Translation system

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a translation system enabling a translation of a web page by an alteration of a website. The translation system comprises: a translation request receiving unit for receiving a translation request from a client device, the translation request including the URL of a web page in which text in a first language is displayed; a translating unit for translating the text in the first language included in the web page indicated by the URL into text in a second language by referring to a bilingual database storing words and phrases in the first language associated with words and phrases in the second language constituting translated words and phrases of the words and phrases in the first language; and a translation sending unit for sending the translated text in the second language to the client device.

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         8 . A computer-readable non-transitory recording medium comprising a translation program for causing a computer to implement:
 a translation request receiving unit for receiving, from a web server or a user terminal, a translation request including a URL (Universal Resource Locater) of a web page displaying text in a first language;   a translating unit for translating the text in the first language included in the web page indicated by the URL into text in a second language by referring to a bilingual database storing words and phrases in the first language associated with words and phrases in the second language constituting translated words and phrases of the words and phrases in the first language;   a translation sending unit for sending the translated text in the second language to the web server or the user terminal; and   a score updating unit for updating a score database storing a score for each synonym in the second language, wherein:   the translating unit is configured to select a first synonym for a first translation request among translation requests and to select a second synonym for a second translation request among the translation requests as a translation for a first word or phrase included in the text in the first language, by referring to a synonym database storing synonyms of words and phrases in the second language; and   the score updating unit is configured to:
 receive, from a first user terminal on which a first web page including the first synonym is displayed based on the first translation request, first behavior information indicating user behavior on the first web page, and 
 receive, from a second user terminal on which a second web page including the second synonym is displayed based on the second translation request, second behavior information indicating user behavior on the second web page, and 
 update the score database based on the first behavior information and the second behavior information. 
   
     
     
         9 . The computer-readable non-transitory recording medium according to  claim 8 , wherein:
 the score for the first synonym is higher than the score for the second synonym; and   a rate at which the first synonym is selected is higher than a rate at which the second synonym is selected.   
     
     
         10 . The computer-readable non-transitory recording medium according to  claim 8 , wherein:
 the translation request includes a language code indicating a translation target language; and   the translating unit is configured to translate the text in the first language into the text in the second language indicated by the language code.   
     
     
         11 . The computer-readable non-transitory recording medium according to  claim 8 , wherein:
 the bilingual database includes URLs as items associating words and phrases in the first language with words and phrases in the second language and   the translating unit is configured to translate the text in the first language into the text in the second language based on the words and phrases in the first language and the words and phrases in the second language corresponding to the URL included in the translation request.   
     
     
         12 . A translation method comprising:
 receiving a translation request from a web server or a user terminal, the translation request including a URL of a web page in which text in a first language is displayed;   translating the text in the first language included in the web page indicated by the URL into text in a second language by referring to a bilingual database storing words and phrases in the first language associated with words and phrases in the second language constituting translated words and phrases of the words and phrases in the first language;   sending the translated text in the second language to the web server or the user terminal; and   updating a score database storing a score for each synonym in the second language,   wherein:   the translating includes selecting a first synonym for a first translation request among translation requests and selecting a second synonym for a second translation request among the translation requests as a translation for a first word or phrase included in the text in the first language, by referring to a synonym database storing synonyms of words and phrases in the second language; and   the updating score database includes:
 receiving, from a first user terminal on which a first web page including the first synonym is displayed based on the first translation request, first behavior information indicating user behavior on the first web page, and 
 receiving, from a second user terminal on which a second web page including the second synonym is displayed based on the second translation request, second behavior information indicating user behavior on the second web page, and 
 updating the score database based on the first behavior information and the second behavior information.