Apparatus and method for automatic translation customized for documents in restrictive domain
US7747427B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 5, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/44
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for automatic translation of patent documents are provided. Translation knowledge customized for the patent domain is extracted and used. The method includes the steps of: extracting a number of technical terms from a patent document and assigning translated terms for the extracted technical terms; extracting expressions frequently used in patent documents, not in a document in a general domain, and constructing translated expressions; using the translation knowledge constructed in this way, applying a sentence pattern to extraordinarily long sentences in a patent document, dividing the sentence by recognition of parallel structure and syntax clues; and extracting translation units available for parsing and performing structure analysis.
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