Operator-assisted translation system and method for unconstrained source text

a technology of source text and translator, applied in the field of computer-based translation systems, can solve the problems of dubious quality and reliability of output from such systems, and achieve the effect of facilitating automated translation

US20020128814A1Inactive Publication Date: 2002-09-12BRANDON MAREK +2
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Publication Date
2002-09-12
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Abstract

The computer-based translation system allows a person having full understanding and competency in a language of an original source text to confirm the meaning of the source text without requiring knowledge of any other language so that data concerning the meaning of the original language text may be used to translate automatically the original text into the other language or other languages.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application is a continuation of allowed U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 394,279 filed Sep.10, 1999 which was a continuation of PCT / CA98 / 00549 filed May 27, 1998 designating the U.S. and which claimed priority of U.S. Provisional patent application Serial No. 60 / 048,715 filed May 28,1997.FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The present invention relates to a computer-based translation system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a computer-based translation system in which a person having full understanding and competency in a language of an original source text to be translated provides and / or confirms the meaning of the text without requiring knowledge of any other language, so that data concerning the meaning of the original language text may be used to automatically translate the original text. The invention also relates to a computer-based translation system which automatically translates meaning code data representi...

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[0012] In the preferred embodiment, a computer system such a general-purpose personal computer is provided with software to provide specific functions as will be described hereinbelow.

[0013] As shown in FIG. 1, the unilingual meaning editor 10 comprises text input means 12 such as a communications interface or any other suitable source of text data. A storage memory 14 is used to hold the input text as well as a temporary file for the output meaning code data. A grammatical parser 15 parses the sentences in the input text stored in memory 14 and displays the parsed sentences on a display 20 identifying the particular parts of speech for each of the words and identifying the most probable or simply the first meaning of each of the words in the sentence being displayed. Software grammar parsers per se are known in the art. The language database 25 provides word definition and part-of-speech data to the parser along with grammar requirements for the set of languages into which the mean...