Patent US 7,369,984

A system and method for translating one or more tokens from one language to another is provided. A lookup map mapping characteristics of the tokens in one language and the corresponding characteristics to be used in a foreign language is provided. A set of “content” dictionaries mapping tokens in a base language into the corresponding token in another language is also provided and, in conjunction with the characteristics of the foreign token, provides the basis for a translated interface. A GUI environment may initiate a request to translate whenever it is about to transmit a token to the interface or the tokens may be trapped prior to receipt by the display. Other tools and functions are also provided that instruct the interface to modify the location, ordering and other attributes of the token as communicated by the interface.