JPH0855124A - Machine translation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a machine translation system capable of easily executing the check, correction, etc., of word information registered in a dictionary part. CONSTITUTION:In a displayed state of a word information picture, whether a 'preword button' or a 'post word button' is selected or not is checked (S11), and when the button is selected (S11: Yes), whether a word just before or after word information being displayed on a display at present exists or not is checked by retrieving a user dictionary (S12). When a word just before or after the displayed word information exists (S12: Yes), a word information picture for the word is displayed on the display (S13). When a 'register button' is depressed (S14: Yes) and word information is corrected (S15: Yes), uncorrected information in the user dictionary is rewritten by corrected information (S16, S17).

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 for translating a first language into a second language.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a machine translation apparatus of this type is provided with a word dictionary that stores various information necessary for translating a first language into a second language, such as a part of speech of a word, a translated word, and a meaning. The translation process is performed with reference to this word dictionary. In addition, this word dictionary is equipped with a machine translation device in advance, and a basic dictionary in which the word information cannot be corrected and the user can additionally register desired word information,
There is a user dictionary that can modify the already registered information.

When correcting the word information of this user dictionary, for example, first, a list of words registered in the user dictionary is displayed on the screen, and the word to be corrected is selected from the displayed words. By designating, the information about the word is read out on the screen, the information of the portion to be corrected on the screen is corrected, and the dictionary is registered again.

[0004]

However, in the correction method as described above, for example, 10 words are registered in the user dictionary, and it is desired to review the word information of the 10 words and correct and register if necessary. If so, the above correction procedure must be repeated 10 times. That is,
After correcting and registering information for one word, it is necessary to return to the list display screen, select and specify the next word, and read the word information on the screen every time. This procedure is the same even if the word to be read next is a word positioned before and after in the list display. Therefore, there is a problem that it takes a lot of time and effort to check the information of a plurality of words registered in the user dictionary or to correct the information.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and provides a machine translation device capable of easily confirming and correcting the information of words registered in a dictionary. Is intended.

[0006]

In order to achieve this object, a machine translation device of the present invention is required for inputting a character string of a first language and translating the first language into a second language. A translation unit that translates a character string in the first language input by the input means into a second language using a dictionary unit in which various information items are stored in word units and various information items stored in the dictionary unit A machine translation device comprising means and display means for displaying the character string in the first language input by the input means, the translated text in the second language, and the word information stored in the dictionary section, With the word information stored in the dictionary section displayed on the display unit,
In the case where another word information stored in proximity to the currently displayed word information is desired to be displayed on the display means, a proximity word instruction means, and when the proximity word instruction means is operated, Display control means for controlling to display the other word information on the display means.

Further, the correction means for adding or correcting information to the individual word information displayed on the display means, and the information added or corrected by the correction means are stored in the dictionary section. Registration means for re-registering may be provided.

Further, when the proximity word designating means is operated, the display control means displays the word information stored before or after the word information currently displayed on the display means. You may control so that it may display on the said display means.

[0009]

In the machine translation device of the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration, a proximity word that is operated and instructed when another word information stored near the currently displayed word information is to be displayed on the display means. When the instruction means is operated, the display control means controls the display means to display the different word information.

Since the registration means re-registers the information added and corrected by the correction means in the dictionary section,
When the word information is added or corrected, the contents of the dictionary can be easily rewritten.

Further, the display control means, when the proximity word designating means is operated, displays the word information stored before or after the word information currently displayed on the display means. Since the information is displayed on the means, it is possible to sequentially display various information of the words stored in the dictionary by operating the proximity word indicating means, and the display can be traced back.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the machine translation apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a Japanese-English machine translation device that translates Japanese into English will be described as an example.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the schematic arrangement of the Japanese-English machine translation apparatus of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the machine translation apparatus of this embodiment includes a processing unit 1 including a computer.
A keyboard 10 that is an input unit, a display 16 that is a display unit, and a dictionary unit 20 are connected to the.

On the keyboard 10, "character keys" for inputting characters and the like, "up and down" left and right "cursor keys" for moving the cursor, "delete key" for deleting characters, and the characters are fixed. Then, a "line feed key" for moving the cursor to the next line or the next item is provided. A mouse 12 is connected to the keyboard 10 so that various instructions can be given. The mouse 12 constitutes the proximity word indicating means of the present invention.

