System and method for in-transit SMS language translation
First Claim
1. A method for translating an SMS message from a first language to a second language, comprising:
- receiving an SMS message in a first language at a network node;
scanning the message at the network node for a code embedded in the SMS message, wherein the embedded code identifies, at least in part, the second language into which the SMS message is to be translated;
translating content of the SMS message from the first language to the second language in accordance with the embedded code resulting in translated content; and
sending the SMS message to a recipient without sending the SMS message back to an originator, wherein the SMS message includes the translated content.
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Abstract
A system and method for facilitating electronic communication between people who speak different languages. An SMS message including content in a first language is received at a network node. It is then determined whether the content of the SMS message is to be translated to a second language before being sent to a recipient. This determination can be based on an embedded code or an the fact that a bounded session has been previously established. The content is then translated from the first language to the second language, and the SMS message is thereafter sent to the recipient directly from the network node at which the translating step was performed.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for translating an SMS message from a first language to a second language, comprising:
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receiving an SMS message in a first language at a network node; scanning the message at the network node for a code embedded in the SMS message, wherein the embedded code identifies, at least in part, the second language into which the SMS message is to be translated; translating content of the SMS message from the first language to the second language in accordance with the embedded code resulting in translated content; and sending the SMS message to a recipient without sending the SMS message back to an originator, wherein the SMS message includes the translated content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for facilitating electronic communication between people who speak different languages, comprising:
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receiving an SMS message including content in a first language; determining whether the content of the SMS message is to be translated to a second language before being sent to a recipient; translating at least a portion of the content from the first language to the second language; and sending the SMS message with the content translated from the first language to the second language to the recipient directly from a network node at which the step of translating was performed, wherein the step of determining comprises scanning the SMS message for an embedded code. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for translating an SMS message from a first language to a second language, comprising:
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receiving at a network node a request to open an SMS message content translation session; receiving an SMS message in a first language at the network node; translating the content of the SMS message from the first language to the second language; and sending the SMS message with the content translated from the first language to the second language to a recipient directly from the network node at which the step of translating was performed. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A method for translating an SMS message from a first language to a second language, comprising:
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receiving an SMS message having content in a first language at a user selectable short message service center (SMSC), said user selectable SMSC being operable to translate the content from the first language to a second language; translating the content from the first language to the second language; and sending the SMS message with the content translated from the first language to the second language to a recipient directly from the user selectable SMSC. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for translating content of an electronic message from a first language to a second language, comprising:
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receiving an electronic message in a first language at a network node; scanning the electronic message at the network node for a code embedded in the electronic message, wherein the embedded code identifies, at least in part, the second language into which the electronic message is to be translated; translating content of the electronic message from the first language to the second language in accordance with the embedded code resulting in translated content; and sending the electronic message to a recipient without sending the electronic message back to an originator, wherein the electronic message includes the translated content.
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