Patent Publication Number: US-8983825-B2

Title: Collaborative language translation system

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention generally relates to a system for language translation. More particularly, the present invention is an on-line based collaborative translation system, termed (CTS) that is a web based product that offers real-time and batch translation services to clients over the internet. The CTS is protocol agnostic, meaning it can provide its services via all the major internet protocol and data types, with the CTS helping to solve the issues raised by inaccuracies of current automated translation software products by providing a real time system by which skilled human agents may translate all or part of the client communications. 
     BACKGROUND OF INVENTION 
     The need for language translation has existed ever since there was the desire for communication as between different ethnic groups. Typically a local in person translator was used to translate either a live conversation on-the-fly or would translate text to text from one language to another language. The accuracy of this method depended greatly upon the skill and knowledge of the particular translator, as with many language translations, there is not a word for word correlation, thus the translator must translate thoughts, concepts, and ideas in conveying from the original language into the new language, therein lies the problem with automated software language systems—wherein the automated translation system puts forth some form of automated logic on a word for word basis, thus increasing the opportunity for error in the language translation. This of course leaves the opportunity for misinterpretation or lack of understanding in the translation, this can be especially troublesome when the translation work involves highly technical, scientific, or some specialized lexicon data in the language to be translated that either the automated language software has no automated logic for, resulting in an even higher number of errors, or the particular human manual translator may not be familiar with, in other words a translator may know several languages well, however, the translator may not be familiar with a specialized vocabulary applicable to a specific technical field which increases the opportunity for translation errors even when the language translation is done manually. As examples, for specialized lexicons in the legal, medical, scientific, technical, and similar fields are especially troublesome to get an accurate language translation easily, as the automated language translation software would be prone to a large number of errors and for the human manual language translator—they may not have the right skills to complete the desired language translation in a specialized lexicon with any degree of accuracy. 
     There are been numerous attempts to automate translation through software, which is very attractive for completing a high number of translations quickly and at low cost, however, due to the problems mentioned above of specialized terminology, i.e. the lexicon not being easily translated in an accurate manner, with automated translation this specialized terminology/accuracy problem is made even worse as the translation data bases currently have a hard time of interpreting context of the translated idea or thought, as by necessity the translation databases must use set logic which can work acceptably well in simple basic conversation type words to be translated, however, any translation being beyond this and moving toward a technical or specialized nature, the error rate in automated translation would be too high to be acceptable. 
     In looking at the prior art in the language translation area starting with U.S. Pat. No. 6,292,769 to Flanagan et al. disclosed is a system for the automated translation of speech having speech recognition software as input for spoken words in online chat or conferencing systems. Thus in Flanagan et al., users may speak rather than type their messages and hear comments from other users. The speech data in Flanagan et al., is translated into textual data and submitted to the online information service or computer network for processing, see. column 2, lines 20-22 and lines 27-31. 
     Continuing in the prior art translation area in U.S. Pat. No. 5,351,189 to Doi et al. disclosed is a machine translation system including separated side-by-side display of original and corresponding translated sentences, wherein scrolling can be done to roll through the side-by-side display of original and translated segments. The machine translation system in Doi et al., comprises a translation processor for translating an original sentence by accessing a dictionary to produce a translated sentence corresponding to the original sentence, see column 2, lines 34-39. 
     Next, in the language translation prior art area in U.S. Pat. No. 6,996,520 to Levin disclosed is a language translation system of electronic communications that automatically selects and deploys specialized dictionaries based upon context recognition and other factors. The system in Levin includes a machine translation component which can access a database of specialized dictionaries and deploy search agents to search the internet for complementary specialized translation dictionaries, see column 3, lines 21-28. Also, in the translation arts in U.S. Pat. No. 5,384,701 to Stentiford et al., disclosed is a language translation system for translating phrases from a first language into a second language comprising a store holding collections of phrases in the second language. Phrases input in Stentiford et al., are characterized on the basis of keywords, and the corresponding phrases in the second language are output in an effort to increase speed and accuracy of automated translation. Thus in Stentiford et al., being similar to the typical tourist language translation “phrase book” of commonly used phrases such as “where is the bathroom” or “how much does this cost” as being more useful for typical conversation than a word for word translation when trying to communicate with someone in a different language—thus reinforcing the idea that in language translation it requires an “interpretation” of the meaning of a group of words to a similar meaning in the translated language, lending emphasis to the problem of either the automated language software translator or the manual human translator capacity to do this word group “interpretation” into the new language. 
