System and method for providing language translation in a vehicle telematics device
AssigneeGeneral Motors Corporation
InventorsHitan S. Kamdar, Russell A. Patenaude, Anthony J. Sumcad, Shpetim S. Veliu, Brad T. Reeser
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Abstract
The invention provides a method, a computer usable medium including a program, and a system for providing language translation in a vehicle telematics device. The method includes providing data in a first language format to the vehicle telematics device. The data in the first language format is transmitted from the vehicle telematics device to a call center. The data is translated at the call center from the first language format to a second language format. The data in the second language format is transmitted from the call center to the vehicle telematics device.
Claims9
A method of providing language translation of prepared verbal data for a vehicle user via a vehicle telematics device, the method comprising:
- providing prepared verbal data in a first human language to the vehicle telematics device of the vehicle user;
- transmitting a portion of the prepared verbal data in the first human language from the vehicle telematics device to a call center, the portion of the prepared verbal data being selected by the vehicle user;
- replacing at the call center the portion of the prepared verbal data in the first human language with an equivalent portion of prepared verbal data in a second human language, the second human language being selected by the vehicle user;
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- transmitting the equivalent prepared verbal data in the second human language from the call center back to the vehicle telematics device of the vehicle user.
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