Apparatus, method, and program product for translation and method of providing translation support service

A method for providing a translation support service by using an apparatus for selecting from a translation record for use in translation of a newly received text among a plurality of translation records, each of the translation records storing with respect to past translation results at least one pair of a source-language text, being a divided part corresponding to a translation segment in a received unit, being units of translation of text, and a target-language text corresponding to the source-language text, the method comprising:

• a first key generation step of, with respect to each of the translation segments in the received text, generating an input key in which the source-language text, being a divided part corresponding to one of the translation segments, is encoded based on a predetermined conversion rule;
• an acquisition step of, in association with each of the plurality of translation records, acquiring a translation record key in which the source-language text, being the divided part corresponding to one of the translation segments in the translation record, is encoded based on the predetermined conversion rule;
• a key search step of searching whether the translation record key identical with each of the input keys is present or not with respect to each of the translation records;
• first count step of counting the quantity of input keys that have translation record keys identical therewith with respect to each of the translation records;
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• a determination step of determining the translation record for use in translation of the received text, on the basis of a count result with respect to each of the translation records;
• wherein the input key generated by first key generation step comprises a character string in which a determined number of characters is selected from the leading end of each word contained in a source-language text, being a divided part corresponding to one of translation segments in the received text, and concatenated, and
• wherein the translation record key generated by the acquisition step, in association with each of the translation records, comprises a character string in which a determined number of characters is selected from the leading end of each word contained in the source-language text, being a divided part corresponding to one of the translation segments in the translation record, and concatenated.

A method for selecting a translation record for use in translation of a newly received text from among a plurality of translation records, each of the plurality of translation records storing with respect to past translation results, at least one pair of a source-language text being a divided part corresponding to a translation segment in the received text being units of translation of text and a target-language text corresponding to the source-language text for a past translation result, the method comprising:

• a storing step of storing as one of the plurality of translation records where a pair of the source-language text and the target-language text obtained by translating the source-language text, with respect to each of the translation segments, by a storing unit realized by a computer;
• a first key generation step of, with respect to each of the translation segments in the received text, generating an input key in which the source-language text being the divided part corresponding to one of the translation segments is encoded based on a predetermined conversion rule by a first key generation unit realized by the computer;
• an acquisition step of, in association with each of the plurality of translation records, acquiring a translation record key in which the source-language text being the divided part corresponding to one of the translation segments in the translation record is encoded based on the predetermined conversion rule by an acquisition unit realized by the computer;
• a key search step of searching whether a translation record key identical with each of the input keys is present or not, with respect to each of the plurality of translation records, by a key search unit realized by the computer;
• a first count step of counting the quantity of input keys that have translation record keys identical therewith with respect to each of the plurality of translation records, by a first count unit realized by the computer;
• a determination step of determining the translation record for use in translation of the received text on the basis of a count result with respect to each of the plurality of translation records by a determination unit realized by the computer;
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• a translating step of translating the received text by using the determined translation record by a translation unit realized by the computer;
• wherein the input key generated by first key generation step comprises a character string in which a determined number of characters is selected from the leading end of each word contained in a source-language text, being a divided part corresponding to one of translation segments in the received text, and concatenated, and
• wherein the translation record key generated by the acquisition step, in association with each of the translation records, comprises a character string in which a determined number of characters is selected from the leading end of each word contained in the source-language text, being a divided part corresponding to one of the translation segments in the translation record, and concatenated.