Machine translation system

Claim 2

A machine translation system for translating sentences with inserted comments of a first language into a second language, which comprises: (a-) input means for entry of the sentences of the first language into the system; (b) dictionary means for storing an information for use in the translation processing, said dictionary means comprising, a first dictionary including an inserted comment extracting rule in accordance with which the inserted comments are extracted and an inserted comment analysis grammar in accordance with which the inserted comments being extracted are analysed, and a second dictionary in accordance with which the other portion of the sentences than the inserted comments is analysed; (c) translation means comprising, means for extracting the inserted comments in accordance with the inserted comment extracting rule, means for analysing the inserted comments, which are extracted, in accordance with the inserted comment analysis grammar to obtain an analysis of the inserted comment, means for analysing the other portion than the inserted comment in accordance with the second dictionary to obtain an analysis of the other portion, and means for combining the analysis of the inserted comment'and the analysis of the other portion to obtain an analysis of the overall sentences; and (d) output means for producing translated sentences in the second language in accordance with the analysis of the sentences obtained by said combining means so as to display the inserted comments translated in the second language in a distinguishable manner.

Claim 3

The machine translation system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said output means is constructed to add a symbol for showing the inserted comment to each of the translated inserted comment and to display the translated sentences including the inserted comment with the symbol.

Claim 4

The machine translation system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said dictionary means further comprises a third dictionary in accordance with which a translation processing other than'the analyses of the inserted comment and the other portion is carried out.

Claim 5

The machine translation system as claimed in claim 3, wherein said second dictionary includes a general analysis grammar and said third dictionary includes a regular and irregular change dictionary, a word and idiom dictionary, a transformational grammar, a generative grammar, and a morpheme generative grammar.

Claim 6

The machine translation system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first language is English and the second language is Japanese.

Claim 7

A machine translation system for translating sentences with inserted comments of a first language into a second language, which comprises: (a) input means (1) having function keys, edit keys, cursor keys for entry of the sentences of the first language and for performing various operations for translation, as well as having other alphanumeric keys; (b) a first memory (2) for storing sentences written in the first languages so as to analyze the sentences; (c) a second memory (3) for storing translated sentences in the second language as a translation corresponding to the input sentences in the first language; (d) edit control means (4) for controlling the edition operation of the entire system; (e) dictionary means (6) having a first dictionary in accordance with which the inserted comments are extracted and analysed and a second dictionary in accordance with which the other portion of the sentences than the inserted comments is analysed, the first dictionary including an inserted comment extracting rule in accordance with which the inserted comments are extracted and an inserted comment analysis grammar in accordance with which the inserted comments being extracted are analysed; (f) translation means (5) coupled to said edit control means for excuting the translation processing in accordance with control signals from said edit control means such that the inserted comments are extracted in accordance with the inserted comment extracting rule, the inserted comments, which are extracted, are analysed in accordance with the inserted comment analysis grammar, the other portion is analysed in accordance with the second dictionary, and an analysis of the inserted comment and an analysis of the other portion are combined to obtain an analysis of the overall sentences; and (g) display means (8) having display control means (7), for producing translated sentences in the second language in accordance with the analysis of the sentences obtained by said translation means (5) so as to display the inserted comments translated to the second language in a distinguishable manner.

Claim 8

A machine translation system for translating sentences with inserted comments of a first language into a second language, which comprises: (a) input means (1) having function keys, edit keys, cursor keys for entry of the sentences of the first language and for performing various operations for translation, as well as having other alphanumeric keys; (b) a first memory (2) for storing sentences written in the first languages so as to analyze the sentences; (c) a second memory (3) for storing translated sentences in the second language as a translation corresponding to the input sentences in the first language; (d) edit control means (4) for controlling the edition operation of the entire system; (e) dictionary means (6) having a first dictionary in accordance with which the inserted comments are extracted and analysed and a second dictionary in accordance with which the other portion of the sentences than the inserted comments is analysed, the first dictionary including an inserted comment extracting rule in accordance with which the inserted comments are extracted and an inserted comment analysis grammar in accordance with which the inserted comments being extracted are analysed; (f) translation means (5) coupled to said edit control means for excuting the translation processing in accordance with control signals from said edit control means such that the inserted comments are extracted in accordance with the inserted comment extracting rule, the inserted comments, which are extracted, are analysed in accordance with the inserted comment analysis grammar, the other portion is analysed in accordance with the second dictionary, and an analysis of the inserted comment and an analysis of the other portion are combined to obtain an analysis of the overall sentences; and (g) display means (8) having display control means (7), for producing translated sentences in the second language in accordance with the analysis of the sentences obtained by said translation means (5) so as to display the inserted comments translated to the second language in a distinguishable manner.

Claim 9

The machine translation system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said display control means is constructed to add a symbol for showing the inserted comment to each of the translated inserted comment and to display the translated sentences including the inserted comment with the symbol.

Claim 10

The machine translation system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said dictionary means further comprises a third dictionary in accordance with which a translation processing other than the analyses of the inserted comment and the other portion is carried out.

Claim 11

The machine translation system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said second dictionary includes a general analysis grammar and said third dictionary includes a regular and irregular change dictionary, a word and idiom dictionary, a transformational grammar, a generative grammar, and a morpheme generative grammar.

Claim 12

A machine translation method of translating sentences with inserted comments of a first language into a second language, which comprises the steps of: (a) inputting the sentences in the first language into the system; (b) extracting the inserted comments in accordance with an inserted comment extracting rule; (c) analysing the inserted comments, which are extracted, in accordance with the inserted comment analysis grammar; (d) analysing the other portion in the sentences than the inserted comment; (e) combining an analysis of the inserted comment and an analysis of the other portion to obtain an analysis of the overall sentences; (f) producing the translated sentences in the second language in accordance with the analysis of the sentences which is combined; (g) adding a symbol for showing the inserted comment to each of the translated inserted comment; and (h) displaying the translated sentences including the inserted comment with the symbol.

Claim 13

A machine translation method of translating sentences with inserted comments of a first language into a second language, which comprises the steps of: (a) inputting the sentences in the first language into the system; (b) extracting the inserted comments in accordance with an inserted comment extracting rule; (c) analysing the inserted comments, which are extracted, in accordance with the inserted comment analysis grammar; (d) analysing the other portion in the sentences than the inserted comment; (e) combining an analysis of the inserted comment and an analysis of the other portion to obtain an analysis of the overall sentences; (f) producing the translated sentences in the second language in accordance with the analysis of the sentences which is combined; (g) adding a symbol for showing the inserted comment to each of the translated inserted comment; and (h) displaying the translated sentences including the inserted comment with the symbol.

Claim 14

The machine translation method as claimed in claim 10, wherein said first language is English and said second language is Japanese.