RU2708357C2 - Gestures-controlled system for translation and transliteration of input text and method of input text translation and transliteration - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: physics.SUBSTANCE: invention relates to user interfaces. Such a result is achieved due to the fact that when the user performs the sliding to the left gesture, the text entered in the first language is transliterated into the language specified by the user, if the user makes the sliding to the right gesture, the input text is translated from the first language into the language specified by the user.EFFECT: technical result consists in translation and transliteration of input text depending on given gestures carried out by user.4 cl, 6 dwg

Description

LINK TO RELATED APPLICATION

[0001] This application claims priority on the filing date of the Indian provisional patent application No. 3161 / MUM / 2013 entitled "METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LANGUAGE TRANSLATION AND TRANSLITERATION IN REAL TIME", filed with the Indian Patent Office on October 4, 2013, the contents of which incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Technical field

[0002] The present invention relates to the field of user interfaces. In particular, the present invention relates to interfaces in the Indian language. More specifically, the present invention relates to user interfaces with the ability to translate and transliterate.

Description of the Related Art

[0003] In connection with the latest technological advances in communication, the number of people using mobile phones to communicate with each other has increased significantly. The currently available mobile phones allow users to communicate with each other verbally and also allow the exchange of text messages.

[0004] In addition, some of the mobile phones provide machine translation tools to users. Typically, in mobile phones, machine translation tools are presented as separate installable software applications. In addition, in order to use machine translation tools provided over the Internet, the user also installs additional means of access to the global computer network on his mobile phone.

[0005] However, one of the drawbacks of the machine translation tools and related applications known in the art is that these applications are not integrated into the mobile phone operating system, and in order to use these tools to translate the input text, the user needs to manually copy the input text and enter its into a translation application. The above process of machine translation using the means of translation (applications) known in the art makes the translation process not only tedious, but also difficult to perform.

[0006] To eliminate these problems and simplify the entire process of translation / transliteration of the entered text, the published US patent application US 20070255554 proposes a system and method for providing automatic language translation in communication networks. However, the system proposed in US 20070255554 provides for routing a call through a service center for automatic transfer. Using a third-party service center for automatic translation means that, firstly, the privacy / confidentiality of the input text is at risk, as the input text is redirected to a third-party service center, and secondly, the user is not able to compare the source text and the translated text, as the actual translation is carried out while the message is in the process of being transmitted. In addition, systems known in the art do not provide a means of transliteration from Indian to English.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION

[0007] An object of the present invention is to provide a system that allows translation of input text.

[0008] Another objective of the present invention is to provide a system that allows the translation and transliteration of the input text depending on the specified gestures made by the user.

[0009] Another advantage of the present invention is the provision of translation and transliteration of input text from a variety of Indian languages into English and vice versa.

[0010] Another advantage of the present invention is the provision of a system that allows a user to enter text in their native (Indian) language, and then convert the input text to English text before sending the input text as SMS / E-mail.

[0011] Another advantage of the present invention is the provision of a system that allows the user to receive a string of text in English, and then convert the resulting string of text into a string of text in any of the specified Indian languages.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0012] The present invention provides a computer-implemented system for selectively presenting input text in a language other than the input language. The system proposed in the present invention translates / translites the input text depending on the gestures made by the user. The system contains a user interface configured to receive user input.

[0013] The system also includes a recognition module that interacts with the user interface. The recognition module is configured to recognize gestures performed by the user in the user interface and to convert the specified gestures of the user into corresponding electrical signals. Electrical signals contain commands for representing the input text in a language other than the input language.

[0014] The system also includes a translation module that interacts with a recognition module to selectively receive electrical signals from it and is also configured to translate input text after receiving electrical signals from the recognition module.

[0015] The system also comprises a transliteration module cooperating with a recognition module to selectively receive electrical signals from it and also configured to transliterate input text after receiving electrical signals from the recognition module.

