Messaging translation services
View Patent ↗One embodiment of a method for translating a message can be broadly summarized by the following steps: generating an electronic message in an understood language of an originating party; receiving instructions to translate contents of the electronic message to another language; converting the electronic message to the another language in accordance with the instructions; and delivering the converted electronic message to the receiving party. Other methods and devices are also provided.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, from a user, a voice message intended for delivery to a recipient the voice message being in a first language;
determining a second language understood by the recipient; and
when the first language differs from the second language, prompting the user to determine whether to translate the voice message into the second language;
when the user, in response to the prompting indicates translation should occur, translating, via a processor, the voice message into the second language, to yield a translated voice message; and
delivering the translated voice message to the recipient.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the voice message comprises a telephone number.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
delivering the voice message in addition to the translated voice message to the recipient.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
selecting a type of voice to be used in translating the voice message based on a preference designated by the recipient in advance.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
prompting the user that originated the voice message to select a language for presenting a voice response interface; and
determining the first language of the user based upon the selected language for the voice response interface.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining the second language of the recipient based upon pre-defined preferences of the recipient.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
selecting a type of voice to be used in translating the electronic voice message based on an instruction received by the user.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the selecting of the type of voice comprises selecting one of a female voice and a male voice.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the selecting of the type of voice comprises selecting one of a child's voice and an adult's voice.
10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the selecting of the type of voice comprises choosing a voice having a particular speech pattern.
11. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored which, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method comprising:
receiving, from a user, a voice message intended for delivery to a recipient, the voice message being in a first language;
determining a second language understood by the recipient; and
when the first language differs from the second language, prompting the user to determine whether to translate the voice message into the second language;
when the user, in response to the prompting indicates translation should occur, translating, via a processor, the voice message into the second language, to yield a translated voice message; and
delivering the translated voice message to the recipient.
12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the voice message comprises a telephone number.
13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , the non-transitory computer readable medium having additional instructions stored which result in the method further comprising:
delivering the voice message in addition to the translated voice message to the recipient.
14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , the non-transitory computer readable medium having additional instructions stored which result in the method further comprising:
selecting a type of voice to be used in translating the electronic message based on a preference designated by the recipient in advance.
15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , the non-transitory computer readable medium having additional instructions stored which result in the method further comprising:
prompting the user to select a language for presenting a voice response interface; and
code that determines the first language based upon the selected language for the voice response interface.
16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , the non-transitory computer readable medium having additional instructions stored which result in the method further comprising:
determining the second language based upon pre-defined preferences of the recipient.
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , the non-transitory computer readable medium having additional instructions stored which result in the method further comprising:
selecting a type of voice to be used in translating the electronic message based on an instruction received by the user.
18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the selecting of the voice comprises selecting one of a female voice and a male voice.
19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the selecting of the voice comprises selecting one of a child's voice and an adult's voice.
20. A system comprising:
a processor; and
non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
receiving, from a user, a voice message intended for delivery to a recipient, the voice message being in a first language;
determining a second language understood by the recipient; and
when the first language differs from the second language, prompting the user to determine whether to translate the voice message into the second language;
when the user, in response to the prompting indicates translation should occur, translating, via a processor, the voice message into the second language, to yield a translated voice message; and
delivering the translated voice message to the recipient.