Electronic translator capable of producing a sentence by using an entered word as a key word

Claim 2

An electronic translator capable of producing a sentence by using an entered word as a key word, said translator comprising: input means for entering a plurality of words; memory means comprising: means for storing words of a first language and memory address data for each said first-language word; means for storing words of a second language and memory address data for each said second-language word, the first and second languages being distinct from each other; means for storing sentences of the first language and memory address data associated therewith and associated with one or more first-language words; and means for storing sentences of the second language and memory address data associated therewith and associated with one or more second-language words, said second language sentences corresponding respectively to the sentences of the first language, wherein at least two first language words have a common memory address data associated therewith and associated with at least one common first language sentence; access controlling means for controlling access to said memory means, comprising: means for selecting and reading out upon input of a first-language word by said input means, first-language sentences associated with memory address data associated with said input first-language word; means for selecting and reading out upon input of either of said first-language words associated with the common memory address data, said at least one common first language sentence; means for selecting and reading out upon input of a plurality of first-language words, at least one first language sentence associated with memory address data comprising memory address data associated with each of said plurality of first-language words; sentence translation instruction means for accessing the second-language sentence corresponding to a first-language sentence which a user of said translator wishes to translate, from among the first-language sentences read out by said access controlling means; and display means for displaying a first-language word entered by said input means and for displaying said first language sentences associated with memory address data associated with said input first-language word and selected and read out by said access controlling means.

Claim 3

An electronic translator according to claim 1, wherein said memory means further comprises means for storing a conversion table used to retrieve a word of a first-language stored in said memory means corresponding to each of the words of the second language stored in said memory means.

Claim 4

An electronic translator according to claim 1, wherein said first language and said second language are natural human languages.

Claim 5

An electronic translator capable of producing a sentence by using an entered word as a key word, said translator comprising: input means for entering a plurality of words; memory means comprising: means for storing words of a first language and memory address data for each said first-language word; means for storing words of a second-language and memory address data for each said second-language word, the first and second languages being distinct from each other; means for storing sentences of the first language and memory address data associated therewith and associated with one or more first-language words; and means for storing sentences of the second language and memory address data associated therewith and associated with one or more second-language words, said second language sentences corresponding respectively to the sentences of the first language, wherein at least two first language words have a common memory address data associated therewith and associated with at least one common first language sentence; reading out and selecting means for selecting, in response to entry of a first-language word via said input means, each of the stored first-language sentences associated with memory address data associated with the entered first-language word, and comprising: means for reading out, if one first-language sentence has been selected, the selected first-language sentence; means for reading out, if more than one sentence has been selected, each selected sentence one after another; means for reading out, upon input of either of said at least two first-language words associated with the common memory address data, said at least one common first-language sentence; means for reading out, upon input of a plurality of first-language words by said input means, at least one first-language sentence associated with memory address data comprising memory address data associated with each of said plurality of first-language words; sentence translation instruction means for accessing the second-language sentence corresponding to a first-language sentence which a user of said translator wishes to translate, from among the first-language sentences read out by said reading out means; and display means for displaying a first-language word entered by said input means and for displaying a first language sentence read out by said reading out means.

Claim 6

An electronic translator capable of producing a sentence by using an entered word as a key word, said translator comprising: input means for entering a plurality of words; memory means comprising: means for storing words of a first language and memory address data for each said first-language word; means for storing words of a second-language and memory address data for each said second-language word, the first and second languages being distinct from each other; means for storing sentences of the first language and memory address data associated therewith and associated with one or more first-language words; and means for storing sentences of the second language and memory address data associated therewith and associated with one or more second-language words, said second language sentences corresponding respectively to the sentences of the first language, wherein at least two first language words have a common memory address data associated therewith and associated with at least one common first language sentence; reading out and selecting means for selecting, in response to entry of a first-language word via said input means, each of the stored first-language sentences associated with memory address data associated with the entered first-language word, and comprising: means for reading out, if one first-language sentence has been selected, the selected first-language sentence; means for reading out, if more than one sentence has been selected, each selected sentence one after another; means for reading out, upon input of either of said at least two first-language words associated with the common memory address data, said at least one common first-language sentence; means for reading out, upon input of a plurality of first-language words by said input means, at least one first-language sentence associated with memory address data comprising memory address data associated with each of said plurality of first-language words; sentence translation instruction means for accessing the second-language sentence corresponding to a first-language sentence which a user of said translator wishes to translate, from among the first-language sentences read out by said reading out means; and display means for displaying a first-language word entered by said input means and for displaying a first language sentence read out by said reading out means.

