WO2004114613A1

WO2004114613A1 - Electronic mail translation server, electronic mail translation method, and electronic male translation program

Info

Publication number: WO2004114613A1
Application number: PCT/JP2003/007769
Authority: WO
Inventors: Takamasa Suzuki; Kenichi Yokoo
Original assignee: Impulse Japan Inc.
Priority date: 2003-06-18
Filing date: 2003-06-18
Publication date: 2004-12-29
Also published as: AU2003244292A1

Abstract

An electronic mail translation server includes: a network interface (11); a mail reception section (12) for receiving an electronic mail; a received mail DB (13) for storing an electronic mail; a translation section (14) for translating the electronic mail into a predetermined language, creating a translated text file, and converting the electronic mail original text into an original text file; a transmission mail creation section (15) for creating a transmission electronic mail, a transmitted mail DB (16) for storing a transmitted electronic mail; and a mail transmission section (17) for transmitting the transmission electronic mail to its destination. The translation section (14) has a translated text file creation section (14a), a translated text file DB (14b), an original text file creation section (14c), and an original text file DB (14d).

Description

Description E-mail translation processing server, e-mail translation processing method, and e-mail translation processing

Technical field

The present invention relates to an electronic mail translation processing server that translates and processes electronic mail communicated on a computer network such as the Internet, an electronic mail translation processing method, and an electronic mail translation processing program. In particular, the present invention relates to an e-mail translation processing server, an e-mail translation processing method, and an e-mail translation processing program capable of translating an e-mail and attaching the original to an e-mail to be transmitted. Background art

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a computer network in which a plurality of computers are connected by a communication line or the like to store and exchange data and programs between computers; and a computer network in which data is stored and exchanged between computers and data is shared (hereinafter simply referred to as “network”). Is built).

As a method of such a network, an open network method in which a computer can be freely connected in principle if it conforms to a predetermined communication protocol or the like, and a network managed by a host computer, etc. There is a closed network method in which a user terminal such as a provided computer is restricted to a certain degree of security and the like, so that unmanaged computer nodes are not connected to the network.

The Internet is a typical example of the open network system described above. In this Internet, the communication protocol is TCP (Transfer Con trol Protocol) ZIP (Internet Protocol) is adopted, and computers that comply with this communication protocol can connect to the network in principle.

In recent years, multimedia environments such as the WWW (World Wide Web) have been developed against the background of a free network environment such as the Internet. In particular, recently, e-mail communication is generally performed using this Internet.

Here, the use of the Internet is performed worldwide, and the languages used there are also diverse. This has made it necessary to translate the content of e-mail, and the demand for it has been increasing.

There are the following methods for translating this e-mail.

1. Manual translation

The user sends a document (original text) created in any language to the translation destination. The translator translates the sent document (original text) into the specified language and sends the translated text back to the user. The user sends the returned translation to an e-mail address.

2. Machine translation (software translation)

The user translates the language by using a specific application (software). The user creates a translation translated by the application (software) as an e-mail and sends it to the destination.

3. Machine translation (Internet translation)

A service provided by a provider, which is translated into a specified language by inputting a document into a text box on a specified Web page. The translated text is created and sent by the user in an e-mail.

4. Machine translation (email)

The e-mail is translated into a specific language by passing it through a dedicated translation server. The server sends the translated document (translation) to the specified destination. Here, in the conventional e-mail translation method described above, first, in the case of manual translation, the translation takes several hours to several days, and the cost varies depending on the translation request destination. However, it is generally expensive, and it takes time and costs.

Also, in the case of translation by software, there is a problem that the price of the software ranges from tens of thousands of yen to hundreds of thousands of yen, and there is a considerable difference between a corresponding language and a translation accuracy.