[0016] According to the present invention, the user interface also interacts with a translation module and a transliteration module to obtain translated text and transliterated text. In addition, the user interface is also configured to selectively display at least input text, translated text and transliterated text depending on the specified gestures made by the user.

[0017] According to the present invention, the recognition module is also configured to recognize at least the gesture "sliding left" and the gesture "sliding right", performed by the user in the user interface.

[0018] According to the present invention, the recognition module is also configured to convert the gesture "sliding left" to electrical signals to transliterate the input text provided by the user, and to convert the gesture "sliding motion right" to electrical signals to translate the input text provided by the user.

[0019] The present invention also provides a computer-implemented method for selectively presenting input text in a language other than the input language, depending on gestures by the user. According to the present invention, a computer-implemented method comprises the following steps: receiving input text from a user through a user interface; recognition with the help of the recognition module for specified gestures performed by the user in the user interface; converting user predefined gestures into corresponding electrical signals containing commands for representing input text in a language other than the input language; selective transmission of electrical signals to the translation module and transliteration module; translation of the input text after receiving electrical signals from the recognition module; transliteration of the input text after receiving electrical signals from the recognition module; receiving translated text and transliterated text using the user interface and selectively displaying input text, translated text and transliterated text in the user interface based on predefined gestures made by the user.

[0020] According to the present invention, the step of recognizing predetermined gestures performed by the user in the user interface includes the step of recognizing at least the “sliding left motion” gesture and the “sliding right motion” gesture performed by the user in the user interface.

[0021] According to the present invention, the step of recognizing at least the gesture “sliding left” and the gesture “sliding right” includes the step of converting the gesture “moving left” into electrical signals to transliterate the input text provided by the user, and convert the gesture sliding motion to the right "into electrical signals to translate the input text provided by the user.

[0022] A non-volatile machine-readable medium on which machine-readable instructions are stored, the execution of which by the processor results in a computer-compatible device: receiving input from a user through a user interface; recognizes with the help of the recognition module the set gestures performed by the user in the user interface; converts the specified gestures of the user into the corresponding electrical signals, while the electrical signals contain commands for representing the input text in a language other than the input language; selectively transmits electrical signals to the translation module and the transliteration module; translates the input text after receiving electrical signals from the recognition module; transliterates the input text after receiving electrical signals from the recognition module; receives translated text and transliterated text through the user interface; and selectively displays the input text, translated text and transliterated text in the user interface depending on the specified gestures made by the user.

[0023] According to the present invention, machine-readable instructions also allow a computer-compatible device to recognize at least a "sliding left gesture" and a "sliding right gesture" made by a user in a user interface.

[0024] According to the present invention, machine-readable instructions also allow a computer-compatible device to convert the “sliding left gesture” to electrical signals to transliterate the text provided by the user, and to convert the sliding right gesture to electrical signals to translate the text provided by user.

LIST OF DRAWINGS

[0025] The present invention will be better understood from the following detailed description of the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0026] FIG. 1 illustrates a block diagram of a computer-implemented system corresponding to a system for translating and transliterating input text;

[0027] FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the stages of a computer-implemented method for translating and transliterating input text;

[0028] FIG. 3A and 3B illustrate an example user interface for transliterating input text; and

[0029] FIG. 4A and 4B illustrate an example user interface for translating input text.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0030] The present invention provides a computer-based, gesture-based system for selectively translating and transliterating input text. Translation and transliteration are selective in the sense that the translated / transliterated input text is shown to the user only as a result of the user performing the specified gestures. The system proposed in the present invention allows you to translate and transliterate the input text from English into many Indian languages and vice versa. The system proposed in the present invention allows the user to enter text in their native (Indian) language, and then convert the input text to English text before sending it as SMS / E-mail. In addition, the system also allows the user to receive a string of text in English, and then convert the resulting string of text to a string of text in any of the specified Indian languages.

