Machine translation apparatus and method for translating received data during data communication

A machine translation apparatus which receives and translates original text data including a plurality of sentences, said apparatus comprising:

• reception means for receiving the original text data;
• first storage means for storing the original text data received by said reception means;
• display means for displaying the original text data stored in said first storage means;
• translation means for receiving the original text data from said reception means and each time an amount of received original text data that have not yet been translated reaches a predetermined unit of said plurality of sentences, translating said predetermined unit of said plurality of sentences prior to completion of reception of said original text data by said reception means;
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• second storage means for storing translated data derived from the translation by said translation means;
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• control means for allowing said display means to display a translation result of said predetermined unit of said plurality of sentences of the original text data while the original text data is displayed on said display means.

A method for receiving and translating original text data including a plurality of sentences, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) receiving the original text data;
• (b) translating a predetermined unit of said plurality of sentences of the received original text data prior to completion of reception of said original text data;
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• (c) displaying a result of translation of said predetermined unit of said plurality of sentences immediately after the completion of the translation in step (b).

A method for receiving and translating original text data including a plurality of sentences, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) receiving the original text data;
• (b) displaying the received original text data;
• (c) each time an amount of received original text data that have not vet been translated reaches a predetermined unit of said plurality of sentences, translating said predetermined unit of said plurality of sentences prior to completion of reception of said original text data in step (a);
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• (d) sequentially displaying translation results of step (c).

A method for receiving and translating original text data including a plurality of sentences, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) receiving the original text data;
• (b) displaying the received original text data;
• (c) detecting a word from the received original text data and accessing a dictionary to extract a translated word;
• (d) each time an amount of received original text data that have not yet been translated reaches a predetermined unit of said plurality of sentences, translating said predetermined number of said plurality of sentences prior to completion of reception of said original text data in step (a) by referring to an extraction result from step (c);
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• (e) sequentially displaying translation results of step (d).

A storage medium storing a program for implementing the steps of:

• (a) receiving original text data including a plurality of sentences;
• (b) displaying the received original text data;
• (c) each time an amount of received original text data that have not vet been translated reaches a predetermined unit of said plurality of sentences, translating said predetermined unit of said plurality of sentences prior to completion of reception of said original text data in step (a);
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• (d) sequentially displaying translation results from step (c).