Translation Device Chunk Verb Context
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing translation devices translate character strings without considering context, leading to potential misinterpretation and reduced accuracy, even with additional phrases added to clarify ambiguity.
Innovation Solution
A translation device that translates text in units of 'chunks' and includes a verb from a preceding chunk when necessary, ensuring the translation range includes essential context for accurate translation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If the entire original sentence is translated at once, then translation accuracy is improved, but the time to obtain translation result increases
Solution Approach 1:
The original sentence is divided into multiple chunks, and translation is performed on each chunk separately rather than translating the entire sentence at once. This segmentation allows for faster incremental translation results while maintaining accuracy through context inclusion.
2Measurement precision
If additional context is included in translation range, then translation accuracy is improved, but the processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The translation range is dynamically adjusted to include only the necessary portion of context (partial action) rather than always including the entire sentence. When a chunk contains a verb, only that chunk is translated; when it doesn't, minimal surrounding context is added. This avoids excessive processing while maintaining sufficient context for accuracy.
3Productivity
If chunks without verbs are translated in isolation, then processing speed is improved, but translation accuracy deteriorates due to loss of context
Solution Approach 1:
Before translating a chunk, the system preliminarily checks whether it contains a verb. If not, it proactively expands the translation range to include the nearest preceding chunk with a verb, ensuring context is available before translation begins. This preliminary context gathering prevents accuracy loss while maintaining efficient processing.
Data Source
AI summary
A translation device includes: a determination unit that determines a translation range for translating a first chunk to be translated; a translation unit that translates the translation range; and an output unit that outputs a translation result by the translation unit. The determination unit adds, to the translation range, the first chunk and a second chunk that includes a verb corresponding to a word included in the first chunk and that is closer to a beginning of an original sentence than the first chunk when no verb is included in the first chunk.