[0031] With reference to the attached drawings, in FIG. 1 shows a computer-based, gesture-based system 100 for translating and transliterating input text. The system 100 of the present invention comprises a user interface 10. The user interface 10 is configured, inter alia, to receive text in the form of text entered by the user. User input can be either in English or in any of the specified Indian languages, including Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, Oriya, Kannada, Tamil, Tulugu and Malayalam. In addition, the user interface 10 is also configured to display text received in the form of e-mails / SMS / web pages, etc.

[0032] The user interface 10 of the present invention is also configured to allow the user to interact with the user interface 10 through a predetermined set of gestures. In a preferred embodiment, the user interface 10, located on the touch screen of the display, allows the user to interact through the implementation of certain gestures, including the gesture “sliding left”, the gesture “sliding right”, the gesture “pressing”, the gesture “pressing and holding”, a circular gesture, a semicircular gesture, and a double-tap gesture. In addition, the user interface 10 is also configured to allow the user to enter text by selectively pressing the displayed alphabetical keys, alphanumeric keys and numeric keys.

[0033] The system 100 of the present invention also includes a recognition module 12 that interacts with the user interface 10. The recognition module 12 of the present invention is configured to recognize and interpret gestures performed by the user in the user interface 10. The recognition module 12 is configured to recognize a user's finger touch point in user interface 10 (using well-known technologies, including resistive technology, capacitive technology, and surface acoustic technology iCal waves) and, accordingly, to interpret the "touch" the user as the selection of appropriate letters / characters / functions are displayed as selectable keys.

[0034] In addition, characters / numbers whose corresponding keys are touched / selected by the user, the recognition module 12 recognizes as the input text. In the context of the present invention, the term “input text” is understood as a string of characters. In addition, “input text” may be construed as containing a combination of letters and numbers. In addition, “input text” can also be interpreted as a combination of letters, numbers and special characters. However, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, for purposes of explanation, the input text is treated as a string of letters.

[0035] According to the present invention, the recognition module 12 is also configured to interpret the user's specified gestures as gestures that are a sign of a request for translation and transliteration of the input text.

[0036] According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the “sliding left” gesture by the user in the user interface 10 is interpreted by the recognition module 12 as a request for transliteration of the input text. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the gesture “sliding to the right” made by the user in the user interface 10 is interpreted by the recognition module 12 as a request to translate the input text. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the interpretations made by the recognition module 12 in response to the gestures "sliding left" and "sliding right" are hardcoded in the recognition module 12. However, within the framework of the present invention, gestures "sliding left and sliding motion" right "can be replaced with other appropriate gestures and hard-coded replaced gestures that correspond to requests for translation and transliteration.

[0037] According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the recognition module 12 interacts with the user interface to respectively identify the gesture "sliding left" and the gesture "sliding left." If, after typing the input text using the keyboard, the user makes a leftward sliding movement in the user interface 10, then the recognition module 12 starts the transliteration module 16 and then instructs the transliteration module 16 to transliterate the input text into the language selected by the user. If, after typing the input text, the user makes a sliding movement to the right, then the recognition module 12 starts the translation module 14 and then instructs the translation module 14 to translate the input text into the language selected by the user. Despite the fact that the functionality of the translation module 14 and the transliteration module 16 are shown in relation to the text entered by the user, the translation module 14 and the transliteration module 16 are also configured to translate and transliterate any text, respectively, for example, text received in the form of SMS / e- mail / web pages, etc., from the native language to the language specified by the user.

[0038] FIG. 3A shows an example user interface 10, using which a user entered the English sentence "how are you" using the keyboard. If, after typing the input text using the keyboard, the user makes a “sliding move to the left” gesture, then the transliteration module 16 starts, and the English text “how are you” is transliterated into any Indian language chosen by the user, as shown in FIG. 3B.

