Method for the determination of supplementary content in an electronic device

• US 20090162818A1
• Filed: 12/21/2007
• Published: 06/25/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: 2011 Intellectual Property Asset Trust (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: 2011 Intellectual Property Asset Trust (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Kosakowski, Martin
• Application Number:
  US12/004,683
• Publication Number:
  US 20090162818A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/157
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/06 Foreign languages with audible presentation of material to be studied G09B5/04
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/06 with both visual and audible presentation of the material to be studied
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4884 for displaying subtitles

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for replacing subtitle text with occasional word or idiom translations. In the method an initial language skill is determined. A content object is selected for presentation. A content vocabulary associated with the content object is determined. The content vocabulary is reduced based on the initial language skill to produce a target vocabulary. The presentation of said content object is started in the electronic device. The presence of a word in the content object is detected. The translation of the word is displayed on a display of the electronic device, if the word belongs to the target vocabulary.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining at least one initial language skill parameter in an electronic device;

selecting a content object for presentation in said electronic device;

determining a learning content associated with said content object;

adjusting said learning content based on said at least one initial language skill parameter to obtain a target learning content; and

presenting said target learning content in association with of said content object in said electronic device, said target learning content having a presentation timing dependent on said content object.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said learning content comprises at least one of a content vocabulary and a content grammar.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein said learning content comprises at least one of a translation of at least one word present in said learning content, at least one illustration of at least one word present in said learning content, an example of use of a grammar structure and a translation of said grammar structure.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said presenting step further comprises:

detecting a presence of an expression in said content object; and

presenting for a predefined time a definition or a translation of said expression on a display of said electronic device, if said expression belongs to said target learning content.

5. The method according to claim 4, the method further comprising:

detecting a critical word in said target learning content or said learning content;

determining an additional vocabulary related to said critical word; and

adding said additional vocabulary to said target learning content or said learning content.

6. The method according to claim 1, the method further comprising:

presenting at least one word from said target learning content and a translation of said at least one word on said electronic device;

determining at least one second language skill parameter in said electronic device; and

reducing said target learning content based on said at least one second language skill parameter.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein said reducing step comprises:

associating a rank with each word or expression in said learning content;

determining a rank based on said at least one initial language skill parameter; and

removing each word or expression with a rank lower than said rank.

8. The method according to claim 1, the method further comprising:

requesting said learning content from a vocabulary server, said request comprising said at least one initial language skill parameter and a title of said content object; and

receiving said target learning content to said electronic device.

9. The method according to claim 1, the method further comprising:

requesting the streaming of said content object from a streaming server; and

providing at least one stream associated with said content object from said streaming server.

10. The method according to claim 1, the method further comprising:

detecting the pressing of a key in said electronic device;

determining the current displacement from the start of the content object in content presentation;

determining at least one word or expression present in the content object during a predefined time period before the current displacement; and

presenting said at least one word or expression and a translation of said word or expression on a display of said electronic device.

11. The method according to claim 1, the method further comprising:

detecting the pressing of a key in said electronic device;

determining a current scene in the content object;

determining at least one word or expression presented during the scene; and

presenting said at least one word or expression and a translation of said word on a display of said electronic device.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein said content object comprises at least one of:

an audiovisual recording, a video recording, an audio recording, a text file or a computer game.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein said electronic device comprises a mobile communication device.

14. A system comprising:

a network server configured to determine at least one initial language skill parameter, to select a content object for presentation by an electronic device, to determine a learning content associated with said content object, to adjust said learning content based on said at least one initial language skill parameter to obtain a target learning content, and to provide said target learning content to said electronic device; and

said electronic device configured to present said target learning content in association with said content object, said target learning content having a presentation timing dependent on said content object.

15. An electronic device comprising:

an application entity configured to determine at least one initial language skill parameter, to select a content object for presentation, to determine a learning content associated with said content object, to adjust said learning content based on said at least one initial language skill parameter to produce a target learning content; and

a media presentation entity configured to present said target learning content in association with said content object, said target learning content having a presentation timing dependent on said content object.

16. The electronic device according to claim 15, wherein said learning content comprises at least one of a content vocabulary and a content grammar.

17. The electronic device according to claim 15, wherein said learning content comprises at least one of a translation of at least one word present in said learning content, at least one illustration of at least one word present in said learning content, an example of use of a grammar structure and a translation of said grammar structure.

