JP2003296324A - Multilingual website and how to use it - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Problem] To develop a conversation with a person who uses a different language, and to select a sentence or a term, it is only necessary to select a number, and it is extremely easy to use. Kind Code: A1 A plurality of languages, a plurality of situations, and sentence examples related to the situations are stored in a memory of a Web server or a relay device in a tree-like manner using the above-described plurality of terms and stored in a tree shape. To be sequentially displayed on the screen 10 of the mobile phone. A plurality of translation languages are numbered and displayed, and a desired number is selected with ten keys 12 or arrow keys 11 in the case of a mobile phone, for example, and a plurality of situations are displayed in the selected language and a desired number is displayed. Lets you select a number, then displays a plurality of example sentences related to the selected item and lets you select the desired number. If not selected, go back and select another item, and then sequentially use the example sentence or term Use to develop conversations.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a multilingual website for communicating basic phrases or the like to be remembered in multiple languages and a method of using the website.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a simple sentence collection, vocabulary collection, or electronic dictionary edited by a travel agency or the like for each country is known, but after these are selected and pronounced once, the conversation develops. Without doing that, it ends. In other words, there is no situation where conversations between people from different countries develop.

Further, a method of freely converting a language of each country on a personal computer, arranging translated words and connecting them to form a translated text of a desired country is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No.
It is proposed in "Registration and conversion method of world language candidate language and its translation-related word" described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 01-005807. However, this is only a tool for translating sentences and does not promote conversation.

By the way, mobile phones and PDAs that can be connected to the Internet are now widely used in the city. Even if this is convenient for Japanese people to talk,
It is impossible for foreigners to talk to each other. The number of international exchanges is increasing, and it is hoped that tools will be available to help foreigners talk at the FIFA World Cup and the Olympics.

[0005]

As described above, although many vocabulary collections and conversation collections in different languages have been published in the past, it is extremely difficult to remember all of them, and one of them is one of them. Even if they could be used by foreigners, the reality was that they could not expect further progress in conversation. In addition, a language in the world candidate language and a registration conversion method using a memory of a personal computer as a dictionary have also been proposed, but this is just a kind of translation device and does not advance conversation.

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve these conventional problems, to realize a mobile communication tool for supporting international exchange, and to develop a simple conversation with each other in multiple languages such as English, French, and Italian. The purpose is to provide a multilingual website and a method of using the website.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a method of using a multilingual website of the present invention is to select a word displayed on a screen by using one or more mobile phones. , Sequentially, based on the first selected item and the term selected on the previous screen, the terms and phrases of conversation are sequentially displayed. In this case, the user can proceed with the conversation simply by selecting the displayed number by pressing the arrow keys or the ten keys. In addition, since Arabic characters and Russian characters displayed after the numbers are displayed as image images, any character language can be stored in the memory of the mobile phone.

In addition, the multilingual website of the present invention arranges a plurality of languages, a plurality of types of situations, and sentence examples related to the situations in a tree shape with the plurality of terms, and stores the sentence examples and terms as a system. In addition, the web server or the relay device sequentially transmits the stored sentence examples or terms to the contracted mobile phone in a predetermined order.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the model 1 is for two foreigners to have a conversation, and allows the other party to see and select the mobile phone and progress the conversation. Model 2 is
It is for three or more people to have a conversation, and when the conversation between the two is finished, the conversation is advanced by calling out to the person next to it. The model 3 dynamically and sequentially displays the sentence examples of the conversation related to the situation selected first and the sentence examples selected on the previous screen.

In the model 4, the most frequently used ones are moved so that they are displayed at the top of the screen, and the least frequently used ones are moved so that they are displayed at the bottom of the screen. Is to be erased and to transform the mobile phone into a unique one.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 24 is an overall view of a mobile phone to which the present invention is applied. In this mobile phone, 1
Reference numeral 0 is a display screen, 11 is an arrow key for moving a cursor on the screen, 12 is a ten-key pad, and keys 0 to 9 are provided. In addition, "*" and "#" function keys are provided. In the present invention, simply selecting a term, a sentence example or a number attached to a situation, which is sequentially displayed on the screen, causes a transition to the next screen.

