IP Library Granted Patent US 7,869,987
Granted Patent B2
US 7,869,987 · App. 11/949,169 · Granted Jan 11, 2011

Methods involving translating text emphasis

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,869,987
App. No.
11/949,169
Granted
Jan 11, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

An exemplary method for translating emphasis in text, the method comprising, receiving text in a first language, determining a first emphasis associated with the first language in the text, comparing the first emphasis with emphases associated with a second language to determine a second emphasis associated with the second language corresponding to the first emphasis, converting the text in the first language having the first emphasis into text having the second emphasis associated with the second language, and outputting the converted text to a display.

Claims (7)

1. A method for translating emphasis in text, the method comprising:

receiving text in a first language;

determining a first emphasis associated with the first language in the text;

comparing, with a processor, the first emphasis with emphasis associated with a second language to determine a second emphasis associated with the second language corresponding to the first emphasis;

converting the text in the first language having the first emphasis into text having the second emphasis associated with the second language; and

outputting the converted text to a display.

2. The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising translating the text in the first language into text in the second language responsive to converting the text.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2015
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: LINKEDIN CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 035201/0479 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 6, 2007
From: DEMARCO, ELIZABETH A; LU, FANG
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 020204/0186 →