TWI490707B - Real-time translation system and method thereof - Google Patents

Description

Instant translation system and method thereof

The present invention relates to a translation system and method thereof, and more particularly to an instant translation system and method for displaying/hiding a translation string and an original text string according to a cursor position.

In recent years, with the popularity and flourishing of the Internet, the opportunities for users to access non-native documents have increased significantly, so the translation procedures that help users to translate non-native documents are springing up.

In general, the translation program has a translation database that stores translation vocabulary and the translated vocabulary contains lexical explanations. The user can input the query vocabulary through the translation program, so as to query the translated vocabulary corresponding to the query vocabulary from the translation database, and display the vocabulary explanation of the translated vocabulary, for example, suppose the user inputs "this" as the query vocabulary, and In the translation database, the matching translation vocabulary "this" and its vocabulary explanation "this" are queried. At this time, the translation program can display the translated vocabulary "this" and its vocabulary explanation "this" for display by the user. . However, the above translation program cannot provide the user to input multiple query words for full-text translation at the same time.

In view of this, some manufacturers propose to directly load all the words of non-native documents as query vocabulary, and query the lexical explanations corresponding to each query vocabulary from the translation database, and interpret all the vocabulary explanations according to the grammar rules. The combination produces additional files to record translation results. However, this method cannot provide translation results immediately, nor can it provide users to select some words (ie sentences) in non-native documents to translate, and it is also impossible to display the difference before and after translation according to the cursor operation. For the user to compare, it is inconvenient for the user to translate.

In summary, it can be seen that the prior art has long been difficult to compare the original text (original character string) with the translation (translated string), so it is necessary to propose improved technical means to solve this problem.

In view of the problems of the prior art, the present invention discloses an instant translation system and method thereof.

The instant translation system disclosed in the present invention comprises: a translation database, a detection module, a capture module, a translation module and a display module. The translation database is used to store a plurality of translated vocabularies, each of which contains a vocabulary interpretation; the detection module is configured to continuously detect the position of the cursor, and calculate the replacement range according to the original text string located at the cursor position. The capture module is configured to capture and record the original text string in the replacement range, and disassemble the original text string into a plurality of original vocabulary; the translation module is used to respectively separate each original vocabulary from the translation database. All translation vocabulary is compared, and the translated vocabulary and its included lexical interpretation are loaded to be arranged into a translation string; the display module is used to generate a display block covering the replacement range, and the display block is displayed here. The translation string is displayed in the middle, and the display block is hidden when the replacement range is changed.

In addition, the instant translation system disclosed in the present invention may further include: a translation database, a detection module, a capture module, a translation module, and a display module. The translation database is used to store a plurality of translated vocabularies, each of which contains a vocabulary interpretation; the detection module is configured to continuously detect the position of the cursor, and calculate the replacement range according to the original text string located at the cursor position. The capture module is configured to capture and record the original text string in the replacement range, and disassemble the original text string into multiple original words; The group is configured to compare each original vocabulary with all translation vocabulary in the translation database, and load the matching translation vocabulary and the lexical interpretation thereof to be arranged into a translation string; the display module is used for The translated character string is replaced with the original character string in the replacement range and displayed, and when the replacement range is changed, the recorded original character string is replaced with the translated character string in the replacement range before the change and displayed.

As for the instant translation method of the present invention, the steps include: providing a plurality of translation vocabularies in the translation database, wherein each translation vocabulary includes a vocabulary interpretation; continuously detecting the cursor position, and calculating the original text string located at the cursor position Replace the range; capture and record the original text string in the replacement range, and disassemble the original text string into multiple original words; compare each original vocabulary with all translated words in the translation database, and The translated vocabulary and the lexical explanations included in the comparison are arranged into a translation string; the translation string is displayed in the replacement range and the original text string is hidden, and the replacement range is displayed when the replacement range is changed. The original text string and the translation string is hidden.

The system and method disclosed in the present invention are as above, and the difference between the prior art and the prior art is that the present invention detects the cursor position to capture the original text string, and disassembles the original text string into a plurality of original words to translate the original vocabulary. And arranging and combining into a translation string, and adjusting the display manner of the translated string and the original text string according to the cursor position.

Through the above technical means, the present invention can achieve the technical effect of improving the convenience of translation comparison.

The embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings and embodiments, so that the application of the technical means to solve the technical problems and achieve the technical effects can be fully understood and implemented.

