Systems and methods for automatically estimating a translation time including preparation time in addition to the translation itself

1. A method for automatically estimating a translation time, the method comprising:

receiving translation data including content to be translated;

determining translation parameters based on the translation data, the translation parameters comprising a task time which provides a base time that is used for additional time to prepare for work in addition to actual translation itself, a band percentage that defines a recognized percentage of the content that has been previously translated, and a content type that defines a subject matter which is indicative of a complexity of the content;

retrieving one or more pre-determined translation coefficients associated with at least one of the translation parameters, the estimated translation time calculated at least in part based on the one or more pre-determined translation coefficients; and

executing a module by a processor, the module stored in memory, the executed module configured to calculate an estimated translation time for translating the content using the translation parameters and the one or more pre-determined translation coefficients.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

reporting the estimated translation time to a user;

receiving, from the user, a request to perform a translation associated with the translation data;

performing the translation;

recording an actual translation time;

comparing the actual translation time to the estimated translation time; and

based on the comparison, revising the one or more pre-determined translation coefficients to improve the estimating of the translation time.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the translation parameters include one or more of the following: a base task time, a target language, a number of words in a translation source, and a number of pages in the translation source.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the translation data includes one or more of the following: a source file, a translation memory, a suggestion dictionary, and a reference file.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein a value of a translation coefficient is based on historical importance of a translation parameter associated with the translation coefficient in calculating of the estimated translation time.

6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising splitting a word count parameter into match bands, wherein each of the match bands is associated with a portion of the translation data, further wherein a match band comprises a likelihood that a translation of the portion of the translation data will be correct, the match band being expressed as a percentage.

7. A system for automatically estimating a translation time, the system comprising:

a communication module stored in memory and executed by a processor to receive translation data including content to be translated and to retrieve one or more pre-determined translation coefficients associated with translation parameters, the translation parameters comprising a task time which provides a base time that is used for additional time to prepare for work in addition to actual translation itself, a band percentage that defines a recognized percentage of the content that has been previously translated, and a content type that defines a subject matter which is indicative of a complexity of the content; and

a processing module stored in memory and executed by a processor to determine the translation parameters based on the translation data and to calculate an estimated translation time using the translation parameters and the one or more pre-determined translation coefficients.

8. The system of claim 7 , further comprising:

a reporting module to report the estimated translation time to a user, wherein the communication module is to receive, from the user, a request to perform a translation associated with the translation data;

a translation module to perform the translation;

a time recording module to record an actual translation time;

a comparing module to compare the actual translation time to the estimated translation time; and

a coefficient adjusting module to revise the one or more pre-determined translation coefficients based on the comparison.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the translation is a computer-aided translation.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the translation parameters include one or more of the following: a base task time, a target language, a number of words in a translation source, and a number of pages in the translation source.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the translation data includes one or more of the following: a source file, a translation memory, a suggestion dictionary, and a reference file.

12. The system of claim 7 , wherein a value of a translation coefficient is based on historical importance of a translation parameter associated with the translation coefficient in calculating of the estimated translation time.

13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor to perform a method for translating content, the method comprising:

receiving translation data including content to be translated;

determining translation parameters based on the translation data, the translation parameters comprising a task time which provides a base time that is used for additional time to prepare for work in addition to actual translation itself, a band percentage that defines a recognized percentage of the content that has been previously translated, and a content type that defines a subject matter which is indicative of a complexity of the content; and

calculating an estimated translation time for translating the content using the translation parameters and one or more pre-determined translation coefficients.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , further comprising:

retrieving the one or more pre-determined translation coefficients associated with the translation parameters.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , further comprising:

reporting the estimated translation time to a user;

receiving, from the user, a request to perform a translation associated with the translation data;

performing the translation;

recording an actual translation time;

comparing the actual translation time to the estimated translation time; and

based on the comparison, revising the one or more pre-determined translation coefficients to improve the estimating of the translation time.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the translation parameters include one or more of the following: a base task time, a target language, a number of words in a translation source, and a number of pages in the translation source.

17. A method for automatically estimating a translation time, the method comprising:

receiving translation data including content to be translated;

determining translation parameters based on the translation data, the translation parameters comprising a task time which provides a base time that is used for additional time to prepare for work in addition to actual translation itself, a band percentage that defines a recognized percentage of the content that has been previously translated, and a content type that defines a subject matter which is indicative of a complexity of the content;

splitting a word count parameter into match bands, wherein each of the match bands is associated with a portion of the translation data;

retrieving one or more pre-determined translation coefficients associated with at least one of the translation parameters, the estimated translation time calculated at least in part based on the one or more pre-determined translation coefficients; and

executing a module by a processor, the module stored in memory, the executed module configured to calculate an estimated translation time for translating the content using the translation parameters and the one or more pre-determined translation coefficients.