Method and system for selecting web site home page by extracting site language cookie stored in an access device to identify directional information item

• US 7,496,497 B2
• Filed: 12/18/2003
• Issued: 02/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
• Inventors: Liu, Tsung-Chun
• Primary Examiner(s): Smits; Talivaldis I
• Application Number:
  US10/741,579
• Publication Number:
  US 20050137873A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,895 Days
• Field of Search: 704/2, 704/3
• US Class Current: 704/3
• 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 and system provide for selecting a web site home page in a desired language. The method comprises identifying within a web address request a directional information item by extracting from the request a site language cookie stored in a user'"'"'s access device, providing a web page associated with the web address to a second web site corresponding to the directional information item wherein the second web site includes a language translator, translating the web page textual information in accordance with the language translator and returning the translated web page to the user. The method further provides for accessing a control table to determine a status of the web page and obtaining a version of the web page stored locally on the second site or otherwise obtaining a current version of the web page; and translating the obtained web page.

Claims

1. A method to allow a user to select a web site home page in a desired language comprising the steps of:

identifying within a web address request to said web site a directional information item by extracting from said request a site language cookie stored in said user'"'"'s access device;

providing a web page associated with said web address to a second web site corresponding to said directional informational item, wherein said second web site includes a language translator;

translating information on said web page in accordance with said language translator; and

returning said translated web page to said user.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the step of translating further comprises the steps of:

accessing a control table to determine a status of said web page; and

accessing a version of said web page stored locally on said second web site, when said status indicates said web page is locally stored and valid;

otherwise obtaining a current version of said web page; and

translating said obtained web page.

3. The method as recited in claim 2, further comprising the step of:

storing said obtained web page locally; and

updating said control table to indicate local availability.

4. The method as recited in claim 3, further comprising the step of:

indicating a time when said obtained web page is stored.

5. A system to allow a user to select a web site home page in a desired language comprising:

a processor in communication with a memory, said processor operable to execute code for;

identifying within a web address request to said web site a directional information item by extracting from said request a site language cookie stored in said users access device;

providing a web page associated with said web address to a second web site corresponding to said directional information item, wherein said second web site includes a language translator;

translating information on said web page in accordance with said language translator; and

returning said translated web page to said user.

6. The system as recited in claim 5, wherein said processor is further operable to execute code for:

accessing a control table to determine a status of said web page; and

accessing a version of said web page stored locally on said second site, when said status indicates said web page is locally stored and valid;

otherwise obtaining a current version of said web page; and

translating said obtained web page.

7. The system as recited in claim 6, wherein said processor is further operable to execute code for:

storing said obtained web page locally; and

updating said control table to indicate local availability.

8. The system as recited in claim 7, wherein said processor is further operable to execute code for:

indicating a time when said obtained web page is stored.

9. The system as recited in claim 5, further comprising;

an input/output device in communication with said processor.

10. The system as recited in claim 5, wherein said code is stored in said memory.