In the case of Internet translation, there are various restrictions such as the types of languages that can be converted (translated) and the number of characters for each provider, and the conversion accuracy differs from the provider. In addition, there is a problem in that the user needs to create an e-mail by attaching the text translated on the Web page to an e-mail by himself, which is troublesome. Also, in the case of translation by a translation server, the original text of the e-mail may not be sent, or the original text is sent as it is, so the environment such as the OS (Operating System) of the recipient side, for example, the presence of fonts As a result, there was a problem that the original text could not be displayed normally.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to automatically translate an e-mail into a predetermined language, and to surely and normally display an e-mail thick and translated sentence on the recipient side irrespective of the environment of the recipient. It is an object of the present invention to provide an e-mail translation processing server, an e-mail translation processing method, and an e-mail translation processing program. Disclosure of the invention

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an electronic mail translation processing server of the present invention is an electronic mail translation processing server that translates and processes electronic mail, and includes: a mail receiving unit that receives an electronic mail from a user; Means for translating the e-mail received by the means into a predetermined language to create a translation file, and converting the original text of the e-mail into an original file; a translation file and an original file created by the translation processing means Outgoing e-mail generating means for generating an outgoing e-mail based on the e-mail, and e-mail transmitting means for transmitting the outgoing e-mail generated by the outgoing e-mail generating means to the destination of the e-mail received by the e-mail receiving means. It is characterized by the following.

Here, the translation processing means includes a translation text file creating means for translating the e-mail received by the e-mail receiving means into a predetermined language to create a translation text file, and a source text of the e-mail received by the e-mail receiving means. And an original text file creating means for converting the file into a file.

At this time, the original file may be an image file.

Further, the translation processing means can create a translated text file and an original text file when the electronic mail received by the mail receiving means includes a translation instruction into a predetermined language.

Further, the outgoing mail generation means can compress the original text file based on a threshold of a predetermined capacity.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an electronic mail translation processing method according to a first aspect of the present invention is an electronic mail translation processing method for translating and processing an electronic mail. (B) translating the received e-mail into a predetermined language to create a translation file, (C) converting the original e-mail into an original file, and (D) translating the original file with the translated file. (E) sending the outgoing e-mail to the destination of the e-mail received by the mail receiving means.

Here, step (C) can generate an image file as an original file. -Step (B) creates a translation file if the e-mail includes a translation instruction in a predetermined language, and step (C) includes a translation instruction in the e-mail in the predetermined language. If included, the original text file may be created. Also, in the step (D), the original file may be compressed based on a threshold of a predetermined capacity.

Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, an electronic mail translation processing method according to a second aspect of the present invention is an electronic mail translation processing method for translating and processing an electronic mail, wherein an original of an electronic mail is translated. And transmitting the translated text created as a transmission e-mail, and attaching the original text of the e-mail to the transmission e-mail as an image file and transmitting it. The e-mail translation processing program according to the aspect is a program for causing a computer to translate and process an e-mail, wherein the function of the above-described e-mail translation processing server is realized by a computer.

In order to solve the above problem, an electronic mail translation processing program according to a second aspect of the present invention is a program for causing an electronic mail to be translated by a computer and processing the electronic mail. The process is realized by a computer.

When the e-mail is translated, the original text (or the original text and the translated text) is converted into a general image file, attached to the e-mail, and the e-mail with the attached file is sent to the recipient. The original and translated texts can be reliably displayed on the side. Brief description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a network system using the electronic mail translation processing server of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the electronic mail translation processing server of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of an e-mail translation service of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of an e-mail translation service of the present invention. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, an embodiment of an email translation processing server, an email translation processing method, and an email translation processing program of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, in the electronic mail translation processing server, the electronic mail translation processing method, and the electronic mail translation processing program of the present invention, electronic mail can be transmitted and received using a computer network such as the Internet.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing one embodiment of a network system using the electronic mail translation processing server of the present invention. This network system has a browser function, and has user terminals 20a to 20e such as PCs (personal computers) and mobile phones that serve as e-mail sending and receiving terminals, and server functions and provider functions. A mail translation server (hereinafter, also simply referred to as “server”) 10 that provides automatic translation of e-mail to user terminals 2 '0a to 20e, and a computer network such as the Internet (hereafter, referred to as “server”). 30), and providers 50a to 50c that connect the user terminals 20a to 20c so that the network 30 can be used.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing one embodiment of the configuration of the mail translation server 10 of the present invention. In FIG. 2, this server 10 is connected to a network interface 11 for controlling communication with a computer network 30, and is communicated via a computer network 30 and a network interface 11. -A mail receiving unit 12 that receives e-mails from the terminals 20a to 20e (see Fig. 1), and a received mail DB (which temporarily stores e-mails received by the mail receiving unit 12). D ata Base) 13 and received mail Translate the received e-mail stored in DB 13 into a predetermined language to create a translation file, and convert the original e-mail into the original file Based on the translation processing unit 14 and the translation file and the original text file created by the translation processing unit 14 , An outgoing mail generator 15 for generating an outgoing email, an outgoing mail DB 16 for storing the outgoing email generated by the outgoing mail generator 15, and an outgoing email stored in the outgoing mail DB 16 And a mail transmitting unit 17 for transmitting the mail to the destination of the e-mail received by the mail receiving unit 12.

