Message translations
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsJoel A. Davis, Larry G. Kent, William Todd Daniell, Brian K. Daigle
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Abstract
Systems for translating text messages in an instant messaging system comprise a translation engine for translating text messages into a preferred language of a recipient of the text messages. The systems are preferably configured to send and receive the text messages and to determine whether the text messages that are received in a source language are in the preferred language of the recipients so that the text messages are displayed in the preferred language of the recipients of the text messages. Other systems and methods are also provided.
Claims17
A method for translating messages, comprising:
- receiving a message from a first user to a second user via one of a plurality of accounts associated with the second user, the message in a first language;
- and
- translating the message to a preferred language of the second user for the one of the plurality of accounts associated with the second user when the first language is not the same as the preferred language of the second user for the one of the plurality of accounts associated with the second user, wherein each of the plurality of accounts associated with the second user identifies a different preferred language.
An apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory to store computer program instructions, the computer program instructions when executed on the processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- receiving a message from a first user to a second user via one of a plurality of accounts associated with the second user, the message in a first language;
- and
- translating the message to a preferred language of the second user for the one of the plurality of accounts associated with the second user when the first language is not the same as the preferred language of the second user for the one of the plurality of accounts associated with the second user, wherein each of the plurality of accounts associated with the second user identifies a different preferred language.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer program instructions for translating messages, which, when executed on a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- receiving a message from a first user to a second user via one of a plurality of accounts associated with the second user, the message in a first language;
- and
- translating the message to a preferred language of the second user for the one of the plurality of accounts associated with the second user when the first language is not the same as the preferred language of the second user for the one of the plurality of accounts associated with the second user, wherein each of the plurality of accounts associated with the second user identifies a different preferred language.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.