Methods and systems for real time language translation using social networking

• US 9,087,045 B2
• Filed: 11/24/2009
• Issued: 07/21/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Prakash, Gyan, Aissi, Selim, Dadu, Saurabh
• Primary Examiner(s): Opsasnick, Michael N
• Application Number:
  US12/625,119
• Publication Number:
  US 20110125485A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,065 Days
• Field of Search: 704/277, 704/2, 704/4
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/40 Processing or translation of natural language natural language analysis G06F40/20; semantic analysis G06F40/30
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

Methods and systems with which a language translation may be obtained. An originator may request a translation by sending the passage to be translated to a server. The server may then broadcast the passage to prospective translators. In an embodiment, the translators may be connected to the originator and/or each other through a social network. Some or all of the prospective translators then return translations of the passage to the originator, via the server. The originator may then select the most desirable translation and inform the server. In an embodiment, the provision of the translation service may be part of an exchange or barter transaction. The server may apply a credit to the translator of the chosen translation. The translator may then use the credit in a subsequent trade or other transaction.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, at a server, a translation request that has been originated using a communications device using a template in an application running on the communications device;

sending, from the server to a plurality of translators, a request broadcast, based on the translation request;

receiving from the plurality of translators, at the server, a plurality of respective translations responsive to the broadcast;

parsing the plurality of translations at the server to detect any abusive or offensive language;

forwarding the translations from the server to the communications device of an originator of the translation request; and

receiving, at the server, an identity of a translation that has been chosen by the originator from among the plurality of translations.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the translation request comprises a form filled out by the originator.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the translation request is received as one or more short message service (SMS) messages.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

authenticating the received translation request at the server,

performed prior to said sending of the request broadcast.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

parsing the translation request at the server,

performed prior to said sending of the request broadcast.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the translation request is received from the communications device of the originator.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

awarding a translator of the identified translation with credit that is usable by the translator in a subsequent transaction.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the translations include audio data representing the translation.

9. A system, comprising:

a processor;

request processing logic in communication with the processor and configured to direct said processor to receive a translation request that has been originated using a communications device using a template in an application running on the communications device;

broadcast logic in communication with the processor and configured to direct said processor to send, to a plurality of translators, a request broadcast based on the translation request;

translation receiving logic in communication with the processor and configured to direct said processor to receive from the translators a plurality of respective translations responsive to the broadcast;

translation parsing logic in communication with the processor and configured to direct said processor to parse the plurality of translations to detect any abusive or offensive language;

translation transmission logic in communication with the processor and configured to direct said processor to forward the translations to an originator of the translation request; and

selection receiving logic in communication with the processor and configured to direct said processor to receive an identity of a translation that has been chosen by the originator from among the plurality of translations.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the translation request is received as one or more short message service (SMS) messages.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein said request processing logic is further configured to direct said processor to:

authenticate the received translation request, prior to sending said request broadcast.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein said request processing logic is further configured to direct said processor to:

parse the translation request, prior to sending said request broadcast.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein said executable logic further comprises:

credit assignment logic configured to direct said processor to award credit to a translator associated with the translation that was chosen by the originator from among said translations, wherein said credit is usable by the translator in a subsequent transaction.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein said memory is further configured to store previously translated words that may be accessed by said originator.

15. A system, comprising:

a processor;

translation request user interface logic in communication with said processor and configured to direct said processor to send a translation request to a server wherein the request has been originated using a communications device using a template in an application running on the communications device;

translation receiver logic in communication with said processor and configured to direct said processor to receive two or more translations from the server and to present said translations to the communications device of an originator of the translation request, said translations having been parsed by the server to detect abusive or offensive language; and

translation response user interface logic in communication with said processor and configured to direct said processor to receive from said originator an indication of the best translation that has been chosen by said originator from among said translations and to convey to the server the identity of the best translation that has been chosen by said originator.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein said translation request is in the form of one or more short messaging service (SMS) messages.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein said translations are received from said server as one or more multi-media messaging service (MMS) messages.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein said translations each comprise audio data representing the translation.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein said originator is connected to translators that produce said translations via a social networking service.

20. A computer program product including a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer program logic stored thereon, the computer program logic including:

logic to cause a processor to send a translation request to a server, wherein the request has been originated using a communications device using a template in an application running on the communications device;

logic to cause the processor to receive two or more translations from the server, said translations having been parsed by the server to detect abusive or offensive language;

logic to cause the processor to present said translations to the communications device of an originator of the translation request; and

logic to cause the processor to receive from said originator an indication of the best translation that has been chosen by said originator from among said translations and to convey to the server the identity of the best translation that has been chosen by said originator.

21. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein said translation request is received as one or more short messaging service (SMS) messages.

22. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein said translations are received from said server as one or more multi-media messaging system (MMS) messages.

23. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein said translations each comprise audio data representing the translation.

24. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein the computer program logic further comprises:

logic to send to the server a digital signature corresponding to the system, prior to receiving said translations.