Dynamic context-sensitive translation dictionary for mobile phones

A method comprising:

• causing, at least in part, transmission of a notification of context change requiring update of a database of a user terminal, wherein the database stores a plurality of phrases corresponding to a particular language and the update includes one or more phrases, corresponding to one or more of the plurality of phrases, to be added to the database based at least upon a present or anticipated context;
• and
• causing, at least in part, reception of the update to the database at the user terminal in response to the notification,
• wherein one or more of the one or more phrases comprise a string of words,
• wherein the update further includes at least one phrase to be added to the database that is based, at least in part, on a detected environmental condition, and
• wherein the update further specifies removal of one or more phrases corresponding to the particular language that is determined to be irrelevant based, at least in part, on the context change.

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
• receive a notification of context change requiring update of a database of a user terminal, wherein the database stores a plurality of phrases corresponding to a particular language and the update includes one or more phrases, corresponding to one or more of the plurality of phrases, to be added to the database based at least upon a present or anticipated context, and
• determine to transmit the update to the user terminal in response to the notification,
• wherein one or more of the one or more phrases comprise a string of words,
• wherein the update further includes at least one phrase to be added to the database that is based, at least in part, on a detected environmental condition, and
• wherein the update further specifies removal of one or more phrases corresponding to the particular language that is determined to be irrelevant based, at least in part, on the context change.

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
• determine to transmit a notification of context change requiring update of a database of a user terminal, wherein the database stores a plurality of phrases corresponding to a particular language and the update includes one or more phrases, corresponding to one or more of the plurality of phrases, to be added to the database based at least upon a present or anticipated context, and
• receive the update to the database in response to the notification,
• wherein one or more of the one or more phrases comprise a string of words,
• wherein the update further includes at least one phrase to be added to the database that is based, at least in part, on a detected environmental condition, and
• wherein the update further specifies removal of one or more phrases corresponding to the particular language that is determined to be irrelevant based, at least in part, on the context change.