KR102520202B1 - Translation apparatus and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A translation device and a control method thereof are disclosed. A control method of a translation device according to the present invention includes the steps of receiving a sentence and link information about the sentence, translating the sentence into a language corresponding to a user command using a translation engine module and outputting a first translated sentence, the translation engine module. When the module is updated, generating a second translated sentence by retranslating the sentence and outputting the second translated sentence and link information. Accordingly, the translation device may improve the quality of the translated sentence before being updated through the translation engine module updated to the latest version.

Description

Translation apparatus and control method thereof {Translation apparatus and control method thereof}

The present invention relates to a translation device and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a translation device performing translation through an updated translation engine module and a control method thereof.

In general, a translation apparatus translates a source language into a target language using a translation engine module to which various methods such as rule-based, pattern-based, and statistical-based are applied.

Such a translation engine module is periodically updated to a new version according to various event situations. Therefore, the target language translated through the updated translation engine module can smoothly convey the meaning compared to the target language translated through the previous version of the translation engine module.

That is, the translation quality level of the target language translated with respect to the source language requested by the user through the translation engine module updated to the latest version is superior to the translation quality of the target language translated through the translation engine module of the previous version.

Nevertheless, the translation engine module updated to the latest version translates only the currently requested source language into a high-quality target language, so there is a problem in that the translation engine module of the latest version cannot be used more effectively.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to more efficiently use a translation engine module of the latest version.

Furthermore, an object of the present invention is to improve the quality of translated sentences before being updated through a translation engine module updated to the latest version.

To achieve the above object, a control method of a translation device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of receiving a sentence and link information on the sentence, and converting the sentence into a language corresponding to a user command by using a translation engine module. and outputting a first translation sentence by translating into a translation engine module, generating a second translation sentence by retranslating the sentence when the translation engine module is updated, and outputting the second translation sentence and the link information. .

And, when the sentence is an entire sentence included in a web page, the link information may include address information of the web page.

Also, when the sentence is a partial sentence included in a web page, the link information may include address information of the web page and location information of the sentence.

And, the location information may be information obtained from a source program constituting the web page.

Also, when the sentence is an entire sentence included in the electronic document, the link information may include path information in which the electronic document is stored.

And, when the sentence is a partial sentence included in the electronic document, the link information may include path information in which the electronic document is stored and location information of the sentence.

Also, if the electronic document is a document in the form of an office open file, the location information may be information obtained from XML schema information constituting the electronic document.

And, if the electronic document is a document in the form of an office file, the location information may be information obtained based on an open API source related to the electronic document.

In addition, the outputting of the second translated sentence may include, after the first translated sentence is output, when link information related to the first translated sentence is additionally received, the second translated sentence and the link information, Additional received link information may be output.

Meanwhile, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the translation device includes a communication unit for receiving a sentence and link information for the sentence, a language conversion unit for translating the sentence into a language corresponding to a user command through a translation engine module, Updates the translation engine module according to an output unit that outputs a first translated sentence translated in relation to the sentence and updated version information, and retranslates the sentence into a second translated sentence through the updated translation engine module and outputs the translated sentence. and a control unit controlling the language conversion unit and the output unit so as to output the second translation sentence retranslated through the updated translation engine module and the link information.

And, when the sentence is an entire sentence included in a web page, the link information may include address information of the web page.

Also, when the sentence is a partial sentence included in a web page, the link information may include address information of the web page and location information of the sentence.

And, the location information may be information obtained from a source program constituting the web page.

Also, when the sentence is an entire sentence included in the electronic document, the link information may include path information in which the electronic document is stored.

And, when the sentence is a partial sentence included in the electronic document, the link information may include path information in which the electronic document is stored and location information of the sentence.

Also, if the electronic document is a document in the form of an office open file, the location information may be information obtained from XML schema information constituting the electronic document.

And, if the electronic document is a document in the form of an office file, the location information may be information obtained based on an open API source related to the electronic document.

In addition, the control unit, when link information related to the first translated sentence is additionally received after the first translated sentence is output, the second translated sentence, the link information, and the additionally received link information The output unit may be controlled to output.

As described above, according to various embodiments of the present invention, the translation apparatus according to the present invention can improve the quality of translated sentences translated before being updated through the translation engine module updated to the latest version.

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a translation system providing a translation service according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a block diagram of a translation device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a detailed block diagram of a language conversion unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a block diagram of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is an example of providing a translation result through a translation engine module in a translation device according to an embodiment of the present invention to a terminal device;
6 is a first example of providing a translation result to a terminal device through an updated translation engine module in a translation device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
7 is a second example of providing a translation result to a terminal device through an updated translation engine module in a translation device according to another embodiment of the present invention;
8 is a flowchart of a control method of a translation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a translation system providing a translation service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 , a translation system 100 providing a translation service includes a translation device 200 and a plurality of terminal devices (hereinafter referred to as first to third terminal devices) 300-1 to 3. do.

Here, the translation device 200 may be a device that converts a sentence input or received according to a user request into a language corresponding to a corresponding user command. Such a translation device 200 may be built on a web server (not shown) providing the above-described web service environment or implemented independently.

