Content participation translation apparatus and method

• US 10,733,388 B2
• Filed: 11/25/2015
• Issued: 08/04/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Naver Webtoon Corporation
• Original Assignee: Naver Webtoon Corporation
• Inventors: Park, Soo Yeon, Kim, Seung Hwan, Lee, Ju Han, Ha, Ji Hoon
• Primary Examiner(s): Washburn, Daniel C
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ogunbiyi, Oluwadamilola M
• Application Number:
  US14/952,331
• Publication Number:
  US 20160147746A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,714 Days
• Field of Search: 704 7
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5846 using extracted text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/10 Text processing natural language analysis G06F40/20; semantic analysis G06F40/30; processing or translation of natural language G06F40/40
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• 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 40/51 Translation evaluation
• 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

Abstract

A content participation translation apparatus includes a content registration unit for registering an original of content data on a database, wherein text data and image data are stored separately in the original of the content data; a data selection unit for individually selecting text data and image data included in either the original of the content data or a translation of the content data in which a translation is added to the original of the content data; a translations editor providing unit for providing a user terminal with a translations editor including a content data display unit for displaying the text data and the image data and a text data editor unit in which a translation of the text data is input; and a content storage unit for receiving a second-language text from at least one user terminal via the translations editor, and storing the text data, the image data, and the received second-language text as a translation of the content data.

Claims

1. A content participation translation apparatus for providing at least one user terminal with a user interface for enabling a user to translate a language used in content data showing a scene on a display unit including an image and visible text, and to enter the translation of the language used in the content data in the user interface, the content data including a plurality of layers combining to form the scene, the apparatus comprising:

a processor including a plurality of functional units for performing corresponding predetermined functions, the plurality of functional units including;

a content registration unit for registering on a database an original of content data received from a content data creator, wherein the content data includes visible text data and image data which are stored separately in different layers in the original of the content data, and the visible text data includes a plurality of predetermined unit texts;

a data selection unit for individually selecting the visible text data and the image data included in either the original of the content data or a translation of the content data in which a translation is added to the original of the content data, wherein the visible text data and the image data are separated without having to additionally use an image editing program or a character recognition program;

a translations editor providing unit for providing at least one user terminal with a translations editor, wherein the translations editor includes

a content data display unit configured to display the plurality of unit texts of the visible text data and the image data on the display unit of the user terminal, and

a text data editor unit in which the plurality of unit texts are reproduced from the content data display unit and displayed separately from each other, on the display unit of the user terminal, and in which text input units configured to receive, from a user, a translation of the plurality of unit texts are displayed separately from each other and from corresponding each unit text displayed on the display unit of the user terminal; and

a content storage unit for receiving a second-language text which is input from the at least one user terminal via the translations editor, and storing the text data, the image data, and the received second-language text as the translation of the content data;

wherein the content data display unit is displayed in a first area of the display unit simultaneously with the text data editor unit which is displayed in a second area of the display unit, so that the plurality of unit texts and the image data in the content data display unit and the plurality of unit texts in the text data editor unit are visible to the user before the user inputs the translation of the plurality of unit texts in the text input units of the text data editor unit, and

wherein the translation of the plurality of unit texts input in the text input units is displayed in the content data display unit in place of the plurality of unit texts, and the plurality of unit texts reproduced from the content data display unit and the text input units are displayed in the text data editor unit simultaneously with the translation of the plurality of unit texts and the image data displayed in the content data display unit after receiving the translation of the plurality of unit texts which the user has input in the text input units of the text data editor unit.

2. The content participation translation apparatus of claim 1, wherein the text data included in the original of the content data comprises only a first-language text.

3. The content participation translation apparatus of claim 2, wherein the content storage unit stores, as the translation of the content data, the image data, the first-language text, and the at least one second-language text received from the at least one user terminal.

4. The content participation translation apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of functional units of the processor further comprises a team management unit for managing generation and deletion of a translation team and joining and withdrawal of members of the translation team, and

wherein the team management unit assigns a right to participate in translating a content to members of a preset translation team.

5. The content participation translation apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of functional units of the processor further comprises a translation evaluation unit for evaluating the user of the user terminal, based on at least one among a number of sentences translated by the user, a number of times the user visits a participation translation site, a number of times the user views other users'"'"' translations, and the number of followers of the user.

