Method and system for multi-language web homepage selection process

• US 20050137873A1
• Filed: 12/18/2003
• Published: 06/23/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
• Inventors: Liu, Tsung-Chun
• Granted Patent: US 7,496,497 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/270.100
• 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 method and system to allow a user to select a web site home page in a desired language is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of identifying within a web address request a directional information item, providing a web page associated with the web address to a second web site corresponding to said directional information item, wherein the second web site includes a language translator, translating the web page textual information in accordance with the language translator and returning the translated web page to the user. The method further comprises the steps of accessing a control table to determine a status of the web page and obtaining a version of the web page stored locally on the second site, when said status indicates said web page is locally stored and valid, otherwise obtaining a current version of the web page; and translating the obtained web page.

Claims

1. A method to allow a user to select a web site home page in a desired language comprising the steps of:

identifying within a web address request to said web site a directional information item;

providing a web page associated with said web address to a second web site corresponding to said directional informational item, wherein said second web site includes a language translator;

translating information on said web page in accordance with said language translator; and

returning said translated web page to said user.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said directional information item is available on said user'"'"'s access device wherein said directional information is selected from the group consisting of:

prestored, manually input, electronically input, downloaded over a network.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the step of translating further comprises the steps of:

accessing a control table to determine a status of said web page; and

accessing a version of said web page stored locally on said second site, when said status indicates said web page is locally stored and valid;

otherwise obtaining a current version of said web page; and

translating said obtained web page.

5. The method as recited in claim 4, further comprising the step of:

storing said obtained web page locally; and

updating said access table to indicate local availability.

6. The method as recited in claim 5, further comprising the step of:

indicating a time when said obtained web page is stored.

10. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein said processor is further operable to execute code for:

accessing a control table to determine a status of said web page; and

accessing a version of said web page stored locally on said second site, when said status indicates said web page is locally stored and valid;

otherwise obtaining a current version of said web page; and

translating said obtained web page.

11. The system as recited in claim 10, wherein said processor is further operable to execute code for:

storing said obtained web page locally; and

updating said access table to indicate local availability.

12. The system as recited in claim 11, wherein said processor is further operable to execute code for:

indicating a time when said obtained web page is stored.

3. (canceled)

7. A system to allow a user to select a web site home page in a desired language comprising:

a processor in communication with a memory, said processor operable to execute code for;

identifying within a web address request to said web site a directional information item;

providing a web page associated with said web address to a second web site corresponding to said directional information item, wherein said second web site includes a language translator;

translating information on said web page in accordance with said language translator; and

returning said translated web page to said user.

8. The system as recited in claim 7, wherein said directional information item is available on said user'"'"'s access device wherein said directional information is selected from the group consisting of:

prestored, manually input, electronically input, downloaded over a network.

13. The system as recited in claim 7, further comprising;

an input/output device in communication with said processor.

14. The system as recited in claim 7, wherein said code is stored in said memory.

9. (canceled)