Neural Machine Translation Clause Segmentation and Semantic Fusion

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional autoregressive neural machine translation technologies translate sentences word by word, leading to slow translation speeds and potential translation errors.

Innovation Solution

Divide the to-be-translated sentence into pre-defined clauses, translate each clause separately, and combine the results semantically to obtain a target translation sentence, allowing for parallel processing and improved translation speed.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If autoregressive neural machine translation is used to translate sentences word by word, then translation quality can be maintained, but translation speed becomes slow

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetranslation speedVSAvoidtranslation time
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the source sentence into multiple clauses based on semantic units rather than translating word by word. Each clause is independently processed and translated in parallel, which maintains translation quality while significantly improving translation speed. This segmentation approach allows the system to process multiple words simultaneously instead of sequentially.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Reliability

If sentences are translated word by word using conventional methods, then translation process is simple, but translation errors increase and quality decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetranslation accuracyVSAvoidtranslation process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the sentence into semantic clauses and processes each independently, which reduces translation errors by maintaining contextual integrity within each clause. The segmentation module divides the sentence based on semantic units, and the translation module then processes each clause separately, improving overall accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent incorporates a feedback mechanism where the combining module receives translation results from multiple clauses and adjusts the final translation based on semantic consistency. This feedback loop ensures that translation errors in individual clauses are corrected through semantic fusion, improving overall translation reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Productivity

If clauses are translated separately and combined semantically, then translation speed increases, but processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetranslation speedVSAvoidprocessing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses a segmentation module that divides the source sentence into clauses based on semantic units, making the complex translation process more manageable. This segmentation allows parallel processing of multiple clauses while maintaining semantic integrity, thus improving speed without excessive complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent merges the translation results of multiple clauses through a combining module that performs semantic fusion. This merging process integrates the translated clauses into a coherent final translation while maintaining the benefits of parallel processing. The combining step consolidates multiple translation results into a single output, managing processing complexity effectively.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS12197879B2Translation method and apparatus, electronic device, and computer-readable storage medium
Publication Date: 2025.01.14 TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO LTD
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AI summary

An electronic device obtains a to-be-translated sentence. The electronic device divides the to-be-translated sentence into a preset quantity of clauses. The electronic device separately translates each of the clauses to obtain a respective translation result corresponding to each of the clauses. The electronic device combines the respective translation results corresponding to each of the clauses according to semantics to obtain a target translation sentence corresponding to the to-be-translated sentence.