(Model 1) FIG. 1 is a screen transition diagram of an embodiment (model 1) of the present invention. In Model 1, the screen of the mobile phone changes as shown in the figure. This will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a screen view of step 1 of model 1. Model 1 is a case of a communication tool that supports conversation between two people who speak different languages. On the screen of step 1, (1) American (English) English and the base language are displayed on the upper side, and (2) Saudi Arabia (Arabic) ~ and the partner language are displayed on the lower side. Translation languages allow you to choose the main language of the world.

An Arabic-speaking person should choose (2). If you do not speak Arabic, you can select a different language by displaying a different language on the next screen. Actual Arabic characters are displayed below Arabic, but since they are stored as image images in the memory of the mobile phone, no matter what environment (differences between manufacturers, etc.) Even if there is, it can be displayed in the order written from the right.

FIG. 3 is a screen view of step 2 of model 1. On the screen of step 2, Arabic is displayed,
(1) Basic phrase, (2) Arrival / immigration, (3) Meal, etc. are displayed. Have the user select the desired example sentence from the prepared situations. Here, it is assumed that the other party has selected (3) meal.

FIG. 4 is a screen view of step 3 of model 1. On the screen of step 3, (1) What time does breakfast start? , (2) Do you have an Arab breakfast? , The candidate sentence examples and translations are displayed. The best example sentence is selected. Here, it is assumed that (2) is selected.

FIG. 5 is a screen view of step 4 of model 1. On the screen of step 4, the pronunciation of the translation is displayed above. Below you can see the terms you will select next
(1) Fish and (2) Meat are displayed. Here, it is assumed that (1) is selected.

FIG. 6 is a screen view of step 5 of model 1. On the screen of step 5, the pronunciation of the translation is displayed above. Then, a display for moving to the (0) top page is displayed below. Selecting (0) returns to the first step 1 of the model 1.

(Model 2) FIG. 7 is a screen transition diagram of an embodiment (model 2) of the present invention. In Model 2, the screen of the mobile phone changes as shown in the figure. 8 to 13
This will be described in detail by. FIG. 8 is a screen view of step 1 of model 2. In Model 2, the number of people who speak different languages is two at the beginning, but it is a communication tool designed to add a third or more people. Model 1
Which language do you want to translate into? Is displayed, and (1) base language (American (English)) and (2) Saudi Arabia (Arabic) are displayed below. Here, it is assumed that (2) is selected.

FIG. 9 is a screen view of step 2 of model 2. Which situation would you like to use in Model 1? Is displayed, and (1) basic phrases, (2) arrival / immigration, and (3) meal are displayed below. Here, it is assumed that (3) is selected.

FIG. 10 is a screen view of step 3 of model 2. As with Model 1, (1) What time does breakfast start? , (2) Do you have an Arab breakfast? Is displayed. Candidate sentence examples and translations are displayed. Here, it is assumed that (2) is selected.

FIG. 11 is a screen view of step 4 of model 2. Different from Model 1 on this screen, do you want to have an Arabian breakfast? The Arabic pronunciation of is displayed, and (1) United States (English) and (2) South Korea (Korean) are displayed below. In other words, talk to the person next to you and ask if you want to eat Arab food. Cross translation to each country is also possible. Here, it is assumed that (1) English is selected.

FIG. 12 is a screen view of step 5 of model 2. Would you like an Arab breakfast? English and pronunciation of English are displayed. If you are a person who speaks a different language, display (1) Korea (Korean) and (2) China (Chinese) below and select one. here,
(1) It is assumed that Korean is selected.

FIG. 13 is a screen view of step 6 of model 2. Would you like an Arab breakfast? Korean and Korean pronunciations are displayed. If you are like a person who speaks a different language, display (1) United States (English) and (2) Saudi Arabia (Arabic) below and let them choose one. Allow group translation to continue in the same way as in step 5.

(Model 3) FIG. 14 is a screen transition diagram showing an embodiment (model 3) of the present invention. In Model 3, the screen of the mobile phone changes as shown in the figure. This will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 15 is a screen view of step 1 of model 3. Model 3 is a method in which the content to be displayed next is changed and displayed in relation to the first situation and the previous sentence example. In this case, since the number of terms and sentence examples stored in the memory of the mobile phone changes, more types than models 1 and 2 are stored in an array. On the screen of step 1, the translation language is selected from among the main languages of the world. It is assumed that (2) Saudi Arabia (Arabic) is selected from (1) United States (English) and (2) Saudi Arabia (Arabic).

