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Open environment for real-time multilingual communication

  • US 20020169592A1
  • Filed: 05/10/2002
  • Published: 11/14/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A computer-implemented method of multilingual communication over Internet or other computer based networks, said method comprising the steps of:

  • 1) configuring a multilingual and multi-user environment to provide a real-time natural language translation including the steps of;

    a) initializing a directory of available translation services;

    b) initializing a data base of clients preferences;

    c) initializing available embedded real-time translation services;

    d) initializing available specialized dictionaries and thesauruses;

    e) identifying new translation services available on network and including them in a directory of available translation services;

    2) receiving a request from at least one client to start a communication session and to establish a contact with the multilingual and multi-user environment;

    3) identifying from the client'"'"'s individual preferences or the client'"'"'s request a client'"'"'s language;

    4) identifying from the client'"'"'s request at least one recipient of communications and a corresponding recipient'"'"'s language;

    5) establishing a connection between the multilingual and multi-user environment and at least one translation service or embedded translation engine from the client'"'"'s language to recipients'"'"' language, said service or engine have a highest rating in the directory of translation services;

    6) receiving from the client a communication required the translation;

    7) sending the client'"'"'s communication to the connected translation service or the embedded translation engine with the highest rating;

    8) receiving a translated client'"'"'s communication from the connected translation service or the embedded translation engine;

    9) providing recipients in real time with the translated client'"'"'s communication.

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