US4417319A
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Electronic translator for providing additional sentences formed by directly-translated words
Assignee: Sharp Corp
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Filing: 1981-04-08
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Granted: 1983-11-22
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Expires: 2001-04-08
Abstract
Abstract An electronic translator comprises an input device for entering one or more first words, a memory device for storing second words equivalent to the first words, an access device for addressing the memory device to cause retrieval of second words equivalent to the input first words, the access means maintaining the order of the second words identical to that of the input first words, and an indicating device responsive to the access device for indicating this kind of order of the second words.
Inventors
- 👤 Masafumi Morimoto
- 👤 Kunio Yoshida
- 👤 Tosaku Nakanishi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 23:20
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F40/00; G06F40/40; G06F40/58
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
An electronic translator wherein a plurality of first words represented in a first language are entered to obtain a plurality of second words represented in a second language equivalent to the first words, comprising: input means for entering the first words; memory means for storing the second words; access means operatively connected to and responsive to said input means for addressing said memory means for retrieving the second words and for providing the second words in an order which is identical to the order of the input first words; and indicating means responsive to said access means for indicating that the order of the second words is identical to the order of the first words.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
An electronic translator wherein a plurality of first words represented in a first language are entered to obtain a plurality of second words represented in a second language equivalent to the first words, comprising: input means for entering the first words; memory means for storing the second words; access means operatively connected to and responsive to said input means for addressing said memory means for retrieving the second words and for providing the second words in an order which is identical to the order of the input first words; and indicating means responsive to said access means for indicating that the order of the second words is identical to the order of the first words.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
77 words
The translator of claim 1, wherein said access means comprises a microcomputer including: operational instruction means for containing and generating micro-instructions for controlling operations of the translator; address registor means coupled to said operational instruction means for causing said operational instruction means to sequentially generate the micro-instructions; central processor means responsive to the micro-instructions for decoding the micro-instructions and conducting the operations; and data memory means responsive to the central processor means for storing and generating data.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
138 words
An electronic translator wherein at least one first word represented in a first language is entered to obtain at least one second word represented in a second language equivalent to the at least one first word, comprising: input means for entering the at least one first word; memory means for storing the second words in such a manner that a plurality of second words are classified according to common subject; classification selection means for selecting the subject of the at least one input first word; access means responsive to said input means and to said classification selection means for addressing said memory means for retrieving the at least one second word in accordance with a classification selected by said classification selection means; and output means responsive to said access means for outputting the at least one second word.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
138 words
An electronic translator wherein at least one first word represented in a first language is entered to obtain at least one second word represented in a second language equivalent to the at least one first word, comprising: input means for entering the at least one first word; memory means for storing the second words in such a manner that a plurality of second words are classified according to common subject; classification selection means for selecting the subject of the at least one input first word; access means responsive to said input means and to said classification selection means for addressing said memory means for retrieving the at least one second word in accordance with a classification selected by said classification selection means; and output means responsive to said access means for outputting the at least one second word.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The translator of claim 3, wherein the first word of each classification contained in said memory means is a word for representing the subject of each classification.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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