Terminal Content Translation Pretranslation Interface

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face challenges in efficiently translating content on terminals, particularly when encountering foreign language news or communications, as existing methods require multiple interface switches and are cumbersome.

Innovation Solution

A content translation method and terminal implementation that pretranslates content, allowing for quick display of translation results without the need for frequent interface switches, by sending subsequent content for translation in response to user operations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of time

If the terminal waits for user operation to translate each page sequentially, then translation accuracy is maintained, but user waiting time increases and browsing efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser waiting timeVSAvoidbrowsing efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal performs preliminary translation actions by pre-translating the next page content before the user actually navigates to it. When the user finishes viewing the current page, the pre-translated content is already available for immediate display, eliminating waiting time and maintaining smooth browsing flow.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Loss of time

If the terminal translates all content in advance, then user experience improves with no waiting time, but device energy consumption and processing resources increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetranslation response timeVSAvoiddevice energy consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal applies preliminary action selectively by pre-translating only the next page content that the user is likely to view soon, rather than translating all content in advance. This balanced approach provides fast response for anticipated content while conserving energy by limiting the scope of pre-translation to minimal necessary portions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Adaptability or versatility

If the terminal requires multiple interface switches for translation operations, then translation functionality is comprehensive, but operation complexity increases and ease of use decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetranslation functionalityVSAvoidinterface operation simplicity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal merges the translation function with the existing browsing interface by displaying translated content directly within the same interface where the user reads. This integration eliminates the need for separate translation interfaces or multiple interface switches, maintaining comprehensive translation capabilities while significantly simplifying user operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

4Speed

If the terminal pre-translates content, then response speed improves and user time is saved, but network bandwidth consumption and server load increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetranslation response speedVSAvoidnetwork bandwidth consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal performs preliminary translation actions for only the next page content in advance, rather than translating all content or waiting for actual user demand. This selective pre-translation achieves fast response speed for anticipated content while minimizing network bandwidth consumption by translating only the minimal necessary portions before they are actually needed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS12333263B2Content translation method and terminal
Publication Date: 2025.06.17 HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A content translation method includes displaying, by a terminal, a first user interface, where the first user interface includes a first translation result, and the first translation result is a translation result of first content, detecting, by the terminal, a first operation on the first user interface, displaying, by the terminal, a second user interface in response to the first operation on the first user interface, where the second user interface includes a second translation result, and the second translation result is a translation result of second content, and sending, by the terminal in response to the first operation on the first user interface, third content to a first server to translate the third content, where the second content is associated with the first content, and the third content is associated with the second content.