IP Library Granted Patent US 11,256,880
Granted Patent B2
US 11,256,880 · App. 15/913,227 · Granted Feb 22, 2022

Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium

Inventors: Yasuhiro Ito (Kanagawa, JP); Kazuya Tanaka (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
G06F40/58G06F3/0484G06F40/169
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Patent No.
US 11,256,880
App. No.
15/913,227
Granted
Feb 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit, a first acquisition unit, a second acquisition unit, a third acquisition unit, and an addition unit. The receiving unit receives a translation source document. The first acquisition unit acquires a first language that is a language used in the document. The second acquisition unit acquires a second language that is a translation target language. The third acquisition unit acquires, on the basis of a peculiar expression in the document, the first language, and the second language, supplementary information that explains the peculiar expression in the second language. The addition unit adds the supplementary information to a translation result of the document.

Claims (44)

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a processor programed to

receive a translation source document;

acquire a first language that is a language used in the translation source document;

acquire a second language that is a translation target language;

translate the translation source document into the translation target language to create a translated source document;

extract a first expression from the translated source document, the first expression being an expression that has different meanings when used in a first country or region and when used in a second country or region;

automatically acquire, on a basis of (i) the extracted first expression, (ii) the first language, and (iii) the second language, supplementary information that explains the first expression in the second language, the supplementary information including an explanation for traditional differences between the first and second countries or regions; and

automatically add the supplementary information to the translated source document.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first expression is an expression that has different meanings when used in the first language and when used in the second language.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the supplementary information includes an explanation for the different meanings.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor

acquires the first country or region together with the first language, wherein the translation source document has been prepared in the first country or region,

acquires the second country or region together with the second language, wherein the translated source document is used in the second country or region, and

acquires the supplementary information, wherein the supplementary information explains the first expression in the second language on a basis of the first expression, the first language, the first country or region, the second language, and the second country or region.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 ,

wherein the first expression includes a uniform resource locator (URL) that is considered to be inaccessible from the second country or region.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 ,

wherein the processor provides characters of the supplementary information in a different form from characters of the translated source document other than at least the first expression.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first expression includes a uniform resource locator (URL) that is considered to be inaccessible from the second country or region.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 ,

wherein the processor provides characters of the supplementary information in a different form from characters of the translated source document other than at least the first expression.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor adds the supplementary information to the translated source document as a ruby or a caution.

10. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for information processing, the process comprising:

receiving a translation source document;

acquiring a first language that is a language used in the translation source document;

acquiring a second language that is a translation target language;

translating the translation source document into the translation target language to create a translated source document of the translation source document;

extracting a first expression from the translated source document, the first expression being an expression that has different meanings when used in a first country or region and when used in a second country or region;

automatically acquiring, on a basis of (i) the extracted first expression, (ii) the first language, and (iii) the second language, supplementary information that explains the first expression in the second language, the supplementary information including an explanation for traditional differences between the first and second countries or regions; and

automatically adding the supplementary information to the translated source document.

11. An information processing apparatus comprising:

receiving means that receives a translation source document;

first acquisition means that acquires a first language that is a language used in the translation source document;

second acquisition means that acquires a second language that is a translation target language;

translation means that translates the translation source document into the translation target language to create a translated source document of the translation source document;

extracting means that extracts a first expression from the translated source document, the first expression being an expression that has different meanings when used in a first country or region and when used in a second country or region;

third acquisition means that automatically acquires, on a basis of (i) the extracted first expression, (ii) the first language, and (iii) the second language, supplementary information that explains the first expression in the second language, the supplementary information including an explanation for traditional differences between the first and second countries or regions; and

addition means that automatically adds the supplementary information to the translated source document.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 28, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 056078/0098 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2018
From: ITO, YASUHIRO; TANAKA, KAZUYA
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 045121/0257 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-181096 · Sep 21, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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