japanese "small voice" should be registered in the translation dictionary unit 4.

Next, the display unit 53 displays the dictionary data creation unit 5
When 7 creates new dictionary data in which English "loud sound" and Japanese "loud sound" are paired, English "loud sound" and Japanese "loud sound" of the dictionary data are created.
Is displayed on the display or the like of the display unit 53.

Here, the input unit 51 uses the English "loud sound" created by the dictionary data creation unit 57 from the user.
When an instruction not to register new dictionary data that is a combination of "d" and Japanese "loud sound" is input, the dictionary data creation unit 57 is instructed to create the English "loud sound".
And output an instruction to discard the new dictionary data that is a combination of Japanese "Ooto". In this way, the user can also register only the necessary dictionary data in the translation dictionary.

Next, a translation dictionary registration device according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the translation dictionary registration device of the present embodiment, and the configuration and operation will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, the elements with the same numbers as the constituent elements of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 perform the same operations as the translation dictionary registration device of the first embodiment.
Therefore, the description of the elements given the same numbers as the components of the first embodiment is omitted.

Here, the main difference between this embodiment and the first embodiment is that by providing the collating unit 69 and the like as described above, the steps in the first embodiment regarding all combinations of related words are performed. In step 407, step 408, etc., a search is performed to determine whether or not each related word is stored in the translation dictionary unit 4, and selection is made between all related word combinations and those not to be adopted. And then step 40
9 or the like based on the collation result of the collation unit 69 for each of the first language character / symbol string and the second language character / symbol string of the new dictionary data created by the dictionary data creation unit 67. This is a point to judge whether or not to register new dictionary data.

That is, reference numeral 68 denotes an entry word dictionary section as an entry word storage means of the present invention, and the entry word dictionary section 6
Reference numeral 8 is a dictionary including headwords (see FIG. 2), and specifically, is a dictionary in which a Japanese language dictionary or an English-English dictionary is digitized and stored in advance on a magnetic disk or the like.

Reference numeral 69 denotes a collating unit as collating means of the present invention. The collating unit 69 is a new language dictionary data created by the dictionary data creating unit 67. The character / symbol string or the headword or the like given from the outside is collated with the headword stored in the headword dictionary unit 68.

Reference numeral 67 denotes a dictionary data creation unit. The dictionary data creation unit 67 operates in addition to the operation of the dictionary data creation unit 7 of the first embodiment, and at the time of creating dictionary data, creates a new dictionary data of the first language. The created new dictionary data is registered based on the collation result of the collation unit 69 of the character / symbol string and the character / symbol string of the second language.

In the matching of the new dictionary data created by the dictionary data creating unit 67 by the matching unit 69, the character / symbol string in the first language and the character / symbol string in the second language of the new dictionary data are both found. When it is determined that the new dictionary data is stored in the word dictionary unit 68, the dictionary data creation unit 67 receives an instruction to register from the collation unit 69, and the new dictionary data is stored in the translation dictionary unit 4. register.

On the other hand, either the first language character / symbol string of the new dictionary data created by the dictionary data creating unit 67 or the second language character / symbol string is stored in the entry word dictionary 68. If the result is that the dictionary data is not registered, the dictionary data creation unit 67 discards the new dictionary data in response to the instruction from the collation unit 69 that it should not be registered, and the translation dictionary unit 4 stores the new dictionary data. Do not register. In this way
It is also possible to prevent incorrect dictionary data from being registered in the translation dictionary unit 4.

It should be noted that, in the above embodiment, with respect to the creation of new dictionary data, each character / symbol string (eg, "loud voice" and "loud voice") before being divided is divided into the first half. Character / symbol string part (for example,
"Loud" for "loud voice",
"Loud" for "loud") pairs, that is, partial characters
The symbol string set (the set of "loud" and "large") is replaced with the set of the related words (for example, the set of "soft" and "small") (however, each character / symbol of the divided second half part) (The "voice" and "voice" that are the row parts are used as they are)
To create new dictionary data (for example, "so
ft voice "and" small voice "), and a set (" voice ") of each character / symbol string part of the divided second half part.
And “voice”) are replaced by the above-mentioned related word pairs (“sound” and “sound”) (however, “loud” and “large”, which are the character and symbol string portions of the divided first half part, Although the case where new dictionary data is created (for example, "loud sound" and "loud sound") by using the original word has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and the related words for the first half and the second half can be mutually exchanged. To synthesize (for example,
Of course, new dictionary data may be used as "soft sound" and "small sound".

Further, in the above embodiment, the set selected from the set of generated character / symbol string parts of the present invention means the character / symbol string part and the second language of the divided first language. The character / symbol string part of is a temporary set (for example, “loud” and “large”, “loud” and “voice”, etc.), and is created for all combinations of the divided character / symbol string parts. For each of them, search the translation dictionary unit 4 using the search unit 5,
The combination stored in the translation dictionary unit 4 was selected to create a formal partial character / symbol string set. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a user can search the translation dictionary unit 4 without searching. The above selection may be performed.

