Apparatus, method, and computer program product for supporting in communication through translation between different languages

摘要

A communication supporting apparatus includes a rule storage unit that stores an extraction condition for extracting a keyword from a speech and a linking procedure linked with the extraction condition; an input receiving unit that receives an input of a speech; an extracting unit that extracts a keyword from a first speech in a first language based on the extraction condition stored in the rule storage unit; a translation unit that translates the first speech from the first language into a second language; an output unit that outputs the translated first speech; and a linking unit that links the extracted keyword with a second speech spoken in a second language immediately after the output first speech based on the linking procedure made to correspond to the extraction condition used when the keyword is extracted.