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Coordinated user word selection for translation and obtaining of contextual information for the selected word

A contextual, user-based technology, applied in the field of language translation, which can solve the problems of missing, inappropriate, inaccurate translations, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2017-11-28
GOOGLE LLC
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However, due to lack of any contextual information, possible translations of selected words returned to the user by other applications may be inaccurate or otherwise inappropriate

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[0018] As previously mentioned, conventional language translation techniques involve the user cutting and pasting selected individual words from a viewing application (web browser, e-reader, etc.) into a search or translation application. However, the search or translation application lacks any contextual information for the selected word, so possible translations of the selected word may be inaccurate or otherwise inappropriate. For example, words such as "bear" and "slip" both have multiple meanings in the English language. By providing the word "bear" without any contextual information, although the context is "bear left" or "bear right" in the context of navigation, the most likely translated word might be Translated words corresponding to animals. Likewise, by providing the word "slip" without any contextual information, the most likely translated word might be lost with someone despite the context being a mistelling ("a slip of the tongue"). The corresponding translate...

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A computer-implemented technique can include receiving a selection by a user of a single word in a document in a source language, the document being displayed in a viewing application executing at the computing device, obtaining contextual information from the document that is indicative of a context of the selected word, providing the selected word and its contextual information from the viewing application to a different translation application, obtaining potential translated words using the translation application, the selected word, and its contextual information, each potential translated word being a potential translation of the selected word to a different target language that is preferred by the user, and displaying the potential translated words.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims priority to US Application Serial No. 14 / 714,419, filed May 18, 2015. The entire disclosure of the above application is incorporated herein by reference. technical field [0003] The present disclosure relates generally to language translation, and more particularly to techniques for coordinated user word selection for translation and acquisition of contextual information for the selected word. Background technique [0004] The background description provided herein is for the purpose of generally presenting the context of the disclosure. To the extent described in this Background section, the work of the presently mentioned inventors and aspects that may not have qualified as an illustration of prior art at the time of filing are neither expressly nor implicitly admitted to the present disclosure current technology. [0005] When reading a document in a non-preferred language in a viewing ap...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F17/28G06F40/20
CPCG06F40/58G06F40/20G10L19/008G06F40/10G06F40/40
Inventor 亚历山大·杰·卡斯贝特朱莉·卡蒂奥
Owner GOOGLE LLC
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