JP4333640B2 - Translation apparatus and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a translation apparatus and a program .

Regarding the technology for machine translation of the input original text, all the parallel translations can be displayed at once by separating the original text into predetermined units and displaying the corresponding translations corresponding to each part. In addition, by displaying position information indicating the position of each parallel translation in the translation, a machine translation parallel translation display device (see, for example, Patent Document 1) capable of checking the entire translation while taking correspondence with the original text, A bilingual candidate display device that displays what bilingual translation candidates exist for a given word when displaying the contents stored as example sentences together with the original text to be translated; Is a machine translation device that evaluates the accuracy of translation results, and outputs information with special emphasis on translation results when information that is predicted to be necessarily inaccurate is set. There is (for example, see Patent Document 3).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-108711 JP 2004-62384 A JP-A-6-318226

  By the way, when machine-translating the input original text, there is no particular problem if the whole text can be translated well, but if there are parts that cannot be translated well, the parts that can be translated well and the parts that cannot be translated well However, there is a possibility that the interpretation of the meaning is misunderstood.

The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a translation apparatus and a program capable of creating a translation that does not misunderstand interpretation even when there is a portion that cannot be translated well. It is to be.

In order to achieve the above-described object, the present invention includes a translation unit that translates an original sentence to be translated to create a translated sentence, and a portion that is divided into predetermined units in the original sentence within a predetermined processing time. Translation accuracy detecting means for calculating the translation accuracy of the ratio of the number of words that could not be translated by the translation means and the untranslated portion that could not be translated by the translation means is translated by the server A translation request setting operation means for accepting an operation for selecting whether or not to set a translation request mode; and when the translation request mode is set by an operation accepted by the translation request setting operation means, the untranslated portion When a request for translation is made to the server and the translation request mode is not set, a translation requesting unit that does not make the request and the server If the translation accuracy calculated by the translation accuracy detection means is lower than a predetermined threshold when the translated portion cannot be translated, the untranslated portion is output to the output means as an original highlighted text And a display mode control means for providing a translation apparatus.

According to the translation apparatus, detected by the translation accuracy detection means the accuracy of the transliteration translation, if this accuracy is low, the display manner control means, the output means, can not cause partial words proper translation of inaccuracy Since the original part is emphasized and output as it is, the user can clearly recognize the cause of the decrease in accuracy and the user will skip this part, for example. The interpretation will not be misunderstood like the case of displaying. Even if the translation ability is not sufficient, the translation requesting means can translate appropriately by using other translation means.

The display mode control means may cause the output means to output the translation accuracy calculated by the translation accuracy detection means .
This allows the user to recognize to what degree the translated sentence has been translated.

Further, the translation means translates the original text in the registered language when the language of the translated text is not a registered language registered in advance, and the display mode control means uses the output means to translate the original text and the translation In addition to the sentence, a translated sentence in the registered language may be output .
Accordingly, the output unit, in addition to the source and normal translation, since it is possible to output a translation of preregistered language, when the user is original even normal translation also understanding not, You can output translations in understandable languages.

Further, the present invention includes a computer that translates an original sentence to be translated to create a translated sentence, and a part of the original sentence that is delimited by a predetermined unit within a predetermined processing time. Translation accuracy detecting means for calculating a ratio of the number of words that could not be translated by the translation means as translation accuracy, and a translation request mode for translating an untranslated portion that could not be translated by the translation means by a server When the translation request mode is set by the operation received by the translation request setting operation unit and the translation request setting operation unit that receives an operation for selecting whether or not to set the translation request mode. If the request for translation is made and the translation request mode is not set, the translation request means not making the request and the server When the translation accuracy calculated by the translation accuracy detection means is lower than a predetermined threshold when the part could not be translated, an output is output to the output means as a display mode in which the untranslated portion is emphasized as the original text. There is provided a program for causing a display mode control unit to function.