     Further to this in the language translation arts, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,953,088 to Suzuki et al. disclosed is a sentence translator with processing stage indicator. The translation apparatus in Suzuki et al., has a computer which analyzes the original language sentence and generates a target language sentence based on the analyzed original language sentence. Suzuki et al., attempts to refine the word-to-word automated translation scheme by ascertaining the translated word criterion of its verb, noun, adverb, adjective, plural, singular, tense, person, and the like, associated with the looked up words to translate, by further using a comparison to perform a syntactic (criterion relationship), semantic (coordination of criterion), and context (expression theme of the criterion) analysis for determining a best fit scenario relationship as between the translated words criterion, while indicating the continual status of the translation. Thus in Suzuki et al., there is an attempt to further refine the logic of the language translation software to improve the translation accuracy, and as this may be done for commonly used conversational words in major languages, there would not be much motivation to refine the language translation logic to this degree in uncommon specialized technical lexicons due to the smaller need for these language translations, thus the automated language software translation inaccuracy would still exist for specialized technical lexicon language translations. 
     There exists a need to provide an internet based language translation system that attempts to combine the best of both worlds being the automated software language translation systems and the skilled human manual language translation in a central system that can allocate as between automated and manual language translation to best fulfill the particular translation needs of the translation client. The ideal internet based language translation system would avail itself of a multitude of both automated software language systems and a multitude of skilled manual human language translators, thus resulting in optimizing the accuracy of the language translation by pulling together as many ways of accomplishing language translation as possible—to best serve the languages involved and the potential specialized nature of the lexicon involved. This could be accomplished via a password protected basic web-site to show some information about the Collaborative Translation System (CTS) system, its usage and links and other resources for identifying the product&#39;s core functionality, such as maintaining a list of translator logins. A further aspect in the CTS system is the translation console that is a major component of the system. The CTS system console demonstrates the translator and translator administrator experience to monitor and translate messages, by having two modes: A first translator mode: having translator login, translator skill set-termed settings, shows the experience for the translator of receiving messages from the queue, translating them and sending them back, and cumulative data on the particular translator performance. A second administrator mode would include: administrator login, CTS system overall operational statistics, and particular translation case statistics. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     A collaborative language translation system is disclosed that allocates as between automated and manual language translation services, with the collaborative language translation system including a credential protected language translation data portal for a manual language translator to gain access to a manual language translator section. Further included in the system is a unique database associated with the manual language translator in the manual language translator section, the unique database includes information selected from the group consisting essentially of manual language translator specific languages capability for translation, accuracy skill level for each language translated, scope of language translation project desired, and language translation turnaround time availability. In addition included in the system is a credential protected language translation portal for a language translation client to gain access to a language translation client section, wherein the language translation client initiates a selected language translation to be completed. 
     Further the system includes a unique information set associated with the language translation client in the language translation client section, the unique information set includes information selected from the group consisting essentially of client original language, client desired language, scope of translated material, client desired translation formats, client desired translation timing, and client desired translation accuracy that are associated with the selected language translation to be completed. Also included in the system is an automated language translation database, one or more processors, a memory, and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors. The one or more programs including instructions for allocating a flow of the unique information set as between the unique database and the automated language translation database based upon the client initiated unique information set associated with the selected language translation to be completed and instructions to perform the selected language translation to be completed for the language translation client. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  shows a flowchart of the collaborative translation system (CTS) being the logical overview, starting with a base of the translation service that interfaces with the collaborative translation system translation application programming interface (API) and gateway which then subsequently interfaces with the Internet, then diffusing into specific users of the collaborative translation system, that can include for the client systems requiring translation services such as chat, e-mail logs, and the like, short message service (SMS), including various mobile device applications, social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and the like, batch translation clients, real-time meeting sites such as Skype, the VOIP, and the like, and other various client applications; 
         FIG. 2  shows a flowchart of the collaborative translation system portion from  FIG. 1  in more detail being the collaborative translation system translation application programming interface (API) that includes the CTS system marketing website, the CTS system translator membership sign up and account services website, the translation messaging and queuing system that interfaces with the CTS system translator, the live translators, and the automated translation robot, wherein the translation message queuing system interfaces with the CTS translation (API) and gateway which in turn interfaces with all the client systems requiring translation services; 
         FIG. 3  shows a flowchart of the CTS translation system software components that include the member services CTS Web service that has system tools for the member language translators to view the translation projects in their work order queue and to translate text and documents for the CTS client, wherein the CTS Web service interfaces with the Business Objects which is the application logic of the CTS system that controls and manages all aspects of the member translation queue, assignments, and tracking, wherein the business objects interfaces with the CTS robot being the automatic translator component of the CTS system which is selectively employed depending upon translation complexity and live translator availability, further the Business Objects interfaces with the CTS Web service which is the interface with the CTS client systems wherein client users connect to submit text to be translated in pickup their translated text jobs; 
         FIG. 4  shows the CTS translation system sample physical infrastructure that can be an n-tier application consisting of the client user interface that can include local system applications through the web site, portable devices through a portable device website, and member translators accessing the member services Web application wherein these three subsystems being the client interface, the portable device interface, and the member interface, all interface with Web servers that serve the CTS client API, and web-based member services wherein the Web servers interface with the application server that provides business objects and logic application server interfaces, with both the translation robot server that provides automated translations and the application server interfaces with the database server; 