When the translation request information is received from at least one of the first to third terminal devices 300-1 to 3 capable of data communication with the translation device 200, the translation device 200 includes it in the received translation request information. Translated sentences are translated into the language corresponding to the user command through the translation engine module. Thereafter, the translation device 200 transmits a translated sentence (hereinafter referred to as a first translated sentence) translated into a language corresponding to the user command with respect to the corresponding sentence to the terminal device 300 that has transmitted the translation request information.

Accordingly, the terminal device 300 may convert a sentence input or selected by a user into a translated sentence received from the translation device 200 and display the converted sentence.

Meanwhile, the aforementioned translation request information may include a sentence input or selected by a user and link information indicating a location of the corresponding sentence. Accordingly, when such translation request information is received, the translation device 200 may generate and store metadata including sentences and link information included in the received translation request information. In addition, the translation device 200 may generate and store metadata including language information on the pre-translated first translation sentence in relation to the sentence and link information included in the received translation request information, and store the metadata. there is.

Meanwhile, when the translation engine module is updated to a new version, the translation device 200 retranslates a sentence included in pre-stored metadata into a language requested by the user by using the updated translation engine module. Thereafter, the translation device 200 obtains link information from the metadata including the sentence, and refers to the obtained link information to obtain one terminal device 300 from among the first to third terminal devices 300-1 to 3. ) Transmits the retranslated translation sentence (hereinafter referred to as the second translation sentence) and link information

Accordingly, the terminal device 300 retranslates the first translation sentence translated through the translation engine module corresponding to the previous version through the updated translation engine module to the new version based on the link information received from the translation device 200. can be converted into the second translated sentence.

Meanwhile, as described above, the translation device 200 may be built on a web server (not shown) providing the above-described web service environment. In this case, the web server (not shown) refers to the link information output from the translation device 200, obtains content related to the corresponding link information among a plurality of pre-stored content, and first translates the content included in the obtained content. The sentence may be converted into a retranslated second translation sentence through a translation engine module updated to a new version and stored.

So far, the translation system 100 for providing translation services according to the present invention has been schematically described. Hereinafter, the translation device 200 according to the present invention will be described in more detail.

2 is a block diagram of a translation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the translation device 200 may include an input unit 210, a language conversion unit 220, an output unit 230, a control unit 240, a storage unit 250, and a communication unit 260. can

The input unit 210 receives sentences and link information about the sentences from the terminal device 300 . According to the embodiment, when the translation device 200 is built on a web server (not shown) providing a web service environment, the input unit 210 is a smart phone, PC, or tablet PC through a communication unit 260 to be described later. A sentence requested to be translated by the user and link information for the sentence received from the terminal device 300 may be received. Meanwhile, when the translation device 200 is independently implemented, a sentence transmitted from the terminal device 300 and a link information about the sentence requested to be translated by the user may be received through the communication unit 260 to be described later.

As such, when a sentence requested to be translated by the user and link information for the sentence are input or received through the input unit 210 or the communication unit 260, the language conversion unit 220 converts the requested sentence through the translation engine module. Translate into the language corresponding to the user command. The output unit 230 outputs a first translation sentence translated into a language corresponding to a user command from the language conversion unit 220 in relation to the input sentence.

Meanwhile, the controller 240 generally controls operations of each of a plurality of elements constituting the translation device 200 . In particular, the control unit 240 updates the translation engine module according to the updated version information, and when the translation engine module is updated, the sentence translated as the first translation sentence through the updated translation engine module is translated into a language corresponding to the first translation sentence. Controls the language conversion unit 220 to translate into.

According to such a control command, the language conversion unit 220 also translates the sentence translated into the first translation sentence into a language corresponding to the first translation sentence by using the updated translation engine module. When the corresponding sentence is translated into a second translation sentence through the updated translation engine module, the output unit 220 displays the retranslated second translation sentence in relation to the sentence translated as the first translation sentence and link information related to the corresponding sentence. print out

When the second translation sentence and link information are output, the pre-translated first translation sentence in relation to the sentence requested for translation may be converted into a second translation sentence through the following embodiment.

According to an embodiment, when the translation device 200 is built on a web server (not shown) providing a web service environment, a processor (not shown) of the web server (not shown) is an output unit of the translation device 200. Based on the link information output through (220), content including the previously translated first translation sentence is obtained from among a plurality of pre-stored content. Thereafter, the web server (not shown) may track the previously translated first translation sentence from the content planned based on the link information, and convert the tracked first translation sentence into a retranslated second translation sentence.

Meanwhile, when the translation device 200 is implemented independently, the control unit 240 transfers the second translation sentence and the link to the terminal device 300 corresponding to the identification information included in the link information output through the output unit 220. Controls the communication unit 260 to transmit information. According to such a control command, the communication unit 260 transmits the second translated sentence and link information to the terminal device 300 corresponding to the identification information included in the link information. Accordingly, the terminal device 300 obtains content including the previously translated first translation sentence based on the link information received from the translation device 200 . Thereafter, the terminal device 300 may track a previously translated first translation sentence from the contents planned based on the link information, and convert the tracked first translation sentence into a retranslated second translation sentence.

Meanwhile, the above-described storage unit 250 stores a sentence input through the input unit 210 or received through the communication unit 260 in the form of metadata including at least one of link information and language information for translating the sentence. can

Therefore, when the translation engine module is updated, the language conversion unit 220 obtains the translated sentence as the first translation sentence from the metadata pre-stored in the storage unit 250, and transmits the obtained sentence through the updated translation engine module. The second translated sentence may be retranslated, and the output unit 230 may output the retranslated second translated sentence and link information included in the corresponding metadata.