Next, the best mode for carrying out the invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a translation apparatus 11 according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the translation device 11 includes an input unit (input unit) 12 to which an original sentence to be translated is input, and a translated sentence in which a language of a desired translated sentence is selected and input from a plurality of candidates. A language selection operation section (translation sentence language selection operation means) 13, a language registration section (language registration means) 14 in which a predetermined language is registered in advance, and an original sentence input to the input section 12 are converted into a translation sentence language selection operation section. 13 has a translation section (translation means) 15 capable of creating a translated sentence by translating in a plurality of languages selectable in 13 (including a predetermined language registered in the language registration section 14). Here, the input unit 12 has, for example, an OCR device, can read the original text data from the paper on which the original text to be translated is written, convert it into electronic data, and can also directly input the electronic data. It has become. In the language registration unit 14, a language mainly used in an area where the translation device 11 is used (for example, Japanese if used in Japan) is registered in advance by a user or the like.

  In addition, the translation device 11 can be connected to a translation accuracy detection unit (translation accuracy detection unit) 18 that detects the accuracy of translation by the translation unit 15 and an external server (other translation unit) 19 via a network. A translation requesting unit (translation requesting means) 20 for translating the cause of the accuracy degradation detected by the translation accuracy detecting unit 18 by the external server 19 connected to the network, and the translation requesting unit 20 by the external server 19 It has a translation request setting operation unit (translation request setting operation means) 21 through which a selection operation is input as to whether or not to execute.

  Furthermore, the translation device 11 is configured to select a print mode selection operation unit (print mode selection operation unit) 24 that selects and inputs a desired print mode from among a plurality of print modes, and the selection result of the print mode selection operation unit 24 and the translation. A display mode control unit (display control means) 25 that sets a display mode based on the detection result of the accuracy detection unit 18, and prints on the paper in a display mode controlled and set by the display mode control unit 25. That is, it has a printer (display means) 26 that performs display via a paper surface.

  Next, the control content of the translation apparatus 11 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, when the input of the original text to be translated is in the input unit 12 (step S1), the translation unit 15 determines the translated language based on the selection operation to the translated language selection unit 13 (step S2). . And the translation part 15 translates the original sentence which is the translation object input into the input part 12 with the set translation sentence language, and produces a translation sentence (translation process: step S3).

After the translation is completed, the translation accuracy detection unit 18 detects the accuracy of translation of the translated translation (translation accuracy detection step: step S4). In this case, for example, the accuracy detection method calculates the accuracy for each paragraph of the original text as shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, the translation rate of Paragraph 1 which is the upper paragraph is 100%, the translation rate of Paragraph 2 which is the middle paragraph is 20%, and the translation rate of Paragraph 3 which is the lower paragraph is 70%. Is shown as an example. The basic method for calculating the translation accuracy is to set a timeout threshold for translation processing, and obtain the ratio of the number of words in a paragraph for which translation results could not be output within the processing time. As for the translation time, if the sentence structure of the original sentence is complicated (heavy sentence or compound sentence), it takes a processing time, and therefore the translation result may not be output within the processing time. In this case, automatic processing such as "S + V + O" for compound sentences including "sentence + when [as, that] + sentence" and compound sentences including conjunctions and relatives, and processing for removing modifiers To do.
For example,
Original “She had intended returning home by seven, but she missed the train.”
When the threshold of the translation processing time set in advance is exceeded,
1. She had intended returning home by seven.
2. She missed the train
And translate it into simple sentences.
The translation result is
“She was going to return by 7 o'clock but was not in time for the train.”
The number of words in the original text is 12, and the number of words that could not be translated is 1,
1/12 = 0.083
0.083 × 100 = 8.3%
This 8.3% is the ratio that could not be translated.
Therefore, the translation accuracy is 100−8.3 = 91.7%.
This is done in paragraph units. In addition, you may carry out by 1 sentence unit or the whole sentence.