         FIG. 5  shows a screenshot of the CTS web translation gateway which includes the service description, get message, get my messages, get service info, get service info XML, get translators, login, save system client, and submit translation; 
         FIG. 6  shows a CTS client login screenshot wherein the client enters their credentials including their user name and password; 
         FIG. 7  shows a CTS client account information screenshot that includes account property, business name, name, address, city, state, zip-code, phone, payment type, and payment info; 
         FIG. 8  shows a screenshot for the client to enter the text to be translated and the language that the text is to be translated into; 
         FIG. 9  shows yet another screenshot of the CTS system client interface wherein additional parameters can be set, such as whether to use the automated robot translator or not, or to request a particular live translator, and the priority to place on the translation, this just being prior to initiating the actual translation; 
         FIG. 10  shows a continuation of the CTS client sample screenshot further expanding the options available to the CTS client that include whether to use the translation robot to select a preferred translator via preferences, and the additional parameters of selecting levels of language translation accuracy, speed, and cost, the priority of the language translation job, and the technical language lexicon, along with an option to save these parameters to the client profile and a button to enter the parameters via an OK button or cancel the parameter entries; 
         FIG. 11  shows a CTS client sample screenshot wherein the translation is selected, buttons for the function to be performed that include translate, options, about, refresh, and logout, and a box for entering the text to be translated, further a summary of translation jobs that are given a message ID, date created, a sample of the message, a language pair, robot utilization, current status, translation date, continuing with client translation ID, who translated the text, who the preferred translator was, and who the assigned translator was; 
         FIG. 12  shows further another screenshot of the translator or member logon into the CTS member service website; 
         FIG. 13  shows a screenshot of the member account information that includes an account summary with name, email, membership type, subscription information on membership, translation statistics with credit balance, pending translations, payment history, message queue, member languages, and member payment, also the account tools of editing personal and security information, and an unsubscribe option; 
         FIG. 14  shows a screenshot of the member translation job payment options page including translator ID, home, and logout, with a box specifying the payment method and the associated payment method translator info, and a payment method edit option; 
         FIG. 15  shows a further subsequent screenshot after the translator or member has logged in and opened their own personal queue that displays their pending translation jobs, that includes information such as opening day create date, language pair translation, current status, a sampling of message text is sampling of translated text, member ID, and system name; 
         FIG. 16  shows a subsequent screenshot after the translator or member has logged in and opened the general queue that displays all generally available pending translation jobs, that includes information such as opening day create date, language pair translation, current status, a sampling of message text, and system name; 
         FIG. 17  shows a screenshot of the member working page including translator ID, home, message queue, and logout, with the message text to be translated, the language pair desired, and the box for entering translated text; 
         FIG. 18  shows a screenshot of the member translation job closed payments page including translator ID, home, and logout, with the paid to date balance shown, and table showing the pending and completed translation jobs that has the message ID, amount, create date, translated date, language pair, message text, system name, payment date, transaction ID, and payment type; and 
         FIG. 19  shows a screenshot of the member translator rankings page including translator ID, home, and logout, with an overall ranking box including accuracy, speed, and cost, along with another box for language pair rankings that also include accuracy, speed, and cost. 
     
    
    
     REFERENCE NUMBERS IN DRAWINGS 
     
         
           50  Collaborative language translation system (CTS) 
           55  Automated language translation system or termed robot 
           60  Automated language translation database 
           65  Automated language translation database  60  parameters of accuracy, speed, and cost 
           70  Credential protected language translation data portal 
           75  Manual language translation services 
           80  Manual language translator or termed member language translator 
           85  Member language translator  80  section 
           90  Member language translator  80  unique database 
           95  Member language translator  80  languages capability 
           100  Member language translator  80  accuracy skill level for language translation 
           105  Member language translator  80  scope of language translation project desired 
           110  Member language translator  80  turnaround time capability for the language translation project 
           115  Member language translator  80  technical language lexicon expertise skill set 
           120  Member language translator  80  unique individual identifier 
           121  Member language translator  80  specific queue of client user  125  language translation jobs 
           122  Member language translator  80  general queue of client user  125  language translation jobs 
           125  Client user needing language translation 
           130  Client user  125  interface login-credential protected language translation portal 
           135  Client user  125  language translation section 
           140  Client user  125  unique information set associated with the language client 
           145  Client user  125  original language text 
           150  Client user  125  desired language (original language to desired language termed the language pair) 
           155  Client user  125  scope of language translated material 
           160  Client user  125  desired language translation format 
           165  Client user  125  desired language translation timing 
           170  Client user  125  desired language translation accuracy 
           171  Client user  125  desired language translation cost 
           175  Client user  125  technical language lexicon expertise skill set required 
           180  Client user  125  generated member language translator  80  ranking on categories of accuracy, speed, and cost for language translation 
           185  Client user  125  desired specific member language translator  80   
           186  Client user  125  selected member language translator  80  by accuracy, speed, cost, and technical language lexicon  175   
           190  Processors 
           195  Memory 
           200  Programs 
           205  Allocating a flow of said unique information set as between the unique database  90  and the automated language translation database  60   
           210  Allocation instructions to firstly go to the automated language translation database  60  if qualified 
           215  Allocation instructions to secondly go to a member manual language translator  80  specific queue  121  if qualified 
           220  Allocation instructions to thirdly go to a general queue  122  for the member manual language translator  80  to selectively translate 
       
    
     TERM DEFINITIONS 
     The collaborative translation system  50  (CTS) includes various software components that work together in the translation process. Described below is an example of a pathway for text language translation through the CTS system. 