Meanwhile, if the sentence input through the input unit 210 or received through the communication unit 260 is an entire sentence included in a web page, the link information may include address information for the corresponding web page, and such a sentence And link information related to the sentence may be generated in the form of metadata and stored in the storage unit 250 .

In this case, when the translation engine module is updated, the language conversion unit 220 obtains the translated sentence as the first translation sentence from the metadata previously stored in the storage unit 250 . Thereafter, the language conversion unit 220 retranslates the corresponding sentence using the updated translation engine module. When the sentence is retranslated into a second translation sentence, the output unit 230 outputs the link information included in the corresponding metadata and the retranslated second translation sentence. Accordingly, the terminal device 300 such as a web server (not shown) determines a web page including the pre-translated first translation sentence in relation to the translation of the entire sentence based on the link information output from the translation device 200, and , converts the first translated sentence of the determined web page into a second translated sentence.

Meanwhile, when sentences input through the input unit 210 or received through the communication unit 260 are some sentences included in a web page, the link information may include address information and location information of the corresponding web page. Here, the location information may be code information corresponding to a sentence to be translated from a source program in the form of HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) constituting a web page or information in which the corresponding code information is located, according to an embodiment. Such sentences and link information related to the sentences may be generated in the form of metadata and stored in the storage unit 250 .

In this case, when the translation engine module is updated, the language conversion unit 220 obtains the translated sentence as the first translation sentence from the metadata previously stored in the storage unit 250 . Thereafter, the language conversion unit 220 retranslates the corresponding sentence using the updated translation engine module. When the sentence is retranslated into a second translation sentence, the output unit 230 outputs the link information included in the corresponding metadata and the retranslated second translation sentence. Accordingly, the terminal device 300 such as a web server (not shown) determines a web page including the pre-translated first translation sentence in relation to some sentences based on the link information output from the translation device 200 . Thereafter, the terminal device 300 tracks pre-translated first translation sentences related to some sentences from a predetermined web page based on location information included in link information, and converts the tracked first translation sentence into second translation. convert to sentence

On the other hand, if the sentence input through the input unit 210 or received through the communication unit 260 is the entire sentence included in the electronic document, the link information may include path information in which the electronic sentence is stored, and such a sentence And link information related to the sentence may be generated in the form of metadata and stored in the storage unit 250 .

In this case, when the translation engine module is updated, the language conversion unit 220 obtains the translated sentence as the first translation sentence from the metadata previously stored in the storage unit 250 . Thereafter, the language conversion unit 220 retranslates the corresponding sentence using the updated translation engine module. When the sentence is re-translated into a second translation sentence, the communication unit 260 extracts identification information from the link information included in the metadata, and the second translation sentence re-translated to the terminal device 300 corresponding to the extracted identification information and Send link information. Accordingly, the terminal device 300 such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, or a PC converts the pre-translated first translation sentence in relation to whole sentence translation based on the path information included in the link information received from the translation device 200. The electronic document containing the extracted electronic document is extracted, and the first translated sentence of the extracted electronic document is converted into a second translated sentence.

On the other hand, if the sentences input through the input unit 210 or received through the communication unit 260 are some sentences included in the electronic document, the link information includes path information in which the corresponding electronic document is stored and location information of the corresponding sentence. can do.

Here, if the electronic document is a document in the form of an office open file having an extension such as docx, docm, pptx, or xlsx, the location information may be information obtained from XML schema information constituting the electronic document according to an embodiment. Meanwhile, if the electronic document is an office file format document having an extension such as doc, ppt, or xls, the location information may be information obtained based on an open API source related to the electronic document.

Such sentences and link information related to the sentences may be generated in the form of metadata and stored in the storage unit 250 . In this case, when the translation engine module is updated, the language conversion unit 220 obtains the translated sentence as the first translation sentence from the metadata previously stored in the storage unit 250 . Thereafter, the language conversion unit 220 retranslates the corresponding sentence using the updated translation engine module. When the sentence is retranslated into a second translation sentence, the communication unit 260 extracts identification information from the link information included in the corresponding metadata, and the second translation sentence retranslated from the terminal device 300 corresponding to the extracted identification information and Send link information. Accordingly, the terminal device 300 such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, or a PC converts a pre-translated first translation sentence in relation to some sentence translation based on the path information included in the link information received from the translation device 200. Extract electronic documents containing Thereafter, the terminal device 300 tracks pre-translated first translation sentences in relation to partial sentence translation from the pre-extracted electronic document based on the location information included in the link information, and provides the tracked first translation sentence. 2 Translate into translation sentences.

On the other hand, if link information related to the first translated sentence is additionally received after the first translated sentence translated in relation to the sentence requested to be translated is output, the control unit 240 provides the second translated sentence and link information, and additionally The output unit 230 is controlled to output the received link information. For example, when a first translated sentence related to a first sentence requested to be translated among sentences included in a first electronic document is received from the translation device 200, the terminal device 300 converts the received first translated sentence into a first sentence. transform the sentence In this way, in a state in which the first sentence included in the first electronic document is converted into the first translated sentence, the terminal device 300 converts the second sentence among the sentences included in the second electronic document into a first translation according to a user command. The translated sentence may be converted into a translated sentence or the first translated sentence may be inserted into the second electronic document. In this way, when the second sentence included in the second electronic document is converted or inserted into the first translated sentence, the terminal device 300 provides the path information in which the second electronic document is stored and the second sentence converted into the first translated sentence. Link information including location information of is transmitted to the translation device 200.

