JPH07200601A - Display device for language different from original language - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To quickly display the different languages with reduction of the processed amount of them and also to reduce the working manhour for display of these languages by translating and displaying only the original language to be displayed on a screen into another language or translating and displaying again the original language with use of only a change component dictionary according to the change of a dictionary if the translated result of the original language is not proper. CONSTITUTION:A translating means 4 fetches an original language shown in an original language display area 2 of a screen 1 and translates the language into another one by retrieving a dictionary 5. Then the means 4 displays the translated language on a different-language display area 3 prepared together with the area 2. Meanwhile the means 4 also displays the translated language on the area 3 that is secured after the area 2 is erased. Under such conditions, it is desirable for the means 4 to translate the original language fetched from the area 2 after retrieving a change component dictionary 52. Furthermore the means 4 retrieves an original dictionary 51 if the dictionary 52 is incapable of translating the language or registers another language into the dictionary 52 against the original language.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a different language display device which translates and displays an original language into a different language.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when an input original language (for example, English) is translated and displayed in a different language (for example, Japanese) in order to make it easy to understand, it has been performed as follows.

(1) As shown in (a) of FIG. 9, a business application translates an original language input from a keyboard, a file or a line into a different language (for example, Japanese) and displays it on a screen in an easy-to-understand manner. It was

(2) As shown in (b) of FIG. 9, a translation application that takes in the original language from the online manual in the form of A application or the online manual in the form of B application analyzes the data format of this original language, It is translated into the format of the business application (for example, Japanese, which is a different language), passed to the business application, and displayed on the screen in an easy-to-understand manner.

(3) As shown in (c) of FIG. 9, with respect to the original language (c-1), for example, an online manual of a spreadsheet in English, the original language of the source, English, is changed to another language, Japanese. It was translated and recompiled to create an online manual for Japanese spreadsheets, which was displayed as shown in (c-2).

(4) Further, as shown in FIG. 9D, when it is desired to change only some translation rules and perform batch translation again, all the dictionaries including other translation rules are used to perform batch translation. I was translating.

[0007]

The above-mentioned conventional (1)
According to the above, the original word input by the business application must be translated and displayed on the screen in an easy-to-understand manner each time, and the character string displayed from the original word input by the business application is recognized and further translated. However, there is a problem that the configuration becomes extremely complicated and a lot of processing time is required.

According to the above-mentioned conventional method (2), a message to be displayed according to the data format of the business application is searched for from the original language into which the translation application is input, and then the found message is in a different language, Japanese. After translating to
There is a problem in that it needs to be passed to a business application and displayed on the screen, which requires complicated processing such as data format analysis, message search, and translation, which requires a lot of time.

According to the above-mentioned conventional method (3), after the English message in the online manual of the original language, for example, the spreadsheet in English, is found from the source program and translated into another language, for example, Japanese, the source program The whole thing has to be recompiled, it takes a lot of time to create an online manual for a foreign language version of a Japanese spreadsheet, and even a small modification of the original source It is necessary to correct the original language of the program and recompile the whole program, and it takes a lot of time to create the modified version, and there is a problem that it is delayed in providing it to the user.

According to the above-mentioned conventional method (4), when the original language, for example, English is translated into a different language, for example, Japanese, using a dictionary, the translation result is not appropriate, and the dictionary is corrected to obtain a correct translation. If it is possible, all the dictionaries (the original dictionaries and the changed dictionaries) must be re-translated in a batch, which requires a lot of time.

The present invention solves these problems.
Only the original language displayed or displayed on the screen is translated into a different language and displayed, or when the translation result is not appropriate when translating the original language, the translation is changed and only the changed dictionary is used to retranslate. The purpose is to reduce the amount of processing when displaying different languages, reduce the processing amount when displaying different languages, and reduce the man-hours for displaying different languages.

[0012]

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of the principle of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a screen 1 is provided with an original language display area 2 and a foreign language display area 3.

The original language display area 2 is an area for displaying the original language on the screen 1. The different language display area 3 is an area for displaying a different language obtained by translating the original language. The translation means 4 searches the dictionary 5 and translates the original language into a different language.

The dictionary 5 is a dictionary for translating an original language into a different language, and is composed of an original dictionary 51 and a modified dictionary 52. The original dictionary 51 is a dictionary initially created.

The changed dictionary 52 is a dictionary in which a portion added or changed to the original dictionary 51 is registered.

[0016]

According to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, in response to the display of the original language in the original language display area 2 of the screen 1, the translation means 4 takes in the original language, searches the dictionary 5 and translates it into a different language. , The foreign language display area 3 is provided together with the original language display area 2 to display the translated foreign language, or the original language display area 2 is deleted to provide the foreign language display area 4 to display the translated foreign language. Without displaying the original language display area 2 from the beginning,
The different language display area 4 is provided to display the translated different language.

