Dictionary management apparatus and a dictionary server

Details Dictionary management apparatus and a dictionary server Dictionary management apparatus and a dictionary server

1998-03-06

2001-08-28

Edouard, Patrick N. (Department: 2747)

Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language

Linguistics

Dictionary building, modification, or prioritization

C707S793000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06282508

ABSTRACT:

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a dictionary management apparatus to update each dictionary included in a plurality of language processing system and a dictionary server to store the dictionary data to be supplied to the each dictionary.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Recently, IME (INPUT METHOD EDITOR) to input Japanese to a computer and a machine translation system are widely used. This kind of software uses a dictionary including various language information. However, content of accomplished dictionary information is predetermined. This dictionary does not include the latest word orderly generated and vocabulary used in local community such as a company. In order to solve this problem, user registers his desired word to a user dictionary. However, registration to the user dictionary by his hand is troublesome for the user. In order to simplify this registration, following two methods are used.
(1) The dictionary item is automatically registered by the user's key input or selection information when the user inputs a document.
(2) The dictionary data is automatically extracted by analyzing the accomplished document when the user indicates the accomplished document.
In the method (1), a series of key input by the user must be recognized as an operation to input a new word not previously registered in the accomplished dictionary. This operation for the series of the key input includes many kinds of variation by the user. Therefore, in order to avoid an erroneous registration, a new word should be learned from the limited pattern of key input that is certain to reflect the intention of the new word input. As a result, the coverages of the automatic registration is restricted.
In the method (2), the document is not always correctly analized and the dictionary data as the new word is not correctly extracted from the document. Especially, in IME of Japanese input, a reading as the input key is not obtained from the document.
Accordingly, in general, the user must register his desired word by his burden to the user dictionary.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide a dictionary management apparatus and a dictionary server to greatly reduce the user's load in case the new word is registered to the dictionary.
According to the present invention, there is provided a dictionary management apparatus which updates each dictionary included in a plurality of language processing system, comprising: request means for requesting download of dictionary data for a dictionary server according to a user's request or a predetermined condition, the dictionary server stores the dictionary data to be supplied to the language processing system; update means for updating the dictionary of the plurality of language processing system according to the dictionary data downloaded from the dictionary server; collection means for collecting a user dictionary data updated in the dictionary of at least one language processing system; and upload means for sending the user dictionary data collected by said collection means to the dictionary server as upload data.
Further in accordance with the present invention, there is also provided a dictionary management method for updating each dictionary included in a plurality of language processing system, comprising the steps of: requesting download of dictionary data for a dictionary server according to a user's request or a predetermined condition, the dictionary server stores the dictionary data to be supplied to the language processing system; updating the dictionary of the plurality of language processing system according to the dictionary data downloaded from the dictionary server; collecting a user dictionary data updated in the dictionary of at least one language processing system; and sending the user dictionary data collected at collecting step to the dictionary server as update data.
Further in accordance with the present invention, there is also provided a computer readable memory containing computer readable instructions to update each dictionary included in a plurality of language processing system, comprising: instruction means for causing a computer to request download of dictionary data for a dictionary server according to a user's request or a predetermined condition, the dictionary server stores the dictionary data to be supplied to the language processing system; instruction means for causing a computer to update the dictionary of the plurality of language processing system according to the dictionary data downloaded from the dictionary server; instruction means for causing a computer to collect a user dictionary data updated in the dictionary of at least one language processing system; and instruction means for causing a computer to send the user dictionary data collected to the dictionary server as update data.
Further in accordance with the present invention, there is also provided a dictionary server of each level in hierarchical structure each of which stores the dictionary data to be supplied to each dictionary included in a plurality of language processing system, comprising: first receiving means for receiving a dictionary data updated by a low level dictionary server; supply means for supplying the received dictionary data whose frequency is above a predetermined value to the dictionary of the plurality of language processing system; sending means for sending the received dictionary data whose frequency is above the predetermined value to a high level dictionary server, and second receiving means for receiving a dictionary data sent by the high level dictionary server, the received dictionary data being referred to determine the dictionary data to be supplied.
Further in accordance with the present invention, there is also provided a method for controlling a dictionary server of each level in hierarchical structure each of which stores the dictionary data to be supplied to each dictionary included in a plurality of language processing system, comprising the steps of: receiving a dictionary data updated by a low level dictionary server; supplying the received dictionary data whose frequency is above a predetermined value to the dictionary of the plurality of language processing system; sending the received dictionary data whose frequency is above the predetermined value to a high level dictionary server; and receiving a dictionary data sent by the high level dictionary server, the received dictionary data being referred to determine the dictionary data to be supplied.
Further in accordance with the present invention, there is also provided a computer readable memory containing computer readable instructions to control a dictionary server of each level in hierarchical structure each of which stores the dictionary data to be supplied to each dictionary included in a plurality of language processing system, comprising: instruction means for causing a computer to receive a dictionary data updated by a low level dictionary server; instruction means for causing a computer to supply the received dictionary data whose frequency is above a predetermined value to the dictionary of the plurality of language processing system; instruction means for causing a computer to send the received dictionary data whose frequency is above the predetermined value to a high level dictionary server; and instruction means for causing a computer to receive a dictionary data sent by the high level dictionary server, the received dictionary data being referred to determine the dictionary data to be supplied.


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