System for translation of sentences from one language to another

A machine translation system comprising:

• display means for displaying an input original sentence and a translated sentence corresponding to the input original sentence;
• a dictionary for deriving at least one translation possibility of a language of the translated sentence with respect to data of at least one word or phrase of a language of the original sentence;
• an input means for causing an operator to input control data;
• combination data storage means for storing translation possibility combination data;
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• translation processing means having first means for obtaining the translation possibility for every word or phrase in the original sentence by accessing said dictionary, second means for aligning the translation possibilities of each word or phrase which are obtained by said first means, distinguishing a plurality of translation possibilities of an identical word or phrase in the original sentence from other translation possibilities, and displaying on said display means the translation possibility of the word or phrase which is obtained by said first means, third means for selecting, in response to an input at said input means, one of said plurality of translation possibilities of the identical word or phrase which are displayed by said second means on said display means, fourth means for causing said second means to process as a sole translation possibility for a corresponding word or phrase the translation possibility selected by said third means, fifth means for causing said combination data storage means to store the translation possibility selected by said third means substantially in association with a combination of a corresponding word or phrase in the original sentence and an associated word or phrase in the original sentence, and sixth means for controlling a display priority order of said plurality of translation possibilities of an identical word or phrase substantially with reference to the data stored in said combination data storage means and the original sentence when said plurality of translation possibilities of the identical word or phrase are displayed on said display means.

A machine translation system comprising:

• display means for displaying an input original sentence and a translating sentence corresponding to the input original sentence;
• a dictionary for deriving at least one translation possibility of a language of the translated sentence with respect to data of at least one word or phrase of a language of the original sentence;
• an input means for causing an operator to input control data;
• combination data storage means for storing translation possibility combination data;
• selection data storage means for storing translation possibility selection data;
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• translation processing means having first means for obtaining the translation possibility for every word or phrase in the original sentence by accessing said dictionary, second means for aligning the translation possibilities of each word or phase which are obtained by said first means, distinguishing a plurality of translation possibilities of an identical word or phrase in the original sentence from other translation possibilities, and displaying on said display means the translation possibility of the word or phrase which is obtained by first means, third means for selecting, in response to an input at said input means, one of said plurality of translation possibilities of the identical word or phrase which are displayed by said second means on said display means, fourth means for causing said second means to process as a sole translation possibility for a corresponding word or phrase the translation possibility selected by said third means, fifth means for causing said combination data storage means to store the translation possibility selected by said third means substantially in association with a combination of a corresponding word or phrase in the original sentence and an associated word or phrase in the original sentence, sixth means for controlling a display priority order of said plurality of translation possibilities of an identical word or phrase substantially with reference to the data stored in said combination data storage means and the original sentence when said plurality of translation possibilities of the identical word or phrase are displayed on said display means, seventh means for causing said selection data storage means to store the translation possibility selected by said third means substantially in association with a corresponding word or phrase in the original sentence, and eighth means for controlling a display priority order of said plurality of translation possibilities of an identical word or phrase with reference to the data stored in said selection data storage means when said plurality of translation possibilities of the identical word or phrase are displayed on said display means, priority order control of said sixth means having a priority over that of said eighth means.