Patents Assigned to Trados Incorporated
  • Method and apparatus for processing source information based on source placeable elements
    Patent number: 7020601
    Abstract: The present invention provides an improved method and apparatus for translating a source language to a target language. The invention uses placeables (e.g., proper nouns, titles and names, dates, times, units and measurements, numbers, formatting information, such as tags or escape sequences, styles, graphics, hyperlinks) to assist a translator by not having to retype information that does not need to be translated and to provide conversions to the target locale if necessary like for speeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Trados Incorporated
    Inventors: Jochen Hummel, Iko Knyphausen