     Business Objects Translation Queue  205 ; 
     This is the code that actually makes a decision on how to manage the multiple member language translator  80  work queue  121 ,  122  and assign messages for translation—or could be termed an algorithm  205  for allocating the flow of the unique information set  140  (from the client  125 ) as between the unique database  90  (based on the translator member  80 ) or multiple unique databases  90  (based upon multiple language translator members  80 ) and the automated language translation database  60  (from the robot) or multiple automated language translation databases  60  (from multiple robots). 
     CTS Client  125 ; 
     Is the actual requester for the language translation services. 
     Web  70 ; 
     This is the actual member translator  80  service website. In addition to basic membership services for the member translator  80  it provides tools that are required to view translations in either the translators  80  specific work queue  121  or general work queue  122  to enable translation of text and documents for clients  125 . 
     CTS Web Service; 
     This is a web-based asynchronous service oriented component of the system  50 . It is the main interface  130  that the client  125  connects to submit text to be translated. 
     CTS Robot; 
     This is the automatic translator component  55 ,  60  of the system  50 . Depending upon client  125  requirements in the availability of member translators  80 , the robot may be used before the language translation. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     The Collaborative Translation System (CTS) is a web based product that offers real-time and batch translation services to clients over the World Wide Web. It is protocol agnostic, meaning it can provide its services via all the major internet protocol and data types. It solves the issues raised by inaccuracies of language translation software products by providing a real time system by which human agents may translate all or part of the client messages as desired. 
     The human member agents are provided with a web-based support system and software in which they may provide translations according to their own schedule. When logged in—they may translate messages as sent to them and are paid according to their speed, proficiency, and quantity of translation. In this way, the goal is to offer a service to entice multi-lingual people world-wide to join the CTS translation community and make money for translating content in batch and real time—as a way to better organize the benefit of “crowd sourcing” on a world-wide geographical basis in utilizing the internet, in the language translation field. In turn, this large confederation of the translators provides the core translation services that would be disseminated via the internet to any kind of product or service that requires language translation. 
     Logical Overview 
       FIG. 1  shows a flowchart of the collaborative translation system  50  (CTS) being the logical overview, starting with a base of the translation service that interfaces with the collaborative translation system translation application programming interface (API) and gateway which then subsequently interfaces with the Internet, then diffusing into specific users  80  or  125  of the collaborative translation system  50 . That can include in  FIG. 1  for the client user  125  systems requiring translation services such as chat e-mail logs, and the like, short message service (SMS), including various mobile device applications, social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and the like, batch translation clients, real-time meeting sites such as Skype, the VOIP, and the like, and other various client applications. 
     Further, in more detail clients are the users of the translation services. Essentially anyone who uses translation services today is a potential client. In addition, the real-time, internet based and agnostic data and protocol support of the system will enable new markets of customers. 
     Potential clients include: 
     
         
         
           
             Chat providers (i.e. MSN, AOL etc.) 
             Blog Providers (i.e. Word Press, Google Blog etc,) 
             SMS Systems 
             Cell phone/iPhone/Android/Black berry and other mobile apps 
             Community Sites and Services (I.e. Twitter, Facebook, Linked In, etc.) 
             Business or Individuals needing document translation. These clients can take advantage of the systems batch translation services (i.e. non-real time translation of large documents) 
             Meeting sites such as Gotomeeting.com and WebEx.com 
             VOIP providers such as SKYPE and Vonage. 
             Email providers such as MSN, Google, Yahoo, etc. 
