System and method to facilitate translation of communications between entities over a network

• US 10,606,960 B2
• Filed: 12/01/2016
• Issued: 03/31/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Grove, Steve
• Primary Examiner(s): Dennison, Jerry B
• Application Number:
  US15/367,128
• Publication Number:
  US 20170083509A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,216 Days
• Field of Search: 709230
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/263 Language identification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/40 Processing or translation of natural language natural language analysis G06F40/20; semantic analysis G06F40/30
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/58 Use of machine translation, e.g. for multi-lingual retrieval, for server-side translation for client devices or for real-time translation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

A system and method to facilitate translation of communications between entities over a network are provided. The system receives a first language construct transmitted by a first entity that is directed to a second entity. The system identifies a construct identifier corresponding to the first language construct and determines a language preference of the second entity. A second language construct is retrieved by the system by locating an entry in a translated construct table that contains both the construct identifier and a language identifier corresponding to the language preference of the second entity, whereby the second language construct is a translation of the first language construct into a second language corresponding to the language preference. The second language construct is used to update information associated with the first entity.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a networked system, a first language construct transmitted from a device of a first entity that is directed to a second entity;

identifying, by the networked system, a construct identifier corresponding to the first language construct;

determining, by the networked system, a language preference of the second entity, the language preference corresponding to a language identifier of a second language;

retrieving, by the networked system, a second language construct from a translated construct table by locating a row in the translated construct table that contains the construct identifier, the language identifier corresponding to the language preference of the second entity, and the second language construct, the second language construct being a translation of the first language construct into the second language corresponding to the language preference;

using the second language construct to update information associated with the first entity; and

transmitting the updated information to a device of the second entity.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the language preference of the second entity comprises accessing stored user information of the second entity and identifying the language preference from the stored user information.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the second entity is a website associated with the networked system; and

the using the second language construct to update information associated with the first entity comprises using the second language construct to generate or update a listing for the first entity.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the second entity is a website associated with the networked system; and

the using the second language construct to update information associated with the first entity comprises using the second language construct to update user information for the first entity with the website.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the construct identifier corresponding to the first language construct comprises:

accessing a construct table, the construct table comprising a construct identifier field to store a unique identifier for each stored language construct and a construct field to store each language construct;

locating the first language construct in the construct table; and

retrieving, from the construct table, the construct identifier corresponding to the first language construct.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the using the second language construct to update information associated with the first entity comprises using the second language construct to generate a translated communication that is transmitted to the device of the second entity.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the translated construct table comprises a plurality of rows for a same first language construct, each of the plurality of rows for the same first language construct having a different language identifier and a different second language construct.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the second entity is the networked system and the device of the second entity is a server of the networked system.

8. A hardware storage device storing instructions which, when executed by at least one hardware processor of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

receiving a first language construct transmitted from a device of a first entity that is directed to a second entity;

identifying a construct identifier corresponding to the first language construct;

determining a language preference of the second entity, the language preference corresponding to a language identifier of a second language;

retrieving a second language construct from a translated construct table by locating a row in the translated construct table that contains the construct identifier, the language identifier corresponding to the language preference of the second entity, and the second language construct, the second language construct being a translation of the first language construct into the second language corresponding to the language preference;

using the second language construct to update information associated with the first entity; and

transmitting the updated information to a device of the second entity.

9. The hardware storage device of claim 8, wherein the determining the language preference of the second entity comprises accessing stored user information of the second entity and identifying the language preference from the stored user information.

10. The hardware storage device of claim 8, wherein:

the second entity is a website; and

the using the second language construct to update information associated with the first entity comprises using the second language construct to generate a listing for the first entity.

11. The hardware storage device of claim 8, wherein:

the second entity is a website; and

the using the second language construct to update information associated with the first entity comprises using the second language construct to update user information for the first entity with the website.

12. The hardware storage device of claim 8, wherein:

the second entity is a website; and

the using the second language construct to update information associated with the first entity comprises using the second language construct to update a listing for the first entity.

13. The hardware storage device of claim 8, wherein the using the second language construct to update information associated with the first entity comprises using the second language construct to generate a translated communication that is transmitted to the device of the second entity.

14. The hardware storage device of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise:

searching a user table for the second entity; and

identifying a language identifier for the second entity from the user table, the language identifier corresponding to the language preference stored in the user table for the second entity.

15. A system comprising:

one or more hardware processors; and

a hardware storage device comprising instructions that when executed by the one or more hardware processors, cause the one or more hardware processors to perform operations comprising;

receiving a first language construct transmitted from a device of a first entity that is directed to a second entity;

identifying a construct identifier corresponding to the first language construct;

determining a language preference of the second entity, the language preference corresponding to a language identifier of a second language;

retrieving a second language construct from a translated construct table by locating a row in the translated construct table that contains the construct identifier, the language identifier corresponding to the language preference of the second entity, and the second language construct, the second language construct being a translation of the first language construct into the second language corresponding to the language preference;

using the second language construct to update information associated with the first entity; and

transmitting the updated information to a device of the second entity.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the determining the language preference of the second entity comprises accessing stored user information of the second entity and identifying the language preference from the stored user information.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein:

the second entity is a website; and

the using the second language construct to update information associated with the first entity comprises using the second language construct to generate or update a listing for the first entity.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein:

the second entity is a website; and

the using the second language construct to update information associated with the first entity comprises using the second language construct to update user information for the first entity with the web site.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the using the second language construct to update information associated with the first entity comprises using the second language construct to generate a translated communication that is transmitted to the device of the second entity.