Messaging translation services
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
InventorLarry Woodring
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Abstract
One embodiment of a method for translating a message can be broadly summarized by the following steps: generating an electronic message in an understood language of an originating party; receiving instructions to translate contents of the electronic message to another language; converting the electronic message to the another language in accordance with the instructions; and delivering the converted electronic message to the receiving party. Other methods and devices are also provided.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving a voice message intended for a recipient, the voice message being in a first language;
- receiving, from the recipient, a code specific to a second language;
- translating, via a processor and based on the code, the voice message into the second language, to yield a translated voice message;
- and
- providing the translated voice message to the recipient.
A system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored which, when executed by the processor, result in the processor performing operations comprising:
- receiving a voice message intended for a recipient, the voice message being in a first language;
- receiving, from the recipient, a code specific to a second language;
- translating, via a processor and based on the code, the voice message into the second language, to yield a translated voice message;
- and
- providing the translated voice message to the recipient.
A computer-readable storage device having instructions stored which, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
- receiving a voice message intended for a recipient, the voice message being in a first language;
- receiving, from the recipient, a code specific to a second language;
- translating, via a processor and based on the code, the voice message into the second language, to yield a translated voice message;
- and
- providing the translated voice message to the recipient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.