System and method of ubiquitous language translation for wireless devices

A method of providing location-based translation services on a wireless device, the method comprising:

• determining a location of the wireless device;
• associating the location of the wireless device with the most probable target language spoken at the location;
• and
• pre-selecting the most probable target language, wherein when a user selects language translation services, the wireless device translates source speech into the target language without further user language selection action.

A method of providing location-based translation services on a wireless device, the method comprising:

• determining a location of the wireless device;
• associating the location of the wireless device with a probable target language;
• transmitting data associated with the probable target language to the wireless device;
• and
• prioritizing the probable target language in a menu system on the wireless device, such that when a user selects a translation services application from a general application choice status, the probable target language is pre-selected.

A method of providing location-based translation services on a wireless device, the method comprising:

• receiving a probable language spoken based on the location of the wireless device;
• prioritizing the probable language in a menu system on the wireless device;
• and
• upon receiving a single click request for translation service from a user, presenting an interactive dialog window for translation services for the probable language.

A method of providing location-based language translation service, the method comprising:

• receiving via a wireless connection at the wireless device a group of prioritized probable languages spoken according to the location of the wireless device;
• updating a language translation menu according to the group of prioritized probable languages spoken;
• and
• upon a single click request from a user, presenting the user with a dialogue window for translation services for a most probable language spoken from the group of prioritized probable languages spoken.

A method of providing location-based translation services on a wireless device, the method comprising:

• storing at a network node a probable target language in cell sites associated with the network node;
• transmitting the probable target language to the wireless device located one of the cell sites associated with the network node;
• prioritizing the probable target language in a menu system on the wireless device;
• and
• upon receiving a translation request from a user from a general application choice status of the wireless device, presenting the user with a translation dialogue window pre-selected for the probable language.

A method of multi-modal interaction with users using a device for language translation, the method comprising:

• receiving a first message in a first language;
• providing associated first text of the received message in a first window;
• and
• upon user approval of the first text, translating the first text into a second language and providing second text in a second window in the second language.

A method of multi-modal interaction with a first user and a second user through a language translation device, the method comprising:

• receiving a first message in a first language;
• providing a first message text in the first language in a first window;
• upon the first user approval of the first message text, translating the first message text into a second language and providing the first message text in a second window in the second language;
• receiving a second message in the second language;
• providing a second message text in the second window in the second language;
• and
• upon the second user approval of the second message text, translating the second message text into the first language and providing the second message text in the first window in the first language.