Dynamic language translation of web site content

• US 8,433,718 B2
• Filed: 04/28/2011
• Issued: 04/30/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: MotionPoint Corporation
• Original Assignee: MotionPoint Corporation
• Inventors: Travieso, Enrique, Rubenstein, Adam
• Primary Examiner(s): AL HASHEMI, SANA A
• Application Number:
  US13/096,464
• Publication Number:
  US 20110209038A1
• Time in Patent Office: 733 Days
• Field of Search: 707/761, 707/771, 707/706, 707/708, 707/716, 707/723
• US Class Current: 707/761
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/95 Retrieval from the web
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/143 Markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/205 Parsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/44 Statistical methods, e.g. probability models
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/58 Use of machine translation, e.g. for multi-lingual retrieval, for server-side translation for client devices or for real-time translation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99942 Manipulating data structure, e.g. compression, compaction, compilation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99953 Recoverability
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99955 Archiving or backup

Abstract

A method, system and computer program product for providing translated web content is disclosed. The method includes receiving a request from a user on a web site, the web site having a first web content in a first language, wherein the request calls for a second web content in a second language. The method further includes dividing the first web content into a plurality of translatable components and generating a unique identifier for each translatable component. The method further includes identifying a plurality of translated components of the second web content using the unique identifier of each of the plurality of translatable components of the first web content and putting the plurality of translated components of the second web content to preserve a format that corresponds to the first web content. The method further includes providing the second web content in response to the request that was received.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for providing translated web content, comprising the steps of:

receiving a request from a user for content in a second language translated from content in a first language from a first Internet source;

obtaining the content in the first language from the first Internet source;

dividing the content in the first language into a plurality of translatable components, wherein a translatable component includes a segment of text;

determining whether one or more translatable components have been previously translated, via human aided translation, into the second language and stored as translated components in a storage, wherein each segment of text is translated as a unit;

if there are one or more translatable components previously translated and stored as translated components,

generating the content in the second language by modifying the content in the first language so that at least some translatable components are replaced with corresponding translated components, and

sending the content in the second language to the user as a response to the request, wherein the first Internet source is different from an information processing system where the request is received.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of arranging the content in the second language so that the format of the current content in the first language is preserved.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the content in the first language includes a file containing at least one of a JavaScript and VB Script.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the content in the first language is parsed into the one or more translatable components based on at least one markup tag.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein each of the translatable components is one of:

a text segment;

an image file;

an audio clip;

a video clip;

a file; and

any combination thereof in an electronic data stream.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the one or more translatable components are identified based on at least one directive tag contained in the content in the first language.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein the text segment is enclosed in an attribute of an HTML tag.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

the first language includes one of English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Korean, and Arabic;

the second language includes one of English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and Arabic; and

the second language is different from the first language.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the request is one of a Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request and a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) request.

13. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of receiving a text string from a user viewing the content in the second language.

14. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

identifying, among a plurality of translatable components, at least two associated translatable components; and

generating one or more translated components in the second language that are locked-together corresponding to the at least two associated translatable components in the first language.

15. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of generating the content in the second language is conditioned.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the step of generating the content in the second language is conditioned by the following steps of:

determining a percentage of the content in the first language for which the corresponding translated previous content in the second language is stored; and

conditioning the step of generating the content in the second language based on the percentage so determined.

18. The method according to claim 5, wherein the step of arranging includes inserting a link contained in the content in the first language in the current content in the second language.

19. The method according to claim 5, wherein the step of arranging includes modifying a link associated with the content in the first language to obtain an updated link.

20. The method according to claim 9, wherein the at least one directive tag is specified via a markup comment.

21. The method according to claim 13, further comprising the step of translating the text string, if the text string is in a language differing from the first language, to produce a translated text string in the first language.

22. The method according to claim 15, wherein the condition is evaluated based on a first hash code and a second hash code by performing the following steps:

computing a first hash code for the content in the first language;

determining a second hash code for the stored previous content in the second language;

comparing the first hash code with the second hash code;

retrieving the stored previous content in the second language when the first hash code matches with the second hash code.

24. The method according to claim 18, wherein the link includes a Universal Resource Locator (URL).

25. The method according to claim 19, wherein the updated link points to an updated location associated with the content in the second language.

26. The method according to claim 19, wherein the updated link is derived by

prefixing the link using a Universal Resource Locator (URL) associated with a processing facility that provides at least a part of the content in the second language.

27. The method according to claim 21, wherein the step of translating is by at least one of human translation and machine translation.

28. The method according to claim 21, wherein the step of translating is performed so that the translated text string is compatible with a given function utilized to provide the content in the first language.

30. The method according to claim 28, wherein the given function is a search function.

2. A system for providing translated web content, comprising:

a receiver for receiving a request from a user for content in a second language translated from content in a first language from a first Internet source;

an information processing portion configured for;

obtaining the content in the first language from the first Internet source;

dividing the content in the first language into a plurality of translatable components, wherein a translatable component includes a segment of text;

determining whether one or more translatable components have been previously translated, via human aided translation, into the second language and stored as translated components in a storage, wherein each segment of text is translated as a unit;

if there are one or more translatable components previously translated and stored as translated components,

generating the content in the second language by modifying the content in the first language so that at least some translatable components are replaced with corresponding translated components, and

sending the content in the second language to the user as a response to the request, wherein the first Internet source is different from an information processing system where the request is received.

17. The system according to claim 2, wherein the information processing portion is further configured for receiving a text string from a user viewing the content in the second language.

23. The system according to claim 17, wherein the information processing portion is further configured for translating the received text string, if the text string is in a language differing from the first language, to produce a translated text string in the first language.

29. The system according to claim 23, wherein the text string is translated so that the translated text string is compatible with a given function utilized to obtain the content in the first language.

31. The system according to claim 29, wherein the text string is translated by at least one of human translation and machine translation.

32. The system according to claim 29, wherein the given function is a search function.

3. A system for providing translated web content, comprising:

a receiver mechanism configured for receiving a request from a user for content in a second language translated from content in a first language from a first Internet source;

a content retrieval mechanism configured for obtaining the content in the first language from the first Internet source;

a content analysis mechanism configured for dividing the content in the first language into a plurality of translatable components, wherein a translatable component includes a segment of text and determining whether one or more translatable components have been previously translated, via human aided translation, into the second language and stored as translated components in a storage, wherein each segment of text is translated as a unit;

a content generation mechanism configured for generating the content in the second language by modifying the content in the first language so that at least some translatable components are replaced with corresponding translated components if there are one or more translatable components previously translated and stored as translated components; and

a content delivery mechanism configured for sending the content in the second language to the user as a response to the request, wherein the first Internet source is different from an information processing system where the request is received.

4. A computer-implemented method for providing translated web content, comprising the steps of:

receiving a request from a user for content in a second language translated from content in a first language accessible from a first Internet source;

obtaining the content in the first language from the first Internet source;

dividing the content in the first language into a plurality of translatable components, wherein a translatable component includes a segment of text;

determining whether there are translatable components for which no corresponding translated component is found in a storage that stores translated components generated previously via human aided translation;

scheduling for translation of the translatable components that do not have corresponding translated components via human translation to generate the corresponding translated components, wherein each segment of text is translated as a unit; and

storing the corresponding translated components in the storage, wherein the first Internet source is different from an information processing system where the request is received.