MOBILE DEVICE HAVING HUMAN LANGUAGE TRANSLATION CAPABILITY WITH POSITIONAL FEEDBACK
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1. A mobile electronic device comprising:
- a touch sensitive screen;
an accelerometer; and
a translator to translate a word or phrase that is in a first human language and that is entered via a first virtual keyboard displayed on the touch sensitive screen, into a second human language, and wherein the translator is to cause the touch sensitive screen to display the translated word or phrase and a second virtual keyboard having characters in the second human language, in response to the accelerometer detecting a change in the physical orientation of the device.
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Abstract
A mobile electronic device has a touch sensitive screen and an accelerometer. A translator is to translate a word or phrase that is in a first human language and that is entered via a first virtual keyboard displayed on the touch sensitive screen, into a second human language. A translator is to cause the touch sensitive screen to display the translated word or phrase and a second virtual keyboard having characters in the second human language, in response to the accelerometer detecting a change in the physical orientation of the device or movement of the device. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
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18 Claims
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1. A mobile electronic device comprising:
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a touch sensitive screen; an accelerometer; and a translator to translate a word or phrase that is in a first human language and that is entered via a first virtual keyboard displayed on the touch sensitive screen, into a second human language, and wherein the translator is to cause the touch sensitive screen to display the translated word or phrase and a second virtual keyboard having characters in the second human language, in response to the accelerometer detecting a change in the physical orientation of the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A machine-implemented method for operating a mobile electronic device, comprising:
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prompting a user of the device to enter a word or phrase in a first language using an associated first soft keyboard that is being displayed right side up; and translating the entered word or phrase into a second language; and when the device rotates by a predetermined amount, displaying right side up the translated word or phrase and a second soft keyboard that is associated with the second language. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mobile electronic device comprising:
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a touch sensitive screen; and a translator to translate a word or phrase, that has been entered via a virtual keyboard on the touch sensitive screen, into another language, wherein the translator has a first language mode of operation and a second language mode of operation, in the first language mode the touch sensitive screen displays a first virtual keyboard for a first language, in the second language mode the touch sensitive screen displays a second virtual keyboard for a second language, and wherein the translator switches between the first and second language modes in response to the device being rotated or undergoing a translation movement. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A mobile electronic device comprising:
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means for displaying information right side up, while the device is in a first physical orientation; means for displaying said information right side up, while the device is in a second, different physical orientation; means for receiving a word or phrase in a first human language, from a user of the device while the device is in the first physical orientation; means for translating the word or phrase into a second human language; and means for displaying the translated word or phrase right side up, while the device is in the second physical orientation.
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