LANGUAGE CONTENT TRANSLATION

• US 20160019205A1
• Filed: 07/16/2014
• Published: 01/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: United Parcel Service Of America Incorporated (United Parcel Service Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: United Parcel Service Of America Incorporated (United Parcel Service Incorporated)
• Inventors: Gensburg, William, Kidwai, Yursil A
• Granted Patent: US 9,965,466 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/263 Language identification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/40 Processing or translation of natural language natural language analysis G06F40/20; semantic analysis G06F40/30
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/47 Machine-assisted translation, e.g. using translation memory

Abstract

In an embodiment, a method comprises receiving, at a translation server, a request for translation services from a requesting device for text data associated with a token and a first language; retrieving, at the translation server, a translated version of the text data in a second language from a translation database storing automatically translated text data and manually translated text data, if the token matches a previously processed token; retrieving, at the translation server, the translated version of the text data in the second language from an automated translation service, if the token does not match the previously processed token; retrieving, at the translation server, the translated version of the text data in the second language from the manual translation service; and transmitting, at the translation server, one or more of the automatically translated text data and the manually translated text data to the requesting device.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a network interface configured to establish communications with a requesting device;

a processor circuit configured to control receiving a request for translation services from the requesting device for text data associated with a token and a first language, control retrieving a translated version of the text data in a second language from a translation database storing automatically translated text data associated with an automated translation service and manually translated text data associated with a manual translation service if the token matches a previously processed token, and control retrieving the translated version of the text data in the second language from the automated translation service if the token does not match the previously processed token, control retrieving the translated version of the text data in the second language from the manual translation service, and control transmitting one or more of the automatically translated text data and the manually translated text data to the requesting device.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein:

one or more of the requesting device and the website provider server comprise an application programming interface (API) to trigger the request for translation services.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein:

the translated version of the text data is partially translated by the automated translation service and partially translated by the manual translation service.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein:

the translated version of the text data is entirely translated by the manual translation service.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor controls submission of at least a portion of the text data to the manual translation service.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor controls replacement in the translation database of the automatically translated text data with the manually translated text data obtained.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein:

the requesting device is a client device.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein:

the requesting device is a website provider server.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein:

the token is assigned by a client device.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein:

the token is assigned by a website provider server.

11. A method, comprising:

receiving, at a translation server, a request for translation services from a requesting device for text data associated with a token and a first language;

retrieving, at the translation server, a translated version of the text data in a second language from a translation database storing automatically translated text data and manually translated text data, if the token matches a previously processed token;

retrieving, at the translation server, the translated version of the text data in the second language from an automated translation service, if the token does not match the previously processed token;

retrieving, at the translation server, the translated version of the text data in the second language from the manual translation service; and

transmitting, at the translation server, one or more of the automatically translated text data and the manually translated text data to the requesting device.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein:

one or more of the requesting device and the website provider server comprise an application programming interface (API) to trigger the request for translation services.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein:

the translated version of the text data is partially translated by the automated translation service and partially translated by the manual translation service.

14. The method according to claim 11, wherein:

the translated version of the text data is entirely translated by the manual translation service.

15. The method according to claim 11, further comprising:

submitting at least a portion of the text data to the manual translation service.

16. The method according to claim 11, further comprising:

replacing, in the translation database, the automatically translated text data with the manually translated text data.

17. The method according to claim 11, wherein:

the requesting device is a client device.

18. The method according to claim 11, wherein:

the requesting device is a website provider server.

19. The method according to claim 11, wherein:

the token is assigned by a client device.

20. The method according to claim 11, wherein:

the token is assigned by a website provider server.

21. Logic encoded in one or more non-transitory tangible media for execution by a machine and when executed by the machine operable for:

receiving, at a translation server, a request for translation services from a requesting device for text data associated with a token and a first language;

retrieving, at the translation server, a translated version of the text data in a second language from a translation database storing automatically translated text data and manually translated text data, if the token matches a previously processed token;

retrieving, at the translation server, the translated version of the text data in the second language from an automated translation service, if the token does not match the previously processed token;

retrieving, at the translation server, the translated version of the text data in the second language from the manual translation service; and

transmitting, at the translation server, one or more of the automatically translated text data and the manually translated text data to the requesting device.