18. The electronic device according to claim 15, the electronic device further comprising:

said media presentation entity configured to start a presentation of said content object, to detect a presence of a word or an expression in said content object, and to present for a predefined time a translation or a definition of said word or expression on a display of said electronic device, if said word or expression belongs to said target learning content.

19. The electronic device according to claim 15, the electronic device further comprising:

said application entity configured to detect a critical word in said target learning content or said learning content, to determine an additional vocabulary related to said critical word and to add said additional vocabulary to said target learning content or said learning content.

20. The electronic device according to claim 15, the electronic device further comprising:

said application entity configured to present at least one word from said target learning content and a translation of said at least one word, to determine at least one second language skill parameter and to reduce said target learning content based on said at least one second language skill parameter.

21. The electronic device according to claim 15, the electronic device further comprising:

said application entity configured to associate a rank with each word in said learning content, to determine a rank based on said at least one initial language skill parameter, to remove each word with a rank lower than said rank.

22. The electronic device according to claim 15, the electronic device further comprising:

said application entity configured to request said learning content from a vocabulary server, said request comprising said at least one initial language skill parameter and a title of said content object; and

to receive said target learning content to said electronic device.

23. The electronic device according to claim 15, the electronic device further comprising:

a multimedia reception entity configured to request the streaming of said content object from a streaming server, to receive at least one stream associated with said content object from said streaming server.

24. The electronic device according to claim 15, the electronic device further comprising:

said multimedia presentation entity configured to detect the pressing of a key, to determine the current displacement from the start of the content object in said content presentation, to determine at least one word or expression presented in the content object during a predefined time period before the current displacement and to present said at least one word or expression and a translation of said word or expression on a display of said electronic device.

25. The electronic device according to claim 15, the electronic device further comprising:

said multimedia presentation entity configured to detect the pressing of a key, to determine a current scene in the content object, to determine at least one word or expression presented during the scene and to present said at least one word or expression and a translation of said at least one word or expression on a display of said electronic device.

26. The electronic device according to claim 15, the electronic device further comprising:

said application entity configured to provide said at least one initial language skill parameter to a remote server.

27. The electronic device according to claim 15, wherein said content object comprises at least one of:

an audiovisual recording, a video recording, an audio recording, a text file or a computer game.

28. The electronic device according to claim 15, wherein said electronic device comprises a mobile communication device.

29. An electronic device comprising:

means for determining at least one initial language skill parameter;

means for selecting a content object for presentation;

means for determining a learning content associated with said content object;

means for adjusting said learning content based on said at least one initial language skill parameter to produce a target learning content; and

means for presenting said target learning content in association with of said content object, said target learning content having a presentation timing dependent on said content object.

30. An electronic device comprising:

an application entity configured to determine at least one initial language skill parameter, to select a content object for presentation, to locate a learning content associated with said content object and said at least one initial language skill parameter; and

a media presentation entity configured to present said target learning content in association with of said content object, said target learning content having a presentation timing dependent on said content object.

31. An electronic device comprising:

means for determining at least one initial language skill parameter;

means for selecting a content object for presentation;

means for obtaining a learning content associated with said content object and said at least one initial language skill parameter;

means for presenting said target learning content in association with of said content object, said target learning content having a presentation timing dependent on said content object.

32. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium, the computer program comprising code for controlling a processor to execute a method comprising:

determining at least one initial language skill parameter in an electronic device;

selecting a content object for presentation in said electronic device;

determining a learning content associated with said content object;

adjusting said learning content based on said at least one initial language skill parameter to produce a target learning content; and

presenting said target learning content in association with of said content object, said target learning content having a presentation timing dependent on said content object.

33. The computer program according to claim 32, wherein said computer readable medium is a removable memory card.

34. The computer program according to claim 32, wherein said computer readable medium is a magnetic or an optical disk or a holographic memory.

35. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium, the computer program comprising code for controlling a processor to execute a method comprising:

determining at least one initial language skill parameter;

selecting a content object for presentation;

locating a learning content associated with said content object;

obtaining a target learning content based on said at least one initial language skill parameter; and

presenting said target learning content in association with of said content object, said target learning content having a presentation timing dependent on said content object.

36. The computer program according to claim 35, wherein said computer readable medium is a removable memory card.

37. The computer program according to claim 35, wherein said computer readable medium is a magnetic or an optical disk or a holographic memory.