Method and apparatus for further translating result of translation

Patent 5541837 Issued on July 30, 1996. Estimated Expiration Date:

February 23, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Fushimoto, Hideo

Assignee

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Application

No. 200307 filed on 02/23/1994

US Classes:

704/2, Translation machine704/4Based on phrase, clause, or idiom

Examiners

Primary: Hayes, Gail O.
Assistant: Poinvil, Frantzy

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto

Foreign Patent References

0446576 EP. 09/13/1991
2096374 GB. 10/13/1982
2131583 GB. 06/13/1984
2193018 GB. 01/13/1988
WO8805946 WO. 08/13/1988

International Class

G06F 017/28

Foreign Application Priority Data

1990-11-15 JP

Abstract

A method and apparatus which can mutually translate information among a plurality of languages. The kind of first language (source language) which is supplied and the kind of second language (target language) which is generated are independently designated. Information in the source language is supplied. The supplied information in the source language is translated into information in the target language. The information in the target language as a result of the translation is displayed on the display screen. The displayed information in the target language is designated. The designated information in the target language is again translated into information in the source language. When a plurality of information in the target languages as a result of the translation exist, all of them are displayed. When the user wants to further translate the result of the translation into a third language, all of the kinds of candidate languages are displayed as a third language and the user selects a desired one of the kinds of displayed on the screen, thereby designating the kind of third language.