On-demand language translation for television programs

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• receiving a message;
• determining if text within the message is in a target language;
• when the text is not in the target language:
• translating, via a processor, the text to the target language, to yield translated text;
• introducing a delay in a transmission of the message to yield a delayed message;
• transmitting, via the processor, a media program to a first device;
• and
• transmitting, via the processor, the delayed message with the translated text to a second device which is different from the first device, such that the translated text in the delayed message, when displayed on the second device, is synchronized with the media program, is displayed at an appropriate time relative to when the media program is displayed on the first device.

A computer-readable storage device having instructions stored which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a message;
• determining if text within the message is in a target language;
• when the text is not in the target language:
• translating, via a processor, the text to the target language, to yield translated text;
• introducing a delay in a transmission of the message to yield a delayed message;
• transmitting, via the processor, a media program to a first device;
• and
• transmitting, via the processor, the delayed message with the translated text to a second device which is different from the first device, such that the translated text in the delayed message, when displayed on the second device, is displayed at an appropriate time relative to when the media program is displayed on the first device.