Real time internationalization of web pages with embedded server-side code

• US 20040128614A1
• Filed: 12/30/2002
• Published: 07/01/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Kumhyr, David Bruce, Ross, Joseph C., Andrews, James Neal
• Application Number:
  US10/331,921
• Publication Number:
  US 20040128614A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/501.1
• 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

A method, computer program product, and data processing system for allowing real-time natural-language translation of web pages with embedded server-side code, such as is provided by JAVA SERVER PAGES (JSP) is disclosed. A pre-processor is utilized to identify portions of a web page that contain references to resource bundles used to store the text used in the web page. Where references to resource bundles are provided in a web page, additional input controls are added by the pre-processor to the web page to enable a translator to enter translated text. The translated text is then submitted back to the server that served the web page for inclusion in the resource bundle being used. In this way, a translator may translate a web-based application in real time without having to explicitly refer to the actual resource bundles being used.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

reading a document in a markup language having an embedded reference to text contained in a resource file;

inserting an input control into the document, wherein the input control is a prompt for modifying the text referred to by the embedded reference; and

serving the document to a browser for display.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

inserting embedded code into the document, wherein the embedded code enables the text referred to by the embedded reference to be modified in response to user input directed at the input control.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein modifying the text includes displaying modified text by the browser in place of the text as originally displayed.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein modifying the text includes modifying the resource file.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

locating embedded code within the document, wherein the embedded code contains references to external computing resources; and

removing the embedded code from the document.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

replacing the embedded code with placeholder data.

7. A computer program product in a computer-readable medium, comprising functional descriptive material that, when executed by a computer, enables the computer to perform acts including:

reading a document in a markup language having an embedded reference to text contained in a resource file;

inserting an input control into the document, wherein the input control is a prompt for modifying the text referred to by the embedded reference; and

serving the document to a browser for display.

8. The computer program product of claim 7, comprising additional functional descriptive material that, when executed by the computer, enables the computer to perform additional acts including:

inserting embedded code into the document, wherein the embedded code enables the text referred to by the embedded reference to be modified in response to user input directed at the input control.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein modifying the text includes displaying modified text by the browser in place of the text as originally displayed.

10. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein modifying the text includes modifying the resource file.

11. The computer program product of claim 7, comprising additional functional descriptive material that, when executed by the computer, enables the computer to perform additional acts including:

locating embedded code within the document, wherein the embedded code contains references to external computing resources; and

removing the embedded code from the document.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising:

replacing the embedded code with placeholder data.

13. A data processing system comprising:

means for reading a document in a markup language having an embedded reference to text contained in a resource file;

means for inserting an input control into the document, wherein the input control is a prompt for modifying the text referred to by the embedded reference; and

means for serving the document to a browser for display.

14. The data processing system of claim 13, further comprising:

means for inserting embedded code into the document, wherein the embedded code enables the text referred to by the embedded reference to be modified in response to user input directed at the input control.

15. The data processing system of claim 14, wherein modifying the text includes displaying modified text by the browser in place of the text as originally displayed.

16. The data processing system of claim 14, wherein modifying the text includes modifying the resource file.

17. The data processing system of claim 13, further comprising:

means for locating embedded code within the document, wherein the embedded code contains references to external computing resources; and

removing the embedded code from the document.

18. The data processing system of claim 17, further comprising:

means for replacing the embedded code with placeholder data.