Automated Character Set Verification for Ecommerce Translation Accuracy

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Solution Overview

Problem

In ecommerce applications, international character set inconsistencies and inaccuracies in translated text can lead to poor online appearance and perception of product quality, making it difficult and time-consuming to detect and control these errors across millions of content documents.

Innovation Solution

A data evaluation system that defines an authorized character set, compares input documents against this set to detect unauthorized characters, and reports their location, allowing for accurate verification and reporting of character set inconsistencies.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If manual detection methods are used to verify character set consistency in translated documents, then detection accuracy can be maintained, but the time consumption and operational complexity increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedetection accuracyVSAvoidtime consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces manual mechanical verification processes with an automated computer-based system that uses algorithms to detect unauthorized characters. The system automatically compares document characters against authorized character sets, eliminating the need for manual inspection while maintaining detection accuracy and significantly reducing time consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Reliability

If comprehensive verification of all content documents is performed, then detection completeness improves, but the complexity and resource requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedetection completenessVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the verification process into distinct phases: language/character set definition phase, document phase, detection phase, and reporting phase. This segmentation allows the system to handle large volumes of documents systematically, improving detection completeness while managing complexity through modular processing steps.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs self-verification by automatically comparing document characters against predefined authorized character sets without requiring external manual intervention. The automated detection and reporting mechanisms enable the system to verify itself, improving reliability while reducing operational complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Productivity

If automated detection systems are implemented to reduce time consumption, then productivity increases, but the ability to accurately identify and report specific unauthorized characters may be compromised

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveverification speedVSAvoidcharacter identification accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs automated computer-based detection that precisely identifies and reports unauthorized characters through algorithmic comparison. The system maintains high identification accuracy by using exact character matching against authorized sets while processing documents rapidly, achieving both productivity improvement and measurement precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The system provides detailed feedback by reporting specific unauthorized characters found in documents. This feedback mechanism ensures accurate identification and reporting of issues while maintaining high verification speed, allowing users to understand exactly what characters need to be corrected.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS9304977B2Methods and apparatus for character set control, verification and reporting
Publication Date: 2016.04.05 RADIAL INC
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AI summary

Systems and methods for character set control, verification and reporting are provided. In an example embodiment, a data evaluation system comprises at least one module, executing on one or more computer processors, to implement a language and character set phase in which an authorized character set comprising authorized characters is defined; a document phase including receipt of an input document, the input document comprising document characters; a detection phase including a comparison of the document characters against the authorized characters in the authorized character set to detect unauthorized characters in the input document not forming part of the authorized character set; and a reporting phase including display of the unauthorized characters to a user.