METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REAL TIME LANGUAGE TRANSLATION USING SOCIAL NETWORKING

• US 20110125485A1
• Filed: 11/24/2009
• Published: 05/26/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Prakash, Gyan, Dadu, Saurabh, Aissi, Selim
• Granted Patent: US 9,087,045 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/40 Processing or translation of natural language natural language analysis G06F40/20; semantic analysis G06F40/30
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

Methods and systems with which a language translation may be obtained. An originator may request a translation by sending the passage to be translated to a server. The server may then broadcast the passage to prospective translators. In an embodiment, the translators may be connected to the originator and/or each other through a social network. Some or all of the prospective translators then return translations of the passage to the originator, via the server. The originator may then select the most desirable translation and inform the server. In an embodiment, the provision of the translation service may be part of an exchange or barter transaction. The server may apply a credit to the translator of the chosen translation. The translator may then use the credit in a subsequent trade or other transaction.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, at a server, a translation request;

sending, from the server, a request broadcast, based on the translation request;

receiving, at the server, one or more translations responsive to the broadcast; and

forwarding the translations from the server to a communications device of an originator of the translation request.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the translation request comprises a form filled out by the originator.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the translation request is received as one or more short message service (SMS) messages.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

authenticating the received translation request at the server,

performed prior to said sending of the request broadcast.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

parsing the translation request at the server,

performed prior to said sending of the request broadcast.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the translation request is received from the communications device of the originator.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

parsing the one or more translations,

performed prior to said forwarding.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, at the server, an identity of a translation that has been chosen by the originator from among the one or more translations,

performed after said forwarding.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

awarding a translator of the identified translation with credit that is usable by the translator in a subsequent transaction.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the one or more translations include audio data representing the translation.

11. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory in communication with said processor, wherein the memory stores a plurality of processing instructions that are configured to direct said processor to

receive a translation request;

send a request broadcast based on the translation request;

receive one or more translations responsive to the broadcast; and

forward the translations to an originator of the translation request.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the translation request is received as one or more short message service (SMS) messages.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein said memory further stores additional instructions that are configured to direct said processor to:

authenticate the received translation request, prior to sending said request broadcast.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein said memory further stores additional instructions that are configured to direct said processor to:

parse the translation request, prior to sending said request broadcast.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein said memory further stores additional instructions that are configured to direct said processor to:

parse the one or more translations, prior to said forwarding.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein said memory further stores additional instructions that are configured to direct said processor to:

award credit to a translator associated with a translation that was chosen by the originator from among said one or more translations, wherein said credit is usable by the translator in a subsequent transaction.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein said memory is further configured to store previously translated words that may be accessed by said originator.

18. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory in communication with said processor, wherein the memory stores a plurality of processing instructions that are configured to direct said processor to

send a translation request to a server;

receive one or more translations from the server;

present said translations to a communications device of an originator of the translation request;

receive from said originator an indication of the best translation that has been chosen by said originator from among said one or more translations.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein said translation request is in the form of one or more short messaging service (SMS) messages.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein said one or more translations are received from said server as one or more multi-media messaging service (MMS) messages.

21. The system of claim 18, wherein said memory further stores additional instructions that are configured to direct said processor to:

convey to the server the identity of the best translation that has been chosen by said originator from among said one or more translations.

22. The system of claim 18, wherein said one or more translations each comprise audio data representing the translation.

23. The system of claim 18, wherein said memory further stores additional instructions that are configured to direct said processor to:

send to the server a digital signature corresponding to the system, prior to receiving said one or more translations.

24. The system of claim 18, wherein said originator is connected to translators that produce said translations via a social networking service.

25. A computer program product including a computer readable medium having computer program logic stored thereon, the computer program logic including:

logic to cause a processor to send a translation request to a server;

logic to cause the processor to receive one or more translations from the server;

logic to cause the processor to present said translations to a communications device of an originator of the translation request; and

logic to cause the processor to receive from said originator an indication of the best translation that has been chosen by said originator from among said one or more translations.

26. The computer program product of claim 25, wherein said translation request is received as one or more short messaging service (SMS) messages.

27. The computer program product of claim 25, wherein said one or more translations are received from said server as one or more multi-media messaging system (MMS) messages.

28. The computer program product of claim 25, wherein said the computer program logic further comprises:

logic to convey to the server the identity of the best translation that has been chosen by said originator from among said one or more translations.

29. The computer program product of claim 25, wherein said one or more translations each comprise audio data representing the translation.

30. The computer program product of claim 25, wherein said the computer program logic further comprises:

logic to send to the server a digital signature corresponding to the system, prior to receiving said one or more translations.