Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation

Masafumi Morimoto

Tosaku Nakanishi

Shigenobu Yanagiuchi

Kunio Yoshida

Shintaro Hashimoto

Hisao Morinaga

Hideo Yoshida

Noboru Akizuki

Ken Sawada

Hidehiko Yamamoto

Yasuko Yanagiuchi

Michihiro Noda

An electronic translator comprises a memory circuit for storing words which is removable from the translator, an attachment connectable to the translator, and a coupling device permitting either the memory circuit or the attachment to be connected to the translator. The coupling device is provided within the translator. The attachment may be a printer or an audible sound generator.

Attachment connectable to electronic translator

A memory circuit for an electronic dictionary or translator is provided for storing some number of entry words by grouping them into some groups for including a substantially same number of entry words. A group selection means is provided for selecting a specific group, such that the selected group of entry words are outputted subsequently, so that a specific entry word is selected.

Electronic dictionary with groups of words stored in sets and subsets

An electronic translator comprises an input device for entering a first word or words, a first memory circuit for storing the first words, a second memory circuit for storing second words equivalent to the first words, an access circuit for addressing the memory circuits to cause retrieval of the first word or words, or alternately the second word or words, and a control circuit for controlling activation of the access circuit. There may be additionally provided a holding circuit for holding one or more of the first words without translation thereof.

Electronic device for bidirectional translation

An electronic translator is featured in which sentences as stored are modified by replacing one or more words in one of the original sentences with one or more new words and by changing automatically one or more additional words in the original sentence, depending on the nature of the one or more new words entered in the sentence. For example, the one or more additional words may be definite articles or prepositions.

Electronic language translator capable of modifying definite articles or

An electronic translator is featured in which a particular sentence, phrase or idiom is accessed from a memory utilizing at least two key words. The key words are contained with the particular sentence, phrase or idiom. The translator is adapted to identify that a sentence, phrase or idiom stored in the translator contains one of the key words each time one of the key words is inputted.

Key-word retrieval electronic translator

Language translator with circuitry for detecting and holding words not

An electronic translator comprising a first memory for providing signals representing a first word or words in a first language, a second memory for providing signals representing a second word or words in a second language, a first connector selectively occupied by at least one of the first and the second memories, a control device for processing the two types of signals, and carry out operations of the translator, and a second connector selectively occupied by the control device. Preferably, either of the first and the second memories is built into the body of the translator. A second control device may be built into the translator for processing the two types of signals and carrying out operations of the translator, in which case the two control devices are operable in the alternative to the exclusion of each other.

Electronic translator having removable data memory and controller both

An electronic translator is characterized in that a new translated sentence is prepared by using at least one word contained in a sentence key inputted those cases where no word corresponding to the word is stored in a memory for storing a plurality of translated words. The translator comprises an input circuit for inputting the sentence, an access circuit for accessing a most equivalent translated sentence, and a detection circuit for detecting whether all of the words contained in the sentence are stored in memory and for inserting such unstored words directly into the translated sentence.

Electronic sentence translator

An electronic translator has the capability of controlling an access circuit so as to retrieve words or sentences stored in a memory in a forward direction or a backward direction, in order that an access time to the words or sentences is reduced.

Electronic translator which accesses the memory in either a forward or

An electronic translator is featured where a particular sentence is accessed from a memory depending on at least one key word entered. The key word is contained in the particular sentence. A subject category may be selected from a plurality of subject categories and only sentences within the selected category may be searched. The translator comprises an input circuit for entering the key word, and subject category an access means for accessing the key word from the subject category within memory so as to specify and access the sentence, and a detection circuit for detecting whether the key word is accessed from the subject category within memory.

Electronic translator for specifying a sentence with at least one key

An electronic translator is provided wherein a first word or words represented in a first language are entered to obtain a second word or words represented in a second language equivalent to the first word or words. The translator comprises a memory for storing a plurality of words grouped by category, a selection key switch for selecting the category, and an access circuit responsive to the selection key switch for addressing the memory to retrieve and output the plurality of words in the category, each of the plurality of words being outputted by a single operation of the key switch.

Word category selection means for electronic translator

An electronic translator is characterized in that a voice memory for storing voice data of translated words is detachably connectable to any one of at least two terminals of the translator. A detection circuit is provided for detecting which of the terminals is occupied by the voice memory. A voice generator through is provided for generation voice synthesization of the voice data of the translated words.

Electronic translator having removable voice data memory connectable to

An input device for inputting a first word represented in a first language, the input device being adapted for an electronic translator for obtaining a second word represented in a second language, equivalent to the first word, in response to the input of the first word, comprises a first specifying key for specifying one of alphabets to define a first alphabet, a second specifying key for specifying one of the alphabets to define a second alphabet, an input device for controlling the first and the second specifying keys to input said first and second alphabets into the electronic translator, a memory for memorizing a plurality of full words, an access circuit provided for addressing the memory words starting with the first and second alphabets, and a display responsive to the access circuit for displaying the words.

Input device for pocket electronic translator

An electronic translator of a desired sentence in a first language to a desired sentence in a second language includes exemplary sentences and selectable words in both languages to simplify translation, and a voice synthesizer to speak the translated desired sentence.

Electronic translator for modifying and speaking out sentence

An electronic translator comprises an input device for entering one or more first words, a memory device for storing second words equivalent to the first words, an access device for addressing the memory device to cause retrieval of second words equivalent to the input first words, the access means maintaining the order of the second words identical to that of the input first words, and an indicating device responsive to the access device for indicating this kind of order of the second words.

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Yamatokoriyama, Japan

Masafumi Morimoto