Translation mediate system, translation mediate server and translation mediate method

• US 20030176995A1
• Filed: 03/12/2003
• Published: 09/18/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: OKI Electric Industry Company Limited
• Original Assignee: OKI Electric Industry Company Limited
• Inventors: Sukehiro, Tatsuya
• Application Number:
  US10/385,468
• Publication Number:
  US 20030176995A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/58 Use of machine translation, e.g. for multi-lingual retrieval, for server-side translation for client devices or for real-time translation

Abstract

The dictionaries which each of translators made are registered in translator dictionary database (11) of translation mediate server (4) being divided into each special field where corresponding translators belong. And, the client requesting for translation sends document to be translated, from for example, client terminal (1A) to translation mediate server (4). There, automatic translating means (10) reads out translation dictionary corresponding to this document field of translator dictionary database (11). And, it performs automatic translation of the document by using this dictionary. This translation result is sent to client terminal (1A), for the client requesting for translation to select the best translator. The selected translator is informed of translation request at his or her terminal, for example, translator terminal (2A).

Claims

1. A translation mediate system wherein:

at least one translation dictionary made by translator is registered in translation mediate server being classified into corresponding special fields,

document to be translated is sent from client terminal of client requesting for translation to the translation mediate server,

this document is automatically translated by using registered translation dictionary corresponding to this document field,

the translation result is sent to the client terminal for the client requesting for translation to select the best translator, and

the selected translator at the terminal is informed of translation request from the translation mediate server.

2. A translation mediate system according to claim 1 wherein only the client requesting for translation registered in the translation mediate server is enabled to perform automatic translation of document for selecting translator.

3. A translation mediate system according to claim 1 wherein the translation mediate server uses all the translators'"'"' dictionaries corresponding to the field of document, to perform translation.

4. A translation mediate system according to claim 1 wherein the client'"'"'s own dictionary is registered in the translation mediate server, and the translation mediate server uses all the translator'"'"'s dictionaries and the client'"'"'s own dictionary, corresponding to the field of document to be translated, to perform translation.

5. A translation mediate system according to claim 3 wherein the translation mediate server grades translation result for each translator, selects the best at least one translation result, and sends the selected translation result to the client terminal.

6. A translation mediate system according to claim 1 wherein the translation mediate server sends whole automatically translated document to the translator terminal, for the translator to correct the automatically translated document.

7. A translation mediate system according to claim 6 wherein the translation mediate server uses terms in the client'"'"'s dictionary prior to the translator'"'"'s dictionary when the translator'"'"'s dictionary and the client'"'"'s dictionary are used in automatic translation.

8. A translation mediate system according to claim 6 wherein the translation mediate server presents the translator terminal with terms in the client'"'"'s dictionary discriminating from other terms in the document which is translated by using the translator'"'"'s dictionary and the client'"'"'s dictionary.

9. A translation mediate system according to claim 6 wherein the translation mediate server automatically makes a new dictionary according to the corrected result, and registers the new dictionary as the translator'"'"'s dictionary.

10. A translation mediate system according to claim 6 wherein the translation mediate server merges terms of other translator'"'"'s dictionary into the translation request received translator'"'"'s dictionary to make a new dictionary, and automatically translates the client'"'"'s document by using this new dictionary.

11. A translation mediate system according to claim 10 wherein the other translator receives charge as well as the translation request received translator when terms in the other translator'"'"'s dictionary are used for translating document.

12. A translation mediate server comprising:

a database for registering the translation dictionary which the translator made, in divided special field;

an automatic translating means for automatically translating document sent from client terminal, by using translation dictionary corresponding to the document field;

a result presenting means for presenting the translation result at the client terminal.

13. A translation mediate server according to claim 12 further comprising another database for registering translation dictionary which the client requesting for translation made, in divided special field.

14. A translation mediate server according to claim 12 further comprising a translation result grading means for grading translation result obtained by the automatic translating means with each translator'"'"'s dictionary, to select at least one translation result with high quality.

15. A translation mediate server according to claim 12 further comprising an after editing means for sending translator terminal whole document automatically translated, to be corrected the translation result.

16. A translation mediate server according to claim 15 further comprising an editing result learning means for automatically making a new dictionary according to the correcting result, and registering the new dictionary as the translator'"'"'s dictionary.

17. A translation mediate server according to claim 12 further comprising a dictionary merging means for merging terms of other translator'"'"'s dictionary into translation request received translator'"'"'s dictionary, to make a new dictionary.

18. A translation mediate method comprising:

a process of registering at least one translation dictionary made by translator at translation mediate server being classified into corresponding special fields,

a process of sending the translation dictionary data to the client terminal for the client requesting for translation to select the best translator, and

a process of informing the selected translator at the terminal, of translation request from the translation mediate server.

19. A translation mediate method according to claim 18 further comprising:

after the process of registering translation dictionary at translation mediate server,

a process of sending document to be translated, from client terminal of client requesting for translation to the translation mediate server,

a process of translating automatically this document by using registered translation dictionary corresponding to this document field, and

a process of sending the translation result to the client terminal for the client requesting for translation to select the best translator.

20. A translation mediate method according to claim 18 further comprising:

after the process of registering translation dictionary at translation mediate server, and the process of sending the translation dictionary data to the client terminal

a process of translating document automatically at the client terminal by using sent translation dictionary data, so as to obtain translation result for the client requesting for translation to select the best translator and inform the selected translator of translation request via the translation mediate server.