The display 16 displays the Japanese character string input by the keyboard 10, the translated text, various menu items, and the like.

The dictionary unit 20 is provided with a basic dictionary 20a and a user dictionary 20b. The basic dictionary 20a is
It is a dictionary in which various information necessary for translation is stored in advance together with its heading, and is usually constructed so that the contents cannot be added or rewritten. Further, the user dictionary 20b is configured so that the user himself / herself can freely register, correct and delete information regarding a desired word. The dictionary unit 20 is referred to during translation by the translation unit 14 described later.

Further, the processing unit 1 is provided with a translation unit 14 which is a translation means, and the translation unit 14 includes:
Conversion rule part 1 in which conversion rules referred to during translation are stored
8 is connected. Further, inside the processing unit 1, a list display unit 2 for displaying a list of words registered in the user dictionary 20b on the display 16.
6. A word display / correction unit 28 for displaying information about each word on the display 16 and adding or correcting information about the word on the screen, in front of the word information currently displayed on the display 16, Alternatively, when the display 16 is instructed to display the word information registered behind, the display 16
Before / after word display section 3 to change the display of
A registration unit for registering 0 and word information in the user dictionary 20b is provided.

In the machine translation device configured as described above, the Japanese text input by the user from the keyboard 10 is translated into English by the translation unit 14 and output to the display 16. The translation process by the translation unit 14 is performed by referring to the conversion rule unit 18 that stores the conversion rules from the Japanese syntax to the English syntax, and the basic dictionary 20a and the user dictionary 20b that store the word information. Then, for a word that is not in the basic dictionary 20a, the translation accuracy can be improved by registering information about the word in the user dictionary 20b through the word registration unit 24. In addition, the user uses the list display unit 26 to display the display 1
A list of words registered in the user dictionary 20b can be displayed on the screen 6, and the registration status of the words can be viewed.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the user dictionary list screen displayed on the display 16 by the list display unit 26. As shown in FIG. 2, in the user dictionary list screen, the user dictionary list is displayed in the center of the screen, and "search button", "word display / correction button", and "end button" are arranged at the bottom of the screen. To move these buttons, use the mouse 12 to move the mouse pointer over the buttons.
It is configured so that it can be selected by clicking 2.

In addition, the word surrounded by the shaded area in the user dictionary list (“advancement” in FIG. 2) is the currently selected candidate word, and the “word display / correction button” is selected. This is the word that is the target of the word display / correction when it is displayed. When changing a candidate word, by operating the "up arrow key" and "down arrow key" of the keyboard 10, it is possible to change to a word before and after the word. Also, when the "search button" is selected, a window for entering a search character string is displayed, and the character string to be searched is input and stored in the user dictionary 20b by operating the return key, for example. Search for a word that exists, and if there is a corresponding word, that word becomes a candidate. When a word is selected as a candidate,
When the “correction button” is selected, the word display / correction unit 28 displays the word information screen on the display 16.
Then, when the end button is selected, the user dictionary list screen is ended.

An example of the word information screen is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, on the word information screen, different information is displayed for each part of speech. FIG. 3A shows an example of a noun word information screen, and FIG. 3B shows an example of an adjective word information screen. The information displayed on the screen can be modified by selecting the item with the mouse and entering the information from the keyboard. At the bottom of the screen, "Previous word button",
A "backward word button", a "register button", and an "end button" are arranged. "Previous Word Button", "Backward Word Button"
Together with the mouse 12 constitute the proximity word indicating means of the present invention.

When the "previous word button" is selected, the word information screen for the word stored immediately before the word currently displayed on the display 16 is displayed on the display 16 screen.
The front word / rear word display unit 30 controls so as to switch the display state of. Also, when the "rear word button" is selected, the display state of the display 16 is switched to the word information screen regarding the word currently stored after the word currently displayed on the display 16 and the previous word
The rear word display unit 30 controls.