Here, the translation processing unit 14 translates the received e-mail stored in the received mail DB 13 into a predetermined language to create a translated sentence file, and a translated sentence file creating unit 14 & The translation file DB 14 b that stores the translation file created by the sentence file creation unit 14 a and the original text that converts the original text of the received e-mail stored in the received mail DB 13 into the original text file It has a file creation section 14c, an original file DB 14d for storing the original file created by the original file creation section 14C, and a dictionary DB 14e for storing a translation dictionary.

Here, the original text file is a general image file that can be displayed at the end 20a to 20e on the user side.

Further, the translation processing unit 14 creates a translation file and an original file when the electronic mail received by the mail receiving unit 12 includes a translation instruction to a predetermined language.

In addition, the outgoing mail generation unit 15 checks the size of the original file (or the translated file and the original file), and if the capacity exceeds a predetermined threshold (or is equal to or more than the predetermined threshold), the file is generated. Compress and attach to outgoing email. As described above, the network 30 can be constructed using the Internet or the intranet. In this case, since the existing application II system compliant with the Internet communication protocol can be used, the e-mail translation processing server of the present invention can be realized at low cost.

Next, an e-mail translation processing service using the e-mail translation processing server of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 will be described. In the following description, as a specific example, the user terminals 20b and 20d are provided with a client function and a browser. A description will be given assuming that the PC has functions and the computer network 30 is the Internet. Then, a case where an electronic mail is transmitted from the user terminal 20 d to the user terminal 20 b will be described.

FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are flowcharts showing an electronic mail translation processing service using the electronic mail translation processing server of the present invention. In FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, first, an electronic mail is created in an arbitrary language (original language) on the user terminal 20d on the electronic mail sender side (step 301).

Next, the e-mail sender specifies whether or not the e-mail created on the user terminal 20d is to be translated and the language to be translated (translated word) (step 302).

The sender of the e-mail sends the e-mail from the user terminal 20d after designating the destination of the transmission destination as the e-mail (step 303).

The mail receiving unit 12 of the mail translation server 10 receives an e-mail from the user terminal 20 d via the computer network 30 and the network interface 11 and stores it in the received mail DB 13. (Step 304).

The translation processing unit 14 checks whether or not there is an instruction to translate the original text in the received mail stored in the received mail DB 13 (step 305).

If there is a translation instruction (step 310), the translation file creation unit 14a of the translation processing unit 14 determines the type of the specified translation word and uses the dictionary of the dictionary DB14e. Then, the original sentence is translated into a specified translation word to create a translation sentence file. Then, the created translation file is stored in the translation file DB 14 b (step 3 07. Next, the original file creating unit 14 c of the translation processing unit 14 converts the original into electronic paper and converts the original into an electronic paper. Create a file and store it in the original file DB 14 d (Step 3 08) o

The translation processing unit 14 converts the electronic mail recorded in the electronic mail DB 13, the translation sentence file stored in the translation sentence file DB 14 b, and the original sentence file DB 1 4 The original file stored in d is passed to the transmission mail generation unit 15 (step 309).

On the other hand, if there is no translation instruction in step 310, the translation processing unit 14 passes the e-mail to the outgoing mail generation unit 15 without performing the translation (step 310).

