Methods for automatic language detection for handwritten text are performed by systems and devices. Such automatic language detection is performed prior to sending representations of the handwritten text to a language recognition engine. Handwritten inputs including one or more writing strokes are received from an input interface, and are associated with coordinates of the inputs and times that the inputs are made. The handwritten inputs are grouped into words based on the coordinates and times. Writing strokes are normalized, and then the words are individually transformed to generate language vectors, such as through a recurrent neural network. The language vectors are used to determine language probabilities for the handwritten inputs. Based on the language probabilities, the handwritten inputs are provided to a specific language recognition engine to determine the language thereof prior to translation or transcription.

An information processing system is communicable with a translation server through a network, and includes a receiver, circuitry, and a transmitter. The receiver receives content data indicating contents expressed in a first language and destination information indicating a destination to which the content data is to be transmitted. The circuitry determines, based on the destination information received by the receiver, a second language as a target language into which the contents expressed in the first language is to be translated. The transmitter transmits, to the destination indicated by the destination information, translated content data indicating contents that is translated by the translation server from the first language to the second language.

An information processing system is communicable with a translation server through a network, and includes a receiver, circuitry, and a transmitter. The receiver receives content data indicating contents expressed in a first language and destination information indicating a destination to which the content data is to be transmitted. The circuitry determines, based on the destination information received by the receiver, a second language as a target language into which the contents expressed in the first language is to be translated. The transmitter transmits, to the destination indicated by the destination information, translated content data indicating contents that is translated by the translation server from the first language to the second language.