  Next, the translation request setting operation unit 21 sets a translation request mode in which the cause part of the accuracy decrease detected by the translation accuracy detection unit 18 in step S4, that is, the untranslated part is translated by the external server 19 connected to the network. It is determined whether it has been set (step S5), and if it is set, the translation request unit 20 translates the untranslated portion by the external server 19 connected to the network (step S6). After step S6, the translation request unit 20 determines whether or not the translation can be performed by the external server 19 (step S7). If the translation can be performed by the external server 19, the process returns to step S4.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S5 that the translation request mode for translating the untranslated portion by the external server 19 connected to the network is not set, and the external server 19 cannot be translated in step S7 The display mode control unit 25 determines the display mode for printing on the paper by the printer 26 based on the detection result of the translation accuracy detection unit 18 and the print mode selected and operated by the print mode selection operation unit 24. (Step S8).

  Here, the display mode control unit 25 compares the original text input to the input unit 12 with the translated text translated by the translation unit 15 for all the print modes selected and operated by the print mode selection operation unit 24. If the accuracy of the translation is detected by the translation accuracy detector 18 is low, the cause of the decrease in accuracy is emphasized as it is in the original text and printed.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the print mode selection operation unit 24 divides the sheet surface of the sheet S into left and right parts, and the structure of the original sentence in the area XR on the right side of the sheet and the translation sentence in the area XL on the left side of the sheet (and vice versa). 2), the printer 26 is made to print with the set layout when the mode for printing the accuracy detected by the translation accuracy detection unit 18 is selected. However, even if any printing mode is set at this time, if the accuracy detected by the translation accuracy detection unit 18 is low for the translated text, printing is performed while emphasizing the cause of the decrease in accuracy as the original text. Make it. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, when “the first grade” in the original text cannot be translated and causes a decrease in accuracy, this is presented as the original text and highlighted by applying an underline. Let them print. The highlighting may be shaded or displayed in bold.

  In addition, in addition to the above, the display mode control unit 25 selects a mode in which the accuracy detected by the translation accuracy detection unit 18 is printed by the printer 26. The accuracy detected by the translation accuracy detector 18 is printed together with the translated text. For example, when the translation accuracy is 80% as in Paragraph 1 which is the upper paragraph of the region XL shown in FIG. 4, the number “Acc. 80%” is printed below the translated sentence paragraph. When the translation accuracy is 100% as in Paragraph 2 below the area XL shown in FIG. 4, the number “Acc.100%” is printed below the translated sentence paragraph. It has become. It should be noted that it is also possible to perform color printing for each paragraph according to the accuracy detected by the translation accuracy detection unit 18 and print it by the printer 26. Furthermore, it is also possible to set the accuracy threshold value and print the printer 26 so that only the paragraph whose accuracy is lower than the threshold value has a different color from the paragraph that exceeds the threshold value.

  In the print mode selection operation unit 24, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, the paper surface of one sheet S is divided into three in the left-right direction, and the original text is divided at the central portion and arranged in the outer regions XR and XL. Then, the translated sentence is arranged in the area XM between the divided original sentences, and a solid fold line 30 indicating a mountain fold is marked between the boundary portions of the original sentence areas XR and XL and the translated sentence area XM, and the translation is performed. It is also possible to select a mode for printing with a layout in which a broken fold line 31 indicating a valley fold is shown at the center in the horizontal direction of the sentence. When this mode is selected, the display mode control unit 25 selects this mode. The printer 26 is controlled to execute.

  If printing is performed in such a layout, the sheets are folded as indicated by the folding lines 30 and 31, respectively, as shown in FIGS. 5 (a) to 5 (c), 6 (a), and 6 (b). In the closed state, the translated sentence can be hidden, and in the opened state, the translated sentence can be seen. Thereby, for example, it can be used as a teaching material that can compare an original sentence with a translated sentence while opening and closing.

