Patent Document ID: 8296126
Application ID: 10785189

Base Claim:
1. In a wireless communications device, a method comprising: during composition of a text-based communication, determining a portion of inputted text of the text-based communication to be translated by monitoring the text-based communication for the presence of a trigger symbol inputted into the text during composition of the text, the trigger symbol indicating the portion of text to translate; sending a translation request, the translation request configured for reception by a translation service server and comprising the portion of text to be translated; receiving and storing a translation of the portion of text from a first language to a second language; stopping the monitoring of the text-based communication upon receiving instructions indicating that the text-based communication is to be sent; providing a prompt, the prompt corresponding to the portion of text and further where the prompt comprises the translation of the portion of text; when a response to the prompt indicates replacement of the portion of text, replacing the portion of text in the text-based communication with the translation; and sending the text-based communication.

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Claim 6:
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the response to the prompt comprises any of: an ‘accept translation’ response representing instructions that said translation is to be used to replace the portion of text a ‘reject translation’ response representing instructions that the portion of text is to be retained instead of replacing it with said translation; and a ‘reject and ask for more’ response representing instructions to obtain one or more alternative translations.