At this time, the translation unit 4 first searches the translation dictionary 52 for the original language taken from the source language display area 2 and translates it. If the translation dictionary 52 cannot be translated by the retrieval, the original dictionary 51 is translated. I'm trying to find and translate.

In addition, the foreign language displayed in the foreign language display area 3 is not appropriate, and in response to the input of the foreign language corresponding to the original language, the foreign language is registered in the change dictionary 52 in association with this original language. At the same time, if necessary, only the changed dictionary 52 is searched to retranslate the original language into a different language and display it in the different language display area 3.

Therefore, only the original language to be displayed in the original language display area 2 of the screen 1 is translated and displayed in a different language, or only the changed portion is dealt with in response to a change in the dictionary when the translation result is not appropriate when translating the original language. Is registered in the changed dictionary 52, and is re-translated and displayed by using the changed dictionary 52, thereby reducing the processing amount at the time of displaying a different language and displaying quickly, and the work man-hours for displaying the different language are displayed. It is possible to reduce.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the construction and operation of an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 2 shows a flowchart for explaining the operation of the present invention. This illustrates the operation of the arrangement of FIG. In FIG. 2, in S1, the operator activates the original language spreadsheet. This is started by the operator selecting an activation command of an original language spreadsheet (a sheet (small screen) for displaying the original language on the screen 1) not shown on the screen 1 of FIG.

At step S2, a screen display is made. This corresponds to the activation of the original language spreadsheet of S1 (for example, the help screen described on the right side), and a spreadsheet as shown in the original language display area 2 of FIG. 1 is opened and the original language is set in the spreadsheet. func A is ... is displayed.

In step S3, it is determined whether or not there is a translation instruction. This determines whether or not there is a translation instruction from the operator for the original language in the spreadsheet displayed in S2 (determines whether or not there is a translation instruction by pressing a specific translation key). If YES, the processes of S4 to S6 are performed. On the other hand, in the case of NO, the process ends (END).

In S4, since the translation instruction is given in YES in S3, the original word is fetched from the screen (original word display area 2). S5
To translate.

In step S6, the translation result is displayed on another screen. In S4 to S6, the translation unit 4 takes in the original language displayed in the original language display area 2, searches the dictionary 5, translates it into a different language, and displays it on another screen. Specifically, in the example shown in FIG. 1, the original language of the original language displayed in the original language display area 2 is “func. A is ... Is taken out, the dictionary 5 is searched, it is translated into Japanese which is a different language, and it is displayed in the different language display area 3 which is another screen.

As described above, the original language is displayed on the spreadsheet, and in response to the translation instruction, the translation means 4 searches the dictionary 5, translates it into a different language, and translates the translated language on another small screen. Display language. As a result, by only providing the translation means 4 and the dictionary 5, it is possible to quickly and easily display the translated different language in the different foreign language display area 3 for the original language displayed in the original language display area 2. At this time, as will be described later, when a change dictionary 52 is provided as the dictionary 5 and an incorrect translation result is obtained, a different language is registered in association with the original language and the optimum translation result is displayed in the different language display area 3
Therefore, it is possible to easily learn and display a different language display device that is extremely practical and easy to use.

FIG. 3 shows a display example of one embodiment of the present invention. This is a display example when the original language display area 2 is the English version of the spreadsheet 31 and the different language display screen 3 is the small screen 32. Here, the original language, eg, English, is displayed on the English version of the spreadsheet 31. When "A is ..." is displayed, the displayed original language, English, is immediately taken in by the translation means 4 in FIG. 1, the dictionary 5 is searched, and translated into a different language, Japanese, and the small screen 32 is displayed. Shown above: Function A is displayed as ...

As described above, when an English message is displayed on the English spreadsheet 31 using the English business application, only the displayed English message is immediately captured by the translation means 4 in FIG. The Japanese message translated by searching the dictionary 5 is displayed on the small screen 32 as shown in the figure. As a result, the English version of the business application can be used as it is, and when the English message is displayed on the spreadsheet 31, the translated Japanese message can be immediately displayed on the small screen 32 with a simple configuration and quickly. It will be possible. In particular, it is not necessary to recompile the business application for Japanese, which is a different language, the business application in the original language version can be used as it is, and only the business application in the original language needs to be modified. Further, when the translation from the original language to another language is not appropriate, as shown in FIG. 7 described later, if the foreign language is registered by learning in association with the original language in the change dictionary 52, learning is performed after that. The different language, which is appropriately translated by preferentially using the changed dictionary 52, is displayed on the small screen 32.

