Simultaneous electronic translation device
AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsSigeaki Masuzawa, Yoshiro Kihara
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Abstract
An electronic translator which provides a translated word corresponding to an input word comprises at least one kind of input device for entering an input word and a plurality of output devices selectively actuated. Preferably, the input device consists of a voice-responsive circuit or a reader and the output devices comprise a voice synthesizer or a printer.
Claims9
An electronic dictionary and language interpreter device wherein first words represented in a first language selected from a plurality of languages are entered to obtain second words represented in a second language selected from the plurality of languages, said second words being equivalent to the first words, said device comprising:
- selection means for selecting the first language and the second language;
- reader means for reading the first words and for entering the first words in the first language;
- recognizing means responsive to said reader means for recognizing the first words;
- translation means responsive to the recognizing means for translating the first words into the second words in the second language;
- output means responsive to the translation means for providing the second words, the output means comprising a plurality of output devices;
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- switching means actuated to select at least one of the plurality of output devices within the output means and to permit said output means to develop the second words.
An electronic dictionary and language interpreter device wherein first words represented in a first language selected from a plurality of languages are entered to obtain second words represented in a second language selected from a plurality of languages, said second words being equivalent to the first words, said device comprising:
- selection means for selecting the first language and the second language;
- voice responsive means for verbally receiving the first words and for entering the first words in the first language;
- recognizing means responsive to said voice-responsive means for recognizing the first words;
- translation means responsive to the recognizing means for translating the first words into the second words in the second language;
- output means responsive to the translation means for providing the second words, the output means comprising a plurality of output devices;
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- switching means actuated to select at least one of the plurality of output devices within the output means and to permit said output means to develop the second words.
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