Analyzing web site for translation

• US 20040168132A1
• Filed: 02/23/2004
• Published: 08/26/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: MotionPoint Corporation
• Original Assignee: MotionPoint Corporation
• Inventors: Travieso, Enrique, Rubenstein, Adam, Fleming, William
• Granted Patent: US 7,627,817 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/536
• 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 system, method and computer readable medium for synchronizing web content is disclosed. The method includes retrieving a first web content in a first language from a web site, the first web content corresponding to a second web content wherein the second web content is a translation in a second language of the first web content. The method further includes dividing the first web content into a plurality of translatable components and generating a unique identifier for each of the plurality of translatable components. The method further includes matching each of the plurality of translatable components to a plurality of translated components of the second web content using the unique identifier of each of the plurality of translatable components. If a translatable component is not matched to a translated component, the method further includes designating the translatable component for translation into the second language.

Claims

1. A method on a web server for synchronizing web content, the method comprising:

retrieving a first web content in a first language from a web site, the first web content corresponding to a second web content wherein the second web content is a translation in a second language of the first web content;

dividing the first web content into a plurality of translatable components;

generating a unique identifier for each of the plurality of translatable components of the first web content;

matching each of the plurality of translatable components of the first web content to 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

if a translatable component of the first web content is not matched to a translated component of the second web content, designating the translatable component of the first web content for translation into the second language.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

if a translatable component of the first web content is not matched to a translated component of the second web content, putting the translatable component of the first web content and the corresponding unique identifier in a queue to a third party for translation into the second language.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

wherein the queue is for any one of human translation and machine translation.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the retrieving content from a web site further comprises:

retrieving all content from a web site in a first language

5. The method of claim 1, wherein a translatable component includes any one of:

a text segment;

an image file with text to be translated;

a multimedia file with text or audio to be translated;

a file with text to be translated;

a file with image with text to be translated;

a file with audio to be translated; and

a file with video with at least one of text and audio to be translated.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating a unique identifier further comprises:

generating a unique identifier for each of the plurality of translatable components that is a text segment, wherein the unique identifier is any one of a hash code, a checksum and a mathematical algorithm for generating a unique identifier based on one or more of the segments.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating a unique identifier comprises:

generating a unique identifier for each of the plurality of translatable components of the first web content such that a translatable component may be accessed using its corresponding unique identifier.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first language includes any one of English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and Arabic and the second language is different than the first language and includes any one of English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and Arabic.

9. A computer program product including computer instructions on a web server for synchronizing web content, the computer instructions including instructions for:

retrieving a first web content in a first language from a web site, the first web content corresponding to a second web content wherein the second web content is a translation in a second language of the first web content;

dividing the first web content into a plurality of translatable components;

generating a unique identifier for each of the plurality of translatable components of the first web content;

matching each of the plurality of translatable components of the first web content to 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

if a translatable component of the first web content is not matched to a translated component of the second web content, designating the translatable component of the first web content for translation into the second language.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising instructions for:

if a translatable component of the first web content is not matched to a translated component of the second web content, putting the translatable component of the first web content and the corresponding unique identifier in a queue to a third party for translation into the second language.

11. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising instructions for:

wherein the queue is for any one of human translation and machine translation.

12. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the instructions for retrieving content from a web site further comprises instructions for:

retrieving all content from a web site in a first language

13. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein a translatable component includes any one of:

a text segment;

an image file with text to be translated;

a multimedia file with text or audio to be translated;

a file with text to be translated;

a file with image with text to be translated;

a file with audio to be translated; and

a file with video with at least one of text and audio to be translated.

14. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the instructions for generating a unique identifier further comprises instructions for:

generating a unique identifier for each of the plurality of translatable components that is a text segment, wherein the unique identifier is any one of a hash code, a checksum and a mathematical algorithm for generating a unique identifier based on one or more of the segments.

15. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the instructions for generating a unique identifier comprises instructions for:

generating a unique identifier for each of the plurality of translatable components of the first web content such that a translatable component may be accessed using its corresponding unique identifier.

16. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the first language includes any one of English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and Arabic and the second language is different than the first language and includes any one of English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and Arabic.

17. A web server for synchronizing web content, comprising:

a web connection for retrieving a first web content in a first language from a web site, the first web content corresponding to a second web content wherein the second web content is a translation in a second language of the first web content; and

a processor for;

dividing the first web content into a plurality of translatable components;

generating a unique identifier for each of the plurality of translatable components of the first web content;

matching each of the plurality of translatable components of the first web content to 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

if a translatable component of the first web content is not matched to a translated component of the second web content, designating the translatable component of the first web content for translation into the second language.

18. The web server of claim 17, the processor further for:

if a translatable component of the first web content is not matched to a translated component of the second web content, putting the translatable component of the first web content and the corresponding unique identifier in a queue to a third party for translation into the second language.

19. The web server of claim 17, wherein the queue is for any one of human translation and machine translation.

20. The web server of claim 17, wherein the retrieving content from a web site further comprises:

retrieving all content from a web site in a first language

21. The web server of claim 17, wherein a translatable component includes any one of:

a text segment;

an image file with text to be translated;

a multimedia file with text or audio to be translated;

a file with text to be translated;

a file with image with text to be translated;

a file with audio to be translated; and

a file with video with at least one of text and audio to be translated.