EP0138619A2
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Sentence forming apparatus
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1984-10-17
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2004-10-17
Abstract
Abstract A sentence forming apparatus forms a plurality of semantically equivalent sentences simultaneously in a plurality of languages by a conversational system. The apparatus includes a semantic dictionary memory (15) which stores a plurality of indexes in a first language, a plurality of words in the first language semantically in coordination respectively with the indexes and grammatical information relating to the respective words, and first language syntax dictionary memory (13a) and second language syntax dictionary memory (13b) which store information concerning grammatical syntax and word in the corresponding language. A selection menu is formed based on the contents of the semantic dictionary. The apparatus further includes first language sentence assembler (5a) and second language sentence assembler (5b) which assemble, respectively, the first language sentence and the second language sentence utilizing the information concerning the grammatical syntax and word in the respective languages, in accordance with the selection menu.
Inventors
- 👤 Hirokazu Mitsubishi Denki K.K. Seisangijutsu Taki
- 👤 Toyohiro Mitsubishi Denki K.K. Shizuoka Kobayashi
- 👤 Akihiko Mitsubishi Denki K.K. Naito
- 👤 Yoshikazu Mitsubishi Denki K.K. Morino
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 14:49
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F40/00; G06F40/40; G06F40/55; G06F40/56; G06F40/20; G06F40/205; G06F40/211
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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A sentence forming apparatus characterised by first storage means (15) for storing in a correlated manner with each other a plurality of indexes (16) in a first language, a plurality of words (17) in the first language semantically in coordination respectively with said indexes and grammatical information (40) relating to said respective words, the grammatical information being semantically restricted; selection menu forming means (14) for forming a selection menu in the first language by utilizing the contents of said first storage means; input means (lc) for inputting selective information required for forming a sentence in response to said selection menu; second storage means (4) for storing said inputted selective information; third storage means (13a) for storing syntax information relating to grammatical syntax of the first language and word information relating to words in the first, language; first sentence assembly means (5a) for assembling a sentence in the first language utilizing said selective information and said syntax information and said word information in the first language; fourth storage means (13b) for storing syntax information relating to grammatical syntax of a second language and word information relating to words in the second language; second sentence assembly means (5b) for assembling a sentence in the second language semantically equivalent to said sentence in the first language utilizing said selective information and said syntax information and said word information in the second language; and output means (7a to 7c) for outputting said selection menu, said sentence assembled by said first sentence assembly means and said sentence assembled by said second assembly means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A sentence forming apparatus characterised by first storage means (15) for storing in a correlated manner with each other a plurality of indexes (16) in a first language, a plurality of words (17) in the first language semantically in coordination respectively with said indexes and grammatical information (40) relating to said respective words, the grammatical information being semantically restricted; selection menu forming means (14) for forming a selection menu in the first language by utilizing the contents of said first storage means; input means (lc) for inputting selective information required for forming a sentence in response to said selection menu; second storage means (4) for storing said inputted selective information; third storage means (13a) for storing syntax information relating to grammatical syntax of the first language and word information relating to words in the first, language; first sentence assembly means (5a) for assembling a sentence in the first language utilizing said selective information and said syntax information and said word information in the first language; fourth storage means (13b) for storing syntax information relating to grammatical syntax of a second language and word information relating to words in the second language; second sentence assembly means (5b) for assembling a sentence in the second language semantically equivalent to said sentence in the first language utilizing said selective information and said syntax information and said word information in the second language; and output means (7a to 7c) for outputting said selection menu, said sentence assembled by said first sentence assembly means and said sentence assembled by said second assembly means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A sentence forming apparatus in accordance with claim 1, characterised in that said second language includes a plurality of kinds of languages.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A sentence forming apparatus in accordance with claim 1, characterised in that said output means include: first output means (7c) for outputting said selection menu; second output means (7a) for outputting said sentence assembled by said first sentence assembly means; and third output means (7b) for outputting said sentence assembled by said second sentence assembly means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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Apparatus for translating from a first language to a second language comprising means for converting a linguistic expression in the first language to a semantically equivalent linguistic expression in the second language characterised by means for offering a succession of groups of semantic alternatives to the user and means enabling the user to select between the offered alternatives thereby progressively to define the linguistic expression in the first language.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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Apparatus for translating from a first language to a second language comprising means for converting a linguistic expression in the first language to a semantically equivalent linguistic expression in the second language characterised by means for offering a succession of groups of semantic alternatives to the user and means enabling the user to select between the offered alternatives thereby progressively to define the linguistic expression in the first language.
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