Patent Document ID: 4866670
Application ID: 07224232

Base Claim:
1. A method of machine translating an original sentence in a first natural language into a second natural language, which comprises the steps of: (a) translating the original sentence in the first natural language into the second translated natural language by means of a translation processor; (b) measuring actual translation time spent during the translation of an original sentence and comparing the time thus measured with a predetermined maximum translation time being normally required for finishing the translation of a sentence; (c) stopping the translation of the original sentence and dividing the original sentence into phrases when the measured actual translation time reaches the predetermined translation time and the translation of the original sentence has not been completed; (d) performing the translation of the divided phrases by means of the translation processor; and (e) displaying the corresponding translated phrases in the second language on a display, said divided original phrases being displayed on different lines from one another of said display and said translated phrases also displayed on different lines from one another, said translated phrases displayed adjacent said divided original phrases in a one-to-one correspondence therewith.

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Claim 4:
4. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first language is English and the second language is Japanese.