Before describing the instant translation system and method thereof disclosed in the present invention, the nouns defined by the present invention are first described. The original text string of the present invention refers to a text that does not contain punctuation marks or paragraph symbols (for example, line breaks). For example, if the text string is "Hi, how are you?", then "Hi" and "how are you" are the original text strings. In other words, the original text string is the text string. Produced after the punctuation or paragraph symbol is disassembled. In addition, the replacement range may be generated by calculating the position and range of the original text string. For example, if the original text string is "how are you", the starting position of the original text string is calculated, for example, "1. 1" represents starting from the first column of the first row, and calculating the end position of the original text string. For example, "1, 11" represents the end of the eleventh column of the first row, and the calculated replacement range can be recorded as " 1,1; 1,11".

The following is a further description of the instant translation system and method of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 1 is a system block diagram of the instant translation system of the present invention, which includes: translation database 101, detection The module 102, the capture module 103, the translation module 104, and the display module 105. The translation database 101 is used for storing translation vocabulary. Each translation vocabulary has a vocabulary explanation. For example, if the translation vocabulary is "this", the vocabulary explanation is "this". In practical implementation, the translation database 101 can be implemented by using a relational database or an archive file.

The position of the cursor is continuously detected, and the replacement range is calculated according to the original character string located at the cursor position. Since the replacement range and the calculation method thereof are described in the above-mentioned self-defined nouns, no further description is made here.

The capture module 103 is configured to capture and record the original text string in the replacement range, and disassemble the original text string into multiple original words. For example, the replacement range is assumed to be "1,1;1,16", the capture module 103 will capture and record all the characters and spaces in the first column of the first row to the sixteenth column of the first row as the original text string, and according to the space The original text string is disassembled into a plurality of original vocabulary words, for example, the original text string "this is an apple" is disassembled into the original words "this", "is", "an", and "apple". Since the way of disassembling a string into a plurality of words according to a space is a conventional technique, it will not be repeated here.

The translation module 104 is configured to respectively disassemble each of the original vocabulary words, such as "this", "is", "an", and "apple", with all of the translation database 101. The translation vocabulary is compared, and it is assumed that the translation database 101 stores translated vocabulary, such as: "this", "is", "an", and "apple", and the vocabulary explanations included in each translation vocabulary are: "this", "Yes", "one" and "Apple". Then, after comparing the original vocabulary with the translated vocabulary, the translation module 104 will load the translated vocabulary that matches the comparison: "this", "is", "an", and "apple", and load the included Vocabulary explanation: "this", "yes", "one" and "apple" in order to rearrange the composition into a translation string, such as, "This is an apple." In particular, in practice, the translation module 104 rearranges the lexical interpretation into a translation string according to the grammar rules. Since this method is a conventional technique, it will not be repeated here.

The display module 105 is configured to display the translated string and the hidden original text string in the replacement range, and display the original text string and hide the translated string in the replacement range before the change when the replacement range is changed. In practical implementation, the display module 105 can generate a display block covering the replacement range, and display the translation string composed of the translation module 104 in the display block, and when the replacement range is changed (for example, the cursor position) Move to another original text string), hide the display block covering the replacement range before the change, in order to display The original text string shown in the replacement range before the change.

In particular, the display module 105 of the instant translation system of the present invention can directly translate the original text string and the translated string in the above-described hidden and displayed manner. The translation string formed by the module 104 replaces the original character string in the replacement range and displays it, and when the replacement range is changed, the original character string of the record is replaced with the translation string in the replacement range before the change. The display is performed in detail, and the above two modes of the display module 105 will be described in detail later.

Next, please refer to "Fig. 2", which is a flowchart of a method for instant translation of the present invention. The steps include: providing a plurality of translated vocabulary in the translation database 101, wherein each translated vocabulary includes a lexical explanation (Step 210); continuously detecting the cursor position, and calculating the replacement range according to the original character string located at the cursor position (step 220); capturing and recording the original text string in the replacement range, and separating the original text string Decomposed into a plurality of original vocabulary words (step 230); each original vocabulary is compared with all translated vocabulary in the translation database 101, and the translated vocabulary and the lexical interpretations included in the matching are loaded to be arranged into a combination Translating the string (step 240); displaying the translated string and hiding the original text string within the replacement range, and displaying the original text string and hiding the translated string within the replacement range before the change when the replacement range is changed (step 250) . Through the above steps, the original character string can be retrieved by detecting the position of the cursor, and the original text string can be disassembled into multiple original words, so that the original vocabulary can be translated and arranged into a translation string, and the translation word can be adjusted according to the position of the cursor. The way the string and the original text string are displayed.

In addition, after step 250, when the lexical interpretation of the translation string is selected by the cursor in the display block, a floating window is generated to display the vocabulary explanation and its translated vocabulary (step 260), so that the user can Browse for a single vocabulary The translation vocabulary should be.

