Systems and methods for automatically estimating a translation time including preparation time in addition to the translation itself
First Claim
1. A method for automatically estimating a translation time, the method comprising:
- receiving translation data including content to be translated;
determining translation parameters based on the translation data, the translation parameters comprising a task time which provides a base time that is used for additional time to prepare for work in addition to actual translation itself, a band percentage that defines a recognized percentage of the content that has been previously translated, and a content type that defines a subject matter which is indicative of a complexity of the content;
retrieving one or more pre-determined translation coefficients associated with at least one of the translation parameters, the estimated translation time calculated at least in part based on the one or more pre-determined translation coefficients; and
executing a module by a processor, the module stored in memory, the executed module configured to calculate an estimated translation time for translating the content using the translation parameters and the one or more pre-determined translation coefficients.
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Abstract
A method for automatically estimating a translation time comprises receiving translation data, determining one or more translation parameters based on the translation data, retrieving one or more pre-determined translation coefficients associated with the one or more translation parameters, calculating an estimated translation time based on the one more or more translation parameters and the one or more pre-determined translation coefficients, and a base time to prepare the translation in addition to the translation itself. The method may further comprise reporting the estimated translation time to a user, receiving, from the user, a request to perform a translation associated with the translation data, performing the translation, recording an actual translation time, comparing the actual translation time to the estimated translation time, and based on the comparison, revising the one or more pre-determined translation coefficients to improve the estimating of the translation time.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for automatically estimating a translation time, the method comprising:
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receiving translation data including content to be translated; determining translation parameters based on the translation data, the translation parameters comprising a task time which provides a base time that is used for additional time to prepare for work in addition to actual translation itself, a band percentage that defines a recognized percentage of the content that has been previously translated, and a content type that defines a subject matter which is indicative of a complexity of the content; retrieving one or more pre-determined translation coefficients associated with at least one of the translation parameters, the estimated translation time calculated at least in part based on the one or more pre-determined translation coefficients; and executing a module by a processor, the module stored in memory, the executed module configured to calculate an estimated translation time for translating the content using the translation parameters and the one or more pre-determined translation coefficients. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for automatically estimating a translation time, the system comprising:
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a communication module stored in memory and executed by a processor to receive translation data including content to be translated and to retrieve one or more pre-determined translation coefficients associated with translation parameters, the translation parameters comprising a task time which provides a base time that is used for additional time to prepare for work in addition to actual translation itself, a band percentage that defines a recognized percentage of the content that has been previously translated, and a content type that defines a subject matter which is indicative of a complexity of the content; and a processing module stored in memory and executed by a processor to determine the translation parameters based on the translation data and to calculate an estimated translation time using the translation parameters and the one or more pre-determined translation coefficients. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor to perform a method for translating content, the method comprising:
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receiving translation data including content to be translated; determining translation parameters based on the translation data, the translation parameters comprising a task time which provides a base time that is used for additional time to prepare for work in addition to actual translation itself, a band percentage that defines a recognized percentage of the content that has been previously translated, and a content type that defines a subject matter which is indicative of a complexity of the content; and calculating an estimated translation time for translating the content using the translation parameters and one or more pre-determined translation coefficients. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for automatically estimating a translation time, the method comprising:
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receiving translation data including content to be translated; determining translation parameters based on the translation data, the translation parameters comprising a task time which provides a base time that is used for additional time to prepare for work in addition to actual translation itself, a band percentage that defines a recognized percentage of the content that has been previously translated, and a content type that defines a subject matter which is indicative of a complexity of the content; splitting a word count parameter into match bands, wherein each of the match bands is associated with a portion of the translation data; retrieving one or more pre-determined translation coefficients associated with at least one of the translation parameters, the estimated translation time calculated at least in part based on the one or more pre-determined translation coefficients; and executing a module by a processor, the module stored in memory, the executed module configured to calculate an estimated translation time for translating the content using the translation parameters and the one or more pre-determined translation coefficients.
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