Multimedia dictionary

• US 20030023424A1
• Filed: 07/30/2001
• Published: 01/30/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Comverse Network Systems Limited
• Original Assignee: Comverse Network Systems Limited
• Inventors: Weiner, Moshe
• Application Number:
  US09/916,326
• Publication Number:
  US 20030023424A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/8
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/242 Dictionaries
• 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 system and method of translating information using, for example, a cellular telephone. A user inputs information into the system for translation into another language. The inputted information can be in any media type, format or language. The inputted information is stored in a MMS server and is accessed by a dictionary server. The dictionary server translates the inputted information into the media type, format and/or language that the user requests. The translated information is then sent to the user as a MMS message that is accessible to the user'"'"'s cellular telephone.

Claims

1. A multimedia dictionary system comprising:

an MMS server operable to recognize and translate inputted media information inputted by a user;

wherein the user inputs information into the MMS server which recognizes the inputted information and translates the inputted information into a different at least one of language, format and media type.

2. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 1, wherein the MMS server stores the inputted media information.

3. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 1, wherein the MMS server translates the inputted information into a different at least one of language, format and media type specified by the user.

4. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 1, wherein the MMS server further comprises a user storage space allocated for the inputted information of a particular user.

5. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 1, wherein the user inputs the inputted information using a cellular telephone.

6. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 1, wherein the user inputs the inputted information using a personal computer.

7. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 1, wherein the user inputs the inputted information using a fixed telephone line device.

8. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 1, wherein the user inputs the inputted information in at least one of the following media types:

video, audio and text.

9. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 8, wherein the MMS server translates and outputs translated information in a different language than the inputted information.

10. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 8, wherein the MMS server outputs information in a different form than the inputted information.

11. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 8, wherein the MMS server outputs information to a different terminal than the terminal from which the information was inputted.

12. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 8, wherein the MMS server outputs information to a same terminal from which the information was inputted.

13. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 8, wherein the MMS server outputs information in a same form from which the information was inputted.

14. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 8, wherein the inputted information is a video file for translation into a text file.

15. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 8, wherein the inputted information is a video file for translation into a voice file.

16. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 8, wherein the inputted information is voice of one language for translation to another different language.

17. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 8, wherein the inputted information is voice for translation to text.

18. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 8, wherein the inputted information is an object file for translation to text.

19. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 8, wherein the inputted information is an object file for translation to voice.

20. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 8, wherein the user inputs information with a mobile telephone and translated information is outputted as an email message.

21. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 8, wherein the user inputs information with a mobile telephone and translated information is outputted to a fax machine.

22. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 8, wherein the user inputs information with a mobile telephone and translated information is outputted to another different mobile telephone.

23. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 8, wherein the inputted information is an object for translation to text.

24. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 8, wherein the inputted information is an object for translation to voice.

25. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 8, wherein the MMS server contains object recognition software.

26. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 8, further comprising an additional dictionary server, wherein the dictionary server performs translation of inputted information and the MMS server stores translated information as an MMS message.

27. A method of translating information comprising:

inputting information to a remote MMS server from a terminal by a user;

translating the inputted information into a different at least one of language, format and media; and

outputting the translated information.

28. The method of translating information of claim 27, further comprising:

determining whether the remote MMS server recognizes the inputted information; and

prompting a user for clarification information until the inputted information is recognized by the remote MMS server.

29. The method of translating information of claim 27, wherein the translating is performed according to the user'"'"'s instruction.

30. The method of translating information of claim 27, further comprising:

storing translated information within an allocated user storage space.

31. The method of translating information of claim 27, wherein the inputted information is inputted using a cellular telephone.

32. The method of translating information of claim 27, wherein the inputted information is inputted using a personal computer.

33. The method of translating information of claim 27, wherein the inputted information is inputted using a fixed telephone line device.

34. The method of translating information of claim 27, wherein the inputted information is in at least one of the following media types:

video, audio and text.

35. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 34, wherein the remote MMS server outputs translated information in a different language than the inputted information.

36. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 34, wherein the remote MMS server outputs information in a different form than the inputted information.

37. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 34, wherein the remote MMS server outputs information to a different terminal than the terminal from which the information was inputted.

38. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 34, wherein the remote MMS server outputs information to a same terminal from which the information was inputted.

39. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 34, wherein the remote MMS server outputs information in a same form from which the information was inputted.

40. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 34, wherein the inputted information is a video file for translation into a text file.

41. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 34, wherein the inputted information is a video file for translation into a voice file.

42. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 34, wherein the inputted information is voice of one language for translation to another different language.

43. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 34, wherein the inputted information is voice for translation to text.

44. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 34, wherein the inputted information is an object file for translation to text.

45. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 34, wherein the inputted information is an object file for translation to voice.

46. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 34, wherein the user inputs information with a mobile telephone and translated information is outputted to an email.

47. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 34, wherein the user inputs information with a mobile telephone and translated information is outputted to a fax.

48. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 34, wherein the user inputs information with a mobile telephone and translated information is outputted to another different mobile telephone.

49. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 34, wherein the inputted information is an object for translation to text.

50. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 34, wherein the inputted information is an object for translation to voice.

51. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 34, wherein the remote MMS server contains object recognition software.

52. The multimedia dictionary system of claim 35, wherein the translating is performed by an additional dictionary server and the outputting of the translated information is performed by the remote MMS server.