Dynamic language translation of web site content

Abstract

Methods, systems, and computer readable medium for providing translated web content with translated URLs. A request is received content in a second language translated from content in a first language. The content in the first language is obtained from the first Internet source. One or more links are identified from the content in the first language. Each original URL is divided into one or more translatable URL components in the first language. Whether the one or more translatable URL components in each original URL have been previously translated into the second language and stored as translated URL components is determined. If there is at least one translatable URL component previously translated and stored as a corresponding translated URL component, a translated URL in the second language for each original URL is generated. The content in the second language with translated URLs is created.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A method implemented on a computer having at least one processor, storage, and communication platform for updating an URL, comprising the steps of:
 accessing from an Internet source, via a publicly available network path, a first webpage in a first language;   identifying, from the first webpage in the first language, a link represented by an original URL associated with a second webpage in the first language;   selecting one or more search engine relevant elements from the second webpage in the first language associated with the original URL;   generating, based on the one or more search engine relevant elements, a search engine optimized path to be included in an updated URL corresponding to the original URL linking to a translated second webpage in a second language; and   providing the updated URL in a translated first webpage in the second language.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of generating comprises:
 obtaining a translation of each of the one or more search engine relevant elements in the second language to generate one or more translated search engine relevant elements;   converting the one or more translated search engine relevant elements in the second language into a URL friendly format for the search engine optimized path; and   incorporating the search engine optimized path into the original URL to generate the updated URL.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the one or more search engine relevant elements are translated via human translation aided by machine translation. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the one or more search engine relevant elements are translated via machine translation edited by a human translator. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more search engine relevant elements include at least one of:
 a title of the translated second webpage,   a translation of a meta-description corresponding to the second webpage in the first language,   a word appearing in the translated second webpage, and   a combination thereof.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the updated URL is pre-generated prior to being used to link to the second webpage in the second language. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving a request for accessing content in the second language on a webpage represented by the updated URL;   identifying the original URL corresponding to the updated URL;   assessing content in the first language on a webpage represented by the original URL;   generating the content in the second language via translation of the accessed content in the first language; and   sending the content in the second language as a response to the request.   
     
     
         8 . Machine readable and non-transitory medium having information recorded thereon for updating an URL, wherein the information, when read by a machine, causes the machine to perform the following steps:
 accessing from an Internet source, via a publicly available network path, a first webpage in a first language;   identifying, from the first webpage in the first language, a link represented by an original URL associated with a second webpage in the first language;   selecting one or more search engine relevant elements from the second webpage in the first language associated with the original URL;   generating, based on the one or more search engine relevant elements, a search engine optimized path to be included in an updated URL corresponding to the original URL linking to a translated second webpage in a second language; and   providing the updated URL in a translated first webpage in the second language.   
     
     
         9 . The medium of  claim 8 , wherein the step of generating comprises:
 obtaining a translation of each of the one or more search engine relevant elements in the second language to generate one or more translated search engine relevant elements;   converting the one or more translated search engine relevant elements in the second language into a URL friendly format for the search engine optimized path; and   incorporating the search engine optimized path into the original URL to generate the updated URL.   
     
     
         10 . The medium of  claim 9 , wherein the one or more search engine relevant elements are translated via human translation aided by machine translation. 
     
     
         11 . The medium of  claim 9 , wherein the one or more search engine relevant elements are translated via machine translation edited by a human translator. 
     
     
         12 . The medium of  claim 8 , wherein the one or more search engine relevant elements include at least one of:
 a title of the translated second webpage,   a translation of a meta-description corresponding to the second webpage in the first language,   a word appearing in the translated second webpage, and   a combination thereof.   
     
     
         13 . The medium of  claim 8 , wherein the updated URL is pre-generated prior to being used to link to the second webpage in the second language. 
     
     
         14 . The medium of  claim 8 , wherein the information, when read by the machine, further causes the machine to perform the steps of:
 receiving a request for accessing content in the second language on a webpage represented by the updated URL;   identifying the original URL corresponding to the updated URL;   assessing content in the first language on a webpage represented by the original URL;   generating the content in the second language via translation of the accessed content in the first language; and   sending the content in the second language as a response to the request.   
     
     
         15 . A system for updating an URL, comprising:
 at least one processor;   memory storing instructions; and   communication platform; wherein   when the at least one processor reads at least a portion of the instructions, the at least one processor is configured to:
 accessing from an Internet source, via a publicly available network path, a first webpage in a first language, 
 identifying, from the first webpage in the first language, a link represented by an original URL associated with a second webpage in the first language, 
 selecting one or more search engine relevant elements from the second webpage in the first language associated with the original URL, 
 generating, based on the one or more search engine relevant elements, a search engine optimized path to be included in an updated URL corresponding to the original URL linking to a translated second webpage in a second language, and 
   providing the updated URL in a translated first webpage in the second language.