Systems and methods for reviewing histories of text messages from multi-user multi-lingual communications

• US 8,996,355 B2
• Filed: 06/03/2014
• Issued: 03/31/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mz Ip Holdings, LLC (AppLovin Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Machine Zone, Inc. (AppLovin Corporation)
• Inventors: Orsini, Francois, Bojja, Nikhil
• Primary Examiner(s): PULLIAS, JESSE SCOTT
• Application Number:
  US14/294,661
• Publication Number:
  US 20140303959A1
• Time in Patent Office: 301 Days
• Field of Search: 704 2- 8
• US Class Current: 704/3
• 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: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0217 involving input on products or services in exchange for incentives or rewards

Abstract

Various embodiments described herein facilitate multi-lingual communications. The systems and methods of some embodiments enable multi-lingual communications through different modes of communication including, for example, Internet-based chat, e-mail, text-based mobile phone communications, postings to online forums, postings to online social media services, and the like. Certain embodiments implement communication systems and methods that translate text between two or more languages. Users of the systems and methods may be incentivized to submit corrections for inaccurate or erroneous translations, and may receive a reward for these submissions. Systems and methods for assessing the accuracy of translations are described.

Claims

1. A method implemented by data processing apparatus, the method comprising:

(a) receiving a request to review a portion of a history of text messages from a multi-user chat session, the history comprising a plurality of text messages, each text message being in a respective language and having originated from a respective chat session participant;

(b) performing a plurality of parallel processes, each parallel process comprising (i) selecting a different respective text message from the portion of the history of text messages, and (ii) translating the selected text message into a target language;

(c) providing translated text messages from the plurality of parallel processes to a client device of a user;

(d) receiving a request to review a different portion of the history of text messages; and

(e) repeating steps (b) and (c) for the different portion of the history of text messages.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the different respective text message comprises querying a storage device for the portion of the history of text messages.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein translating the selected text message comprises transforming at least a portion of the text message from chatspeak to plain speak.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a request from the user to stop viewing the history of text messages.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of parallel processes comprises one process for each respective chat session participant.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of parallel processes comprises one process for each language used in the respective chat session.

7. A system comprising:

a computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon; and

a data processing apparatus configured to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising;

(a) receiving a request to review a portion of a history of text messages from a multi-user chat session, the history comprising a plurality of text messages, each text message being in a respective language and having originated from a respective chat session participant;

(b) performing a plurality of parallel processes, each parallel process comprising (i) selecting a different respective text message from the portion of the history of text messages, and (ii) translating the selected text message into a target language;

(c) providing translated text messages from the plurality of parallel processes to a client device of a user;

(d) receiving a request to review a different portion of the history of text messages; and

(e) repeating steps (b) and (c) for the different portion of the history of text messages.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein selecting the different respective text message comprises querying a storage device for the portion of the history of text messages.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein translating the selected text message comprises transforming at least a portion of the text message from chatspeak to plain speak.

10. The system of claim 7, the operations further comprising receiving a request from the user to stop viewing the history of text messages.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the plurality of parallel processes comprises one process for each respective chat session participant.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the plurality of parallel processes comprises one process for each language used in the respective chat session.

13. A computer program product stored in one or more storage devices for controlling a processing mode of a data processing apparatus, the computer program product being executable by the data processing apparatus to cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

(a) receiving a request to review a portion of a history of text messages from a multi-user chat session, the history comprising a plurality of text messages, each text message being in a respective language and having originated from a respective chat session participant;

(b) performing a plurality of parallel processes, each parallel process comprising (i) selecting a different respective text message from the portion of the history of text messages, and (ii) translating the selected text message into a target language;

(c) providing translated text messages from the plurality of parallel processes to a client device of a user;

(d) receiving a request to review a different portion of the history of text messages; and

(e) repeating steps (b) and (c) for the different portion of the history of text messages.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein selecting the different respective text message comprises querying a first storage device for the portion of the history of text messages.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein translating the selected text message comprises transforming at least a portion of the text message from chatspeak to plain speak.

16. The computer program product of claim 13, the operations further comprising receiving a request from the user to stop viewing the history of text messages.

17. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the plurality of parallel processes comprises one process for each respective chat session participant.

18. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the plurality of parallel processes comprises one process for each language used in the respective chat session.