  Further, in the print mode selection operation unit 24, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, the paper surface of a single sheet S is divided into left and right parts, and the original text is formed in the area XR on the right side of the paper and the translated text is configured in the area XL on the left side of the paper. In addition to causing 2UP printing of the layout arranged in the reverse order (or vice versa), if there is a paragraph in which the accuracy detected by the translation accuracy detection unit 18 falls below a preset threshold, a mountain fold is formed below this paragraph. It is possible to select a mode in which a solid fold line 32 is indicated, and a broken line fold line 33 indicating a valley fold is indicated in the central part in the horizontal direction of the translated sentence in the vertical center part of this paragraph, and this mode is selected. Then, the display mode control unit 25 controls the printer 26 to execute this. Here, in the example of FIG. 7, the threshold is set to 50%, Paragraph 1 which is the uppermost paragraph has a translation rate higher than the threshold, for example 100%, Paragraph 2 which is the second paragraph from the top is translated The rate is 20% below the threshold, for example, Paragraph 3, which is the third paragraph from the top, the translation rate is 60% or more, for example, and the bottom paragraph, Paragraph 4, is the translation rate is 70% or more, for example. The above folding lines 32 and 33 are marked for the second paragraph from the top where the translation rate is below the threshold.

  When printing with such a layout, the translation rate falls below the threshold value in the closed state as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B by folding according to the instructions of the folding lines 32 and 33, respectively. The original sentence and the translation sentence of Paragraph 2 which is a paragraph can be hidden, and in the opened state, the original sentence and the translation sentence can be seen. Thereby, for example, it is possible not to dare to look at the original sentence and the translation sentence of the paragraph whose translation rate is below the threshold value.

  Further, the print mode selection operation unit 24 divides the paper surface of one sheet into two parts on the right and left, and performs 2UP printing of a layout in which the original text is arranged on the right side of the paper and the translated text is arranged on the left side of the paper (or vice versa). In addition, it is possible to select a mode in which a solid fold line indicating a mountain fold is marked between them, and when this mode is selected, the display mode control unit 25 controls the printer 26 to execute this. Thereby, it can be made like single-sided printing.

  When the display mode is determined in step S8 described above, the display mode control unit 25 is a registered language in which the language of the translation set by the translated language selection unit 13 is registered in advance in the language registration unit 14. (Step S9), and if the language of the translated sentence set by the translated sentence language selection operation unit 13 is not a registered language, the same original sentence input to the input unit 12 is registered by the translation unit 15 as a registered language. (Step S10). Then, when the language of the translated sentence set by the translated sentence language selection operation unit 13 is a registered language, the display state control unit 25 converts the original sentence and the translated sentence into the translated sentence in the display state determined in step S8. If the language of the translated sentence set in the language selection operation unit 13 is not a registered language, the original sentence, this translated sentence, and the translated sentence in the registered language are each printed on the printer 26 in the display mode determined in step S8. This is executed (display process: step S11). That is, there are two display modes determined in step S8: when there is a translated sentence in the registered language and when there is no translated sentence in the registered language, and the translated sentence set in the translated sentence language selection operation unit 13 The final language is determined by whether or not the language is a registered language.

  Whether or not to print the translated sentence in the registered language together with the original sentence and the translated sentence set in the translated sentence language selecting operation section 13 when the language of the translated sentence set in the translated sentence language selecting operation section 13 is not a registered language. It may be possible to select and set. In this case, even when the language of the translated sentence set in the translated sentence language selection operation unit 13 is not a registered language, if the mode in which the translated sentence in the registered language is not printed is selected, the translation itself in the registered language is displayed. I will not do it.

  According to the embodiment described above, since the display mode control unit 25 displays the original text and the translated text in a comparable manner by the printer 26, the comparison can be easily performed. At this time, the accuracy of the translated sentence is detected by the translation accuracy detection unit 18, and if this accuracy is low, the display mode control unit 25 cannot cause the accuracy reduction, that is, the proper translation by the printer 26. Since the original part is emphasized and displayed in the original text, the user can clearly recognize the cause of the decrease in accuracy and, for example, the user will skip this part. There is no misunderstanding of interpretation as in the case of displaying non-translations.