In this way, after transmitting the first translated sentence to the terminal device 300, when link information is additionally received from the terminal device 300, the storage unit 250 stores the sentence received from the terminal device 300 and its translation information. The received link information (hereinafter referred to as second link information) is added to metadata including link information (hereinafter referred to as first link information) for the sentence and stored.

Then, when the translation engine module is updated, the language conversion unit 220 obtains the translated sentence as the first translation sentence from the metadata pre-stored in the storage unit 250 . Thereafter, the language conversion unit 220 retranslates the corresponding sentence using the updated translation engine module. When the sentence is retranslated into the second translated sentence, the communication unit 260 extracts identification information from at least one of the first and second link information included in the corresponding metadata, and the terminal device 300 corresponding to the extracted identification information Transmits the second translation sentence re-translated from , and first and second link information. Accordingly, the terminal device 300 such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, or a PC obtains pre-translated text in relation to translation of some sentences based on the path information included in the first and second link information received from the translation device 200. First and second electronic documents including the first translated sentence are extracted. Thereafter, the terminal device 300 pre-translates a first translation sentence in relation to the first and second sentences from the pre-extracted first and second electronic documents based on the location information included in the first and second link information. is tracked, and the tracked first translation sentence is converted into a second translation sentence.

Accordingly, the first and second sentences respectively included in the first and second electronic documents are automatically converted from the first translated sentence to the second translated sentence.

Meanwhile, the above-described communication unit 260 performs data communication with at least one of the communicable first to third terminal devices 300-1 to 3 and at least one of the first to third terminal devices 300-1 to 3 A sentence requested to be translated by the user and link information related to the sentence may be received from one. In addition, the communication unit 260 transmits a translated sentence in relation to a sentence requested by a user to be translated by at least one of the first to third terminal devices 300-1 to 3 and a translated sentence translated through a translation engine module of the latest version. At least one of the link information for updating can be transmitted.

When data communication is performed in a wired communication method, the communication unit 260 transmits data among the first to third terminal devices 300-1 to 3 using a wired LAN (Local Area Network), WAN, Ethernet, or the like. It can perform data communication with at least one. Meanwhile, when data communication is performed in a wireless communication method, the communication unit 260 may include various communication modules such as a short-distance wireless communication module (not shown) and a wireless communication module (not shown). Here, the short-range wireless communication module is to perform short-range communication wirelessly with an external device, such as a Bluetooth module, an infrared communication module (IrDA, infrared data association), an NFC (Near Field Communication) module, and a Wi-Fi module. , Zigbee (Zigbee) module can be implemented with at least one. A wireless communication module is a module that is connected to an external network and performs communication according to a wireless communication protocol such as WIFI or IEEE. In addition, the wireless communication module accesses a mobile communication network according to various mobile communication standards such as 3G (3rd Generation), 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project), LTE (Long Term Evolution) and performs communication. Further includes a mobile communication module You may.

On the other hand, the above-described language conversion unit 220 converts into a language corresponding to a user command through a known translation algorithm, and in the present invention, the process of converting into a language corresponding to a user command through the language conversion unit 220 about it briefly.

3 is a detailed block diagram of a language conversion unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the language conversion unit 220 includes a pre-processing unit 221 , a decoder 223 and a post-processing unit 225 .

The pre-processing unit 221 analyzes the morphemes of sentences input or received from the outside and generates source language words to which tags representing characteristics of each morpheme are attached. Thereafter, the pre-processing unit 221 generates one sentence by combining the tagged source language words and performs normalization processing.

The decoder 223 translates each tagged source language word into a sentence in a language corresponding to a user command by using the language model 223-1 and the translation model 223-2. In this case, the decoder 223 may translate the sentence into a language corresponding to the user command based on a statistical machine translation method. Specifically, the decoder 223 may obtain a natural translation result through a process of creating a generative model derived from the language model 223-1 and the translation model 223-2 by applying Bayes Theorem. .

The post-processing unit 225 may add or modify tenses, punctuation marks, personal names, etc. to the translation result translated through the decoder 223 to finally generate a translated sentence in a form close to the language corresponding to the user command. .

So far, each component of the translation apparatus 200 according to the present invention has been described in detail. Hereinafter, each configuration of the terminal device 300 according to the present invention will be described in detail.

4 is a block diagram of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As described above, when the terminal device 300 is an electronic device such as a smart phone or a tablet PC, as shown in FIG. 4 , the terminal device 300 includes a communication unit 310, an input unit 320, and a display unit. 330, a control unit 340 and a storage unit 350 may be included.

