IPCA6TRANS
Assistance for the translation of
IPC master files
Belgrade
April 23, 2012
Patrick FIÉVET
World Intellectual Property Organization
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IPCA6TRANS
Agenda:
• Context
• IPCA6TRANS Concept
• IPCA6TRANS toolkit
• Perspectives
• Cooperation plan
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IPCA6TRANS context
IT toolkit to assist capture of the IPC
translation into non-authentic languages:
•Takes as Input: IPC XML master files (EN & FR)
•Produces outputs for the preparation of the
publication in specific language (e.g.internet SR)
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IPCA6TRANS context
What it is:
• toolkit to be adapted to the local IT infrastructure
• customized solution with customized training
• Free of charge contribution to IP offices
What it is NOT:
• An off the shelf product
• Automatic translation machine
• Automatic production of IPC internet publication
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IPCA6TRANS context in
IT & RIPC production
E forum
Revision of
RIPCIS
edition N+2
PDF
MASTER
FILES
Extraction
Rendition
Internet
validity
edition N+1
Publication of
edition N
list servers
FR Translation
Early
access to
IPC
prototyping,
IP5E-forum,
Byproducts,...
WIPO official
IPC Web site
paper
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IPC upload in information systems
RIPC MASTER FILES
Maximum
portability
EN + FR
XML
Specific implementation
MCD,
IP-office-specific
platforms and
specific
renditions...
WIPOspecific
platform and
rendition...
Translation
other
languages
e.g. SK
IPC XML (e.g.
SK)
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IPCA6TRANS general concept
XML MASTER FILES
EN + FR
IPCA6TRANS
XML FILES
translation in XX
Internet
publication
EN + FR
transformations
EN, FR
Internet
publication
in XX
transformations
in XX
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IPCA6TRANS general concept
Highligts:
•3 types of management for the list of actions
• Sequence of actions to be performed
• Translation in internet publication context
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IPCA6TRANS detailed concept
XML MASTER FILES
Actions:
EN + FR
Scheme Action List:
• check
• translate
• revise….
Scheme XML
Catchword Action List:
•….
Catchword XML
Definitions Action List:
•….
Definitions XML
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IPCA6TRANS detailed concept
Actions & users:
• WIPO (WO): Generate list of actions
• Office Coordinator (CO): manages action
lists and users
•User(Ux): perform list of actions (translate,
revise,…)
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IPCA6TRANS detailed concept
Actions & users:
WO-scheme-actions-20090101.xml
Coordinator
Sorts,
Divides...:
CO-scheme-action-20090101
User U3
User U1
sect. type of
n°
action
1
5
12
15
22
IPC
entry
U1-scheme-actions
User U2
sect. type of
n°
action
2
3
10
18
20
IPC
entry
U2-scheme-actions
sect. type of
n°
action
4
7
8
13
19
IPC
entry
U3-scheme-actions
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IPCA6TRANS detailed concept
Split XML files:
A01B.xml
Catchword.xml
Scheme.XML
definitions.xml
SPLIT
...
H99Z.xml
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IPCA6TRANS detailed concept
Personalized action file for user UU :
• UU-scheme-action-20090101.xml
Actions
sect. type of
IPC
n°
action entry
1
translation
Revision
2
3 Check Core
4
5
6
• UU-definition-action-20090101.xml...
DATABASE with XML files
XX IPCR-scheme-20090101 .xml
XX
note
...
A01N
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IPCA6TRANS detailed concept
Actions & IPC entries:
User UU
sect. type of
n°
action
1
5
12
15
22
Database
IPC
entry
XX IPCR-scheme-20090101
UU-scheme-action20060101.xml
Read
Presents
IPC in
context
A01N.XML
IPCA6trans editor
(scheme,
updates
entry = A01N…)
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Editor
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IPCA6TRANS detailed concept
Actions & users:
Merge, validate
XX-scheme-actions-20090101.xml
Coordinator
CO-scheme-action-20090101
User U3
User U1
sect. type of
n°
action
1
5
12
15
22
IPC
entry
U1-scheme-actions
User U2
sect. type of
n°
action
2
3
10
18
20
IPC
entry
U2-scheme-actions
sect. type of
n°
action
4
7
8
13
19
IPC
entry
U3-scheme-actions
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IPCA6TRANS detailed concept
Generate XX translation of IPC XML files :
A01B.xml
XX_Catchword.xml
SK_Scheme.XML
Un-SPLIT
...
XX_Definitions.xml
H99Z.xml
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IPCA6TRANS detailed
concept
•Specific aspects for the Core level Translation
•Definitions, catchword
•Other language combinations of the Internet
publication (e.g. ES+PT, DE+EN,...)
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IPCA6TRANS for IPC in Serbian (SR)
XML scheme file
Partially translated in
SR
XML MASTER files
in EN + FR
Differences= action list
IPCA6TRANS
XML FILES
translation in SR
Internet
publication
in SR
transformations
in SR
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IPCA6TRANS toolkit
•Specific aspects for the Core level Translation
•Definitions, catchword
•Other language combinations of the Internet
publication (e.g. ES+PT, DE+EN,...)
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IPCA6TRANS toolkit
“DELTA” tools to prepare IPCA6TRANS data
• To start from scratch
• To go from IPC version N to N+1
• To re-use some of the translations
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IPCA6TRANS toolkit
• DELTASTART: IPCA6TRANS from scratch
• DELTAINDEX: Action list between N and N+1
• DELTAMERGE: Scheme between N and N+1
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IPCA6TRANS toolkit
“DELTAMERGEPP tools (Post Processing)
• AL2CL : AL to CL transition
• CL2AL: CL to AL transition (under testing)
• MDDLTDIR: Modified or deleted Informative
References
• MFupdate: N to N Master file update (not
done)
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DELTAMERGEPP-AL2CL
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DELTAMERGEPP-MDDTDDIR
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IPCA6TRANS toolkit
“IPCA6TRANSDEF tools
• For the translation of IPC definitions
• Software package available under
http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/en/ITsupport/tools/index.
html
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IPCA6TRANS for IP offices
•IPCA6TRANS Available under conditions:
•Acknowledge OEPM and WIPO copyrights
• Software components are free of charge
•Customization, installation and training costs: to
be financed
•Software Maintenance: financed and done by
WIPO
•IPC data updates and translations: by offices
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Perspectives
Other IPC master files transformations
• IPCPUBPREP (version in use until 2010)
• IPCPUBPREP new version
• IPCPDF
• IPC Definitions file viewer
• IPCPDF Illustration file viewer
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IPC SK transition path
IPC Scheme in SK:
• IPC CL 2009 (XMLMARKER+IPCA6TRANS)
• IPC AL 2009.01 (AL2CL)
• Full IPC 2011.01 (DELTAMERGE)
• Full IPC 2012.01 (IPCA6TRANS)
IPC Definitions:
• IPC definitions (IPCA6TRANSDEF)
• IPC Catchword index (IPCA6TRANS)
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Information Technology
support for the IPC
Questions / Answers
IT & IPC: contact WIPO at [email protected]
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Information Technology
support for the IPC
Thank you
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