FIG. 4 shows a display example of another embodiment of the present invention. This is because the original language display area 2 is the English version of the personal computer communication application screen 33 and the different language display screen 3 is the small screen 32.
It is a display example in the case of. In this case, when the English version of the personal computer communication application screen 33 is connected to an overseas DB and the original language is displayed, for example, "keyword is ..." as shown in the figure, the displayed original language is English. Immediately, the translation means 4 in FIG. 1 fetches it, searches the dictionary 5 and translates it into a different language, Japanese, and displays it on the small screen 32.

As described above, when the message is displayed by connecting to an overseas DB on the English version of the personal computer communication application screen 33, only the displayed English message is immediately taken in by the translation means 4 in FIG. The dictionary 5 is searched with and the translated Japanese message is displayed as shown in the figure by opening the small screen 32. As a result, the English version of the PC communication application can be used as is, and the PC communication application screen 3
When the English message is displayed on the screen 3, the translated Japanese message can be immediately displayed on the small screen 32 with a simple structure. Further, when the translation from the original language to another language is not appropriate, as shown in FIG. 7 described later, if the foreign language is registered by learning in association with the original language in the change dictionary 52, learning is performed after that. The different language, which is appropriately translated by preferentially using the changed dictionary 52, is displayed on the small screen 32.

FIG. 5 shows a configuration / display example of another embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 5, the English version spreadsheet 34
Is a spreadsheet that the business app is trying to display a message.

The OS 6 is an operating system and controls the entire system. The translation means 4 is
It runs under OS6 and has an English spreadsheet 34.
The message is displayed on the screen (1) as it is, and the dictionary 5 is searched, translated into Japanese and displayed on the screen (2).

Here, the dictionary 5 is a dictionary for translating English into Japanese. The screen (1) is a screen for displaying the message in the English version of the spreadsheet 34 as it is in English.

The screen (2) is a screen for displaying a Japanese message translated from the message in the English version of the spreadsheet 34. Next, the operation of the configuration of FIG. 5 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. Where spreadsheet 34,
The OS 6, the translation means 4, the screen (1) and the screen (2) are shown in FIG.
Is the same as

In FIG. 6, in S11, the original language to be displayed on the spreadsheet 34 is passed to the OS6. For example, in the original English, func. Pass A is ... to OS6.

S12 is the OS6 to which the original language is passed in S11.
Displays the original English as it is on the screen (1) as shown below on the screen (1) in FIG. -Func. A is ... In S13, the translation means 4 to which the original language is passed from the OS 6 searches the dictionary 5 for translation.

In step S14, the result of the translation in step S13 is displayed on the screen (2) as a different language Japanese as shown on the screen (2) of FIG. 5 as follows. -Function A is ... As described above, the message on the English-language spreadsheet 34 is displayed on the screen (1) as it is via the OS 6, and is passed to the translation means 4 to search the dictionary 5 to search a different language. Can be translated into Japanese and the message can be displayed on screen (2). As a result, regarding the English message that the English business application tries to display on the spreadsheet 34, the English message is displayed and translated as it is on the screen (1) and the Japanese message is displayed on the screen (2). It becomes possible to display.

FIG. 7 shows a flowchart for explaining another operation of the present invention. In FIG. 7, S21 displays the original language on the screen. For example, as described on the right: Display the original word of pencil.

In step S22, the dictionaries A, B and C and the existing changed dictionary are preferentially used for translation. This is because the original word displayed in S21 is taken in, and as shown by the dotted line in FIG. 8 described later, the change dictionary 52 for each field is preferentially translated, and the change dictionary 52 cannot be translated. The translated parts are translated using the original dictionary 51 for each field.

In S23, the translation result is displayed. Here, it is assumed that the translation result is, for example, gold.

In step S24, the operator is inquired whether there is an error. In the case of YES (when the operator performs a key input indicating that there is an error), in S25, a desired different language is input from the screen in association with the wrong original language, and the change dictionary 52 is instructed to be changed. For example, as described on the right side, when the translation result of the original word “pencil” is the different language “gold brush” in S23, the different language “pencil” is keyed on the screen in association with the original word “pencil”. Register in the change dictionary 52.

In step S26, retranslation is performed using only the changed dictionary 52. This is the change dictionary 5 indicated by the solid line in FIG. 8 which will be described later.
When retranslation is performed using only 2, since the different language “pencil” of the original word “pencil” is registered in the change dictionary 52, the retranslation result is appropriately translated as pencil. . On the other hand, if NO in S24, it is determined that there is no mistake, and the process ends (END).

