As one of the major computer manufacturer, NEC has developed its own MT system based on an algorithm called PIVOT. Commercialized with the name Honyaku Adaptator II, the version for the general public is also based on the pivot method which consists in using Interlingua, a formalism for universal semantic representation.
Each sentence to be translated is morphologically, syntactically and
semantically analyzed before being represented with the Interlingua
formalism
. Once in
this universal formalism, the process is repeated conversely but with
a different language.
Acknowledging the imperfection of global translation, the emphasis is put on English assistance for Japanese users through interactive and ergonomic assistance for practical use.