Mobile device having human language translation capability with positional feedback
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1. An electronic device comprising:
- a touch sensitive screen;
a detection component configured to detect a change in physical orientation of the electronic device; and
a translator application configured to;
in response to the detection component detecting a change in the physical orientation of the electronic device from a first orientation to a second orientation;
cause translation of a first text of a first language, entered via a first virtual keyboard on the touch sensitive screen, to a first translated text of a second language, the first virtual keyboard comprising characters of the first language; and
cause display, on the touch sensitive screen, of the first translated text and a second virtual keyboard, the second virtual keyboard comprising characters of the second language; and
in response to the detection component detecting a change in the physical orientation of the electronic device from the second orientation back to the first orientation;
cause translation of a second text of the second language, entered via the second virtual keyboard on the touch sensitive screen, to a second translated text of the first language, andcause display, on the touch sensitive screen, of the second translated text and the first virtual keyboard.
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Abstract
A mobile electronic device has a touch sensitive screen and an accelerometer. A translator is to translate a word or phrase that is in a first human language and that is entered via a first virtual keyboard displayed on the touch sensitive screen, into a second human language. A translator is to cause the touch sensitive screen to display the translated word or phrase and a second virtual keyboard having characters in the second human language, in response to the accelerometer detecting a change in the physical orientation of the device or movement of the device. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a touch sensitive screen; a detection component configured to detect a change in physical orientation of the electronic device; and a translator application configured to; in response to the detection component detecting a change in the physical orientation of the electronic device from a first orientation to a second orientation; cause translation of a first text of a first language, entered via a first virtual keyboard on the touch sensitive screen, to a first translated text of a second language, the first virtual keyboard comprising characters of the first language; and cause display, on the touch sensitive screen, of the first translated text and a second virtual keyboard, the second virtual keyboard comprising characters of the second language; and in response to the detection component detecting a change in the physical orientation of the electronic device from the second orientation back to the first orientation; cause translation of a second text of the second language, entered via the second virtual keyboard on the touch sensitive screen, to a second translated text of the first language, and cause display, on the touch sensitive screen, of the second translated text and the first virtual keyboard. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for translating text on an electronic device, comprising:
at the electronic device having a touch sensitive screen; receiving a first text of a first language entered via a first virtual keyboard on the touch sensitive screen, the first virtual keyboard comprising characters of the first language; in response to detecting a change in physical orientation of the electronic device from a first orientation to a second orientation; causing translation of the first text to a first translated text of a second language, and displaying, on the touch sensitive screen, the first translated text and a second virtual keyboard comprising characters of the second language; receiving a second text of the second language entered via the second virtual keyboard on the touch sensitive screen; and in response to detecting a change in the physical orientation of the electronic device from the second orientation back to the first orientation; causing translation of the second text to a second translated text of the first language, and displaying, on the touch sensitive screen, the second translated text and the first virtual keyboard. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An electronic device comprising:
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a touch sensitive screen; one or more processors; and memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for; receiving a first text of a first language entered via a first virtual keyboard on the touch sensitive screen, the first virtual keyboard comprising characters of the first language; in response to detecting a change in physical orientation of the electronic device from a first orientation to a second orientation; causing translation of the first text to a first translated text of a second language, and displaying, on the touch sensitive screen, the first translated text and a second virtual keyboard comprising characters of the second language; receiving a second text of the second language entered via the second virtual keyboard on the touch sensitive screen; and in response to detecting a change in the physical orientation of the electronic device from the second orientation back to the first orientation; causing translation of the second text to a second translated text of the first language, and displaying, on the touch sensitive screen, the second translated text and the first virtual keyboard.
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23. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device, cause the electronic device to:
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receive a first text of a first language entered via a first virtual keyboard on a touch sensitive screen, the first virtual keyboard comprising characters of the first language; in response to detecting a change in physical orientation of the electronic device from a first orientation to a second orientation; cause translation of the first text to a first translated text of a second language, and display, on the touch sensitive screen, the first translated text and a second virtual keyboard comprising characters of the second language; receive a second text of the second language entered via the second virtual keyboard on a touch sensitive screen; and in response to detecting a change in the physical orientation of the electronic device from the second orientation back to the first orientation; cause translation of the second text to a second translated text of the first language, and display, on the touch sensitive screen, the second translated text and the first virtual keyboard. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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