US 8,265,922 B2 · Method and apparatus for applying translation memory in automatic translation system

Abstract

A translation-memory application method for automatic translation includes: generating TM-expanded forms by applying TM expansion rules respectively to source sentences whose morphemes have been analyzed; storing in an expanded TM database translated sentences corresponding to the generated TM-expanded source sentences; analyzing morphemes if an input sentence does not match any of the source sentences stored in basic TM database; generating a TM-expanded form by applying pertinent ones among the TM expansion rules to the input sentence whose morphemes have been analyzed; and producing, if the TM-expanded input sentence matches one of the TM-expanded source sentences stored in the expanded TM database, a translated output corresponding to the matched TM-expanded source sentence.

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Dependent claims

A translation-memory (hereinafter, referred to as TM) application method for automatic translation, comprising:

generating TM-expanded forms by applying TM expansion rules respectively to source sentences whose morphemes have been analyzed;
storing in an expanded TM database translated sentences corresponding to said generated TM-expanded source sentences;
analyzing morphemes if an input sentence does not match any of said source sentences stored in basic TM database;
generating a TM-expanded form by applying pertinent ones among said TM expansion rules to said input sentence whose morphemes have been analyzed;
and
producing, if said TM-expanded input sentence matches one of said TM-expanded source sentences stored in said expanded TM database, a translated output corresponding to said matched TM-expanded source sentence.

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A translation-memory (hereinafter, referred to as TM) application apparatus for automatic translation, comprising:

a basic TM match unit that matches an input sentence with source sentences stored in a basic TM database;
a morphemic analyzer that analyzes morphemes of said input sentence if said basic match yields a mismatch;
an expansion unit that generates a TM-expanded form by applying pertinent ones among TM expansion rules to said input sentence whose morphemes have been analyzed;
and
an expanded TM match unit that produces a translated output corresponding to said matched expanded source sentence if said generated TM-expanded input sentence matches one of expanded source sentences stored in an expanded TM database.

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Method and apparatus for applying translation memory in automatic translation system

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