The outgoing e-mail generation unit 15 generates an outgoing e-mail based on the e-mail received from the translation processing unit 14 and the translated sentence file and the original sentence file. If there is an original file, the translated file can be used as the body of the outgoing e-mail and the original file can be generated as an attached file to generate the outgoing e-mail, or the original e-mail can be attached with the translated file and the original file At this time, the translated file should be converted to the same electronic paper as the original file.

Further, the outgoing mail generation unit 15 may check whether the e-mail has an attached file, and if the attached file is present, convert the attached file to electronic paper.

The outgoing e-mail generated in this manner is stored in the outgoing e-mail DB16 in a state of waiting for transmission (step 312).

The mail transmission unit 17 sends the transmission e-mail stored in the transmission e-mail DB 16 to the destination specified by the original e-mail (an address that can be received by the user terminal 20b). Automatically send (step 3 1 3).

Although the e-mail translation processing server and the e-mail translation processing method of the present invention have been described above, the functions of the above-described e-mail translation processing server and the program for realizing the processing of the e-mail translation processing method in a computer Can be Industrial potential

The present invention relates to an e-mail translation processing server that translates and processes e-mail communicated on a computer network such as an Internet network, an e-mail translation processing method, and an e-mail translation processing program Can be used as

Claims

The scope of the claims

1. An e-mail translation processing server for translating and processing an e-mail, a mail receiving means for receiving an e-mail from a user side,

Translation processing means for translating the electronic mail received by the mail receiving means into a predetermined language to create a translation file, and converting the original text of the electronic mail into an original text file;

An outgoing mail generating means for generating an outgoing e-mail based on the translated sentence file created by the translation processing means and the original sentence file;

Mail transmitting means for transmitting the transmission electronic mail generated by the transmission mail generation means to a destination of the electronic mail received by the mail receiving means;

An e-mail translation processing server comprising:

2. The translation processing means:

A translation file generating means for translating the e-mail received by the mail receiving means into a predetermined language to generate the translated file;

Original text file creating means for converting the original text of the electronic mail received by the mail receiving means into the original text file;

Comprising,

The e-mail translation processing server according to claim 1, wherein:

3. The electronic mail translation processing server according to claim 1, wherein the original text file is an image file.

4. The translation processing means, if the electronic mail received by the mail receiving means includes a translation instruction to a predetermined language, the translation file and the original file Create a

4. An electronic mail translation processing server according to claim 1, wherein:

5. The electronic mail translation processing server according to claim 1, wherein the outgoing mail generating unit compresses the original text file based on a threshold of a predetermined capacity.

6. An email translation processing method for translating and processing an email,

(A) Receive e-mail from the user side,

(B) Translate the received e-mail into a predetermined language to create a translation file.

(C) convert the original text of the e-mail into an original text file,

(D) generating an outgoing e-mail based on the translation file and the original file,

(E) transmitting the transmitted e-mail to a destination of the e-mail received by the e-mail receiving means,

An e-mail translation processing method characterized in that:

7. The electronic mail translation processing method according to claim 6, wherein the step (C) generates an image file as an original file.

8. In the step (B), when the e-mail includes a translation instruction into a predetermined language, the translation text file is created,

In the step (C), when the e-mail includes a translation instruction into a predetermined language, the step (C) creates the original file.

8. The electronic mail translation processing method according to claim 6, wherein:

9. The electronic mail translation processing method according to claim 6, wherein the step (D) compresses the original text file based on a threshold of a predetermined capacity.

10. An e-mail translation processing method for translating and processing an e-mail, wherein a translated text created by translating the original text of the e-mail is used as a transmission e-mail, and the original text of the e-mail is sent to the transmission e-mail. An e-mail translation processing method characterized in that it is attached as an image file and sent.

1 1. A program that allows a computer to translate and process e-mail,

A program for causing a computer to implement the function of the electronic mail translation processing server according to claim 1.

1 2. A program that allows a computer to translate and process e-mail,

A program for causing a computer to execute the processing of the electronic mail translation processing method according to any one of claims 6 to 10.