JPH077421B2 - Multilingual document creation method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Summary] A method for creating a multi-language document for creating a document written in multiple languages, which facilitates creation of a document in each language and makes the original document and another language document the same. And a language field containing descriptive text data described in each language corresponding to the fixed term, for the purpose of guaranteeing the security of the fixed term. , The original document is composed of the common field that contains the data commonly used for documents of each language, and the key field processing means for converting the standard term data of the key field into the specified language, and the description data of the language field Key field including language field processing means for selecting a specified language Each data and language field output through the respective processing means for an operation according to the specified language, the data of the common field is configured with a localized document creation means for outputting it.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a multilingual document creation method that facilitates the creation of documents (manuals, pamphlets, etc.) written in multiple languages and unifies the quality of documents in each language.

[Conventional technology]

A document described in a predetermined language is converted into an electronic file by computer processing, accumulated in a file device, and stored in a state where it can be used for searching and other purposes.

On the other hand, when a document in a language other than the language used to describe the original document is required, a predetermined translation work is performed, and the created document is often printed and stored on paper. When converting to an electronic file, it is processed as a file different from the original document.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between an original document and a document that has undergone a predetermined translation work.

A general document includes a title (Execution 1, Execution 1) and a description (this test is…, This test is…) written in a predetermined language, and charts (CCWO) common to each language.
1 ..., CCWO2 ..., ...).

In the figure, it is assumed that the original document 51 converted into an electronic file is created in Japanese. Here, when an English document is created from this Japanese document, it is basically printed on paper through manual translation work 53, converted into an electronic file, and stored as an English document 55.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

In this way, the document in another language that has undergone the predetermined translation work is converted into an electronic file and stored as a file different from the original document.

On the other hand, the title and text are provided for translation, and the charts are the same regardless of the language used. That is, in the work of translating the original document, the same charts common to all languages are created and stored as different files.

In such a case, if there is an input error or other human error in the work of creating a chart that is originally the same,
Since the translated document and the original document are independent from each other as separate files, there is a problem that their identities are lost.

Further, the work of translating into a necessary language each time has not always been efficient and easy.

The present invention solves such conventional problems,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for creating a multi-language document that facilitates creation of a document written in multiple languages and can guarantee the identity of an original document and another language document.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

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

In the figure, the original document 11 includes a key field in which fixed term data described in a predetermined language is stored, a language field in which explanatory sentence data described in each language corresponding to the fixed term is stored, and each language. Common field in which data commonly used in the document is stored.

The key field processing means 13 converts the standard term data of the key field into a designated language.

The language field processing means 15 selects the description language data of the language field for the specified language.

The document creation means 17 corresponding to each language includes a key field processing means 13 and a language field processing means 15,
The data of the key field and the language field are output via the respective processing means that operate according to the designated language, and the data of the common field are output as they are.

[Work]

The present invention classifies the document data of the original document 11 into a key field, a language field, and a common field, and stores the document data.
However, by processing each document data corresponding to each field, it is possible to manage documents in multiple languages as one file and easily create documents in each language.

That is, since the document data of the key field is a fixed term, it can be easily converted into the designated language. The document data in the language field is prepared in advance with the respective explanatory texts corresponding to a plurality of languages, and therefore it is possible to select one of them according to the designated language. Further, since the document data of the common field is common to each language and is output as it is, the identity of the document described in each language is not broken.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an original document created by the method of the present invention and converted into an electronic file.

In the figure, the original document is composed of a key field 21 in which fixed terms and fixed phrases (keywords) written in a predetermined language are stored, and an explanatory sentence written in each language in units of sentences of a predetermined length. Language field 23
And a common field 25 containing a chart commonly used for each language document.

The description in the language field 23 is prepared in correspondence with the required language, and the control code (J for Japanese explanation, E for English explanation, D for German explanation, etc.) is used for each control code. ID) is assigned to a predetermined position.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure for creating a document corresponding to a designated language according to the method of the present invention.

In the figure, first, the designated language is selected according to the description language of the document to be created. Document data (here, keywords, explanations, and charts) are sequentially input from a file device in which original documents converted into electronic files in the format shown in FIG. 2 are stored. Each document data is subjected to the field check and branched to the corresponding processing route.

That is, keywords such as “(1) test method”, “#execution 1”, and “#use command” are stored in advance in the key field table (FIG. 5 (a)), and the input document data From the inside, if it matches with these keywords by collating with the table, it is extracted as a key field.

