VIRTUAL CULTURAL ATTACHE

摘要

An approach is provided for presenting a translation of a message and a gesture to a sender of the message. A selection of the translation from multiple translations of the message in a language of a recipient of the message is received from the sender. The gesture, which is part of a culture of the recipient, is found in a data repository. The gesture communicates at least a part of, adds a meaning to, removes an ambiguity in, or adds a granular qualification to the translation. The selected translation and an indicator of the gesture are presented to the sender. A selection of the indicator of the gesture is received from the sender. The gesture is presented to the sender. Presenting the gesture increases the knowledge of the sender about the culture of the recipient. The selected translation and the gesture are presented to the recipient.

主权项

1. A method of presenting a translation of a message and a gesture that provides a context to the translation, the method comprising the steps of:
a computer receiving from a sender of the message a selection of the translation from a plurality of different translations of the message, the different translations being in a language understood by a recipient of the message; subsequent to the step of receiving the selection of the translation, the computer searching a data repository for and subsequently finding in the data repository the gesture which is part of a culture of the recipient of the message and which communicates at least a part of the translation, adds a meaning to the translation, removes an ambiguity in the translation, or adds a granular qualification to the translation; in response to the step of finding the gesture, a hardware processor of the computer presenting to the sender the translation and an indicator of the gesture, which is in proximity to a portion of the presented translation; the computer receiving from the sender a selection of the indicator of the gesture, and in response, presenting the gesture to the sender, wherein a result of the step of presenting the gesture is an increase in knowledge of the sender about the culture of the recipient; and the computer presenting the selected translation and the gesture to the recipient.