Translation processing method, document translation device, and programs

A document translation device comprising:

• a memory that stores a type of annotation with a corresponding translation rule;
• an identifying part that identifies a document to be processed;
• an extracting part that extracts an annotation added to a text element from the document identified by the identifying part;
• an annotation identifying part that identifies a type of the annotation added to the text element extracted by the extracting pat;
• and
• translation performing part that translates the text element according to the translation rule corresponding to the type of the annotation identified by the annotation identifying part.

A computer readable program that enable a computer to act as:

• a memory that stores a type of annotation with a corresponding translation rule;
• an identifying part that identifies a document to be processed;
• an extracting part that extracts an annotation added to a text element from the document identified by the identifying part;
• an annotation identifying part that identifies a type of the annotation added to the text element extracted by the extracting part;
• and
• translation performing part that translates the text element according to the translation rule corresponding to the type of the annotation identified by the annotation identifying part.

A translation processing method comprising:

• registering a type of annotation with a corresponding translation rule in a table;
• identifying a document to be processed;
• extracting a type of annotation and character information from the document identified at the identifying step;
• identifying a text element to which the annotation extracted at the extracting step is to be added;
• determining a translation rule corresponding to the type of annotation by referring to the table;
• and
• translating the text element identified in the annotation identifying step, by applying the translation rule determined at the translation rule determining step.