When data communication is performed in a wired communication method, the communication unit 310 uses at least one of the first to third terminal devices 300-1 to 3 using a wired Local Area Network (LAN), WAN, or Ethernet. and data communication can be performed. Meanwhile, when data communication is performed in a wireless communication method, the communication unit 310 may include various communication modules such as a short-distance wireless communication module (not shown) and a wireless communication module (not shown). Here, the short-range wireless communication module is to perform short-range communication wirelessly with an external device, such as a Bluetooth module, an infrared communication module (IrDA, infrared data association), an NFC (Near Field Communication) module, and a Wi-Fi module. , Zigbee (Zigbee) module can be implemented with at least one. A wireless communication module is a module that is connected to an external network and performs communication according to a wireless communication protocol such as WIFI or IEEE. In addition, the wireless communication module accesses a mobile communication network according to various mobile communication standards such as 3G (3rd Generation), 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project), LTE (Long Term Evolution) and performs communication. Further includes a mobile communication module You may.

As such, the communication unit 310 may be implemented by the various wireless communication methods described above, and may employ other communication technologies not mentioned in this specification as necessary.

The input unit 320 is an input means for receiving and transmitting various user commands to the control unit 340, and may receive a user's manipulation command or a user's touch command. When a user manipulation command is input, the input unit 320 may be implemented as a keypad equipped with various function keys, numeric keys, special keys, text keys, and the like. Meanwhile, when receiving a user's touch command, the input unit 320 may be implemented as a touch pad forming a mutually layered structure with the display unit 330 implemented in the form of a touch screen.

The display unit 330 displays an execution screen of an application executed according to a user command or a web page execution screen, or image content received from an external source such as a content server (not shown) and image-processed by the controller 340. can display. The display unit 330 may be implemented as a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), an Organic Light Emitting Display (OLED), or a Plasma Display Panel (PDP). Meanwhile, as described above, when the input unit 320 is implemented as a touch pad, the display unit 330 may be implemented in the form of a touch screen forming a mutual layer structure together with the input unit 320 implemented as a touch pad.

The control unit 340 controls the overall operation of each component constituting the terminal device 300 . In particular, when a user command for translation is input while a web page screen or electronic document is displayed, the controller 340 selects a sentence corresponding to the user command among sentences included in the displayed web page screen or electronic document and the sentence The communication unit 310 is controlled to generate translation request information including link information indicating the location of and transmit it to the translation device 200 . In addition, when at least one of a translated sentence and link information related to a sentence corresponding to a user command is received from the translation device 200 through the communication unit 310, the control unit 340 receives the corresponding corresponding link information based on the received link information. A sentence corresponding to a user command may be converted into a translated sentence received from the translation device 200 .

The storage unit 350 may store electronic documents, contents, and application programs for executing each of a plurality of applications worked by a user. In addition, the storage unit 350 may store an operating system program for controlling the operation of the terminal device 300 . Here, the operation program may be an execution program that is read from the storage unit 350 and compiled to operate each component of the terminal device 300 when the terminal device 300 is turned on. The storage unit 350 may include a ROM, a RAM, or a memory card (eg, an SD card or a memory stick) removable/mountable to the display device 100, a non-volatile memory, a volatile memory, or a hard disk drive. (HDD) or solid state drive (SSD).

So far, each configuration of the translation device 200 and the terminal device 300 according to the present invention has been described in detail. Hereinafter, various operations for providing the result translated by the translation device 200 according to the present invention to the terminal device 300 will be described in detail through various embodiments.

5 is an exemplary view of providing a translation result through a translation engine module in a translation device according to an embodiment of the present invention to a terminal device.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the terminal device 300 may execute and display an electronic document 310 corresponding to a user command. With such an electronic document 310 displayed, the user may request translation of 'Could you email me the data?' among the sentences included in the electronic document 310 into Korean. When such a translation request is input, the terminal device 300 selects a source sentence for 'Could you email me the data?' requested to be translated from among sentences included on the displayed electronic document 310 . In addition, the terminal device 300 obtains location information where a corresponding source sentence is located based on a program constituting the electronic document 310 (XML schema information or an API source). Then, the terminal device 300 transmits link information including location information where the source sentence is located and path information where the displayed electronic document 310 is stored to the translation device 200 .

When link information is received from the terminal device 300, the translation device 200 translates the source sentence included in the translation request information into Korean using the translation engine module of the current version V1. For example, a source sentence 'Could you email me the data?' can be translated into Korean as 'Could you email me the data?' through the translation engine module of the V1 version. As such, when the source sentence is translated into Korean, the translation device 200 transmits the first translation sentence translated into Korean to the terminal device 300 . At this time, the translation device 200 may transmit the link information received from the terminal device 300 together with the first translated sentence.

Therefore, the terminal device 300 tracks the source sentence for which translation is requested based on the location information included in the link information received from the translation device 200, and the tracked source sentence is transferred to the first sentence received from the translation device 200. It can be converted into translated sentences and displayed. That is, the terminal device 300 converts the source sentence for 'Could you email me the data?', which has been requested to be translated, among the sentences included in the electronic document 310 into 'Could you send me the data by e-mail?' in Korean. It can be converted and displayed.

6 is a first exemplary view of providing a translation result translated through an updated translation engine module in a translation device according to an embodiment of the present invention to a terminal device.

As described in FIG. 5 , the terminal device 300 converts the source sentence 'Could you email me the data?' into the first translated sentence 'Could you email me the data?' according to the user's request. An electronic document 310 including the written sentence may be stored.

