Image-Mediated Translation Interface for Natural Language Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current translation algorithms struggle to provide natural language translations, leading to awkward translations and requiring significant user effort to configure sentences, which can hinder communication efficiency and understanding.
Innovation Solution
A method and computer-readable medium that present images corresponding to specific sentences, allowing users to select an image, and then provide the original and translated sentences together, facilitating easier selection and recognition of appropriate translations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If machine translation algorithms are used to translate sentences, then translation capability is provided, but the translation quality is awkward and unnatural
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces images as an intermediary element between the user and the translation system. Instead of directly inputting text or selecting from hundreds of sentences, users interact with visual images that represent specific situations. The system then provides both the original sentence and its translation corresponding to the selected image, mediating the translation process through visual context to improve both quality and user experience.
2Reliability
If users directly configure phrases or sentences in the original language, then translation accuracy may be improved, but the time required increases considerably
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-configuring pairs of original sentences and their translations associated with specific images before user interaction. Sentences are pre-configured to correspond to images in advance, so when users select an image, the appropriate translation is immediately available without requiring real-time text configuration or processing, thus saving considerable time while maintaining accuracy.
3Adaptability or versatility
If hundreds to thousands of typical sentences are presented to users for selection, then translation coverage is improved, but user comfort and ease of selection deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a one-dimensional text-based selection interface to a two-dimensional visual interface combining images with sentences. Instead of presenting hundreds of text sentences in a list format that requires scrolling and text scanning, the system displays images that provide visual context and semantic cues, allowing users to quickly understand situation contexts and select appropriate translations through visual recognition rather than text processing.
4Productivity
If only translated sentences are presented to counterparts, then communication simplicity is maintained, but recognition speed and understanding degree decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple information elements (image, original sentence, and translated sentence) into a single integrated presentation unit. When providing translation to counterparts, the system combines the visual image with both the source and target language texts, creating a multi-modal communication package that enhances understanding through visual context while maintaining communication efficiency through the translated text.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for providing an original sentence and a translation for the original sentence in a user terminal, includes: presenting, by the user terminal, a plurality of images to a user; verifying, by the user terminal, an image selected by the user among the plurality of images; obtaining, by the user terminal, an original sentence corresponding to the image selected by the user and a translation sentence for the image from a database; and providing, by the user terminal, the original sentence corresponding to the selected image and the translation for the original sentence together with the selected image.