Method and computer program product for extracting translatable material from browser program function codes using variables for displaying MRI

• US 6,061,699 A
• Filed: 11/03/1997
• Issued: 05/09/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Snyder, Devon Daniel, O'Keefe, Timothy Jude, Hansen, Jason Robert, DiCecco, Joseph Vincent
• Primary Examiner(s): Feild, Joseph H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kindred, Alford W.
• Application Number:
  US08/963,551
• Time in Patent Office: 918 Days
• Field of Search: 707/513, 707/501, 707/536, 707/530, 707/500, 707/526, 709/201, 709/200, 709/203, 709/701, 709/702, 395/703-707, 395/702, 345/214, 345/357
• US Class Current: 715/210
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/454 Multi-language systems; Localisation; Internationalisation

Abstract

A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for extracting translatable material or Machine Readable Information (MRI) from browser program function codes in a computer system. A browser window is partitioned into frames. The browser window frames include a parent frame. A plurality of variables are created in the parent frame. Each of the plurality of variables defines an MRI string. Then the variables are used in the browser program function codes for displaying MRI.

Claims

1. A browser computer program product for extracting translatable material or Machine Readable Information (MRI) from browser program function codes in a computer system comprising:

a recording medium;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for partitioning a browser window into frames;

said browser window frames including a parent frame; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for calling an MRI load function for creating a plurality of variables in said parent frame, each of said plurality of variables defining a MRI string;

said calling means including means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a national language in use; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, responsive to an identified national language for storing a corresponding national language MRI string for each of said plurality of variables.

2. A browser computer program product for extracting translatable material or Machine Readable Information (MRI) from browser program function codes as recited in claim 1 wherein said means, recorded on the recording medium, for partitioning said browser window into frames include means, recorded on the recording medium, for invoking a uniform resource locator (URL) for loading a FRAMES Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) document.

3. A browser computer program product for extracting translatable material or Machine Readable Information (MRI) from browser program function codes in a computer system comprising:

a recording medium;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for partitioning a browser window into frames;

said browser window frames including a parent frame;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for calling an MRI load function for creating a plurality of variables in said parent frame, each of said plurality of variables defining a MRI string; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for using said variables in the browser program function codes for displaying MRI.

4. A browser method for extracting translatable material or Machine Readable Information (MRI) from browser program function codes in a computer system comprising the steps of:

partitioning a browser window into frames;

said browser window frames including a parent frame; and

creating a plurality of variables in said parent frame, each of said plurality of variables defining a MRI string including the steps of calling an MRI load function for creating a plurality of variables in said parent frame, identifying a national language in use and storing a corresponding national language MRI string for each of said plurality of variables; and

using said variables in the browser program function codes for displaying MRI.

5. A browser method for extracting translatable material or Machine Readable Information (MRI) from browser program function codes as recited in claim 4 further includes the steps of identifying a user selected different national language for use and storing a corresponding national language MRI string for each of said plurality of variables.

6. A browser method for extracting translatable material or Machine Readable Information (MRI) from browser program function codes as recited in claim 4 wherein the step of partitioning a browser window into frames includes the steps of invoking a uniform resource locator (URL) and loading a predefined FRAMES Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) document.

7. A computer system having apparatus for browser apparatus for extracting translatable material or Machine Readable Information (MRI) from browser program function codes comprising:

a processor;

a memory;

a communications adapter;

a bus connecting said processor, memory, and communications adapter;

means for partitioning a browser window into frames;

said browser window frames including a parent frame;

means for calling an MRI load function for creating a plurality of variables in said parent frame, each of said plurality of variables defining an MRI string;

means for identifying a national language in use and

means for storing a corresponding national language MRI string for each of said plurality of variables.