Meanwhile, a translation engine module that translates the aforementioned source sentence into a language corresponding to a user command may be updated from the V1 version to the V2 version. In this way, when the translation engine module is updated to the V2 version, the translation device 200 obtains the aforementioned source sentence and link information from pre-stored metadata. Thereafter, the translation device 200 translates the source sentence obtained by using the translation engine module updated to the V2 version. As shown in FIG. 6, the source sentence 'Could you email me the data?' will be retranslated into Korean, 'Could you email me the data?' through the translation engine module updated to the V2 version. can In this way, when the source sentence is retranslated through the translation engine module updated to the V2 version, the translation device 200 transmits the retranslated second translation sentence in relation to the link information and the source sentence specially obtained from the metadata to the terminal device 300. send to

Accordingly, the terminal device 300 obtains route information and location information from the link information received from the translation device 200, and based on the obtained route information and location information, the first translated sentence pre-translated in relation to the source sentence. is tracked, and the tracked first translated sentence is automatically converted into a second translated sentence. Accordingly, the terminal device 300 may store or display the electronic document 310' including the retranslated second translation sentence in relation to the source sentence. That is, the terminal device 300 converts the previously translated first translation sentence 'Can you send me the data by e-mail?' to 'Can you send me the data by e-mail?' 2 It is automatically converted into a translated sentence. Thereafter, the terminal device 300 may store or display the electronic document 310 ′ including the second translated sentence “Can you send me the data by e-mail?” according to a user command.

7 is a second exemplary view of providing a translation result to a terminal device through an updated translation engine module in a translation device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As described in FIG. 5 , the terminal device 300 converts the source sentence 'Could you email me the data?' into the first translated sentence 'Could you email me the data?' according to the user's request. An electronic document 310 including the written sentence may be stored. At this time, the user copies the electronic document 310 stored in the terminal device 300 and stores it in another terminal device, or copies the first translated sentence included in the electronic document 310 to another electronic document to the terminal device 300. ) can be stored.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7 , the first terminal device 300-1 responds to a user's request by asking 'Would you like to send me an e-mail in relation to the source sentence 'Could you email me the data?' A first electronic document 720 including a first translated sentence translated into Korean, 'data?', may be stored or displayed. Then, the second terminal device 300-2, according to the user's request, includes the first electronic document 720 in one area of the second electronic document 730 pre-stored in the second terminal device 300-2. After performing editing such as inserting the first translated sentence, the second electronic document 730 to which the first translated sentence is added may be stored or displayed.

That is, the first electronic document 720 stored in the first terminal device 300-1 and the second electronic document 730 stored in the second terminal device 300-2 are sent to 'Could you email me the data?' In relation to the source sentence for 'Would you like to send me e-mail data?', a first translation sentence translated into Korean may be included.

Meanwhile, when an event in which the first translated sentence is inserted into the second electronic document 730 occurs, the second terminal device 300 - 2 provides location information on the second electronic document 730 where the first translated sentence is inserted. and link information including path information on which the second electronic document 730 is stored is transmitted to the translation device 200 . In this case, the second terminal device 300 - 2 may transmit the first translated sentence to the translation device 200 together with link information about the second electronic document 730 including the first translated sentence.

Accordingly, the translation device 200 compares the first translated sentence received from the second terminal device 200-2 with the translation history information, extracts metadata related to the first translated sentence, and converts the extracted metadata to the second translated sentence. Link information received from the terminal device 200-2 is additionally included. Accordingly, the source sentence received from the first terminal device 200-1 and the link information related to the source sentence and the link information received from the second terminal device 200-2 are matched and stored in the corresponding metadata. can

Meanwhile, the translation engine module may be updated from the V1 version to the V2 version. In this way, when the translation engine module is updated to the V2 version, the translation device 200 provides link information related to the above-described source sentence and the first and second terminal devices 200-1 and 200-2 from pre-stored metadata (hereinafter, the first and second terminal devices 200-1 and 200-2). 1 and 2 link information) is obtained. Thereafter, the translation device 200 translates the source sentence obtained by using the translation engine module updated to the V2 version into the language requested by the user. As described in FIG. 6, the source sentence 'Could you email me the data?' can be retranslated into Korean, 'Could you email me the data?' through the translation engine module updated to the V2 version. there is.

In this way, when the source sentence is retranslated through the translation engine module updated to the V2 version, the translation device 200 performs translation including the first link information specially obtained from the metadata and the second translation sentence retranslated in relation to the source sentence. The result information 710 is transmitted to the first terminal device 300-1. In addition, the translation device 200 transmits the translation result information 710 'including the retranslated second translation sentence in relation to the second link information and source information obtained from metadata to the second terminal device 300-2. send.

Accordingly, the first terminal device 300-1 obtains route information and location information from link information included in the translation result information 710 received from the translation device 200, and uses the obtained route information and location information Based on the source sentence, the pre-translated first translation sentence is tracked, and the tracked first translation sentence is automatically converted into a second translation sentence. Accordingly, the first terminal device 300 - 1 may store or display the first electronic document 720 including the retranslated second translation sentence in relation to the source sentence. That is, the first terminal device 300-1 converts the previously translated first translation sentence 'Can you send me the data by e-mail?' in relation to the source sentence to 'Can you send me the data by e-mail? ?' is automatically converted into a second translation sentence. Thereafter, the first terminal device 300-1 stores or displays the first electronic document 720 including the second translated sentence 'Can you send me the data by e-mail?' according to a user command. can do.