If the user dictionaries 20b are stored in the order shown in the user dictionary list of FIG.
When the "backward word button" is selected on the "progress-progress" word information screen shown in (a), it is stored after "progress-progress" in FIG. 2 as shown in FIG. 3 (b). "Progressive-progressive
The screen switches to the word information screen of "e". Also, FIG.
When the "previous word button" is selected on the "progressive-progressive" word information screen shown in FIG.
As shown in (a), "progressive-progr" in FIG.
"Progress-prog" remembered before "essive"
The display state is switched to the word information screen of "ress".

Therefore, by selecting the "previous word button" or "backward word button", the word information screen is closed and the word information currently displayed on the display 16 is displayed without returning to the user dictionary list screen. , Word information of a word stored before or after can be displayed. If the word information is corrected on the screen and the "register button" is selected, the information before correction is deleted from the user dictionary 20b and the information after correction is stored. And
If the "end button" is selected, the word information screen is ended. If the "end button" is selected without selecting the "register button", the word information is not corrected.

Next, referring to the flow charts of FIGS. 4 and 5, the process of confirming and correcting the word information will be described.

First, the operation on the user dictionary list screen will be described. The display 16 is assumed to display the user dictionary list screen shown in FIG. In step 1 (hereinafter abbreviated as S1; other steps are the same), it is checked whether or not the "up arrow key" (down arrow key) on the keyboard has been operated. If it is operated (S1:
Yes), one word up (down) of the words that are currently candidates for selection and are surrounded by a shaded display on the display 16.
It is checked whether or not the word is present (S2). If there is one word above (below) (S2: Yes), that word is set as a new selection candidate word and the shaded display in the list screen is changed. If there is no word above (below) (S2: N
o) Return to S1 and wait for the operation of the "up arrow key" or the "down arrow key" again. In the user dictionary list screen shown in FIG. 2, since the first word “progress” is the selected word, when the “down arrow key” is operated, the selection candidate changes to “progressive” (S1: Yes , S2: Ye
s, S3). When the "up arrow key" is operated, the corresponding word does not exist (S1: Yes, S2: N
o), there is no change on the screen.

Next, if the "up arrow key" (down arrow key) is not operated in S1 (S1: No), the process proceeds to S4 to check whether the "search button" is selected. If the "Search button" is selected (S4: Ye
s), a window for inputting a search character string is displayed on the screen. Then, when the user inputs a search character string and operates the "return key" (S5), the user dictionary 20b is searched (S6). As a result of the search, if the corresponding word is present in the user dictionary 20b (S6: Yes), the word is set as a new selection candidate word and the display of the user dictionary list screen is changed (S7). If the corresponding word does not exist (S6: No), the process returns to S1.

For example, in the display state shown in FIG. 2, if the search button is selected (S4: Yes), "Progressive" is input as the search character string and the return key is operated (S5), the third from the top is displayed. The word “progressive” is the word of choice,
It is surrounded by a shaded display (S6: Yes, S7).

Furthermore, if the "search button" is not selected in S4 (S4: No), "word display /
It is checked whether or not the "correction button" has been selected (S8).
If the "word display / correction button" is selected (S8:
Yes), the word information screen of the word surrounded by the hatched display as the word of the selection candidate is displayed (S9), and the process proceeds to the word information screen. If the “word display / correction button” is not selected (S8: No), in S10,
It is checked whether or not the “end button” is selected, and if it is selected (S10: Yes), the user list screen is terminated, and if it is not selected (S10: No), S1 is again executed.
Return to and repeat the above process.

Next, the processing on the word information screen will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. It is assumed that the display 16 displays a word information screen as shown in FIG.

First, in S11, it is checked whether or not the "previous word button" or the "rear word button" is selected in. If selected (S11: Yes), currently
One before the word information displayed on the display 16,
Alternatively, it is checked by searching the user dictionary 20b whether or not the next word exists (S12). If there is one word before or one word after (S
12: Yes), in S13, the word information screen of the word is displayed on the display 16.

For example, when the word information of "progress-progress" is displayed on the display 16, this "progress-progress" is the first word in the user dictionary 20b, so when the "previous word button" is selected. No operation (S11: Yes, S12: No),
When the "backward word button" is selected, there is one word behind (S11: Yes, S12: Yes).
s), “progressive-progress” shown in FIG. 3 (b).
The word information screen of "ive" is displayed (S13).

