US 20140214398A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2014/0214398 A1 Sanders et al. (43) Pub. Date: Jul. 31, 2014 (54) SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR (52) U.S.Cl. AUTOMATICALLY TRANSLATING AN CPC ................................ .. G06F17/2863 (2013.01) IMAGED SURFACE OF AN OBJECT USPC ............................................................ .. 704/3 (71) ApplicantszDonald H. Sanders, Williamstown, MA (57) ABSTRACT (US); Eben Gay, Southborough, MA (113) A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure (72) Inventors: Donald H. Sanders, Williamstown, MA may include, for example, receiving a graphical representa (US); Eben Gay, Southborough, MA tion of an object surface having a number of inscriptions (113) indicative of information encoded upon the object surface. The graphical representation of the object surface is tran (21) Appl. No.: 14/167,988 scribed by the system to determine markings from the inscrip tions. A number of alternative corresponding symbols are (22) Filed: Jan. 29, 2014 determined by the system. The alternative corresponding Related US. Application Data cuneiform symbols are determined from a number of the markings. A number of alternative transliterations are deter (60) Provisional application No. 61/758,218, ?led on Jan. mined by the system. The altemative transliterations are 29, 2013. determined from of a symbol of the multiple alternative cor Publication Classi?cation responding symbols. A number of alternative translations are also determined by the system of a transliteration of the (51) Int. Cl. multiple translations transliterations. Other embodiments are G06F 1 7/28 (2006.01) disclosed. Unwrapped surface inscription 704 700 Cuneiform Stream \ I I ' 706 Q I Y? I (f' r Y :I :I \_ g | P . I Cuneiform Symbols 1 ' ’ ~ _ 7 ‘ ‘ ~ 1 708 I I I | I | I | I:I {I .HI/i‘f?f§ “ w 'l5 (1i t? i7 I I ' Transliteration I II AlternatiI ve |; I Phase 1 Transliteration I Node : Alternatives Graph : 716a I 71D I | I i I : DI : samu (sky) I i I surs I I I ; DINGIR I k : — god determinitive — I Node Transliteration Maie person I : 716K) Alternatives determrnative I ' 7120 I l I | TranSl'. teraFI. on J TransliII teration_—f 'I Aiternatlves AItematives 7128 7121) Patent Application Publication Jul. 31, 2014 Sheet 1 0f 14 US 2014/0214398 A1 Database(s) m FIG. 1 Patent Application Publication Jul. 31, 2014 Sheet 2 0f 14 US 2014/0214398 A1 Client M Data-Entry UI Translation UI Authorization Ul E m E Search Engine m FIG. 2 Server @ Translate Process Control Search Engine M w m iPhoto-To-BD Engine 5 @ FIG. 3 Patent Application Publication Jul. 31, 2014 Sheet 3 0f 14 US 2014/0214398 A1 Client @ Authentication Photo-Intake Obiect Data Entry ? 4% % Translation @ image Processing Symbolize Transliteration Translation m M M M Search Engine Project Management m @ Utility Modules ‘2 Data Parsing Ul Template Expansion File Upload image Download % ‘? % @ FIG. 4 Patent Application Publication Jul. 31, 2014 Sheet 4 0f 14 US 2014/0214398 A1 Web Server & Web Service API ? User Data Access Search Process Authorization _5_0§ 508 Control Qil? Lookup in Search in w Libraries Translations m w Distributed Cunat Progggses Daiabase(s) m Server Architecture m FIG. 5 Patent Application Publication Jul. 31, 2014 Sheet 5 of 14 US 2014/0214398 A1 Process 600 Q 30 Model Unwrapped Surface / 604 608 Selection 612 : _Ii‘1[1-[1I,11I111r1 L.F ELTII..' L.|I JJ'LI 1’1'11' _______9 H H1HI'LIJI'HJ‘LLIJ' lmage(s) “1.151911ng ? |n5criptlon Inscription 606 610 I i i I ' - I ' | i % I : : Translated Text : : w H § . -_> ; (Engiish) I : I % E : w i l g E 5 Gra6p2h4 FIG. 6 Patent Application Publication Jul. 31, 2014 Sheet 6 0f 14 US 2014/0214398 A1 Unwrapped surface inscription 704 700 7Cu0n6e iform S4tr‘e am . Y? i" m? nd .... : : 5e“ - l I l I Cuneiform Symbols , ' ’ ' _ \ ~ ~ ‘ ~ ~ ~ 1 708 I ; i l I I | ' FM“ | , I ‘ i? : y . : E {I m . .. Transliteration |i a' V Anemia/Z i 5 Phase 1 Transliteration : Node : Alternatives Graph Dis 5 716a : 712) =l - =I l I i also =I — —, n DILI l : I I | I ' Lime 1 i — god deierminitive — 1 Node ,kTransliteration Male person : : 716b Alternatives determinative : : 712C l l I I Transmerat'on _] Transliteration_»7‘ . . | ' Alternatives Aitematives . 7 Patent Application Publication Jul. 31, 2014 Sheet 7 0f 14 US 2014/0214398 A1 Cune (wedge or Winkelhagen) Cune Stream ->— +— +— ->— +— -0- -> \ J \ 1 k ) Group __,/ Y‘ Group --/ Y‘ Group Y OfCunes : ofCunes \ ofCunes } 804a : 804b 1 804C 1 Symbol Alternatives { A \ f l A \ f \ Graph 806 Q Unused J Cune 808 Symbol 810 FIG. 8 Patent Application Publication Jul. 31, 2014 Sheet 8 0f 14 US 2014/0214398 A1 Akkadian Base Transliteration Library Alternatives Graph ) 900 Transliteration 902 Alternative ' ? _ , - Sumerian Base / Library 906 FIG. 9A Transliteration Alternatives Graph 910 Akkadian Base ) Library _____________ _ _ 912 ...... ‘ ' ‘ ‘ ~\ \\ \ \ l \ l l l ’I \ Transliteration Alternative 914 Patent Application Publication Jul. 31, 2014 Sheet 9 0f 14 US 2014/0214398 A1 Transliteration process ) 1000 Transliteration Alternatives Graph Phasei 1002 DIS _____ _____ mWm L i i D'“ L D|NG|R _ Male person - god determinative ' determinative Persons of interest Transiiteration Prototype Aiternatives Graph m Phase 2 1004 ‘ —— sul-ma-nu-mas FIG. 10