In addition, the set selected from the newly generated character / symbol string set of the present invention means the formal partial character / string created by the partial character string set creating unit 6 in the above embodiment. Characters in the first language of the symbol string set, symbol string parts and characters in the second language
For all combinations of related words in the symbol string portion, the search unit 5 is used to search whether or not they are stored in the translation dictionary unit 4, and the combinations stored in the translation dictionary unit 4 are searched. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the user may perform the above selection without searching the translation dictionary unit 4, for example.

Further, the dictionary storing means of the present invention does not necessarily have the related words for all the character / symbol strings in the dictionary data stored in advance.

Each means of the present invention can be realized by software using a computer, or can be realized by using a dedicated hardware circuit having each of these functions.

[0068]

As is apparent from the above description,
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention has an advantage that a plurality of dictionary data can be simultaneously and efficiently registered in a translation dictionary for one dictionary data by one registration operation.

Further, the present invention has an advantage that only necessary dictionary data can be registered in the translation dictionary.

Further, the present invention has an advantage that it is possible to prevent erroneous dictionary data from being registered in the translation dictionary.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a translation dictionary registration device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of dictionary data stored in advance in a translation dictionary unit according to the first embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 3A is an explanatory diagram showing an example of dictionary data input to the input unit of the translation dictionary registration device in one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6B is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the dictionary data input to the input unit of the translation dictionary registration device according to the embodiment of the present invention is divided by morphological analysis or the like. FIG. 7C is an explanatory diagram showing a state of newly created dictionary data in the embodiment of the present invention. (D)
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of newly created dictionary data in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing a dictionary data registration procedure of the translation dictionary registration device in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a translation dictionary registration device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a translation dictionary registration device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional translation dictionary registration device.

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 1 Input Section 2 Temporary Storage Section 3 Display Section 4 Translation Dictionary Section 5 Search Section 6 Partial Character String Creation Section 7 Dictionary Data Creation Section

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An input unit for inputting a first character / symbol string and a second character / symbol string having a predetermined relationship with the first character / symbol string, and the first input from the input unit.
The character / symbol string, and the first character / symbol string portion and the second character / symbol string portion, where the second character / symbol string is divided, are mutually combined to form several character / symbol string portions. Partial character / symbol string set generating means for generating a set, a character / symbol string part, and a character / symbol string having a predetermined relationship with the character / symbol string part, which are semantically related to each other. Dictionary storing means for storing in advance dictionary data composed of related characters / symbol strings, etc., and a set selected from the set of generated character / symbol string parts, which constitutes the set. Search means for searching the related character / symbol string for the first character / symbol string portion and the second character / symbol string portion respectively by referring to the dictionary data; and the first character / symbol string portion, Semantically for the first character / symbol string part A first related character / symbol string searched for as a string, the second character / symbol string portion, and a second relationship searched for as being semantically related to the second character / symbol string portion. A data generating means for generating a new character / symbol string set by mutually combining the character / symbol strings, and a set selected from the generated new character / symbol string set, The divided first character of the other party
The symbol string portion and the divided second character / symbol string portion of the other party are combined with a set obtained in the same manner to generate registered dictionary data, and the registration selected from the registered dictionary data is registered. A translation dictionary registration device comprising: dictionary data registration means for registering dictionary data. 2. Having a predetermined relationship with a first character / symbol string means a relationship of a character / symbol string as a translated word with respect to the first character / symbol string, and with a character / symbol string portion. 2. The translation dictionary registration device according to claim 1, wherein having a predetermined relationship is a relationship of a character / symbol string as a translation word with respect to the character / symbol string portion. 3. The set selected from the set of generated character / symbol string parts means that the first character / symbol string part and the second character / symbol string part of the set are mutually related. Whether or not a certain character / symbol string portion is stored in the dictionary storage means is searched / determined by the relevance determining means, and the result is used to select the first character / symbol string portion and the second character / symbol string portion. 2. The translation dictionary registration device according to claim 1, which is a set of character / symbol string portions. 4. The set selected from the newly generated set of character / symbol strings means that each of the character / symbol strings forming the set is a character / symbol string having mutual relation. It is a set of the generated character / symbol strings selected and searched by the dictionary storage determining means for searching / determining whether or not the dictionary is stored in the dictionary storing means. The translation dictionary registration device according to claim 1 or 3. 5. The registered dictionary data selected from the registered dictionary data is selected by an operator based on the content of the registered dictionary data displayed by the display means for displaying the registered dictionary data. The translation dictionary registration device according to claim 1, 3, or 4, which is registered dictionary data. 6. An entry word storage unit that stores in advance a character / symbol string as an entry word for selecting registered dictionary data, each character / symbol string of the registered dictionary data, and each of the entry words. When the result of collation is coincident with each other as a result, it is provided with collating means for outputting the fact to the dictionary data registering means, and the dictionary data registering means is provided with the collating means. 5. The translation dictionary registration device according to claim 1, wherein the registration dictionary data is registered in response to an output indicating that the dictionary data is registered.