Claim 7

An electronic translator capable of producing a sentence by using an entered word as a key word, said translator comprising: input means for entering a plurality of words; display means for displaying a word entered via said input means; memory means comprising: means for storing words of a first language and memory address data for each said first-language word; means for storing words of a second language and memory address data for each said second-language word, the first and second languages being distinct from each other; means for storing sentences of the first language and memory address data associated therewith and associated with one or more first-language words; and means for storing sentences of the second language and memory address data associated therewith and associated with one or more second-language words, said second language sentences corresponding respectively to the sentences of the first language, wherein at least two first language words have a common memory address data associated therewith and associated with at least one common first language sentences; control means for controlling said memory means, comprising: means for identifying and reading out, upon entry of a first-language word via said input means, first-language sentences, stored in said memory means and associated with memory address data associated with the entered first-language word, one after another for display by said display means; means for identifying and reading out, upon input of either of said at least two first-language words associated with the common memory address data, said at least one common first-language sentence; means for identifying and reading out, upon input of a plurality of first-language words by said input means, at least one first-language sentence associated with memory address data comprising memory address data associated with each of said plurality of first-language words; and sentence translation instruction means for accessing the second-language sentence corresponding to a first-language sentence which a user of said translator wishes to translate, from among the first-language sentences, displayed by said display means.

Claim 8

An electronic translator capable of producing a sentence by using an entered word as a key word, said translator comprising: input means for entering a plurality of words; display means for displaying a word entered via said input means; memory means comprising: means for storing words of a first language and memory address data for each said first-language word; means for storing words of a second language and memory address data for each said second-language word, the first and second languages being distinct from each other; means for storing sentences of the first language and memory address data associated therewith and associated with one or more first-language words; and means for storing sentences of the second language and memory address data associated therewith and associated with one or more second-language words, said second language sentences corresponding respectively to the sentences of the first language, wherein at least two first language words have a common memory address data associated therewith and associated with at least one common first language sentences; control means for controlling said memory means, comprising: means for identifying and reading out, upon entry of a first-language word via said input means, first-language sentences, stored in said memory means and associated with memory address data associated with the entered first-language word, one after another for display by said display means; means for identifying and reading out, upon input of either of said at least two first-language words associated with the common memory address data, said at least one common first-language sentence; means for identifying and reading out, upon input of a plurality of first-language words by said input means, at least one first-language sentence associated with memory address data comprising memory address data associated with each of said plurality of first-language words; and sentence translation instruction means for accessing the second-language sentence corresponding to a first-language sentence which a user of said translator wishes to translate, from among the first-language sentences, displayed by said display means.

Claim 9

An electronic translator capable of producing a sentence by using an entered word as a key word, said translator comprising: input means for entering a word; memory means for storing words and sentences comprising: means for storing words of a first language and memory address data for each first-language word, means for storing words of a second language and memory address data for each second-language word, the first and second languages being distinct from each other, and means for storing sentences of the first-language and memory address data associated therewith and associated with one or more first-language words; and means for storing sentences of the second language and memory address data associated therewith and associated with one or more second-language words, said second language sentences corresponding respectively to the sentences of the first language, wherein at least two first language words have a common memory address data associated therewith and associated with at least one common first language sentence; access control means for controlling access to said memory means, comprising: means for selecting and reading out, upon entry of a first-language word via said input means, first-language sentences associated with memory address data associated with said entered first-language word; means for selecting and reading out, upon input of either of said at least two first-language words associated with the common memory address data, said at least one common first-language sentence; means for selecting and reading out, upon input of a plurality of first-language words by said input means, at least one first-language sentence associated with memory address data comprising memory address data associated with each of said plurality of first-language words; sentence translation instruction means for accessing the second-language sentence corresponding to a first-language sentence which a user of said translator wishes to translate, from among the first-language sentences read out by said access control means; and display means for displaying a first-language word entered by said input means and for displaying a sentence read out from said memory means by said access control means.

Claim 10

An electronic translator capable of producing a sentence by using an entered word as a key word, said translator comprising: input means for entering a word; memory means for storing words and sentences comprising: means for storing words of a first language and memory address data for each first-language word, means for storing words of a second language and memory address data for each second-language word, the first and second languages being distinct from each other, and means for storing sentences of the first-language and memory address data associated therewith and associated with one or more first-language words; and means for storing sentences of the second language and memory address data associated therewith and associated with one or more second-language words, said second language sentences corresponding respectively to the sentences of the first language, wherein at least two first language words have a common memory address data associated therewith and associated with at least one common first language sentence; access control means for controlling access to said memory means, comprising: means for selecting and reading out, upon entry of a first-language word via said input means, first-language sentences associated with memory address data associated with said entered first-language word; means for selecting and reading out, upon input of either of said at least two first-language words associated with the common memory address data, said at least one common first-language sentence; means for selecting and reading out, upon input of a plurality of first-language words by said input means, at least one first-language sentence associated with memory address data comprising memory address data associated with each of said plurality of first-language words; sentence translation instruction means for accessing the second-language sentence corresponding to a first-language sentence which a user of said translator wishes to translate, from among the first-language sentences read out by said access control means; and display means for displaying a first-language word entered by said input means and for displaying a sentence read out from said memory means by said access control means.