           
         
       
    
     Continuing in  FIG. 1 , The translation API/Gateway is the external interface that clients of the system use to enable their web-based product or service with language translation, the API/Gateway has the following preferred features; 
     a) Works over the internet. 
     b) Can accept/return document to translate. 
     c) Can accept/return sentence to translate. 
     d) Can accept/return audio video/stream to translate. 
     e) Can accept/return VOIP data to translate. 
     f) In general should support or many different data types and protocols for data to translate. 
     g) Basic Request/Response processing (i.e. Web Service) 
     h) Can work in batch mode or real time. 
     i) For batch mode and document delivery—can support an Inbox/Outbox contrivance. 
     j) Accepts priority on translate call (i.e. gold users may have a higher priority) 
     k) Secure (via HTTPS) 
     l) API Clients receive API Key for its use. (This is the same model used by PayPal) 
     Further, in  FIG. 1  the translation service is the system that actually provides the translation content and processing disseminated via the API and gateway. It provides all the components that support the collaborative (or Web 2.0) nature of the system. At its core it provides batch or real-time translation services via a managed message queue and multiple live translators to facilitate language translation. The translation service can be broken down further into the components of  FIG. 2  as follows. 
     Continuing, in  FIG. 2  shown is a flowchart of the collaborative translation system  50  portion from  FIG. 1  in more detail being the collaborative translation system translation application programming interface  70  (API) that includes the CTS system marketing website, the CTS system translator membership  80  sign up and account services  85  website, the translation messaging and queuing system  121 ,  122  that interfaces with the CTS system translator, the live manual member translators  80 , and the automated translation robot  55  with database  60 , wherein the translation message queuing system  205  interfaces with the CTS translation (API) and gateway  70  which in turn interfaces with all the client user  125  systems requiring translation services. 
     Further, in  FIG. 2  the translation service/queue message system is the component of software that receives translation requests from the CTS translation API/gateway and facilitates the translation via the pool of available human  80  (or robot)  55  translators.
         A. Supports translation message language pair  150 .   B. Finds best available human translator  80  to service message. Search based on language pair, translator ability and preferences.   C. Can send message to robot translator  60  if no human  80  can be found.   D. Robot translator  60  is a version of the pure software translation engines available (i.e. SysTran etc.).   E. In general, the service behaves a First In First Out (FIFO) queue. However, messages may be set with a priority to circumvent the queue.   F. Messages may have characteristics such as:
           a. Real time translation (i.e. chat, VOIP)   b. Batch mode (i.e. documents)   c. Desired translator rating   d. Use same translator for batch of real time messages   e. Input format (i.e. text, audio, video)   f. Output format (i.e. text, audio, video)   g. Priority   
           G. Keeps log of translation data and speed by which translation occurred. Data is used to rate or rank translators  80 , provide payment to translators  80 , ratings on their services, report on system usage and the like.   H. Supports word and content filter to prevent misuse of the translation services.       

     Also, in  FIG. 2 , The translation member  80  marketing web-site is where translators  80  are recruited, tested, trained and supported and ultimately given the tools to provide the translation services.
         A. Members  80  may sign up to participate in the service.   B. Members  80  may be tested on their language proficiency.   C. Legal Non-disclosure documents must be electronically signed by the translator  80     D. Members  80  may set how they want to be paid (i.e. Direct Deposit, PayPal, etc.)   E. System may approve members  80  in real-time or provide some background analysis (i.e. human scoring of a translation test, check background info, etc). Once members  80  are approved they may participate in the translation services.   F. The system should strive to be as self servicing and automated as possible reducing most overhead in managing and paying translators  80  to automatic on-line and back office processes.   G. Member  80  knowledge base and support tools.   H. Members  80  take may take proficiency tests in a language at any time. The higher the proficiency the more the translator  80  can get paid for translations.   I. Approved members  80  get access to the translation member web-site. Messages come thru in real time and can be replied to in real time.   J. Batch messages may also come thru   K. The translation member  80  web-site provides access to the translation service queue described above.   L. Administrative and management functionality also provided to administrators.
           a. Translator  80  activity log   b. Real time translation activity   c. Manage account info   d. Basic Web-site management tools.   e. Financial and System reporting   
           M. Along with the web-site administrative functionality, back office systems such as QuickBooks, GreatPlains, SQL Server Reporting services would provide their own management and reporting functionality.       

     Next,  FIG. 3  shows a flowchart of the CTS translation system  50  software components that include the member services CTS Web service  70  that has system tools for the member language translators  80  to view the translation projects in their work order queue  121  or general word order queue  122  and to translate text and documents for the CTS client  125 . Wherein the CTS Web service interfaces with the Business Objects which is the application logic  205  of the CTS system  50  that controls and manages all aspects of the member translation queue  121  and general queue  122 , assignments, and tracking, wherein the business objects interfaces with the CTS robot  55 ,  60  being the automatic translator component of the CTS system  50  which is selectively employed depending upon translation complexity and live translator  80  availability. Further, the Business Objects interfaces with the CTS Web service  70  which is the interface with the CTS client systems wherein client users  125  connect to submit text to be translated and pickup translated text for their particular jobs. 
