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System and method for multi-lingual translation

  • US 8,296,126 B2
  • Filed: 02/25/2004
  • Issued: 10/23/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a wireless communications device, a method comprising:

  • during composition of a text-based communication, determining a portion of inputted text of the text-based communication to be translated by monitoring the text-based communication for the presence of a trigger symbol inputted into the text during composition of the text, the trigger symbol indicating the portion of text to translate;

    sending a translation request, the translation request configured for reception by a translation service server and comprising the portion of text to be translated;

    receiving and storing a translation of the portion of text from a first language to a second language;

    stopping the monitoring of the text-based communication upon receiving instructions indicating that the text-based communication is to be sent;

    providing a prompt, the prompt corresponding to the portion of text and further where the prompt comprises the translation of the portion of text;

    when a response to the prompt indicates replacement of the portion of text, replacing the portion of text in the text-based communication with the translation; and

    sending the text-based communication.

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