Translating a language in a crowdsourced environment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9280753-B2
Application number	US-201313859182-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 9, 2013
Priority date	Apr 9, 2013
Publication date	Mar 8, 2016
Grant date	Mar 8, 2016

Abstract

Program code on one or more computers receives a request from a first end-user to join a crowdsourced network of language translators (crowdsourced network). The program code determines the first end-user is a registered member of the crowdsourced network. The program code adds the first end-user as a language translator within the crowdsourced network. The program code receives from a second end-user a request for language translation service to translate plain text from the second end-user. The program code selects one of the language translators from the crowdsourced network who is qualified to perform the language translation service requested. The program code generates an interactive chat session to connect the language translator selected with the second end-user, wherein the language translator selected translates the plain text, via the interactive chat session that allows plain text to be translated at least more frequently than on an hourly basis.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for generating real-time human-based translation of plain text in a crowdsourced environment, the method comprising:
creating a crowdsourced network of registered language translators, with each registered language translator having a respectively associated profile in a machine readable repository of profiles;
receiving, from an end-user of the crowdsourced network a request to translate a natural language text, wherein the request includes translator qualification parameter information relating to desired qualifications of a translator to perform the translation;
selecting, by machine logic and based, at least in part, upon the profiles of the respectively associated registered language translators, one of the registered language translators from the crowdsourced network as a selected translator for performing the requested translation;
generating, by machine logic, an interactive chat session to connect the selected translator with the end-user;
receiving, through the interactive chat session and from the end-user, an indication that the requested translation has been approved; and
responsive to the receipt of the approval, updating, by machine logic, status information to indicate that the request to translate has been completed.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
communicating, through the interactive chat session and to the selected translator, the natural language text in one of the following forms: as voice data, or as a word processor format file.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein each profile includes information, for the respectively associated registered language translator, relating to all of the following translator qualification properties: one or more languages spoken and written by the one of the language translators that is associated to the profile, a performance rating of the one of the language translators that is associated to the profile, years of experience of the one of the language translators that is associated to the profile, and whether the one of the language translators that is associated to the profile is a certified translator.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selection of one of the selected translator comprises:
determining a most-suited language translator based, at least in part, on the profiles of the registered language translators qualification properties and the translator qualification parameter information; and
selecting the most-suited translator to perform the language translation service requested.

5. A computer program product for generating real-time human-based translation of plain text in a crowdsourced environment, the computer program product comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the program instructions comprising:
first program instructions programmed to create a crowdsourced network of registered language translators, with each registered language translator having a respectively associated profile in a machine readable repository of profiles;
second program instructions programmed to receive, from an end-user of the crowdsourced network a request to translate a natural language text, wherein the request includes translator qualification parameter information relating to desired qualifications of a translator to perform the translation;
third program instructions programmed to select, by machine logic and based, at least in part, upon the profiles of the respectively associated registered language translators, one of the registered language translators from the crowdsourced network as a selected translator for performing the requested translation;
fourth program instructions programmed to generate, by machine logic, an interactive chat session to connect the selected translator with the end-user;
fifth program instructions programmed to receive, through the interactive chat session and from the end-user, an indication that the requested translation has been approved; and
sixth program instructions programmed to, responsive to the receipt of the approval, update, by machine logic, status information to indicate that the request to translate has been completed.

6. The computer program product of claim 5 , wherein the medium has further stored thereon:
seventh program instructions programmed to communicate, through the interactive chat session and to the selected translator, the natural language text in one of the following forms: as voice data, or as a word processor format file.

7. The computer program product of claim 5 , wherein each profile includes information, for the respectively associated registered language translator, relating to all of the following translator qualification properties: one or more languages spoken and written by the one of the language translators that is associated to the profile, a performance rating of the one of the language translators that is associated to the profile, years of experience of the one of the language translators that is associated to the profile, and whether the one of the language translators that is associated to the profile is a certified translator.

8. The computer program product of claim 5 , wherein the third program instructions are further programmed to select the selected translator comprising:
seventh program instructions programmed to determine a most-suited language translator based, at least in part, on the profiles of the registered language translators qualification properties and the translator qualification parameter information; and
eighth program instructions programmed to select the most-suited translator to perform the language translation service requested.

9. A computer system for generating real-time human-based translation of plain text in a crowdsourced environment, the computer system comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the program instructions comprising:
first program instructions programmed to create a crowdsourced network of registered language translators, with each registered language translator having a respectively associated profile in a machine readable repository of profiles,
second program instructions programmed to receive, from an end-user of the crowdsourced network a request to translate a natural language text, wherein the request includes translator qualification parameter information relating to desired qualifications of a translator to perform the translation,
third program instructions programmed to select, by machine logic and based, at least in part, upon the profiles of the respectively associated registered language translators, one of the registered language translators from the crowdsourced network as a selected translator for performing the requested translation,
fourth program instructions programmed to generate, by machine logic, an interactive chat session to connect the selected translator with the end-user,
fifth program instructions programmed to receive, through the interactive chat session and from the end-user, an indication that the requested translation has been approved, and
sixth program instructions programmed to, responsive to the receipt of the approval, update, by machine logic, status information to indicate that the request to translate has been completed.

10. The computer system of claim 9 , wherein the medium has further stored thereon:
seventh program instructions programmed to communicate, through the interactive chat session and to the selected translator, the natural language text in one of the following forms: as voice data, or as a word pr

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Wilson Erica D

Classifications

• G06Q10/101 Primary

  Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services · CPC title

• G06Q10/06 Primary

  Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling · CPC title

• G06F40/58

  Use of machine translation, e.g. for multi-lingual retrieval, for server-side translation for client devices or for real-time translation · CPC title

• G06F17/289

  Physics · mapped topic