     Further,  FIG. 4  shows the CTS translation system  50  sample physical infrastructure that can be an n-tier application consisting of the client user  125  interface  70  that can include local system applications through the web site  70 , portable devices through a portable device website  70 , and member language translators  80  accessing the member services Web application  70  wherein these three subsystems being the client interface  70 , the portable device interface  70 , and the member interface  70 , all interface with Web servers that serve the CTS client  125  API, and web-based member services. Wherein the Web servers interface with the application server that provides business objects and logic application server interfaces  205 , with both the translation robot server  55 ,  60  that provides automated translations and the application server interfaces with the database server  195 . 
     Next,  FIG. 5  shows a screenshot of the CTS web translation gateway  70  which includes the service description, get message, get my messages, get service info, get service info XML, get translators, login, save system client, and submit translation options. Continuing,  FIG. 6  shows a CTS client login  130  screenshot wherein the client  125  enters their credentials including their user name and password for the credentialed data portal  70 . Yet further,  FIG. 7  shows a CTS client  125  account information  140  screenshot that includes account property, business name, name, address, city, state, zip-code, phone, payment type, and payment info. Moving onward,  FIG. 8  shows a screenshot for the client  125  to enter the text  145 ,  160  to be translated  135 ,  155  and the language  150  that the text is to be translated into. 
     Continuing,  FIG. 9  shows yet another screenshot of the CTS system client  125  interface wherein additional parameters can be set, such as whether to use the automated robot translator  55 ,  60  or not, or to request a particular live translator  75 ,  185 , and the priority  165  to place on the translation, this just being prior to initiating the actual translation. Next,  FIG. 10  shows a continuation of the CTS client  125  sample screenshot further expanding the options available to the CTS client  125  that include whether to use the translation robot  55 ,  60 , to select a preferred translator via preferences  186 , and the additional parameters of selecting levels of language translation accuracy  170 , speed  165 , and cost  171 , the priority  165  of the language translation job, and the technical language lexicon  175 , along with an option to save these parameters to the client profile  140  and a button to enter the parameters via an OK button or cancel the parameter entries. 
     Next,  FIG. 11  shows a CTS client  125  sample screenshot showing a summary of pending and completed translation jobs, buttons for the function to be performed on the selected job that include translate, options, about, refresh, and logout, and a box for displaying the text  145  to be translated, the language to be translated into  150 . Further a summary of translation jobs that are given a message ID, date created, a sample of the message  145 , a language pair  150 , robot  55 ,  60  utilization, current status, translation date, continuing with client  125  translation ID, who  80  translated the text, who the preferred  185  translator was, and who the assigned translator  80  was. Also continuing,  FIG. 12  shows further another screenshot of the translator or member  80  logon into the CTS member service website  70 . Further,  FIG. 13  shows a screenshot of the member  80  account information  85  that includes an account summary with name  120 , email, membership type, subscription information on membership, translation statistics  100 ,  105 ,  110 ,  115 , plus credit balance, pending translations, payment history, message queue  121 , member languages  95 , and member payment, also the account tools of editing personal and security information, and an unsubscribe option. 
     Moving onward,  FIG. 14  shows a screenshot of the member  80  translation job payment options page including member language translator  80  ID  120 , home, and logout, with a box specifying the payment method and the associated payment method translator info, and a payment method edit option. Next,  FIG. 15  shows a further subsequent screenshot after the translator or member  80  has logged in and opened their own personal queue  121  that displays their pending translation jobs, that includes information such as opening day create date, language pair translation  150 , current status, a sampling of message text  145  plus a sampling of translated text  155 , member ID  120 , and system name. Further,  FIG. 16  shows a subsequent screenshot after the translator or member  80  has logged in and opened the general queue  122  that displays all generally available pending translation jobs that the translator  80  can voluntarily pick up to do, that includes information such as opening day create date, language pair translation  150 , current status, a sampling of message text  145 , and system name. 
