发明名称 Method and apparatus for facilitating contextual language translation within an interactive software application
摘要 A method and apparatus for facilitating the contextual translation of textual entries within an interactive software application which is executable within a data processing system. A contextual translation procedure is created and inserted into a selected interactive software application. During execution of the selected interactive software application, display screens containing textual entries are typically generated. Upon encountering a screen requiring translation an operator may invoke the contextual translation procedure, causing a translation viewport to be displayed. Individual translate phrases within the display screen are then selected and displayed within the translation viewport. A contextual translation may then be entered into the translation viewport by a translator and displayed therein in proximity to the selected translatable phrase. Upon completion of translation of a selected phrase, the newly created translation is substituted for the existing phrase within the display screen, automatically altering the display area, if necessary, and a subsequent translatable phrase may be selected. In this manner, translation may occur during actual execution of an interactive software application, permitting contextual variations to be observed and compensated for.
申请公布号 US5251130(A) 申请公布日期 1993.10.05
申请号 US19910687257 申请日期 1991.04.18
申请人 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 发明人 ANDREWS, GREGORY P.;SCHLOSS, PHILLIP C.
分类号 G06F17/28;(IPC1-7):G06F15/38 主分类号 G06F17/28
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