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Machine translation system

  • US 4,805,132 A
  • Filed: 08/19/1986
  • Issued: 02/14/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/22/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A machine translation system comprising:

  • input means for inputting at least character string information and control information;

    original storage means for storing an original sentence consisting of the character string information input by said input means, said original storage means including a new input buffer for temporarily storing a new input;

    dictionary means for storing linguistical information necessary for translation processing of the original sentence;

    translation processing means for obtaining a translated sentence consisting of character string information from the original sentence stored in said original storage means with reference to the linguistical information stored in said dictionary means;

    translation storage means for storing the translated sentence;

    display means for displaying the original and translated sentences at predetermined display regions, respectively; and

    edit processing means for performing edit processing for the original and translation displayed on said display means in accordance with information input by said input means,said edit processing means including;

    position detecting means for detecting position information substantially representing an input position of information input by said input means on a display screen of said display means;

    region discriminating means for discriminating whether or not the position information corresponds to a predetermined new input region which is within the region of the display screen of said display means where the original sentence is to be displayed and which is not used for displaying any character;

    storage control means for storing the information input by said input means in the new input buffer of said original storage means when the position information corresponds to the new input region; and

    editing means for editing the original sentence or the translated sentence displayed by said display means in the display region designated by the position information, when said position information corresponds to an input region other than the predetermined new input region.

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