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US 2003/0158722 A1Published application
Voice activated language translation
AssigneeMitel Knowledge Corporation
InventorJohn Raymond Lord
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Abstract
A voice activated language translation system that is accessed by telephones where voice messages of a caller are translated into a selected language and returned to the caller or optionally sent to another caller. A voice recognition system converts the voice messages into text of a first language. The text is then translated into text of the selected language. The text of the selected language is then converted into voice.
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A voice activated language translation system, comprising:
- a communication interface for handling at least one call to receive a voice message and to transmit a voice response;
- a voice recognition system connected to said communication interface for converting said voice message to a first text message in a first language and for converting a second text message to said voice response in a second language to transmit via said communication interface;
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- a language translation application connected to said voice recognition system for translating said first text message from the first language to said second text message in the second language and sending said second text message to said voice recognition system for conversion to said voice response.
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A method of providing voice activated language translation, comprising:
- handling at least one call to receive a voice message;
- converting said voice message to a first text message in a first language;
- translating said first text message from the first language to a second text message in a second language;
- converting said second text message to a voice response in the second language;
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- handling said at least one call to transmit said voice response.
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