As described above, with respect to the original language displayed on the screen, the change dictionary 52 for each field is searched and translated first, and when the search fails, the source dictionary 51 for each field is used for translation. The different language of the translation result is displayed on the screen.
If the display result is incorrect or inappropriate, the operator inputs an appropriate different language on the screen and registers it in the change dictionary 52 for learning, and again using only the change dictionary 52. It is possible to re-translate and display an appropriate different language. After that, since the changed dictionary 52 is preferentially used for translation, it is possible for the user to have a learning effect and easily improve so that a differently translated different language is displayed.

FIG. 8 shows a dictionary retrieval explanatory diagram of the present invention.
In the present invention, as described above, the dictionary 5 is provided with the original dictionary 51 and the changed dictionary 52 for each field. Therefore, it becomes possible to translate the original language peculiar to each field into an appropriate different language, and the original dictionary 51 is used when the original language is translated by preferentially using the change dictionary 52 and translated. Since the remaining part is translated, the appropriate foreign language is registered in the changed dictionary 52 in association with the original language, which has the learning effect of translating into the appropriate foreign language at the time of subsequent translation. In addition, when the translation result obtained by using the changed dictionary 52 with the dotted line and the original dictionary 51 in that order is not appropriate, and if an appropriate different language corresponding to the original language is registered in the changed dictionary 52, only the changed dictionary 52 with the solid line is displayed. Since it is translated into an appropriate different language registered using, it is possible to quickly re-translate into an appropriate different language.

In the example of FIG. 8, as described above, first, as a result of translating the original word “pencil” using the change dictionary 52 and the original dictionary 51, a different language “gold brush” is obtained as indicated by the dotted line. If given, the original word "pencil"
When a different language “pencil” is registered in the change dictionary 52 in association with the above and is re-translated, a different language “pencil” is obtained as indicated by a solid line using only the change dictionary 52.

[0046]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Only the original language displayed in the original language display area 2 is translated and displayed in a different language, or when the translation result is not appropriate at the time of translation of the original language, it is registered in the changed dictionary 52 in response to the change in the dictionary and re-used by using this. Since the configuration of translating and displaying is adopted, it is possible to reduce the processing amount at the time of displaying the different language to display the different language quickly and reduce the man-hours for displaying the different language. With these, (1) The dictionary 5 displays the message in the original language displayed on the screen 1.
You can quickly display messages translated into different languages using.

(2) As the dictionary 5, the original dictionary 51 and the change dictionary 52 for registering only the change are provided. Therefore, when the display of a different language translated from the original is not appropriate,
The operator inputs an appropriate different language from the screen on the screen, registers it in the change dictionary 52, and once learns it. After that, the change dictionary 52 always translates to a more appropriate different language. It was possible to have a great learning effect, that is, to display it with a simple configuration.

(3) The original language version of the business application is left as it is, and only the original language displayed on the screen is in the dictionary 5
Search for and translate it into another language and display it on the screen (If necessary, without displaying the original language message on the screen,
Since only the message in a different language is displayed), even if the original language version of the business application is modified, the part that displays the different language is not affected at all, and the original language part of the original language version is different. The process of translating into a language and re-copiling is no longer necessary, eliminating the delay in modification and the man-hours for this.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a principle block diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart explaining the operation of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a display example of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a display example of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a configuration / display example of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is another operation explanatory view of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining another operation of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a dictionary search according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Screen 2: Original language display area 3: Different language display area 31, 34: English version spreadsheet 32: Small screen 33: English version of PC communication application screen 4: Translation means 5: Dictionary 51: Original dictionary 52: Change Minute dictionary 6: OS

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A translation for translating an original language display area (2) for displaying an original language and a source language displayed or displayed in the original language display area (2) into a dictionary (5) for retrieval into a different language. The translated foreign language without deleting the original language display area (2) or displaying the original language display area (2) from the beginning together with the means (4) and the original language display area (2). A different language display area (3) for displaying. 2. The dictionary (5) is provided with an original dictionary (51) for translating an original language into a different language and a changed dictionary (52) for registering only changed portions of the original dictionary (51). 4) takes in the original word displayed in the original word display area (2), searches the change dictionary (52) first and translates it, and when the change dictionary (52) cannot be searched and translated. The foreign language display device according to claim 1, wherein the original dictionary (51) is searched and translated. 3. The different language displayed in the different language display area (3) is not appropriate, and corresponding to the input of the different language corresponding to the original language, the changed dictionary (52) is associated with this original language. A different language display device characterized by registering a different language and searching only the changed dictionary (52) to retranslate the original language into a different language.