Dynamic language translation of web site content

• US 9,367,540 B2
• Filed: 12/17/2014
• Issued: 06/14/2016
• 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
• Application Number:
  US14/573,453
• Publication Number:
  US 20150106077A1
• Time in Patent Office: 545 Days
• Field of Search: 707/706, 707/708, 707/718, 707/761, 707/723, 707/821
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 method implemented on a computer having at least one processor, storage, and a communication platform for providing translated web content, comprising the steps of:

receiving a request, via a public network connection, from an online user for content in a second language translated from content in a first language;

obtaining in response to the request, via a public network connection, the content in the first language from an Internet source that hosts the content in the first language;

dividing the obtained content in the first language into a plurality of translatable components;

determining, with respect to each of the plurality of translatable components, whether there is a corresponding translated component previously stored;

generating, if a number of translatable components that have corresponding translated components exceeds a threshold, the content in the second language by replacing each of the number of translatable components with a corresponding translated component;

automatically placing a representation of the content in the first language onto a translation queue, if the number of translatable components that have corresponding translated components does not exceed the threshold, for human translation of the content in the first language represented by the representation into the second language; and

sending the content in the second language generated in the generating step to the online user as a response to the request.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the online user triggers, via the request, the obtaining, dividing, determining, generating, placing, and sending steps, without participating in the creation of the content in the second language based on the content in the first language.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the Internet source is different from a system where the request is received.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the representation of the content in the first language includes a Universal Resource Locator (URL).

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the threshold is configurable.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the online user requests for the content in the second language for the purpose of consuming it.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein at least some of the translated components have been previously translated via human translation.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the previous human translation of the at least some of the translated components was triggered by a request from an online user for consuming the content in a second language.

9. A machine-readable, non-transitory and tangible medium having data recorded thereon for providing translated web content, the medium, when read by the machine, causes the machine to perform the following:

receiving a request, via a public network connection, from an online user for content in a second language translated from content in a first language;

obtaining in response to the request, via a public network connection, the content in the first language from an Internet source that hosts the content in the first language;

dividing the obtained content in the first language into a plurality of translatable components;

determining, with respect to each of the plurality of translatable components, whether there is a corresponding translated component previously stored;

generating, if a number of translatable components that have corresponding translated components exceeds a threshold, the content in the second language by replacing each of the number of translatable components with a corresponding translated component;

automatically placing a representation of the content in the first language onto a translation queue, if the number of translatable components that have corresponding translated components does not exceed the threshold, for human translation of the content in the first language represented by the representation into the second language; and

sending the content in the second language generated in the generating step to the online user as a response to the request.

10. The medium of claim 9, wherein the online user triggers, via the request, the obtaining, dividing, determining, generating, placing, and sending steps without participating in the creation of the content in the second language based on the content in the first language.

11. The medium of claim 9, wherein the Internet source is different from a system where the request is received.

12. The medium of claim 9, wherein the representation of the content in the first language includes a Universal Resource Locator (URL).

13. The medium of claim 9, wherein the threshold is configurable.

14. The medium of claim 9, wherein the online user requests for the content in the second language for the purpose of consuming it.

15. The medium of claim 9, wherein at least some of the translated components have been previously translated via human translation.

16. The medium of claim 15, wherein the previous human translation of the at least some of the translated components was triggered by a request from an online user for consuming the content in a second language.