[0039] FIG. 4A shows another example of user interface 10, using which a user entered the sentence "how are you" in English using the keyboard. If, after typing the text to be entered using the keyboard, the user makes a "sliding move to the right" gesture, then the translation module 14 starts, and the English text "how are you" is translated into any Indian language selected by the user, as shown in FIG. 4B.

[0040] According to the present invention, the user interface 10 is configured to allow a user to first select a language for typing input using a keyboard. A user selectable language may include, but are not limited to, English, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, Oriya, Urdu, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada. In addition, the above non-exhaustive list of languages can also be used to select the language into which the input text is to be translated and / or transliterated. In addition, the recognition module 12 is configured to run the translation module 14 and the transliteration module 16 by transmitting electrical signals with the activation commands of the translation module 14 and the transliteration module 16 contained therein.

[0041] Furthermore, according to the present invention, the default screen in the user interface 10 is a screen used for typing input text using a keyboard (as shown in FIG. 3A), and if after typing input text using a keyboard, the user makes a “sliding” gesture move left ", then the user interface 10 will change and take the form shown in FIG. 3B, and if the user makes a gesture “sliding to the right” in the user interface 10, shown as an example in FIG. 3B, the user interface 10 will be returned to the default screen shown in FIG. 3A.

[0042] Furthermore, according to the present invention, the default screen in the user interface 10 is a screen used for typing input text using a keyboard (as shown in FIG. 4A), and if after typing input text using a keyboard, the user makes a “sliding” gesture move to the right, "then the user interface 10 will change and take the form shown in FIG. 4B, and if the user makes a gesture “sliding left” in the user interface 10, shown as an example in FIG. 4B, the user interface 10 will be returned to the default screen shown in FIG. 4A.

[0043] FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the steps of a method for translating and transliterating input text. The method of the present invention is performed depending on gestures performed by the user. The method of the present invention comprises the following steps:

receiving input from a user through a user interface (200);

recognition using the module recognition of specified gestures performed by the user in the user interface (202);

converting said predetermined user gestures into corresponding electrical signals containing commands for presenting input text in a language other than the input language (204);

selectively transmitting said electrical signals to the translation module and the transliteration module (206);

translation of the input text after receiving the indicated electrical signals from the recognition module (208);

transliteration of the input text after receiving the indicated electrical signals from the recognition module (210); and

receiving translated text and transliterated text using the user interface and selectively displaying input text, translated text and transliterated text in the user interface based on predefined gestures made by the user (212).

[0044] According to the present invention, the step of recognizing predetermined gestures performed by the user in the user interface further comprises the step of recognizing at least the gesture “sliding left” and the gesture “sliding right” performed by the user in the user interface.

[0045] According to the present invention, the step of recognizing at least a “sliding left motion” gesture and a “sliding right motion” gesture further comprises the step of converting the “sliding left motion” gesture into electrical signals to transliterate user input text and converting the “sliding right motion” gesture into electrical signals to translate user-entered text.

[0046] Another embodiment of the present invention discloses a non-volatile machine-readable medium on which computer-readable instructions are stored, the execution of which by a processor results in a computer-compatible device: receiving input text from a user through a user interface; recognizes with the help of the recognition module the set gestures performed by the user in the user interface; converts said predetermined user gestures into corresponding electrical signals, wherein said electrical signals comprise instructions for presenting input text in a language other than the input language; selectively transmits said electrical signals to the translation module and the transliteration module; translates the input text after receiving electrical signals from the recognition module; transliterates the input text after receiving electrical signals from the recognition module; and receives the translated text and transliterated text through the user interface; and selectively displays the input text, the translated text and the transliterated text in the user interface depending on the specified gestures made by the user.

[0047] According to the present invention, machine-readable instructions are also configured to allow a computer-compatible device to recognize at least the "sliding left gesture" and the "sliding right gesture" made by the user in the user interface.

[0048] According to the present invention, machine-readable commands are also configured to allow a computer-compatible device to convert the "sliding left gesture" to electrical signals to transliterate the text provided by the user, and to convert the "sliding right movement" gesture to electrical signals to translate the input text provided by the user.

