SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RENDERING MULTILINGUAL INFORMATION ON AN OUTPUT DEVICE
First Claim
1. A system for rendering multilingual information on an output device, the system comprising:
- a system data store capable of storing a database of multilingual information and fonts associated with multiple languages, the database including context specific definitions of words translated into multiple languages;
a system processor comprising one or more processing elements, in communication with the system data store, wherein the system processor is programmed or adapted to;
a. provide a search term interface via which a user can specify a search term in a selected one a plurality of languages;
b. receive the specified search term in the selected language via the search term interface;
c. if a database of multilingual information is not present in the system data store, receive and store a database of multilingual information, wherein the database includes context specific definitions of words translated into multiple languages;
d. search the database for at least one context specific translation in a second language different than the selected language based upon the received search term;
e. provide and display the specified search term and the search results to a user in a translation interface;
f. receive a user selection of a displayed context specific translation from the translation interface; and
g. provide information comprising at least a portion of the user selected context specific translation in the selected language and the second language in a format compatible with a selected output device.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to systems and methods for rendering multilingual information encoded in human-readable and machine-readable format on an output device. A typical system according to the present invention can include a system data store (SDS) and a system processor in communication with the SDS. A search term is entered, typically by a user. A database of multilingual information in the SDS is accessed based upon the entered search term to retrieve context specific translation information. In some instance, a selection is made among multiple potential translations within the translation information. At least a portion of the translation information is provided in a format compatible with a selected output device.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for rendering multilingual information on an output device, the system comprising:
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a system data store capable of storing a database of multilingual information and fonts associated with multiple languages, the database including context specific definitions of words translated into multiple languages; a system processor comprising one or more processing elements, in communication with the system data store, wherein the system processor is programmed or adapted to; a. provide a search term interface via which a user can specify a search term in a selected one a plurality of languages; b. receive the specified search term in the selected language via the search term interface; c. if a database of multilingual information is not present in the system data store, receive and store a database of multilingual information, wherein the database includes context specific definitions of words translated into multiple languages; d. search the database for at least one context specific translation in a second language different than the selected language based upon the received search term; e. provide and display the specified search term and the search results to a user in a translation interface; f. receive a user selection of a displayed context specific translation from the translation interface; and g. provide information comprising at least a portion of the user selected context specific translation in the selected language and the second language in a format compatible with a selected output device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of rendering encoded multilingual information by an output device, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a database of multilingual information, wherein the database contains context specific translations of words in multiple languages; storing the database in a system data store; retrieving information corresponding to a search term in a selected one of a plurality of languages from the database in the format of a second language different from the selected language, wherein the information comprises one or more context specific translations in the second language of the search term in the selected language; displaying the information comprising the specified search term in the selected language and the one or more context specific translations in the second language to a user; receiving a user selection of a displayed context specific translation from the translation interface; and adapting at least a portion of the specified search term in the selected language and the one or more context specific translations in the second language for rendering by an output device in both the selected language and second languages, wherein the output device comprises direct parts marking equipment or equipment for transferring data to contact read/write devices.
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18. A method of using multilingual information to effect inventory management, the method comprising the steps of:
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scanning an inventory with an electronic device to collect data regarding inventory status; transferring a portion of the data from the electronic device to a computer via a communications channel, the data being represented in a first language; creating an inventory request according to the data; processing the data and the inventory request with the computer, the processing including searching a database of multilingual information for information corresponding to the request; and rendering multilingual information for use by an output device to facilitate fulfillment of the request, wherein the output device comprises direct parts marking equipment or equipment for transferring data to contact read/write devices. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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