The following description will be made by way of example with reference to "3D" to "6B". Please refer to "3rd" and "3rd" for a schematic diagram of the text string for applying the present invention. It is assumed that a text string 305 is displayed in the browsing interface 300, such as: "Hi, How are you?". At this time, the user can move the cursor 301 to the text string 305. Since the detection module 102 will continuously detect the cursor position and determine the original character string that does not include the punctuation marks and the paragraph symbols according to the cursor position, In this "Fig. 3", it can be seen that when the cursor 301 is moved to the character string 305, two original character strings, "Hi" and "How are you", are generated according to different cursor positions, and the user can These two original text strings are translated and compared to the differences before and after the translation.

Please refer to "4A" to "4C", and "4A" to "4C" are schematic diagrams for implementing the translation of the display block by applying the present invention. Please refer to "FIG. 4A". When the user moves the cursor 301 to the original text string 310 "How are you", the detection module 102 calculates the replacement range according to the original text string 310 of the cursor position. In the example, the original character string 310 is in the first row, and the starting position is the fifth column of the first row, and the ending position is the fifteenth column of the first row. Therefore, the replacement range calculated by the detecting module 102 can be recorded as "1,5; 1,15". In particular, in actual implementation, after the cursor 301 moves to the original text string "How are you" and stays for a preset time, the detection module 102 calculates the original text string 310 according to the cursor position. Replace the range.

Then, the capture module 103 captures the original text string 310 in the replacement range, and records the original text string 310 in a memory or a storage device. Then, the capture module 103 can disassemble the original text string 310 into multiple original words according to the space. The string 310 is taken as an example, and the original vocabulary disassembled by the capture module 103 will be "How", "are", and "you". Next, the translation module 104 compares the disassembled original vocabulary with all translated vocabulary in the translation database 101, if the translation vocabulary 101 stores the translated vocabulary "How", "are", and "you". ", in the comparison process will be judged as the alignment, so the translation of the matching translation vocabulary and its included lexical interpretation, in order to rearrange the grammar rules into a translation string, such as: "How are you?" ".

As described above, after the translation module 104 is combined into a translation string, the display module 105 will display the display block 400 covering the replacement range as shown in FIG. 4B, and display the translation word in the display block 400. The string 410 "How are you", since the display block 400 covers the replacement range, the original text string 310 (please refer to "FIG. 4A") is hidden. Next, when the user moves the cursor 301 out of the replacement range, the display module 105 will hide the display block 400 when the replacement range is changed as shown in "FIG. 4C". At this time, the original character string 310 that was originally covered by the display block 400 and hidden can be normally displayed.

Please refer to "figure 5", "figure 5" for the application of the present invention to generate a floating window display translation vocabulary and its vocabulary explanation. When the translation block 410 is displayed on the display block 400, the user can use the cursor 301 to click on one of the vocabulary explanations in the translation string 410, such as "you". At this time, the display module 105 can generate a floating window 500 for displaying the selected vocabulary explanation 501 "you" and its translated vocabulary 502 "you". In a practical implementation, the floating window 500 can be moved by dragging the cursor 301, and the floating window 500 can be hidden or unhidden by pressing a function key, for example, pressing the button “F1” of the physical keyboard. Hide the floating window 500 and press the same button again to cancel the hiding.

Next, as shown in "6A" to "6B", "6A" to "6B" are schematic diagrams in which the original character string and the translated string are mutually replaced by the present invention. Please refer to "FIG. 6A". As mentioned above, in addition to switching the display of the original text string 310 and the translation string 410, the display module 105 can directly replace the translation string 410 composed of the translation module 104. The original character string 310 in the range is replaced and displayed. The alternative is as shown in "FIG. 6A", and the direct translation string 410 replaces (replaces) the original text string 310. In addition, when the cursor 301 is moved outside the replacement range, so that the replacement range is changed, the display module 105 replaces (replaces) the original text string 310 recorded by the previous capture module 103 within the replacement range before the change. The translation string 410 is displayed as shown in "Fig. 6B".

In summary, it can be seen that the difference between the present invention and the prior art is that the original text string is captured by detecting the position of the cursor, and the original text string is split into multiple original words to translate the original vocabulary and the translation into a translation. The character string and the display manner of the translation string and the original character string are adjusted according to the cursor position, and the technical problems of the prior art can be solved by the technical means, thereby achieving the technical effect of improving the convenience of the translation comparison.

While the present invention has been described above in the foregoing embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention, and the invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of patent protection shall be subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached to this specification.

