Application Translation via Real-Time Media Capture and Rendering
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Solution Overview
Problem
Internationalization of software applications is costly and often incomplete, as it typically only translates text in menus, buttons, and labels, leaving images, audio clips, and videos untranslated or requiring manual production for each language.
Innovation Solution
Implementing language recognition and translation techniques to automatically translate video and audio content in real-time, allowing for seamless language adaptation without modifying the application itself, using a networked environment with a server application, translation service, and media encoders to capture and render translated media streams.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If internationalization is implemented through traditional methods (translating text in menus, buttons, and labels), then text content can be adapted to different languages, but images, audio clips, and videos remain untranslated or require manual production for each language, increasing cost and complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by making the application capable of operating in multiple languages through a single codebase. The system detects the user's language preference and automatically adapts the interface, multimedia content, and functionality to match that language, eliminating the need for separate internationalized versions for each language.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by capturing the output data (video, audio, text) generated by the application and creating translated versions of this content. Instead of modifying the application code for each language, the system captures the original output and generates translated copies that are presented to the user in their preferred language.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual production of multimedia content is performed for each language translation, then complete internationalization can be achieved, but the cost and time required increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by capturing the application's output data during its normal execution and preparing translated versions in advance. The system detects language preferences and pre-processes the multimedia content translation before the user actually needs it, so that when the user accesses the content in their preferred language, it is already ready and requires no additional processing time.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates translated copies of the application's output content (video, audio, text) automatically. Instead of manually producing separate multimedia files for each language, the system captures the original output and generates translated copies through automatic translation processes, dramatically reducing the time and effort required for internationalization.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the application code is modified to support multiple languages through internationalization, then language adaptation is built into the application, but developers must invest significant resources to internationalize their code
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary system that sits between the application and the user. This intermediary component detects the user's language preference, captures the application's output data, and automatically translates and presents the content in the appropriate language. The application itself requires no modification, as the intermediary handles all language adaptation transparently.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent achieves universality by enabling a single version of the application to serve users in multiple languages. The language adaptation capability is provided as a universal service that works with any application output, making the system universally applicable across different applications and languages without requiring application-specific internationalization work.
4Ease of operation
If automatic translation of video and audio content is implemented in real-time, then seamless language adaptation is achieved without modifying the application, but the system requires additional components (server application, translation service, media encoders)
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses an intermediary system consisting of a server application, translation service, and media encoder that automatically handles real-time translation of video, audio, and text content. This intermediary infrastructure enables seamless language switching by translating content as it is generated by the application, without requiring any modification to the application itself or manual intervention from the user.
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AI summary
Disclosed are various embodiments that facilitate translation of applications. An image is obtained, and text shown within the image is recognized. Translated text is generated by translating the text from one language to another. The translated text is incorporated into the image. The image is then sent to another computing device.