METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCALIZING AN APPLICATION ON A COMPUTING DEVICE

• US 20130111460A1
• Filed: 10/31/2012
• Published: 05/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: CIT Global Mobile Division
• Original Assignee: CIT Global Mobile Division
• Inventors: MOHAMED, Mohamed Ramadan Mohamed Selim, FAHEM, Haitham Farouk Mohammed
• Application Number:
  US13/665,860
• Publication Number:
  US 20130111460A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/172
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/454 Multi-language systems; Localisation; Internationalisation

Abstract

A method and system for localizing an application on a computing device is provided. A software agent executing on a computing device determines if a localization is available on a server computer for an application installed on the computing device. The localization is received and installed on the computing device.

Claims

1. A method for localizing an application on a computing device, comprising:

determining, via a software agent executing on a computing device, if a localization is available on a server computer for an application installed on said computing device;

receiving said localization if available; and

installing said localization on said computing device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said localization corresponds to a system language of said computing device.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

generating a first list of applications installed on said computing device; and

comparing said first list to a second list of applications for which localizations are available on said server computer to generate a third list of applications that are in both said first and second lists.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

enabling a user of said computing device to select at least one application in said third list for localizing.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said localization is a resource file.

6. A method for localizing an application on a computing device, comprising:

reading, via a software agent executing on a computing device, resources for an application stored in storage of said computing device;

determining if text strings in said resources require localization;

translating said text strings to a system language of said computing device; and

using said translated text strings with an associated application when executed on said computing device.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said determining comprises:

determining via a user interface control framework if said text strings require localization.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

directing a translation module on said computing device to translate said text strings.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein said translating comprises:

transmitting said text strings to a server computer for translating.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein said translating comprises:

translating said text strings using a dictionary on said computing device.

11. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

transmitting said translated text strings to a server computer for reuse by other computing devices.

12. The method of claim 6, wherein said computing device is a mobile device.

13. A method for localizing an application on a computing device, comprising:

determining, via a software agent executing on a computing device, if a resource file for an application installed on said computing device is available on a server computer for a system language of said computing device;

if said resource file for said system language is available on said server computer;

receiving and installing said resource file on said computing device;

and

if said resource file is unavailable on said remote server computer;

translating default text strings for controls of said application to said system language.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein said translating comprises:

determining, via a user interface control framework of said computing device, if text strings loaded for said application require localization.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein said translating comprises:

directing a translation module on said computing device to translate text strings loaded for said application.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein said translating comprises:

transmitting said default text strings to a server computer for translating.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein said translating comprises:

transmitting said translated default text strings to a server computer for reuse by other computing devices.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

if said resource file is unavailable on said remote server computer, using said default text strings that cannot be reliably translated to said system language.