Patent ID: 6523000
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A translation supporting apparatus for retrieving and outputting a translation example of a second language similar to a character string of a first language which is a translation target, comprising:translation example storage means in which a plurality of character strings of the first language and a plurality of translation examples composed of results of translation of the second language from the character string are stored; similarity determination means for determining, for each of the translation examples, a similarity between the translation example and a retrieval request which is a translation target character string and a similarity between the retrieval request and a translation example context which is another translation example having a predetermined relationship to the translation example and integrating the similarities to determine an integrated similarity; similarity storage means for storing the integrated similarities determined by said similarity determination means for the individual translation examples; and outputting means for referring to the integrated similarities stored in said similarity storage means and outputting a translation example similar to the retrieval request.