Abstract: Implementations relate to a multimodal translation application that can provide an abridged version of a translation through an audio interface of a computing device, while simultaneously providing a verbatim textual translation at a display interface of the computing device. The application can provide these different versions of the translation in certain circumstances when, for example, the rate of speech of a person speaking to a user is relatively high compared to a preferred rate of speech of the user. For example, a comparison between phonemes of an original language speech and a translated language speech can be performed to determine whether the ratio satisfies a threshold for providing an audible abridged translation. A determination to provide the abridged translation can additionally or alternatively be based on a determined language of the speaker.

Abstract: A system for providing efficient data handling for automated dialogs and the resulting data is disclosed. The system for providing efficient data handling for automated dialogs and the resulting data includes a data provider, a dialog, a dialog delivery system suitable for delivering the dialog based on data from the data provider, and, a interactor suitable for interaction with the dialog delivered by the dialog delivery system, wherein the interactor provides dialog feedback efficiently stored locally until completion of the dialog and upon completion transmits the feedback to the dialog delivery system.