Translation communication system

Claim 2

A translation communication system according to claim 1 wherein said searching means matches individual words of said previous original sentences with selected individual input words of said input original sentence.

Claim 3

A translation communication system according to claim 1 or claim 2 wherein said translated information includes sentence structure information of the corresponding previous original sentences.

Claim 4

A translation communication system according to claim 3 wherein said supply means also extracts said sentence structure information corresponding to said previous original sentence from communications immediately previous to said input original sentence when said input original sentence is not a complete sentence.

Claim 5

A translation communication system according to any preceding claim wherein said translating means includes a dictionary and said identification means is adapted to identify said translated information corresponding to any input word of the input original sentence not included in said dictionary.

Claim 6

A translation communication system, according to any preceding claim wherein each of said previous original sentences is allocated a sentence number indicative of the temporal order of said previous communications from which said previous original sentences are obtained.

Claim 7

A translation communication system according to any one of claims 1, 3, 4, 6 or 7 wherein said memory means stores said previous original sentences including corresponding translated sentences in said first language from previous communications in said second language and translated information including words in said second language and corresponding translations in said first language.

Claim 8

A translation communication system between a first native speaker of a first natural language using his mother tongue and a second native speaker of a second natural language also using his mother tongue, having first translation means for translating an input sentence from said first native speaker in said first language into said second language by using a first dictionary and second translation means for translating input sentence by said second native speaker in said second language into said first language by using a second dictionary, comprising: first memory means for storing previous original sentences used by said second native speaker from previous communications in said second language and corresponding translated sentences translated by said second translation means into said first language, and translated information for each of said previous original sentences and corresponding translated sentences, including previous original words in said previous original sentences and translated words in said translated sentences corresponding to said previous original words, respectively; second memory means for storing previous original sentences used by said first native speaker from previous communications in said first language and corresponding translated sentences translated by said first translation means into said second language, and translated information for each of said previous original sentences and corresponding translated sentences, including previous original words in said previous original sentences and translated words in said translated sentences corresponding to said previous original words, respectively; and means for: (a) searching said translated sentences in said first language stored in said first memory means to locate a previously translated sentence in said first language containing a first language input word included in said input sentence in said first language, if said first translation means cannot translate said first language input word; (b) identifying a second language original word included in said previous original sentence in said second language corresponding to the located translated sentence and relating to said first language input word; (c) supplying said second language original word as translated information of said first language input word to said first translation means; (d) searching said translated sentences in said second language stored in said second memory means to locate a previously translated sentence in said second language containing a second language input word included in said input sentence in said second language, if said second translation means can not translate said second language input word; (e) identifying a first language original word included in said previous original sentence in said first language corresponding to the located translated sentence and relating to said second language input word; and (f) supplying said first language original word as translated information of said second language input word to said second translation means.