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US6463404B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 2, 1998
Grant dateOct 8, 2002
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Expiry dateNov 2, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F40/55
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus for use within a system for translating a document from a source language to at least one target language, comprising means for parsing said document using grammar rules specific to said source language, to derive a source language semantic structure; means for processing said source language semantic structure, to detect the presence therein of semantic elements which are specific to said source language, and to replace said semantic elements with replacement elements which are generic to a plurality of possible said target languages, to generate a generic semantic representation of said document.

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