The document data not extracted here is collated with each control code assigned to a predetermined position and all control codes (E, J, D, ...) Stored in another table, If they match, the language field is extracted.

As described above, document data (such as a chart) that does not belong to any of the key field and the language field is recognized as a common field.

Next, in the separated document data, the keywords in the key field are automatically converted to the specified language, and the explanatory text in each language in the language field is matched by matching the specified language with the control code (language ID). The description of the language to be selected is selected (other languages are discarded), the chart in the common field is output as it is, and the document data corresponding to the specified language is sequentially accumulated. The above process is repeated for all the data of one document until it is completed, and the document described in the designated language is created.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process of converting a key field keyword into a designated language.

FIG. 5 is an example of a key field table ((a)) in which a keyword is collated and an example of an English conversion table ((b)). The No. is the link data of both tables.

In FIGS. 4 and 5, the keyword conversion process is performed according to the designated language of the created document. If the designated language is English, for example, the document data “(1) Test method” is In the previous field check process, first, the data is extracted as the document data of the key field by collating with the key field table shown in FIG. 5 (a), and then the corresponding data in the table shown in FIG. 5 (b) is linked. "(1) TEST M
It is converted into English and extracted as "ETHOD".

If the designated language is Japanese, the similarly extracted document data in the key field is taken out as it is.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing for selecting an explanatory note in a designated language from the language field.

In the figure, in the language field, the explanatory text of each language is prepared in advance along with its control code (language ID), so only the document data (explanatory text) having the control code corresponding to the designated language is available. Selected and extracted. That is, for example, when the document data of the language field 23 as shown in FIG. 2 is extracted and the designated language is English, the control code is “This” which is “E”.
est is ... ”is selected. If the designated language is Japanese, the control code "J", "this test is ...", is selected.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of an original document and a document created from it in each language.

Reference numeral 41 is an original document that is converted into an electronic file, and has a title common to each language and a Japanese explanation (“J”)
, English explanation (“E”), title, Japanese explanation (“J”), English explanation (“E”), title, chart (data), title, chart (data), and so on. Has been converted. Where the key field is
,, and the language fields are ,, and the common fields are ,.

Reference numeral 43 is a Japanese document created by the Japanese document tool 31 in which the processing shown in FIG. 3 is performed. That is, each keyword (title) of the key field is converted to Japanese (as it is because the key field of the original document is Japanese, so that is the case), and each description of the language field is Japanese with the language ID "J". The explanatory text (,) is selected, the document name of each common field and each chart (data) are written as they are, and a Japanese document is created.

Reference number 45 is an English document created by a similar English document tool 33. That is,
Each keyword of the key field is converted from Japanese to English, the English description (,) with the language ID "E" is selected as the description of the language field, and the common field document name and chart (data) ) Is written as it is, and an English document is created.

It is possible to increase conversion efficiency to other languages by accommodating fixed phrases in addition to fixed terms such as titles in the key field and converting them into a predetermined sentence according to a designated language.

With the configuration described above, a document in each language can be created simply by designating the language. The created document is displayed on the display device or printed on a predetermined sheet.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, it is easy to create and identify documents written in a plurality of languages, the quality of documents can be unified in each language, and the creation time can be shortened. It is extremely useful in practice.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the principle of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the structure of an original document according to the method of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing an example of a document creation procedure corresponding to a designated language, and FIG. Is a flow chart for explaining an example of a process of converting a key field keyword into a designated language, and FIG. 5 is an example of a key field table ((a)) in which keyword matching is performed, and an example of an English conversion table ((b )), FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process of selecting an explanatory note of a designated language from the language field, FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of an original document and a document in each language, and FIG. 8 is an original document. It is a figure explaining the relationship with the document which passed the predetermined translation work. In the figure, 11 is an original document, 13 is a key field processing means, 15 is a language field processing means, 17 is a document preparation means for each language, 21 is a key field, 23 is a language field, 25 is a common field, and 31 is Japan. The word document tool, 33 is the English document tool, 41 is the original document which is converted into an electronic file, 43 is the Japanese document, and 45 is the English document.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A key field for accommodating standard term data described in a predetermined language, a language field for accommodating explanatory text data described in each language corresponding to the standard term, and a document in each language. Common fields that contain commonly used data and original document (1
1) is configured, and a key field processing means (13) for converting the standard term data of the key field into a specified language, and a language field processing means (15) for selecting a specified language from the description data of the language field. And each of the key field and language field data is output via each processing means that operates according to the designated language, and the common field data is output as it is. )
A multilingual document creation method characterized by the following.