     Continuing,  FIG. 17  shows a screenshot of the member  80  working page including translator ID  120 , home, message queue  121 , and logout, with the message text  145  to be translated, the language pair desired  150 , and the box for entering translated text  155 . Next,  FIG. 18  shows a screenshot of the member  80  translation job closed payments page including translator ID  120 , home, and logout, with the paid to date balance shown, and table showing the pending and completed translation jobs that has the message ID, amount, create date, translated date, language pair  150 , message text  145 , system name, payment date, transaction ID, and payment type. Further,  FIG. 19  shows a screenshot of the member translator  80  rankings page  180  including translator ID  120 , home, and logout, with an overall ranking box including accuracy, speed, and cost, along with another box for language pair rankings that also include accuracy, speed, and cost. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 1 through 4  for a general system overview and  FIGS. 5 through 19  for specific example screenshots, a collaborative language translation system  50  is disclosed that allocates  205  as between automated  55  and manual  75  language translation services, with the collaborative language translation system  50  including a credential protected language translation data portal  70  for a manual language translator  80  to gain access to a manual language translator section  85 . Further included in the system  50  is a unique database  90  associated with the manual language translator  80  in the manual language translator section  85 , the unique database  90  includes information selected from the group consisting essentially of manual language translator  80  specific languages capability  95  for translation, accuracy skill level  100  for each language translated, scope of language translation project  105  desired, and language translation turnaround time  110  availability. In addition included in the system is a credential protected language translation portal  130  for a language translation client  125  to gain access to a language translation client section  135 , wherein the language translation client  125  initiates a selected language translation to be completed. 
     Further the system  50  includes a unique information set  140  associated with the language translation client  125  in the language translation client section  135 , the unique information set  140  includes information selected from the group consisting essentially of client original language text  145 , client desired language  150 , scope of translated material  155  which can be a total of the text  145  or special instructions from the client  125 , the client desired translation formats  160 , again which can be special instructions from the client  125 , the client desired translation timing  165 , being turnaround time for the language translation, and the client desired translation accuracy  170  that are associated with the selected language translation to be completed. Also included in the system  50  is an automated language translation system  55  database  60 , one or more processors  190 , a memory  195 , and one or more programs  200 , wherein the one or more programs  200  are stored in the memory  195  and configured to be executed by the one or more processors  190 . The one or more programs  200  including instructions for allocating  205  a flow of the unique information set  140  as between the unique database  90  and the automated language translation database  60  based upon the client  125  initiated unique information set  140  associated with the selected language translation to be completed and instructions to perform the selected language translation to be completed for the language translation client  125 . 
     Further, on the collaborative language translation system  50 , the unique database  90  can further include a member translator  80  technical language lexicon expertise skill set  115  and the unique information set  140  can also further include a client  125  desired technical language lexicon expertise skill set  175 . Both of the technical language lexicon expertise skill sets  115  and  175  relate to the translator having language translation skills beyond good skill and conversational language translation, in other words the language translator has knowledge in a particular science, for instance-medical terminology lexicon—that could be identified by the member translator  80  as skill  115  that would be matched to the client  125  required medical report translation, wherein the accuracy of the medical report translation would be far superior with a translator who knew the specialized lexicon for a particular scientific area. 
     Continuing, on the collaborative language translation system  50  the instructions to allocate  205  a flow of the unique information set  140  as between the unique database  90  and the automated language translation database  60 , the unique information set will be allocated on a priority basis of firstly  210  to the automated language translation database  60  if qualified, and then secondly  215  to a manual language translator  80  specific queue  121  if qualified, and thirdly  220  to a general queue  122  for the manual language translator  80  to selectively translate. Thus to clarify, to better economize the required translation for the client  125  a search is made for the fastest and least expensive form if language translation-albeit with the most potential for poor accuracy—is the automated language translation systems  55 , which can be web searched in multitudes as more and more web based translation services are coming online, such as SYSTRAN, GOOGLETRANSLATE, MYMOJOFITI, and the like, that have the lowest cost and fastest turnaround time depending upon if they qualify as per the clients  125  requirements that can include accuracy  170 , speed  165  and cost  171 , or the added qualification of technical language lexicon  175  specialty as parameters  65  for the automated translation database  60 . If none of the automated language translation databases  60  qualify to the clients  125  requirements of accuracy  170 , speed  165 , and cost  171  and possibly the qualification of technical language lexicon  175  specialty, than a search is made for a member language translator  80  who meets the aforementioned qualifications and who would be the first available member language translator  80 , wherein the clients  125  language translation job would go into the member  80  specific queue  121 , if the member  80  meets the clients previously mentioned qualifications, and failing that, the clients  125  requested language translation job is placed into a general queue  122  for any member language translator  80  to pick up on a voluntary basis. 
     A further option for the collaborative language translation system  50  is wherein the client  125  can generate rankings of particular member language translators  80  based upon translation jobs that a particular member language translator  80  had completed for the client  125  in the categories of accuracy  170 , speed  165 , cost  171 , and technical language lexicon expertise skill set  115 , that would then be all incorporated into the unique database  94  is the particular member language translator  80  rankings. Thus these rankings by the client  125  would be analyzed to develop a ranking of the member language translators  80  performance which would be proportionally correlated to the fee that the member language translator  80  could charge for their translation services. Member language translator  80  rankings would be defined by each language pair  150  the member  80  supports. The overall ranking of the member  80  is calculated by averaging the amount of translations completed in each language pair  150  and the individual member  80  scores as determined by the client  125 , see  FIG. 19 . 
