Collaborative Translation System with Multi-Account Access Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing machine translation systems are inadequate for translating difficult or less-studied languages, particularly for informal and colloquial content, and lack the constant availability and quick response required by internet applications, while human translators cannot ensure constant availability and quick response.

Innovation Solution

A collaborative translation system with multiple account types and profile types that integrates linguistic resources specific to each translator or project, providing controlled access to protect sensitive information and enhance translation accuracy and efficiency by using a graphical user interface to manage translator and project resources.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If machine translation programs are used, then translation speed and availability are improved, but translation accuracy for difficult languages and informal content deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetranslation speedVSAvoidtranslation accuracy

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system merges machine translation capabilities with human translator capabilities into a unified collaborative platform. Machine translation provides quick drafts and suggestions, while human translators refine and correct the output, combining the speed of automated systems with the accuracy of human judgment.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The platform serves multiple functions: it performs automated machine translation, enables human translator intervention, facilitates collaboration between multiple translators, and provides quality assurance. This multi-functional system adapts to different translation needs and language pairs.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Measurement precision

If human translators are used, then translation accuracy for difficult languages and informal content is improved, but availability and response time deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetranslation accuracyVSAvoidavailability

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary machine translation to create draft versions before human translators review them. This preliminary action reduces the workload on human translators and enables faster turnaround, as they only need to review and refine rather than translate from scratch.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The collaborative platform acts as an intermediary that coordinates between machine translation systems and human translators. It manages task distribution, tracks progress, and ensures seamless handoff between automated and human processes, maintaining both speed and quality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Productivity

If linguistic resources are shared across multiple translators, then translation efficiency is improved, but security and access control deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetranslation efficiencyVSAvoidsecurity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements differentiated access rights where different translators have different levels of access to linguistic resources based on their specific needs and security clearances. This allows efficient sharing within appropriate boundaries while maintaining security constraints.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The platform dynamically adjusts access parameters for linguistic resources based on translator credentials, project requirements, and security policies. Access rights can be modified without changing the underlying resource structure, enabling flexible yet secure resource sharing.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

4Reliability

If manual organization of multi-user workflows is implemented, then access control is improved, but manual labor and complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccess controlVSAvoidworkflow complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically manages workflow organization and access control based on predefined rules and translator profiles. Translators self-register and their credentials automatically determine their access rights and task assignments, eliminating the need for manual workflow organization while maintaining security.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS11244124B2Collaborative translation systems with multiple account types and profile types

Publication Date: 2022.02.08 SMARTCAT GROUP INC

AI summary

The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a method that includes storing translator linguistic resources for a personal account and project linguistic resources for a corporate account. The method includes creating a private profile for the personal account in response to the personal account being added to a team for the corporate account or being assigned to a translation project for the corporate account. A graphical user interface provides access to the translator linguistic resources within the translation project for the private profile without providing access to the translator linguistic resources within the translation project for the corporate account. The graphical user interface provides translation suggestions from the project linguistic resources within the translation project for the private profile without providing full access to the project linguistic resources within the translation project for the private profile.