Claims
- 1. A translation system for translating sentences from a first language into a different second language, comprising:
- means for inputting and displaying a sentence to be translated;
- means for manually inputting, by an operator, information related to at least one word of said sentence, said information defining the part of speech of said word selected by the operator based on the context of said sentence;
- means for translating said sentence into said second language, said means for translating utilizing said information in performing said translations; and
- means for outputting a sentence in said second language corresponding in meaning to said sentence to be translated, in response to a completed translation by said means for translating.
- 2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said means for manually inputting information includes a button.
- 3. The translation system according to claim 1, wherein said information is a designation of the part of speech, designated by an operator from a plurality of parts of speech available to the operator before translation.
- 4. The translation system according to claim 1, wherein said means for manually inputting inputs a plurality of parts of speech, for a plurality of words of the sentence, with a single part of speech associated with a single word so that the correct part of speech being is associated with a word in the context of the sentence before translation.
- 5. The translation system according to claim 4, wherein said plurality of parts of speech are different from each other.
- 6. The translation system according to claim 1, wherein the information defining parts of speech defines a part of speech for each word of the sentence.
- 7. A translation system for translating sentences from a first language into a different second language, comprising:
- means for inputting and displaying a sentence to be translated;
- means for manually inputting, by an operator, information related to at least one word of said sentence, said information defining the part of speech of said word selected by the operator based on the context of said sentence;
- means for translating said sentence into said second language, said means for translating utilizing said information in performing said translations;
- means for outputting a sentence in said second language corresponding in meaning to said sentence to be translated, in response to a completed translation by said means for translating; and
- display means for displaying said input information; and
- means for determining whether said input information has been accepted or corrected by a user,
- said means for translating performing said translation in response to a determination by said determining means.
- 8. A translation system for translating sentences from a first language into a different second language, comprising:
- means for inputting and displaying a sentence to be translated;
- means for manually inputting, by an operator, information related to at least one word of said sentence, said information defining the part of speech of said word selected by the operator based on the context of said sentence;
- means for translating said sentence into said second language, said means for translating utilizing said information in performing said translations;
- means for outputting a sentence in said second language corresponding in meaning to said sentence to be translated, in response to a completed translation by said means for translating; and
- means for displaying said part of speech adjacent to a specific word of the sentence.
Priority Claims (7)
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59-195593 |
Sep 1984 |
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59-201112 |
Sep 1984 |
JPX |
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59-201116 |
Sep 1984 |
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59-210204 |
Oct 1984 |
JPX |
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59-210205 |
Oct 1984 |
JPX |
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59-210757 |
Oct 1984 |
JPX |
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59-210758 |
Oct 1984 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/614,972, filed Nov. 19, 1990, which is a which is a continuation application of Ser. No. 06/777,442, filed Sep. 18, 1985, both now abandoned.
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