Techniques for assisting a user in the textual input of names of entities to a user device in multiple different languages

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• receiving, via a user interface of a user device further including a display, and a processor, a first input from a user of the user device, the first input including a first word of a first alphabet-based language, the first alphabet-based language being a transliteration of a non-alphabet-based language, the non-alphabet-based language being one of a logogram-based language and a syllabogram-based language;
• comparing, at the user device, the first word to a plurality of second words from a first datastore, the plurality of second words being of the non-alphabet-based language, the plurality of second words being potential translations of the first word;
• comparing, at the user device, the first word to a plurality of third words from a second datastore, the plurality of third words being of a second alphabet-based language, the second alphabet-based language being different than the first alphabet-based language, the third plurality of words being potential translations of the first word;
• generating, at the user device, a probability score for each of the plurality of second words and the plurality of third words based on the respective comparisons to the first word using a language model, each probability score indicating a likelihood that one of the plurality of second words and the plurality of third words is an appropriate translation of the first word;
• providing, via the display of the user device, a plurality of translated words to the user, the plurality of translated words based on the plurality of second words, the plurality of third words, and the probability scores;
• receiving, via the user interface of the user device, second input from the user, the second input indicating a selection of one of the plurality of translated words to obtain a selected word;
• and
• displaying, via the display of the user device, the selected word.

A system, comprising:

• an input control module that receives, via a user interface of a user device further including a display, and a processor, a first input from a user of the user device, the first input including a first word of a first alphabet-based language, the first alphabet-based language being a transliteration of a non-alphabet-based language, the non-alphabet-based language being one of a logogram-based language and a syllabogram-based language;
• a comparison module that
• (i) compares, at the user device, the first word to a plurality of second words from a first datastore, the plurality of second words being of the non-alphabet-based language, the plurality of second words being potential translations of the first word, and
• (ii) compares, at the user device, the first word to a plurality of third words from a second datastore, the plurality of third words being of a second alphabet-based language, the second alphabet-based language being different than the first alphabet-based language, the third plurality of words being potential translations of the first word;
• and
• a scoring module that generates, at the user device, a probability score for each of the plurality of second words and the plurality of third words based on the respective comparisons to the first word using a language model, each probability score indicating a likelihood that one of the plurality of second words and the plurality of third words is an appropriate translation of the first word,
• wherein the input control module also
• (i) provides, via the display of the user device, a plurality of translated words to the user, the plurality of translated words based on the plurality of second words, the plurality of third words, and the probability scores,
• (ii) receives, via the user interface of the user device, second input from the user, the second input indicating a selection of one of the plurality of translated words to obtain a selected word, and
• (iii) displays, via the display of the user device, the selected word.