Localization framework for dynamic text

• US 9,442,924 B2
• Filed: 12/18/2015
• Issued: 09/13/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zynga Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Zynga Incorporated
• Inventors: Lui, Bigi, Brinton, Danica Milosevic, Matsumura, Eric, Vu, John Huan
• Primary Examiner(s): YEN, ERIC L
• Application Number:
  US14/974,768
• Publication Number:
  US 20160103826A1
• Time in Patent Office: 270 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/205 Parsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/284 Lexical analysis, e.g. tokenisation or collocates
• 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

Abstract

An apparatus and method providing a localization framework capable of localizing dynamic text is disclosed herein. The localization framework is configured to automatically identify and prioritize certain text contained within an application code base to be translated. Such text is pre-processed prior to translation to facilitate accurate and complete translation in a target language.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

based at least in part on a user interaction with a game application that is executed on a client device, identifying a text string in the game application;

receiving, from a server separate from the client device, a translation of the identified text string, the translation of the identified text string including a token;

in an automated operation performed using one or more computer processor devices, substituting the token with a word in accordance with the user interaction with the game application, thereby providing an updated translation of the text string; and

causing display of the updated translation of the text string on the client device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the text string includes a further token;

and the method further comprises;

substituting the further token in the text string with a further word, the substitution being performed in accordance with a language structure of a target language, thereby providing a second text string; and

prior to receiving the translation of the identified text string, sending the second text string to the separate server for translation of the second text string into the target language.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving, from the server separate from the client device, a translation of the second text string; and

causing display of the translation of the second text string on the client device.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising storing the translation of the second text string in a database.

5. The method of claim 2, further comprising determining that all words in the translation of the second text suing are in the target language.

6. The method of claim 1;

wherein the receiving the translation of the identified text string includes retrieving the translation of the identified text string from a database.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the translation of the identified text string is also a translation of a previous text string; and

the method further comprises determining that the identified text string and the previous text string are identical.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying the translation of the identified text string by determining that a key value corresponding to the identified text string is available, the determination being performed prior to receiving the translation of the identified text string from the separate server.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a user selection of a target language; and

determining that the identified text string is expressed in a default language that is different than the target language.

10. The method of claim 1;

wherein the text string includes a dynamic text string.

11. A system comprising:

one or more processors and executable instructions accessible on a computer-readable medium that, when executed, configure the one or more processors to at least;

based at least in part on a user interaction with a game application that is executed on a client device, identify a text string in the game application;

receive, from a server separate from the client device, a translation of the identified text string, the translation of the identified text string including a token;

substitute the token with a word in accordance with the user interaction with the game application, thereby providing an updated translation of the text string; and

cause display of the updated translation of the text string on the client device.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the text string includes a further token;

and

the one or more processors are further configured to;

substitute the further token in the text string with a further word, the substitution being performed in accordance with a language structure of a target language, thereby providing a second text string; and

prior to receiving the translation of the identified text string, send the second text string to the separate server for translation of the second text string into the target language.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receive, from the server separate from the client device, a translation of the second text string; and

cause display of the translation of the second text string on the client device.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to store the translation of the second text string in a database.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine that all words in the translation of the second text string are in the target language.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to retrieve the translation of the identified text string from a database.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein:

the translation of the identified text string is also a translation of a previous text string; and

the one or more processors are further configured to determine that the identified text string and the previous text string are identical.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine that a key value corresponding to the identified text string is available, the determination being performed prior to receiving the translation of the identified text string from the separate server.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receive a user selection of a target language; and

determine that the identified text string is expressed in a default language that is different than the target language.

20. A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

based at least in part on a user interaction with a game application that is executed on a client device, identifying a text string in the game application;

receiving, from a server separate from the client device, a translation of the identified text string, the translation of the identified text string including a token;

substituting the token with a word in accordance with the user interaction with the game application, thereby providing an updated translation of the text string; and

causing display of the updated translation of the text string on the client device.