FIG. 16 is a screen view of step 2 of model 3. Have the user select an example sentence from the prepared situations. The following are displayed: (1) basic phrases, for example, greetings, (2) arrival / arrival, for example, when you arrive, ask about the status of entry, and (3) meals. Here, (3) meal is selected.

FIG. 17 is a screen view of step 3 of model 3. (1) What time do you start breakfast? , (2) Do you have an Arab breakfast? Of these, (2) is selected here.

FIG. 18 is a screen view of step 4 of model 3. Above is the Arabic'Arabic breakfast? ] Pronunciation is displayed. (1) Yes, please. (2) No, please change. Of which (1)
Yes, please. Shall be selected.

FIG. 19 is a screen view of step 5 of model 3. In the model 3, a variety of changing terms will be displayed. Here, another example will be described. In Model 3, the content to be displayed next is issued in relation to the previous item, so, for example, (1) family, (2) residence, etc. are displayed, and (1) is selected. in case of,
On the next screen, (1) wife and (2) son are displayed. If the son is proud of him, (2) his son is selected, so (1) occupation and (2) address are displayed on the next screen. Talking about his son's occupation progresses, while his son's address is far away, so conversations such as occasional letters and telephone calls will proceed.

Although illustration of the (Model 4) screen is omitted, the Model 4 is characterized in that the contents to be displayed grow by learning. That is, the frequently used one is always displayed at the top. Also, those not used are lowered to the bottom. For example, when English, Korean, Arabic, Italian, etc. are displayed on the first screen, if there are the most Koreans among the foreigners coming to Japan, Korean is always on top. More often displayed. In addition, since terms and sentence examples used by women and men naturally differ, a dedicated device for men or women may appear.

(Other models) If the story progresses and you want to know the problem in more detail, for example, a foreigner wants to join a Japanese pension, what to do, want to go to a nearby hospital, but the nearest hospital For topics such as where, where is the best hospital for a specific illness, where is the nearest bank, etc., you can connect to the dedicated site by pressing the prepared menu, guidance or banner You can do it like this. For example, if an "advertising signboard" is created using a horizontally long animation GIF and is selected, a link is set so as to jump to the advertiser's website.
You can also post banner ads to earn advertising revenue.

(Operation Flow of Model 1) FIG. 20 is an operation flowchart showing Model 1 of the method for using the multilingual website of the present invention. In the memory of the mobile phone, the translated languages are arranged in a plurality of countries and stored, then a plurality of situations are arranged, and a sentence example is stored in each of the plurality of languages. A plurality of sentence examples related to the previous item are stored in the above multiple languages. In this way, terms and sentence examples are arranged and stored in a tree form.

When the model 1 is selected and the display software is activated, the translated sentence languages are displayed in order from the top (step 101). It is determined which number has been selected (step 102), and then a plurality of situations are displayed (step 103). When one of them is selected (step 104), the sentence example related to the previously selected item is displayed from the top (step 105). If no selection has been made, the process returns to the previous step, and the next arranged items are displayed again. Then, the pronunciation is displayed in the selected language and the related sentence example is displayed below (step 107). If there are no stored sentences,
Returning to the beginning, the type of situation is displayed again (step 103).

(Operation Flow of Model 2) FIG. 21 is an operation flowchart of Model 2 of the method for using a multilingual website according to the present invention. In model 2, when two or more persons are joined, the same operation is executed until step 108 of model 1 (steps 201 to 208). Then, in which language do you want to see the pronunciation in the selected language and translate it? The sentence and the item for selection are also displayed.
As a result, the third person speaks so that the next person can join (step 209). When the displayed language number is selected (step 210), the pronunciation is displayed and the sentence examples related to the previous selection item are sequentially displayed. As a result, the same sentence example is sequentially displayed in three languages.

(Operation Flow of Model 3) FIG. 22 is an operation flowchart of Model 3 of the method for using a multilingual website of the present invention. In the model 3, the translated languages are first displayed on the screen from the top (step 301), and if one of the numbers is selected (step 302), then a plurality of situations are displayed (step 30).
3). If one of them is selected (step 30
4) Display a plurality of sentence examples related to the selected situation (step 305). Then, it is a feature of this model that the pronunciation of the sentence example is displayed and the sentence example or term related to the item selected last time is dynamically displayed (step 307).

