Multi-Language Translation System with Automatic Profile Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing electronic language translation systems require manual language setting for each platform and lack automatic association of user parameters, making seamless multi-language communication across different platforms inefficient.

Innovation Solution

An electronic multi-language-to-multi-language translation system that uses a client-server network structure, where user profiles store language preferences and settings, allowing automatic translation of messages and content across multiple platforms without manual intervention, utilizing a translation engine and database to manage language settings and facilitate communication.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If manual language setting is required for each platform, then translation accuracy can be controlled, but user operation complexity increases and convenience decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelanguage setting convenienceVSAvoidsystem structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by automatically detecting and setting the user's language preference before any translation operation occurs. The language parameter is pre-configured based on user profile or detection, eliminating the need for manual language selection at each platform or moment of translation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The translation system provides self-service by automatically managing language detection and translation execution without requiring user intervention. The system autonomously identifies the source language, selects the target language based on user preferences, and executes translation, making the entire process transparent to the user.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Productivity

If automatic translation is implemented across all platforms, then communication efficiency improves, but system complexity and resource consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetranslation speedVSAvoidserver resource consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSUse of energy by stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies partial action by selectively translating only when necessary - it first detects whether source and target languages differ, and only then executes translation. This avoids redundant translation operations while maintaining seamless multi-language communication, optimizing resource usage without compromising translation speed when needed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Loss of time

If user language parameters are manually managed each time, then translation precision is maintained, but time consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelanguage setting timeVSAvoidlanguage identification accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary language detection and user preference retrieval before translation begins. By pre-configuring the translation parameters based on user profile or automatic detection, the system eliminates time-consuming manual language selection while maintaining accurate language identification through established detection algorithms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS8386233B2Electronic multi-language-to-multi-language translation method and system
Publication Date: 2013.02.26 EXLING LLC
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AI summary

An electronic multi-language-to-multi-language translation method and system is disclosed. The system includes a first user to communicate in a first language, a server, where the first user and the server are in communication, a second user to communicate in a second language, and a translation engine on a remote server. A message in the first language is transmitted by the first user to the second user via the server, where the message is forwarded to the translation engine to translate the message to the second language and transmit a translated message back to the second user for display. The message may be forwarded to the translation engine by a local application of the second user. In addition, the system may include a database in communication with the server to store the user's profile to identify the preferred language of the user. The message may be stored by the database.