TECHNICAL ADVANTAGES

[0049] Technical advantages of the present invention include an implementation of a system that enables translation of input text. The system proposed in the present invention also provides qualified and efficient transliteration of the input text. In addition, the system proposed in the present invention allows you to translate and transliterate the input text depending on the specified gestures made by the user. The system provides translation and transliteration of input text from many Indian languages into English and vice versa. The system proposed in the present invention allows the user to present input text in their native (Indian) language, and then convert the input text to English text before sending the input text as SMS / E-mail. In addition, the system also allows the user to receive a string of text in English, and then convert the resulting string of text into a string of text in any of the specified Indian languages.

Claims (20)

1. A computer-implemented system for selectively presenting input text in a language other than the input language, in response to predetermined gestures made by the user, comprising a user interface accessible to the user and configured to receive input text from the user, characterized in that it also contains: recognition module that interacts with the user interface and is configured to recognize gestures "sliding left" and "sliding right", performed by the user in the user interface, as well as to convert the gesture "sliding left" to an electrical signal to transliterate the text entered and to convert gesture "sliding to the right" into an electrical signal to translate the input text; a translation module interacting with a recognition module to obtain a specified electrical signal for translating input text if the recognition module recognizes a gesture "sliding to the right" and configured to translate the input text after receiving the specified electrical signal to translate the input text; and a transliteration module interacting with a recognition module to obtain a specified electrical signal for transliterating the input text, if the recognition module recognizes a gesture "sliding left", and configured to transliterate the input text after receiving the specified electrical signal for transliteration of the input text; moreover the specified user interface, which also interacts with the specified translation module and transliteration module to receive translated input text and transliterated input text, is also configured to selectively display the translated input text and transliterated input text, as well as the input text in response to at least one of the gestures " sliding motion to the left "and" sliding motion to the right "by the user. 2. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that said recognition module is also configured to start the translation module in response to the recognition of the gesture "sliding to the right" in the user interface and to start the transliteration module in response to recognition of the gesture "sliding to the left" in user interface 3. A computer-implemented method for selectively presenting input text in a language other than the input language, in response to predetermined gestures by the user, comprising the following steps: receiving input from a user interface and recognition using the gesture recognition module "sliding left" and "sliding right", performed by the user in the user interface, characterized in that it includes the following stages: converting the specified gesture "sliding to the left" into an electrical signal to start transliteration of the input text and converting the specified gesture "sliding to the right" to an electrical signal to start the translation of the input text; the translation of the input text using the translation module, if the recognition module recognizes the gesture "sliding to the right" and generates the specified electrical signal to start the translation of the input text; transliteration of the input text using the transliteration module, if the recognition module recognizes the gesture "sliding left" and generates a specified electrical signal to start transliteration of the input text; receiving at least one of the translated input text and transliterated input text in the user interface and displaying the translated input text, transliterated input text, as well as the entered text in the user interface in response to at least one of the gestures "sliding left" and "sliding move to the right "by the user. 4. Non-volatile machine-readable medium on which computer-readable instructions are stored, the execution of which by the processor leads to the fact that a computer-compatible device: receives input from the user through the user interface and recognizes using the recognition module gestures "sliding left" and "sliding right" made by the user in the user interface; converts the gesture "sliding to the left" into an electrical signal to trigger transliteration of the input text and converts the gesture "sliding to the right" into an electrical signal to trigger translation of the input text; translates the input text, if the recognition module recognizes the gesture "sliding movement to the right" and generates the specified electrical signal to start the translation of the input text; transliterates the input text if the recognition module recognizes the gesture "sliding to the left" and generates the specified electrical signal to start transliteration of the input text; and receives translated input text and transliterated input text in the user interface in response to at least one of the gestures "sliding left" and "sliding right" made by the user.

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