In addition, by using this service, a translation can be obtained even when the user cannot read the language of the original document. The use of a multifunction device to scan documents thus eliminates the time and effort needed to type in text, thereby streamlining the translation process. After receiving notification by email that the translation process has been completed, the user can print out the translated result. Then, after selecting the language in which the document is created and the language in which to translate the document, along with the dictionary to be used, the user presses the start button. First, the user places the document to be translated on the scanner of a multifunction device. 1 depicts a common way of using our Scan Translation Service. Fuji Xerox has developed Scan Translation Technology to address these issues and achieve an easier translation process.įig. When it comes to such complex languages as Korean and Chinese, typing in the text on a keyboard is difficult. Using such services to translate printed materials such as books and handouts becomes more cumbersome, however, as the user must type the text into the machine translation system. In order to respond to these needs, web-based machine translation services are provided and used to translate various languages. As globalization accelerates both economically and culturally, there is an ever-increasing demand to obtain the latest information from around the world and communicate smoothly with people from other countries.