Similarly, the second terminal device 300-2 obtains route information and location information from link information included in the translation result information 710' received from the translation device 200, and uses the obtained route information and location information in Based on this, the first translated sentence inserted into the second electronic document 730 is tracked, and the tracked first translated sentence is automatically converted into a second translated sentence. Accordingly, the second terminal device 300 - 2 may store or display the second electronic document 730 including the second translated sentence. That is, the second terminal device 300-2 converts the first translated sentence 'Would you like to send me the data by e-mail?' already inserted in the second electronic document 730 to 'Please send the data to me by e-mail. Can you?' is automatically converted into a second translation sentence. Thereafter, the second terminal device 300-2 stores or displays the second electronic document 730 including the second translated sentence 'Can you send me the data by e-mail?' according to a user command. can do.

Hereinafter, the control method of the translation device according to the present invention will be described in detail.

8 is a flowchart of a control method of a translation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 8 , when a sentence to be translated and link information for the sentence are input from the outside, the translation device 200 translates the input sentence into a language corresponding to a user command using a translation engine module and translates the sentence into a language corresponding to a user command. A first translated sentence is generated, and the generated first translated sentence is output (S810, S820). Thereafter, the translation device 200 determines whether the translation engine module has been updated to a new version, and if updated to the new version, retranslates the translated sentence as the first translation sentence using the updated translation engine module to produce a second translation. 2 Translated sentences are generated (S830, S840). Then, the translation device 200 outputs the retranslated second translation sentence and link information through the updated translation engine module (S850).

Here, if the sentence input from the outside is the entire sentence included in the web page, the link information may include address information for the corresponding web page, and the sentence and link information related to the sentence are generated in the form of metadata. can be stored

In this case, when the translation engine module is updated, the translation device 200 obtains the translated sentence as the first translated sentence from pre-stored metadata. Then, the translation device 200 retranslates the corresponding sentence using the updated translation engine module. When the sentence is retranslated into a second translation sentence, the translation device 200 outputs the link information included in the corresponding metadata and the retranslated second translation sentence. Accordingly, the terminal device 300 requesting translation determines a web page including the pre-translated first translation sentence in relation to the translation of the entire sentence based on the link information output from the translation device 200, and the determined web page The first translated sentence of is converted into a second translated sentence.

Meanwhile, when the input sentence is a partial sentence included in a web page, the link information may include address information and location information of the corresponding web page. Here, the location information may be code information corresponding to a sentence to be translated from a source program in the form of HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) constituting a web page or information in which the corresponding code information is located, according to an embodiment. Such sentences and link information related to the sentences may be generated and stored in the form of metadata.

In this case, when the translation engine module is updated, the translation device 200 obtains the translated sentence as the first translated sentence from pre-stored metadata. Then, the translation device 200 retranslates the corresponding sentence using the updated translation engine module. When the sentence is retranslated into a second translation sentence, the translation device 200 outputs the link information included in the corresponding metadata and the retranslated second translation sentence. Accordingly, the terminal device 300 requesting translation determines a web page including the pre-translated first translation sentence in relation to some sentences based on the link information output from the translation device 200 . Thereafter, the terminal device 300 tracks pre-translated first translation sentences related to some sentences from a predetermined web page based on location information included in link information, and converts the tracked first translation sentence into second translation. convert to sentence

On the other hand, if the input sentence is an entire sentence included in the electronic document, the link information may include path information in which the electronic sentence is stored, and such a sentence and link information related to the sentence may be generated and stored in the form of metadata. can

In this case, when the translation engine module is updated, the translation device 200 obtains the translated sentence as the first translated sentence from pre-stored metadata. Then, the translation device 200 retranslates the corresponding sentence using the updated translation engine module. When the sentence is re-translated into a second translation sentence, the translation device 200 extracts identification information from the link information included in the corresponding metadata, and the re-translated second translation sentence to the terminal device 300 corresponding to the extracted identification information. and transmit link information. Accordingly, the terminal device 300 such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, or a PC converts the pre-translated first translation sentence in relation to whole sentence translation based on the path information included in the link information received from the translation device 200. The electronic document containing the extracted electronic document is extracted, and the first translated sentence of the extracted electronic document is converted into a second translated sentence.

Meanwhile, when the input sentence is a partial sentence included in the electronic document, the link information may include path information in which the corresponding electronic document is stored and location information of the corresponding sentence. Here, if the electronic document is a document in the form of an office open file having an extension such as docx, docm, pptx, or xlsx, the location information may be information obtained from XML schema information constituting the electronic document according to an embodiment.

Meanwhile, if the electronic document is an office file format document having an extension such as doc, ppt, or xls, the location information may be information obtained based on an open API source related to the electronic document. Such sentences and link information related to the sentences may be generated and stored in the form of metadata.

Meanwhile, after outputting the first translated sentence through the above-described step S820, the translation device 200, when link information related to the first translated sentence is additionally received, the second translated sentence and link information, and the additionally received Print link information.

For example, when a first translated sentence related to a first sentence requested to be translated among sentences included in a first electronic document is received from the translation device 200, the terminal device 300 converts the received first translated sentence into a first sentence. transform the sentence In this way, in a state in which the first sentence included in the first electronic document is converted into the first translated sentence, the terminal device 300 converts the second sentence among the sentences included in the second electronic document into a first translation according to a user command. The translated sentence may be converted into a translated sentence, or the first translated sentence may be inserted into the second electronic document. In this way, when the second sentence included in the second electronic document is converted or inserted into the first translated sentence, the terminal device 300 provides the path information in which the second electronic document is stored and the second sentence converted into the first translated sentence. Link information including location information of is transmitted to the translation device 200.

