System and method for translating timed text in web video

一种定时文本轨道、文本的技术，应用在自然语言翻译、电视、数据处理应用等方向，能够解决昂贵、费时等问题

Active Publication Date: 2011-11-30
GOOGLE LLC
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Human translation of timed text can be expensive and time consuming

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[0015] An embodiment of the present invention translates timed text tracks "on demand" for online video services such as the GOOGLE VIDEO or YOUTUBE services available from Google Inc. For example, if the user is watching a YOUTUBE video in a language the user does not understand, but the video has a timed text track, the user can request a machine translation and all text in the video's timed text will be shown in the requested language at once. Embodiments of the present invention provide greater global accessibility of the video by translating the dialogue of the subtitled video into other languages. By allowing greater accessibility, embodiments increase the user's incentive to initially provide timed text for uncaptioned video.

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[0017] figure 1 A diagram is shown illustrating a system 100 for translating timed text for web video according to one embodiment of the present invention. System 100 includes machine translator 110 , video server 190 , timed t...

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The present invention relates to translating timed text in web videos. In a first embodiment, a method automatically translates timed text of a web video. The method includes receiving a request from a client to identify a web video. In response to the request, a timed text track of the web video is retrieved from the timed text database. Each timed text track in the timed text database designates text to be displayed at a particular time in the video. Automatically translate text from a timed text track into the target language. Finally, the translated text is sent to the client for display with the web video.

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[0001] This application is the official application of US Provisional Application No. 61 / 109,487, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. technical field [0002] The present invention generally relates to adding captioning to web video. Background technique [0003] Video is increasingly being accessed by remote users over networks such as the Internet. The rise of the World Wide Web, including various web applications, protocols, and related networking and computing technologies, has made it possible for remote users to watch and play video. [0004] Timed text, such as subtitles or dialogue, is sometimes provided with the video content and "timed" so that certain text appears in association with certain portions of the video content. Timed text can serve multiple purposes. First, timed text can make the conversation easier for the hearing impaired to understand. Second, timed text can make video easy to understand where audio is not available or lice...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F17/28G06Q50/00
CPCH04N21/4884G06F17/289H04N21/440236H04N21/2355H04N7/0884G06F40/58
Inventor 肯尼斯·L·哈伦斯蒂安格雷格·米拉姆须内雄二托利弗·十卫
Owner GOOGLE LLC
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