Method and apparatus for machine translation utilizing previously translated documents
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1. A method for machine translation, comprising the steps of:
- (a) translating original documents in a first language into corresponding translated documents in a second language, each of said original documents and said translated documents including a plurality of sentences;
(b) storing said original documents and said translated documents in corresponding arrangements;
(c) for each new original document of said original documents to be translated, searching said original documents stored at step (b) for previous documents of said original documents which are utilizable in translation of said new original document to be translated, where said searching is performed by using morphological, syntactic, and semantic information on said original documents; and
(d) translating said new original document to be translated by utilizing said translated documents stored corresponding to said previous documents found at step (c).
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for machine translation of a language capable of dealing efficiently with situations which conventionally required repetitions of similar translations, including the steps of: searching, for each new original document to be translated, the stored original documents which are utilizable in translation of the new original document to be translated; and translating the new original document to be translated by utilizing the stored translated documents corresponding to the stored original document found by the search.
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1. A method for machine translation, comprising the steps of:
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(a) translating original documents in a first language into corresponding translated documents in a second language, each of said original documents and said translated documents including a plurality of sentences; (b) storing said original documents and said translated documents in corresponding arrangements; (c) for each new original document of said original documents to be translated, searching said original documents stored at step (b) for previous documents of said original documents which are utilizable in translation of said new original document to be translated, where said searching is performed by using morphological, syntactic, and semantic information on said original documents; and (d) translating said new original document to be translated by utilizing said translated documents stored corresponding to said previous documents found at step (c). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for machine translation, comprising:
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means for translating original documents in a first language into corresponding translated documents in a second language, each of said original document and said translated documents including a plurality of sentences; means for storing said original documents and said translated documents obtained by said translating means from said original documents in corresponding arrangement; means for searching, for each new original document to be translated, said original documents stored in said storing means which are utilizable in translation of said new original document to be translated, where said searching is performed by using morphological, syntactic, and semantic information on said original documents; and means for controlling said translating means such that said translation of said new original document to be translated is carried out by utilizing said translated documents stored in said storing means which correspond to said original documents stored in the storing means which are searched by said searching means. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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