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Machine translation method and source/target text display method

US6047252A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 30, 1997
Grant dateApr 4, 2000
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Expiry dateJun 30, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F40/58
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A source text output file provided with link information for a plurality of component units of a second language text corresponding to the component units of a first language text is obtained and a target text output file provided with link information for a plurality of component units of the first language text corresponding to the component units of the second language text is obtained. The obtained source text output file and target text output file are supplied to a display means and both the source text and the target text are displayed in correspondence with each other for example on an existing single Internet browser by use of a specification of an existing hyper text. More specifically, the first language text and the second language text are displayed in separate fields (windows) on the above browser, only the first language text or the second language text is scrolled according to user request, and a component unit of the second language text or the first language text corresponding to the first language text or the second language text currently being displayed is displayed.

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