FIG. 23 is an operational flowchart of the multilingual website of the present invention and model 4 of the method of using the website. In the model 4, as in the other models, the translated languages are displayed on the screen in order from the top (step 401), and if one of the numbers is selected (step 402), the selected item is selected from the next. It is displayed at the top (step 403). Next, a plurality of situations are displayed (step 404), and if one of the numbers is selected (step 405), from the next time, the selected situation is set to be displayed at the top (step 405). Step 406). Next, a plurality of sentence examples related to the selected situation are displayed. After that, similar sentence examples and terms are sequentially displayed in the same manner as other models. At that time, the selected item is always displayed at the top. This allows the mobile phone to be used in a characteristic way that suits the personality of the owner.

The mobile phone according to the multilingual website and the method of using the same according to the present invention is considered to be very useful as an excellent mobile communication tool for supporting international exchange. For example, the window for foreigner registration, the environment section of the local government, the recycling section or the cleaning section, the window of the general information center, the school, the school for learning and learning, the soccer field where the World Cup is held, and other international It is extremely effective when used in facilities where social events are held, staff near the venue, places used by residents, and so on.

[0037]

As described above, according to the present invention,
It is possible to develop conversations with people who use different languages, and when selecting a sentence or term, simply select a number, which is extremely easy to use. The mobile phone that can be connected to the Internet using the present invention is useful as an excellent mobile communication tool that supports international exchange.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a screen transition diagram of a model 1 showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is likewise a screen view of step 1 of model 1.

FIG. 3 is likewise a screen view of step 2 of model 1.

FIG. 4 is likewise a screen view of step 3 of model 1.

FIG. 5 is likewise a screen view of step 4 of model 1.

FIG. 6 is likewise a screen view of step 5 of model 1.

FIG. 7 is a screen transition diagram of the model 2 showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is likewise a screen view of step 1 of model 2.

FIG. 9 is likewise a screen view of step 2 of model 2.

FIG. 10 is likewise a screen view of step 3 of model 2.

FIG. 11 is likewise a screen view of step 4 of model 2.

FIG. 12 is likewise a screen view of step 5 of model 2.

FIG. 13 is likewise a screen view of step 6 of model 2.

FIG. 14 is a screen transition diagram of the model 3 showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is likewise a screen view of step 1 of model 3.

FIG. 16 is likewise a screen view of step 2 of model 3.

FIG. 17 is likewise a screen view of step 3 of model 3.

FIG. 18 is likewise a screen view of step 4 of model 3.

FIG. 19 is likewise a screen view of step 5 of model 3.

FIG. 20 is an operation flowchart of the model 1 showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is an operation flowchart of the model 2 showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is an operation flowchart of the model 3 showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is an operation flowchart of the model 4 showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is a plan view of a mobile phone to which the present invention is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Display screen of mobile phone, 11 ... Arrow keys, 12 ...
Numeric keypad.

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FIG. 3 is a screen view of step 2 of model 1. On the screen of step 2, Arabic is displayed,
(1) Basic phrase, (2) Arrival / immigration, (3) Meal, etc. are displayed. Let them select from the prepared situations. Here, it is assumed that the other party has selected (3) meal.

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of languages, a plurality of types of situations, and sentence examples or terms related to the situations are arranged in a tree form in the plurality of languages in a memory of a Web server or a relay device, and the sentence examples and terms are systemized. How to use a multilingual website that saves as, connects to the Internet, and sequentially displays it on the screen of the mobile phone, displays multiple translated languages with numbers, and lets you select the desired number, Display multiple situations in the selected language to select the desired number, then display multiple example sentences or terms related to the selected item to select the desired number, not selected Use of a multilingual website characterized by returning to the previous case to select another item, and then changing the sentence or term to progress the conversation. Law. 2. A plurality of languages, a plurality of types of situations, and sentence examples related to the situations are arranged in a tree shape with the plurality of terms, the sentence examples and terms are stored as a system, and in a predetermined order, We that sequentially sends stored example sentences or terms to contracted mobile phones
b A multilingual website characterized by comprising a server or a relay device.