US 11,816,445 B2
Translating language characters in media content
Jun Du, Beijing (CN); Lei Sun, Beijing (CN); Jian Sun, Beijing (CN); and Qiang Huo, Beijing (CN)
Assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on May 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/321,598.
Application 17/321,598 is a continuation of application No. 16/284,256, filed on Feb. 25, 2019, granted, now 11,030,420.
Application 16/284,256 is a continuation of application No. 15/010,238, filed on Jan. 29, 2016, granted, now 10,216,730, issued on Feb. 26, 2019.
Application 15/010,238 is a continuation of application No. 13/277,109, filed on Oct. 19, 2011, granted, now 9,251,144, issued on Feb. 2, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0271828 A1, Sep. 2, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 40/58 (2020.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01); G06F 16/583 (2019.01)
CPC G06F 40/58 (2020.01) [G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 16/5846 (2019.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving a selection of a first portion of a displayed image, wherein the displayed image includes one or more words in a first language and the selection selects a first set of characters in the one or more words, the first set of characters being a subset of characters in the one or more words;
causing a bounding shape to be provided around the first portion;
causing a shape of the bounding shape to be adjusted based on a received corrective gesture to the bounding shape to produce an adjusted first portion of the displayed image;
causing a second set of characters in the one or more words to be identified based on the adjusted first portion, the second set of characters forming the one or more words in the displayed image to be translated; and
causing a display of one or more translated words in a second language, the one or more translated words corresponding to a translation of the one or more words in the first language.