Next, if the "previous word button" or the "rear word button" is not selected (S11: No), it is checked whether the "register button" has been selected. If it is selected (S14: Yes), it is checked whether or not the information displayed on the word information screen has been corrected by the user (S1).
5) If corrected (S15: Yes), the word information before correction stored in the user dictionary 20b is deleted (S16), and the corrected word information is newly stored in the user dictionary 20b (S15). S17).

To correct the word information, in the word information screen as shown in FIG. 3A, move the mouse pointer to the English translation information and click the mouse so that the English translation information can be input. Become. Therefore, "p
You can correct the English translation to “advance” by deleting “logless” and entering “advance.” Then, when the “register button” is selected, “pr”
The word information "ogress" is deleted from the user dictionary 20b, and the word information "advance" is stored in the user dictionary 20b.

If the "registration button" is not selected (S14: No), the process proceeds to S18, and it is checked whether or not the "end button" is selected. If it is selected (S18: Yes), the word information screen is ended and the screen returns to the user dictionary list screen. If not selected (S18:
No), the process returns to S11, and the processes of S11 to S18 are repeated.

As described above, in the machine translation apparatus of the present embodiment, it is possible to move to the word information screen before and after the word currently displayed without ending the word information screen. If you want to check or correct the word information of all the words registered in, first display the word information of the first word,
By repeatedly selecting the "after word button" one after another, the word information screens can be viewed in the order in which they are registered, and the user corrects the desired part each time and re-registers it in the user dictionary 20b. Therefore, the processing can be performed by a considerably simple operation as compared with the conventional procedure. As a result, the labor required for the work can be reduced.

If there is a request to look up, for example, a word having meaning information of "state" among the words registered in the user dictionary 20b, the conventional method cannot find the heading to be searched. It is very difficult, but with the Japanese-English machine translation device of this embodiment, like the above,
It is possible to display the word information of the first word and select the "post-word button" to extract the words whose meaning information is "state".

Further, as in the present embodiment, not only when the registration order of the words in the user dictionary is a simple dictionary order (order according to the size of the character code), but for example, words that are semantically close are close to each other. If the words can be rearranged so as to be stored in memory, it is possible to confirm the word information of words that are semantically close by calling the word information screen of the previous word and the subsequent word.

In the present embodiment, by operating the "previous word button" and the "rear word button", one word before or one word after is displayed. It may be possible to specify whether to return to "after" and display a word information screen of two or more words before (after). Further, the word information of a plurality of words may be displayed on the display at the same time.

[0040]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the machine translation apparatus of the present invention, another word information stored in proximity to the currently displayed word information is displayed on the display means. When the close word instructing means that is instructed to operate is operated, the display control means controls to display the other word information on the display means, so that the information of the words registered in the dictionary section is displayed. It is possible to easily check, correct, etc. and improve operability.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a Japanese-English machine translation device of this embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a user dictionary list screen of the Japanese-English machine translation device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a word information screen of the Japanese-English machine translation device.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation on a user dictionary list screen of the Japanese-English machine translation device.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation on a word information screen of the Japanese-English machine translation device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 keyboard 12 mouse 14 translation unit 16 display 18 conversion rule unit 20a basic dictionary 20b user dictionary 24 word registration unit 26 list display unit 28 word display / correction unit 30 previous word / rear word correction unit

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An input unit for inputting a character string in a first language, a dictionary section in which various information necessary for translating a first language into a second language is stored in word units, and the dictionary section Translating means for translating a first language character string input by the input means into a second language using various stored information; and a first language character string input by the input means,
In a machine translation device including a display unit for displaying a translated sentence in a second language and word information stored in the dictionary unit, the display unit displays the word information stored in the dictionary unit. In the state where the word information currently displayed is displayed, another word information stored in proximity to the currently displayed word information is displayed on the display means. And a display control unit that controls the display unit to display the different word information. 2. The correction unit for adding and correcting information to individual word information displayed on the display unit, and the information added and corrected by the correction unit in the dictionary unit. The machine translation apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a registration unit that re-registers. 3. The display control means, when the proximity word designating means is operated, displays the word information stored before or after the word information currently displayed on the display means. The machine translation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the machine translation apparatus is controlled to display on the display means.