Therefore, the terminal device 300 extracts the first and second electronic documents including the pre-translated first translation sentence based on the path information included in the first and second link information received from the translation device 300. do. Thereafter, the terminal device 300 pre-translates a first translation sentence in relation to the first and second sentences from the pre-extracted first and second electronic documents based on the location information included in the first and second link information. is tracked, and the tracked first translation sentence is converted into a second translation sentence.

Accordingly, the first and second sentences respectively included in the first and second electronic documents are automatically converted from the first translated sentence to the second translated sentence.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and is common in the art to which the present invention pertains without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims. Of course, various modifications are possible by those with knowledge of, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or prospect of the present invention.

100: translation system 200: translation device
210,320: input unit 220: language conversion unit
221: preprocessor 223: decoder
225: post-processing unit 230: output unit
240,340: control unit 250,350: storage unit
260,310: communication unit 300: terminal device

Claims (18)

In the control method of the translation device,
Receiving a sentence and link information for the sentence from an external device;
obtaining a first translation sentence translated from the sentence using a translation engine module;
providing the first translated sentence and the link information to the external device;
acquiring the sentence and the link information when the translation engine module is updated, and obtaining a second translation sentence translated from the acquired sentence using the updated translation engine module; and
Providing the second translated sentence and the obtained link information to the external device; includes,
The link information provided to the external device is information used for the external device to acquire the first translated sentence and convert the first translated sentence into the second translated sentence. According to claim 1,
If the above sentence is the entire sentence included in the web page,
The link information is
The control method comprising address information of the web page. According to claim 1,
If the above sentence is part of the sentence included in the web page,
The link information is
The control method comprising address information of the web page and location information of the sentence. According to claim 3,
The location information is
Control method characterized in that the information obtained from the source program constituting the web page. According to claim 1,
If the above sentence is the entire sentence included in the electronic document,
The link information is
The control method comprising path information in which the electronic document is stored. According to claim 1,
If the sentence above is part of the sentence included in the electronic document,
The link information is
The control method comprising path information where the electronic document is stored and location information of the sentence. According to claim 6,
If the electronic document is a document in the form of an office open file,
The location information is
The control method, characterized in that the information obtained from the XML schema information constituting the electronic document. According to claim 6,
If the electronic document is a document in the form of an office file,
The location information is
The control method characterized in that the information obtained based on the API source opened in relation to the electronic document. According to claim 1,
Providing the second translated sentence,
After the first translated sentence is provided, when link information related to the first translated sentence is additionally received, the second translated sentence, the link information, and the additionally received link information are provided. method. In the translation device,
a communication unit which receives a sentence and link information on the sentence from an external device;
a language conversion unit that translates the sentence into a language corresponding to a user command through a translation engine module;
an output unit for providing a first translated sentence translated from the sentence and the link information to the external device; and
The translation engine module is updated according to the updated version information, and when the translation engine module is updated, the sentence and the link information are obtained, and a second translation translated from the acquired sentence is obtained using the updated translation engine module. A control unit controlling the language conversion unit to obtain a sentence and controlling the output unit to provide the second translated sentence and the obtained link information to the external device,
The translation device, wherein the link information provided to the external device is information used by the external device to acquire the first translated sentence and convert the first translated sentence into the second translated sentence. ◈Claim 11 was abandoned when the registration fee was paid.◈ According to claim 10,
If the above sentence is the entire sentence included in the web page,
The link information is
The translation device comprising address information of the web page. ◈Claim 12 was abandoned when the registration fee was paid.◈ According to claim 10,
If the above sentence is part of the sentence included in the web page,
The link information is
The translation device comprising address information of the web page and location information of the sentence. ◈Claim 13 was abandoned when the registration fee was paid.◈ According to claim 12,
The location information is
Translation apparatus characterized in that the information obtained from the source program constituting the web page. ◈Claim 14 was abandoned when the registration fee was paid.◈ According to claim 10,
If the above sentence is the entire sentence included in the electronic document,
The link information is
The translation device comprising path information in which the electronic document is stored. ◈Claim 15 was abandoned when the registration fee was paid.◈ According to claim 10,
If the sentence above is part of the sentence included in the electronic document,
The link information is
The translation apparatus comprising path information where the electronic document is stored and location information of the sentence. ◈Claim 16 was abandoned when the registration fee was paid.◈ According to claim 15,
If the electronic document is a document in the form of an office open file,
The location information is
The translation device, characterized in that the information obtained from the XML schema information constituting the electronic document. ◈Claim 17 was abandoned when the registration fee was paid.◈ According to claim 15,
If the electronic document is a document in the form of an office file,
The location information is
The translation device, characterized in that the information obtained based on the open API source related to the electronic document. ◈Claim 18 was abandoned when the registration fee was paid.◈ According to claim 10,
The control unit,
Controlling the output unit to provide the second translated sentence, the link information, and the additionally received link information when link information related to the first translated sentence is additionally received after the first translated sentence is provided Translation device characterized in that.

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