Socially cognizant translation by detecting and transforming elements of politeness and respect
US8032355B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 22, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/55
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A socially-cognizant translation system that takes social state between speaker and listener into account when making the translation. The translation may be more formal or less formal based on the social relationship between speaker and listener. Profanities in the source speech may be detected, and used to determine the social cognizance. Also, the source speech can be translated without the profanity in the target language, instead using the meaning of the profanity.
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