Abstract: An formation processing apparatus that performs language translations, wherein content data includes text data having the same meaning, written in a plurality of languages, and enclosed by <Multi> and </Multi>. Text data written in each language is enclosed by <Phrase lang=“language attribute”> and </Phrase>. When text data is written in two languages, English and Japanese, the language attributes are “en” for English and “ja” for Japanese. A display apparatus extracts text data written in a desired language(s) from the content data by referring to the language attribute, to display the data in various display methods.

Abstract: Content data includes text data having the same meaning, written in a plurality of languages, and enclosed by <Multi> and </Multi>. Text data written in each language is enclosed by <Phrase lang=“language attribute”> and </Phrase>. When text data is written in two languages, English and Japanese, the language attributes are “en” for English and “ja” for Japanese. A display apparatus extracts text data written in a desired language(s) from the content data by referring to the language attribute, to display the data in various display methods.

Abstract: Reference dictionary data is described in a markup language such as XML in an area enclosed by <Dic> and </Dic>. The data of each item is placed at an area starting with <Word id=“xxxx”> and ending with </Word>. Each item has an essential keyword described in an area enclosed by <Primary> and </Primary>, and a keyword which should be added, if possible, but is selected depending on the capacity of a recording medium in which dictionary data is recorded, in an area enclosed by <Secondary> and </Secondary>, together with search categories. Secondary keywords may be described in the order of importance in order to facilitate selection. Following the keywords, the title of the item is described between <Title> and </Title>, and then, a body text is described between <Text> and </Text>.

Abstract: A method of generating a data packet having main data and compressed search data for efficiently retrieving the main data, a retrieval method and a retrieval apparatus for efficiently retrieving the main data by a search key given by plural data packets, a recording medium in which these plural data packets are recorded, and a data packet signal having main data and compressed search data for efficiently retrieving the main data.