     Another option for the client  125  needing a language translation job completed is the ability to specify a particular member translator  80  through their identifier  120  that is in both the unique database  90  and the unique information set  140 , wherein the client  125  translation job will go directly to the particular member translators  80  specific queue  121 . 
     Once the member language translator  80  completes the language translation either from their specific queue  121  were from the general queue  122 , then the member language translator  80  submits the translated text into the CTS system  50  that is directed to the specific client  125  who requested the language translation, see  FIG. 11 . When the translation has been confirmed, the member language translator  80  receives a payment credit for their translation services as shown in  FIG. 18 , that the member language translator  80  can then withdraw their payment credit. 
     Further for the collaborative language translation system  50  and including all the previously described options, could be provided in the form of a computer readable storage medium having stored therein instructions, in the form of a DVD, solid state memory, or any other form of medium, wherein the computer readable storage medium which when executed by a computer from a request for a selected language translation by a language translation client, cause the computer to, access a credential protected language translation data portal  70  for a manual language translator  80  to gain access to a manual language translator section  85 . Next, to access a unique database  90  associated with the manual language translator  80  in the manual language translator section  85 , the unique database  90  includes information selected from the group consisting essentially of manual language translator  80  specific languages capability for translation  95 , accuracy skill level for each language translated  100 , scope of language translation project desired  105 , and language translation turnaround time availability  110 . 
     Further, to access a credential protected language translation portal  130  for a language translation client  125  to gain access to a language translation client section  135 , wherein the language translation client  125  initiates a selected language translation to be completed. Continuing, to access a unique information set  140  associated with the language translation client  125  in the language translation client section  135 , the unique information set  140  includes information selected from the group consisting essentially of client original language  145 , client desired language  150 , scope of translated material  155 , client desired translation formats  160 , client desired translation timing  165 , and client desired translation accuracy  170  that are associated with the selected language translation to be completed. Further, access to an automated language translation database  60  and to allocate  205  a flow of the unique information set  140  as between the unique database  90  and the automated language translation database  60  based upon the client  125  initiated unique information set  140  associated with the selected language translation to be completed, and then to perform the selected language translation to be completed for the language translation client  125 . 
     Method of Use 
     Referring to  FIGS. 1 through 4  for a general system overview and  FIGS. 5 through 19  for specific example screenshots, a method for collaborative language translation is disclosed that allocates as between automated  55  and manual language translation services  75 , wherein the previously described options for the collaborative language translation system  50  would apply to the method of use for the collaborative language translation system. The collaborative language translation method comprising the steps of accessing a credential protected language translation data portal  70  for a manual language translator  80  to gain access to a manual language translator section  85 . Next, a step of accessing a unique database  90  associated with the manual language translator  80  in the manual language translator section  85 , wherein the unique database  90  includes information selected from the group consisting essentially of manual language translator  80  specific languages capability  95  for translation, accuracy skill level for each language translated  100 , scope of language translation project desired  105 , and language translation turnaround time availability  110 . 
     Further, a step of accessing a credential protected language translation portal  130  for a language translation client  125  to gain access to a language translation client section  135 . Thus the client  125  can login to the Web translation gateway  130  and receive authorization to use the Web translation API. The client  125  must provide credentials managed by the website  130 . When the client  125  has been authenticated into the Web translation gateway  130  their account information  140  is available. Wherein the language translation client  125  initiates a selected language translation to be completed. Subsequent to this, a step of accessing a unique information set  140  associated with the language translation client  125  in the language translation client section  135 , the unique information set  140  includes information selected from the group consisting essentially of client original language  145 , client desired language  150 , scope of translated material  155 , client desired translation formats  160 , client desired translation timing  165 , and client desired translation accuracy  170  that are associated with the selected language translation to be completed, wherein the language translation is submitted by the client  125 . Also the client  125  has available for viewing all previous language translation jobs that have been entered into the CTS system  50 . Following a step of accessing an automated language translation database  60  and allocating  205  a flow of the unique information set  140  as between the unique database  90  and the automated language translation database  60  based upon the client  125  initiated unique information set  140  associated with the selected language translation to be completed and a step of performing the selected language translation to be completed for the language translation client  125 . 
     Incorporation by reference to the specification for the source code as follows: 
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     CONCLUSION 
     Accordingly, the present invention of a collaborative language translation system, computer readable storage medium, and method of using the same has been described with some degree of particularity directed to the embodiments of the present invention. It should be appreciated, though, that the present invention is defined by the following claims construed in light of the prior art so modifications or changes may be made to the exemplary embodiments of the present invention without departing from the inventive concepts contained therein.