Language translating pager and method therefor
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsClaude Moughanni, Yui Kaye Ho
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Abstract
A data processing system (20) allows a user of a pager to receive an electronic message in a language of their own choice rather than the language of a message sender. During operation, the data processing system is enabled to receive (12) an incoming message and, subsequently, detect a language of the incoming message. If the language is different than a default language of the user, the message is translated to a default language of the user (34). The message is then be displayed (40) on a screen of a paging device in the language preselected by the user or provided via a voice synthesizer (50) for an audio message. The choice of use of a visual display or use of the voice synthesizer is preselected by the user.
Claims22
A data processing system, comprising:
- a receiver for receiving a paging input in a first format;
- a decoder coupled to the receiver for receiving the paging input in the first format, the decoder providing the paging input in a second format;
- a data processor, comprising:
- an interface coupled to the decoder for receiving the paging input in the second format;
- a central processing unit coupled to the interface for receiving the paging input in the second format, the central processing unit generating an output control signal in response to a first portion of the paging input and generating a message control signal in response to a second;
- a memory coupled to the interface for receiving the paging input in the second format, the memory selectively storing the paging input;
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- a message processing unit coupled to the interface for receiving the paging input in the second format and the central processing unit for receiving the message control signal, the message processing unit determining a first language in which the paging input is transmitted to the data processor and selectively initiating a translation program to translate the paging input to a preselected preferred language.
A method for translating an input language of a paging input, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a paging input in a first format;
- detecting a language of the paging input using a message processing unit;
- accessing a language translation program in a memory when the language of the paging input is one of a first set of languages;
- translating the paging input to a most efficient language when the language of the paging input is one of the first set of languages;
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- storing the paging input in the most efficient language in the memory.
A method for translating an input language of a paging input, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a paging input in a first format;
- detecting a language of the paging input using a message processing unit;
- enabling a message processing unit to determine when the language of the paging input corresponds to a preferred language;
- accessing a language translation program from a memory when the language of the paging input does not correspond to the preferred language;
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- translating the paging input to the preferred language using the message processing unit.
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