Dynamic context-sensitive translation dictionary for mobile phones
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1. A method comprising:
- causing, at least in part, making available a number of language translation services to a user of an apparatus that has a database for storing translation data,causing, at least in part, sending a context change signal if the translation data is insufficient to cover a present or anticipated context of the apparatus,causing, at least in part, receiving a contextual translation data update signal that includes updates to the database, andproviding at least one changed language translation service to the user, utilizing the updates to the database,wherein the present or anticipated context is a setting within a country, said country having a primary language different from another language in which the user is fluent, andwherein said updates include adding to the database a selected subset of phrases that are suitable for said setting within said country, and removing from the database another selected subset of phrases that are irrelevant to said setting, and said setting includes a temperature.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are presented for providing language translation assistance to a user of a mobile terminal. The terminal makes available a number of language translation services to the user, and the mobile terminal has a database for storing translation data. If the translation data is insufficient to cover a present or anticipated context of the mobile terminal, then the terminal sends a context change signal, and subsequently receives a data update signal that includes updates to the database. The terminal is then able to provide a changed language translation service to the user, utilizing the updates to the database.
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28 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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causing, at least in part, making available a number of language translation services to a user of an apparatus that has a database for storing translation data, causing, at least in part, sending a context change signal if the translation data is insufficient to cover a present or anticipated context of the apparatus, causing, at least in part, receiving a contextual translation data update signal that includes updates to the database, and providing at least one changed language translation service to the user, utilizing the updates to the database, wherein the present or anticipated context is a setting within a country, said country having a primary language different from another language in which the user is fluent, and wherein said updates include adding to the database a selected subset of phrases that are suitable for said setting within said country, and removing from the database another selected subset of phrases that are irrelevant to said setting, and said setting includes a temperature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a language translation device that includes a database configured to accommodate translation data, the language translation device being equipped to provide a number of language translation services to a user, and the language translation device being responsive to a contextual translation data update signal that updates the database; an electronic data input and output module, configured to provide the contextual translation data update signal to the language translation device, the electronic data input and output module being responsive to a context change signal indicative that the database may need to be updated; and a context comparator configured to provide the context change signal if the translation data is insufficient to cover a present or anticipated context of the apparatus, wherein the contextual translation data update signal is input into the apparatus, and the context change signal is output from the apparatus, wherein the present or anticipated context is a setting in a country having a primary language different from a language in which the user is fluent, and wherein said updates include adding to the database a selected subset of phrases that are suitable for said setting, and removing from the database another selected subset of phrases that are irrelevant to said setting, and said setting includes a temperature. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer readable storage medium encoded with software when executed causing, at least in part, an apparatus to perform the following steps:
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making available a number of language translation services to a user of an apparatus that has a database for storing translation data, sending a context change signal if the translation data is insufficient to cover a present or anticipated context of the apparatus, receiving a contextual translation data update signal that includes updates to the database, and providing at least one changed language translation service to the user, utilizing the updates to the database, wherein the present or anticipated context is a setting within a country, said country having a primary language different from another language in which the user is fluent, and wherein said updates include adding to the database a selected subset of phrases that are suitable for said setting within said country, and removing from the database another selected subset of phrases that are irrelevant to said setting, and said setting includes a temperature.
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