METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR USE IN PROVIDING TRANSLATION INFORMATION SERVICES TO MOBILE STATIONS
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1. A method comprising:
- with at least one computing device;
obtaining one or more signals representing a request for translation information from a mobile station, said translation information being associated with one or more written and/or spoken languages;
associating a location with said request for translation information; and
generating one or more signals representing requested translation information based, at least in part, on said request for translation information, and historical information associated with at least one other request for translation information associated with said location and previously obtained from at least one other mobile station.
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Abstract
Techniques are provided which may be implemented using various methods and/or apparatuses to allow a mobile station to request and receive translation information associated with a location (e.g., a region, a point of interest, etc.). The translation information may be based, at least in part, on historical information associated with at least one other request associated with the location and previously obtained from at least one other mobile station.
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1. A method comprising:
- with at least one computing device;
obtaining one or more signals representing a request for translation information from a mobile station, said translation information being associated with one or more written and/or spoken languages; associating a location with said request for translation information; and generating one or more signals representing requested translation information based, at least in part, on said request for translation information, and historical information associated with at least one other request for translation information associated with said location and previously obtained from at least one other mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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means for obtaining a request for translation information from a mobile station, said translation information being associated with one or more written and/or spoken languages; means for associating a location with said request for translation information; and means for generating requested translation information based, at least in part, on said request for translation information, and historical information associated with at least one other request for translation information associated with said location and previously obtained from at least one other mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus comprising:
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a network interface; memory; and one or more processing units to; access a request for translation information obtained from a mobile station via said network interface, said translation information being associated with one or more written and/or spoken languages; associate a location with said request for translation information; access historical information stored in said memory, said historical information being associated with at least one other request for translation information associated with said location and previously obtained from at least one other mobile station; and generate requested translation information based, at least in part, on said request for translation information and said historical information. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An article comprising:
a computer readable medium having stored therein computer-implementable instructions executable by one or more processing units to; obtain a request for translation information from a mobile station, said translation information being associated with one or more written and/or spoken languages; associate a location with said request for translation information; and generate requested translation information based, at least in part, on said request for translation information, and historical information associated with at least one other request for translation information associated with said location and obtained from at least one other mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A method comprising:
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transmitting one or more signals representing a request for translation information from a translation information service, wherein said translation information is associated with a location and one or more written and/or spoken languages; receiving one or more signals representing a response comprising requested translation information, said requested translation information being based, at least in part, on said request for translation information, and historical information associated with at least one other request for translation information associated with said location and previously transmitted to said translation information service by at least one other mobile station; and generating a presentation for a user based, at least in part, on said response. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. An apparatus for use in a mobile station, the apparatus comprising:
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means for generating a request for translation information from a translation information service, wherein said translation information is associated with a location and one or more written and/or spoken languages; means for transmitting said request for translation information to said translation information service; means for receiving a response from said translation information service comprising requested translation information, said requested translation information being based, at least in part, on said request for translation information, and historical information associated with at least one other request for translation information associated with said location and previously transmitted to said translation information service by at least one other mobile station; and means for generating a presentation for a user based, at least in part, on said response. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. A mobile station comprising:
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a network interface; at least one user presentation device; and one or more processing units to; generate a request for translation information from a translation information service, wherein said translation information is associated with a location and one or more written and/or spoken languages; initiate transmission of said request for translation information to said translation information service via said network interface; access a response received from said translation information service via said network interface, said response comprising requested translation information, said requested translation information being based, at least in part, on said request for translation information, and historical information associated with at least one other request for translation information associated with said location and previously transmitted to said translation information service by at least one other mobile station; and initiate a presentation via said at least one user presentation device based, at least in part, on said response. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75)
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76. An article comprising:
a computer readable medium having stored therein computer-implementable instructions executable by one or more processing units in a mobile station to; generate a request for translation information from a translation information service, wherein said translation information is associated with a location and one or more written and/or spoken languages; initiate transmission of said request for translation information to said translation information service; access a response received from said translation information service, said response comprising requested translation information, said requested translation information being based, at least in part, on said request for translation information, and historical information associated with at least one other request for translation information associated with said location and previously transmitted to said translation information service by at least one other mobile station; and initiate a presentation for a user based, at least in part, on said response. - View Dependent Claims (77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85)
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