Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
of its own
French translation:
correspondant aux propres fonction du dispositif
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English term
of its own
the server portion operable to transmits a script describing display parts for realizing a user interface corresponding to functions of the device of its own or a display image of the user interface,
both the devices are connected together by using the server functions and the player functions of the usable devices (the device of its own or other device) to realize the user interface.
The information providing device 101 executes functions of the device of its own to communicate a user interface thereof in a plurality of protocols.
| 4 +2 | correspondant aux propres fonction du dispositif |
François Begon
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| 4 +1 | lui-même |
Murielle LECOURT
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| 1 +1 | lui-même |
Tony M
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| In support of Tony's comments |
Alison MacG
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Non-PRO (1): GILLES MEUNIER
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Proposed translations
correspondant aux propres fonction du dispositif
lui-même
I strongly suspect your expression is really meant to be 'itself' — could it possibly have been translated first from some other language into this 'sort-of' English?
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Note added at 6 minutes (2015-01-16 15:29:23 GMT)
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Do note that 'of its own' could easily be a too-literal, word-for-word rendering of some source language term meaning 'itself' (its + self)
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Alison MacG
: I agree with this interpretation. The original patent application was filed in Japan. I’ve added a reference showing similar usage in another originally Japanese patent application.
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Thanks a lot, Alison! Happy New Year!
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France
Serious, meticulous and in time
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, Spanish to French
lui-même
| Merci! |
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Germaine
: https://www.google.co.in/patents/US20130212169?dq="functions...
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Reference comments
United Kingdom
Patents and related material specialist
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British, Scottish)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Swedish to English, and 4 more.
In support of Tony's comments
Para [0070]
Specifically, there is provided a function of first obtaining and grasping various pieces of device information in the device (the electronic device 2A or the electronic device 2B) of its own whenever necessary. Specifically, information (activation status information) indicating an activation status of the device (the load 22) of its own (itself) is obtained from the load 22.
Para [0101]
when the device itself (the electronic device 2A or the electronic device 2B) is activated.
http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/descriptio...
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