101‧‧‧Translation database

102‧‧‧Detection module

103‧‧‧Capture module

104‧‧‧Translation module

105‧‧‧Display module

300‧‧‧Browsing interface

301‧‧‧ cursor

305‧‧‧ text string

310‧‧‧ original text string

400‧‧‧Display block

410‧‧‧Translated strings

500‧‧‧ floating window

501‧‧‧ vocabulary explanation

502‧‧‧ translation vocabulary

Step 210‧‧‧ Provide multiple translation vocabulary in a translation database, each of which contains a vocabulary explanation

Step 220‧‧‧ continuously detects a cursor position and calculates a replacement range based on an original text string located at the cursor position

Step 230‧‧‧ Capture and record the original text string in the replacement range, and disassemble the original text string into multiple original words

Step 240‧‧ ‧ respectively compare each original vocabulary with all translated vocabulary in the translation database, and load the translated vocabulary and the lexical interpretation contained therein to be arranged into a translation string

Step 250‧‧‧ Display the translation string and hide the original text within the replacement range a string, and when the replacement range is changed, displaying the original text string and hiding the translation string within the replacement range before the change

Step 260‧‧‧ When the lexical interpretation of the translation string is selected by the cursor in the display block, a floating window is generated to display the vocabulary explanation and its translated vocabulary

Figure 1 is a block diagram of the system of the instant translation system of the present invention.

2 is a flow chart of a method for instant translation of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of browsing text strings by applying the present invention.

4A to 4C are diagrams showing the application of the present invention to generate a display block for translation control.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the application of the present invention to generate a floating window display translation vocabulary and its vocabulary explanation.

6A to 6B are diagrams showing the mutual replacement of the original character string and the translated string by the present invention.

101. . . Translation database

102. . . Detection module

103. . . Capture module

104. . . Translation module

105. . . Display module

Claims (9)

An instant translation system includes: a translation database for storing a plurality of translation vocabularies, wherein each translation vocabulary includes a vocabulary interpretation; and a detection module for continuously detecting a cursor position, and according to the location An original text string of the cursor position to calculate a replacement range; a capture module for capturing and recording the original text string in the replacement range, and disassembling the original text string into a plurality of original text words; a translation module for respectively comparing each original vocabulary with all translation vocabulary in the translation database, and loading the matching translation vocabulary and the lexical interpretation thereof to be arranged into a translation string; And a display module for generating a display block covering the replacement range, and displaying the translation string in the display block, and hiding the display block when the replacement range is changed. The instant translation system of claim 1, wherein the original text string does not include punctuation or paragraph symbols. The instant translation system of claim 2, wherein the display module selects a vocabulary of the translation string by a cursor in the display block, and further comprises generating a floating window to display the selected The vocabulary explains and translates the voca An instant translation system includes: a translation database for storing a plurality of translation vocabularies, wherein each translation vocabulary includes a vocabulary interpretation; and a detection module for continuously detecting a cursor position, and according to the location An original text string of the cursor position to calculate a replacement range; a capture module for capturing and recording the original text string in the replacement range, and disassembling the original text string into a plurality of original text words; a translation module for respectively comparing each original vocabulary with all translation vocabulary in the translation database, and loading the matching translation vocabulary and the lexical interpretation thereof to be arranged into a translation string; And a display module, the translation string is replaced by the original character string in the replacement range and displayed, and when the replacement range is changed, the recorded original character string is replaced by the replacement range before the change Translate the string and display it. The instant translation system of claim 4, wherein the original text string does not contain punctuation or paragraph symbols. The instant translation system of claim 4, wherein the display module further includes a floating window for displaying the vocabulary interpretation of the translation string in the replacement range, to display the selected Vocabulary interpretation and its translated vocabulary. An instant translation method, the method comprising: providing a plurality of translated vocabulary in a translation database, wherein each translation vocabulary comprises a vocabulary interpretation; continuously detecting a cursor position, and according to an original text string located at the cursor position Calculating a replacement range; capturing and recording the original text string in the replacement range, and disassembling the original text string into a plurality of original words; respectively, each original word and all translation words in the translation database Aligning, and loading the translated vocabulary and its included lexical explanations into a translation string; and displaying the translation string and hiding the original text string within the replacement range, and in the replacement When the range is changed, the original text string is displayed within the replacement range before the change and the translation string is hidden. The instant translation method of claim 7, wherein the translation string is displayed within the replacement range and the original character string is hidden, and when the replacement range is changed, the display is displayed within the replacement range before the change. The step of hiding the original character string and hiding the translation string specifically includes generating a display block covering the replacement range, displaying the translation string in the display block, and hiding the display area when the replacement range is changed. The steps of the block. The instant translation method of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises: when the lexical interpretation of the translation string is selected by the cursor in the display block, a floating window is generated to display the vocabulary interpretation and the translation thereof. The steps of the vocabulary.