Abstract: A software distribution system and a software utilization scheme for effectively preventing an illegal copy of a software is difficult while improving a convenience of a user. At a user side, a shared key to be shared between a software provider and a user is stored, where the shared key has a guaranteed correspondence with an ID information regarding a payment of a software fee by the user. Then, a desired software is requested to the software provider, and the desired software is received in an encrypted form from the software provider. The desired software received from the software provider is then decrypted by using the shared key stored at the user side, and the desired software in a decrypted form is utilized at the user side.

Abstract: A software distribution system and a software utilization scheme for effectively preventing an illegal copy of a software is difficult while improving a convenience of a user. At a user side, a shared key to be shared between a software provider and a user is stored, where the shared key has a guaranteed correspondence with an ID information regarding a payment of a software fee by the user. Then, a desired software is requested to the software provider, and the desired software is received in an encrypted form from the software provider. The desired software received from the software provider is then decrypted by using the shared key stored at the user side, and the desired software in a decrypted form is utilized at the user side.

Abstract: A software distribution system and a software utilization scheme for effectively preventing an illegal copy or a software is difficult while improving a convenience of a user. At a user side, a shared key to be shared between a software provider and a user is stored, where the shared key has a guaranteed correspondence with an ID information regarding a payment of a software fee by the user. Then, a desired software is requested to the software provider, and the desired software is received in an encrypted form from the software provider. The desired software received from the software provider is then decrypted by using the shared key stored at the user side, and the desired software in a decrypted form is utilized at the user side.

Abstract: A machine translation system includes a translation processor, a display, and a display controller. The display has original and translated sentence display sections. The display controller has a display managing section and a display format controller. The translation processor translates a given original sentence by accessing a dictionary. The translated and original sentences are displayed in the translated and original sentence display sections, i.e., right and left display sections of the display. The original and translated sentences are managed by the display magaging section in predetermined units of translation processing. The display format controller controls the original and translated sentences such that start lines of a given group thereof are horizontally aligned with each other.

Abstract: A machine translation system has a display section, an original storage section for storing an original sentence, a dictionary storing linguistical information necessary for translation processing, a translation processing section for translating the original sentence for each predetermined processing unit to obtain a translated sentence, a translation storage section for storing the translated sentence, an edit processing section for executing edit processing for the original and translated sentences, and an input section for inputting instruction information. In addition, the system has a display control section for realizing a first display mode for displaying the original and translated sentences respectively on original and translation display sections of a display screen of the display section, a second display mode for mainly displaying the original sentences on the display screen, and a third display mode for mainly displaying the translated sentences on the display screen.

Abstract: A machine translation system capable of obtaining a consistent translation for an entire document by taking context into account in translating each word or sentence. In this system, document information necessary to remove uncertainty in the translation due to a presence of a plurality of candidates for the translation is utilized whenever uncertainity due to a presence of a plurality of candidates for the translation arises by attempting to translate according to a translation dictionary containing rules for translation.

Abstract: A language expression data base is adapted to store expression data of an input sentence of a first language to be translated into a second language and the expression data stored in the language expression data base is renewed under the control of an expression data input unit. An input basic form sentence structure data extracted from the input sentence of the first language is translated into a basic form sentence structure data of the second language at the sentence structure transfer unit. A basic form sentence of the second language is obtained on the basis of the basic form sentence structure data of which an expression is then modified according to the expression data stored in the language expression data base, and a modified sentence of the second language is displayed on a display through an output unit.

Abstract: A translation communication system having memory means for storing past communication information and past translated information including as original word/translated word pair obtained from the communication information, and supply means for supplying the translated information useful for determining the translated word candidate to the translation means. With this construction, when the translation means translates a first language into a second language in conversation, the supply means retrieves the communication information in the first language from the memory means in accordance with the input original sentence in the first language, and supplies an original word/translated word pair in accordance with the retrieval result. Therefore, as the translated word in the second language, the present system uses the same word as the original word previously input by the other side's operator who uses the second language.

Abstract: A machine translation system is capable of automatically and correctly analyzing a sentence having an inserted comment of a first language by means of a specific dictionary. The dictionary includes a first dictionary in accordance with which the inserted comment is extracted and analyzed and a second dictionary in accordance with which the other portion of the sentence than the inserted comments is analyzed. An analysis of the inserted comment and an analysis of the other portion are combined to obtain an analysis of the overall sentence. The translated sentence in the second language is produced in accordance with the analysis of the sentences which is combined. Furthermore, the translated inserted comment is displayed in a distinguishable manner. Specifically, a symbol for showing the inserted comment is added to the translated inserted comment. The translated sentence is displayed for including the inserted comment with the symbol.

Abstract: A machine translation processor according to the present invention includes an input section having a keyboard with a partial translation command key, a translation processing section having dictionaries for performing translation of an original sentence, a time measuring section for measuring the actual translation time performed in the translation processing section, a memory for storing both the original and translation sentences, a dividing section for dividing the original sentence into phrases in accordance with a predetermined rule for division, and a control section for controlling the translation of the original sentence such that when the partial translation command key is operated or the actual translation time measured reaches a predetermined maximum translation time, the original is divided into phrases by the dividing section and the phrases are translated by the translation processing section.

Abstract: A machine translation system has an input unit for inputting an original sentence, a dictionary section for storing language information used in translation processing, a translation processor for translation-processing the original sentence with reference to the language information stored in the dictionary section, and an output unit for outputting a translated sentence obtained by the translation processor. The translation processor has an analysis section, a translated sentence generation section, and a punctuation mark generation section. The analysis section analyzes the original sentence. The translated sentence generation section generates the translated sentence in accordance with the analysis result of the analysis section. The punctuation mark generation section generates a punctuation mark substantially independently of a punctuation mark present in the original sentence, and appropriately inserts it in the translated sentence.