6. A content participation translation method for providing at least one user terminal with a user interface for enabling a user to translate a language using a processor including a plurality of functional units for performing corresponding predetermined functions, the language being used in content data showing a scene on a display unit including an image and visible text, and to enter the translation of the language used in the content data in the user interface, the content data including a plurality of layers combining to form the scene, the method comprising:

registering an original of content data received from a content data creator with a content participation translation apparatus, performed by a content registration unit, wherein the content data includes visible text data and image data which are stored in different layers in the original of the content data, and the visible text data includes a plurality of predetermined unit texts;

individually selecting the visible text data and the image data included in either the original of the content data or a translation of the content data in which a translation is added to the original of the content data, performed by a data selection unit, wherein the visible text data and the image data are separated without having to additionally use an image editing program or a character recognition program;

providing, by a translations editor providing unit, at least one user terminal with a translations editor including a content data display unit configured to display the plurality of unit texts of the visible text data and the image data on the display unit of the user terminal and a text data editor in which the plurality of unit texts are reproduced from the content data display unit and displayed separately from each other on the display unit of the user terminal, and in which text input units configured to receive, from a user, a translation of the plurality of unit texts are displayed separately from each other and from corresponding each unit text displayed on the display unit of the user terminal; and

receiving a second-language text which is input by the user from the at least one user terminal via the translations editor, and storing the text data, the image data, and the received second-language text as the translation of the content data, performed by a content storage unit;

wherein the content data display unit is displayed in a first area of the display unit simultaneously with the text data editor unit which is displayed in a second area of the display unit, so that the plurality of unit texts and the image data in the content data display unit and the plurality of unit texts in the text data editor unit are visible to the user before the user inputs the translation of the plurality of unit texts in the text input units of the text data editor unit, and

wherein the translation of the plurality of unit texts input in the text input units is displayed in the content data display unit in place of the plurality of unit texts, and the plurality of unit texts reproduced from the content data display unit and the text input units are displayed in the text data editor unit simultaneously with the translation of the plurality of unit texts and the image data displayed in the content data display unit after receiving the translation of the plurality of unit texts which the user has input in the text input units of the text data editor unit.

7. The content participation translation method of claim 6, wherein the text data included in the original of the content data comprises only a first-language text.

8. The content participation translation method of claim 7, wherein the storing of the text data, the image data, and the received second-language text as the translation of the content data comprises storing, as the translation of the content data, the image data, the first-language text, and the at least one second-language text received from the at least one user terminal.

9. The content participation translation method of claim 6, further comprising managing generation and deletion of a translation team and joining and withdrawal of members of the translation team, performed by a team management unit,

wherein the team management unit assigns a right to participate in translating a content to members of a preset translation team.

10. The content participation translation method of claim 6, further comprising evaluating the user of the at least one user terminal, based on at least one among a number of sentences translated by the user, a number of times the user visits a participation translation site, a number of times the user views other users'"'"' translations, and the number of followers of the user, performed by a translation evaluation unit.

11. A non-transitory computer readable recording media storing a computer program for providing at least one user terminal with a user interface for enabling a user to translate a language used in content data showing a scene on a display unit including an image and visible text, and to enter the translation of the language used in the content data in the user interface, the content data including a plurality of layers combining to form the scene, said program, when executed by a processor including a plurality of functional units for executing corresponding predetermined functions, performing the steps comprising:

registering an original of content data received from a content data creator with a content participation translation apparatus, performed by a content registration unit, wherein the content data includes visible text data and image data which are stored in different layers in the original of the content data, and the visible text data includes a plurality of predetermined unit texts;

individually selecting the visible text data and the image data included in either the original of the content data or a translation of the content data in which a translation is added to the original of the content data, performed by a data selection unit, wherein the visible text data and the image data are separated without having to additionally use an image editing program or a character recognition program;

providing, by a translations editor providing unit, at least one user terminal with a translations editor including a content data display unit configured to display the plurality of unit texts of the visible text data and the image data on the display unit of the user terminal and a text data editor in which the plurality of unit texts are reproduced from the content data display unit and displayed separately from each other on the display unit of the user terminal, and in which text input units configured to receive, from a user, a translation of the plurality of unit texts are displayed separately from each other and from corresponding each unit text displayed on the display unit of the user terminal; and

receiving a second-language text which is input by the user from the at least one user terminal via the translations editor, and storing the text data, the image data, and the received second-language text as the translation of the content data, performed by a content storage unit;

wherein the content data display unit is displayed in a first area of the display unit simultaneously with the text data editor unit which is displayed in a second area of the display unit, so that the plurality of unit texts and the image data in the content data display unit and the plurality of unit texts in the text data editor unit are visible to the user before the user inputs the translation of the plurality of unit texts in the text input units of the text data editor unit, and

wherein the translation of the plurality of unit texts input in the text input units is displayed in the content data display unit in place of the plurality of unit texts, and the plurality of unit texts reproduced from the content data display unit and the text input units are displayed in the text data editor unit simultaneously with the translation of the plurality of unit texts and the image data displayed in the content data display unit after receiving the translation of the plurality of unit texts which the user has input in the text input units of the text data editor unit.