Automatic Technical Language Extension Engine for Selective Web Translation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for facilitating comprehension of web page content by non-native speakers are error-prone and costly, as they often involve full semantic translation of entire web pages, which can be misleading and require significant time and resources.
Innovation Solution
The Automatic Technical Language Extension Engine (ATLEE) selectively translates specific terms and phrases within web pages, providing on-demand translations through a browser-enhanced system that links base-language terms with translations stored in a database, allowing readers to access definitions and explanations only when needed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If full semantic translation of entire web pages is performed, then comprehension by non-native speakers is improved, but errors increase and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the web page content into individual terms and phrases that require translation, rather than translating the entire page. The system identifies and extracts specific translatable elements (terms, phrases) from the web page content and provides translations only for these segmented portions, reducing errors and costs while maintaining comprehension benefits.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies translation quality selectively to specific portions of the web page rather than uniformly across the entire page. By identifying terms and phrases with different translation needs and providing localized translation only where necessary, the system improves reliability by avoiding unnecessary translations that introduce errors while maintaining ease of operation for non-native speakers.
2Ease of operation
If full semantic translation of entire web pages is performed, then comprehension by non-native speakers is improved, but time and resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the necessary translatable terms and phrases from the web page content, separating them from the rest of the content. This extraction approach allows the system to provide translation services for only the essential portions that aid comprehension, significantly reducing the time and resources required compared to full page translation while maintaining the benefit for non-native speakers.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies partial translation action by translating only specific terms and phrases rather than the entire web page. This partial approach is sufficient to improve comprehension for non-native speakers without incurring the excessive time and resource costs of complete translation, achieving the desired effect with minimal overhead.
3Reliability
If selective term translation is provided, then errors and costs are reduced, but comprehension benefit may be limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary identification and selection of terms and phrases that require translation before the actual translation process. By pre-processing the web page content to identify key translatable elements, the system ensures that the most important terms are translated accurately, maintaining comprehension benefits while reducing overall translation workload and errors.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary selection process that identifies which terms and phrases should be translated. This intermediary layer acts as a filter between the full web page content and the translation process, ensuring that only the most beneficial terms are translated, thus maintaining comprehension effectiveness while reducing errors and costs.
Data Source
AI summary
Certain embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and systems for facilitating comprehension of web pages by non-native speakers of the base language in which the web-page content is provided. In these embodiments, selected base-language terms of a web page are automatically linked with translations of the terms, into one or more target languages, that are stored in a computer-readable database. A web-page-reader's browser is enhanced by the system to provide translations of displayed terms from the base language to the reader's native language or another target language selected by web-page reader. In alternative embodiments of the present invention, selective term translation is provided to users of various additional types of information display systems, including electronic-book displays, mobile phones, and other information-display devices.