Socially derived translation profiles to enhance translation quality of social content using a machine translation

• US 9,262,411 B2
• Filed: 07/10/2013
• Issued: 02/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Woodward, Elizabeth V., Yan, Shunguo
• Primary Examiner(s): Neway, Samuel G
• Application Number:
  US13/938,804
• Publication Number:
  US 20150019200A1
• Time in Patent Office: 951 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/242 Dictionaries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/47 Machine-assisted translation, e.g. using translation memory
• 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 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

The present disclosure relates generally to the field of socially derived translation profiles to enhance translation quality of social content using a machine translation. In various embodiments, methodologies may be provided that automatically use socially derived translation profiles to enhance translation quality of social content using a machine translation.

Claims

1. A method implemented in a computer system for translating content, wherein the content has an author who is part of a social network, the method comprising:

receiving the content by the computer system;

retrieving from the social network, by the computer system, contextual information associated with the content;

retrieving from the social network, by the computer system, author information associated with the author;

creating, by the computer system, a content-specific dictionary based upon the retrieved contextual information and the retrieved author information;

creating, by the computer system, a translation profile based upon the retrieved contextual information, the retrieved author information and the created content-specific dictionary;

determining, by the computer system, one of a plurality of generic dictionaries to use for the translating, wherein the determination of the one of the plurality of generic dictionaries to use is based upon the translation profile; and

translating the received content by the computer system, using the content-specific dictionary and the determined one of the plurality of generic dictionaries to use.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the content comprises a social network post by the author.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the content comprises words spoken by the author.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the words spoken by the author are received via a mobile device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the contextual information comprises at least one of:

(a) one or more descriptions;

(b) one or more tags;

(c) one or more comments;

(d) one or more subjects;

(e) one or more titles;

(f) one or more topics;

or (g) any combination thereof.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the author information comprises at least one of:

(a) a writing style of the author;

(b) a language style of the author;

(c) a background of the author;

(d) one or more personal preferences of the author;

or (e) any combination thereof.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the background of the author comprises at least one of:

(a) a regional background of the author;

(b) a cultural background of the author;

or (c) any combination thereof.

8. A computer readable storage device, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by a computer for translating content, wherein the content has an author who is part of a social network, the program of instructions, when executing, performing the following steps:

receiving the content;

retrieving from the social network contextual information associated with the content;

retrieving from the social network author information associated with the author;

creating a content-specific dictionary based upon the retrieved contextual information and the retrieved author information;

creating a translation profile based upon the retrieved contextual information, the retrieved author information and the created content-specific dictionary;

determining one of a plurality of generic dictionaries to use for the translating, wherein the determination of the one of the plurality of generic dictionaries to use is based upon the translation profile; and

translating the received content using the content-specific dictionary and the determined one of the plurality of generic dictionaries to use.

9. The computer readable storage device of claim 8, wherein the content comprises a social network post by the author.

10. The computer readable storage device of claim 8, wherein the content comprises words spoken by the author, and wherein the words spoken by the author are received via a mobile device.

11. The computer readable storage device of claim 8, wherein the contextual information comprises at least one of:

(a) one or more descriptions;

(b) one or more tags;

(c) one or more comments;

(d) one or more subjects;

(e) one or more titles;

(f) one or more topics;

or (g) any combination thereof.

12. The computer readable storage device of claim 8, wherein the author information comprises at least one of:

(a) a writing style of the author;

(b) a language style of the author;

(c) a background of the author;

(d) one or more personal preferences of the author;

or (e) any combination thereof.

13. The computer readable storage device of claim 12, wherein the background of the author comprises at least one of:

(a) a regional background of the author;

(b) a cultural background of the author;

or (c) any combination thereof.

21. The computer readable storage device of claim 8, wherein the computer readable storage device comprises at least one of:

(a) a portable computer diskette;

(b) a hard disk;

(c) a random access memory;

(d) a read-only memory;

(e) an erasable programmable read-only memory;

(f) a portable compact disc read-only memory;

(g) an optical storage device;

(h) a magnetic storage device; and

(i) any combination thereof.

14. A computer-implemented system for translating content, wherein the content has an author who is part of a social network, the system comprising:

a receiving element configured to receive the content;

a first retrieving element configured to retrieve from the social network contextual information associated with the content;

a second retrieving element configured to retrieve from the social network author information associated with the author;

a first creating element configured to create a content-specific dictionary based upon the retrieved contextual information and the retrieved author information;

a second creating element configured to create a translation profile based upon the retrieved contextual information, the retrieved author information and the created content-specific dictionary;

a determining element configured to determine one of a plurality of generic dictionaries to use for the translating, wherein the determination of the one of the plurality of generic dictionaries to use is based upon the translation profile; and

a translating element configured to translate the received content using the content-specific dictionary and the determined one of the plurality of generic dictionaries to use.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the content comprises a social network post by the author.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the content comprises words spoken by the author.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the words spoken by the author are received via a mobile device.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein the contextual information comprises at least one of:

(a) one or more descriptions;

(b) one or more tags;

(c) one or more comments;

(d) one or more subjects;

(e) one or more titles;

(f) one or more topics;

or (g) any combination thereof.

19. The system of claim 14, wherein the author information comprises at least one of:

(a) a writing style of the author;

(b) a language style of the author;

(c) a background of the author;

(d) one or more personal preferences of the author;

or (e) any combination thereof.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the background of the author comprises at least one of:

(a) a regional background of the author;

(b) a cultural background of the author;

or (c) any combination thereof.