  In addition, the display mode control unit 25 displays the accuracy detected by the translation accuracy detection unit 18 together with the original text and the translation text by the printer 26 so that the user can recognize how accurately the translation text has been translated. Can be made.

  Furthermore, when the translation request unit 20 is connectable to the external server 19 through a network, and the translation cause of the accuracy reduction is translated by the external server 19, the translation device 11 itself has insufficient translation capability. Even so, it can be properly translated by causing the external server 19 to translate it.

  In addition, the display mode control unit 25 causes the printer 26 to print on the paper surface S with a layout in which folding lines 30 to 33 are written at predetermined positions together with the original text and the translated text, thereby folding a portion with poor translation accuracy. You can hide it, or you can fold the translation. For example, if the translation is folded and hidden, the utility value as a teaching material becomes high.

  Further, the translation unit 15 translates the original sentence even in the registered language when the language of the translation sentence set by the translated sentence language selection operation unit 13 is not a registered language, and the display mode control unit 25 performs the printer 26. By displaying the translated sentence in the registered language in addition to the original sentence and the translated sentence set in the translated sentence language selection operation unit 13, a language that can be understood when the user cannot understand both the original sentence and the ordinary translated sentence Can be displayed. For example, if the registered language is Japanese because it is used in Japan, the original text is Chinese, and the original Chinese text is translated into English, the Chinese original text is translated into Japanese accordingly. The translated translation is printed on the printer 26 together with the Chinese original and the English translation.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the translation apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the translation apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the image of the translation accuracy of the translation apparatus concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the printing of the translation apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows another example of the printing of the translation apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of printing illustrated in FIG. 5. It is a figure which shows another example of the printing of the translation apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

11 translation device 12 input unit (input means)
15 Translation Department (Translation means)
18 Translation accuracy detector (translation accuracy detector)
19 External server (other translation means)
20 Translation Request Department (Translation Request Means)
25 Display mode control unit (display control means)
26 Printer (display means)
30-33 fold line

Claims (4)

A translation means for translating the original text to be translated to create a translation text;
Translation accuracy detection that calculates, as translation accuracy, the ratio of the number of words that could not be translated by the translation means, out of the number of words included in a portion divided by a predetermined unit in the original text within a predetermined processing time Means,
A translation request setting operation means for accepting an operation for selecting whether or not to set a translation request mode for translating an untranslated portion that could not be translated by the translation means;
When the translation request mode is set by the operation received by the translation request setting operation means, a request is made to translate the untranslated portion to the server, and when the translation request mode is not set, Translation request means that does not make the request;
When the server has failed to translate the untranslated portion, if the translation accuracy calculated by the translation accuracy detection means is lower than a predetermined threshold, the display mode highlights the untranslated portion as the original text Display mode control means for causing the output means to output
Translation apparatus characterized by having a. The translation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display mode control unit causes the output unit to output the translation accuracy calculated by the translation accuracy detection unit . The translation means translates the original text in the registered language when the language of the translation text is not a registered language registered in advance, and the display mode control means uses the output means to convert the original text and the translated text translation device according to any one of claims 1 to 2, characterized in that for outputting a translation of the registered language in addition to. Computer
A translation means for translating the original text to be translated to create a translation text;
Translation accuracy detection that calculates, as translation accuracy, the ratio of the number of words that could not be translated by the translation means, out of the number of words included in a portion divided by a predetermined unit in the original text within a predetermined processing time Means,
A translation request setting operation means for accepting an operation for selecting whether or not to set a translation request mode for translating an untranslated portion that could not be translated by the translation means;
When the translation request mode is set by the operation received by the translation request setting operation means, a request is made to translate the untranslated portion to the server, and when the translation request mode is not set, Translation request means that does not make the request;
When the server has failed to translate the untranslated portion, if the translation accuracy calculated by the translation accuracy detection means is lower than a predetermined threshold, the display mode highlights the untranslated portion as the original text Display mode control means for causing the output means to output
Program to make it function.

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