US 8,275,602 B2Granted

Interactive conversational speech communicator method and system

AssigneesComm, Inc.

InventorsDavid G. Curry, Jason R. Curry, Chris Dyer, Ken Conroy, Roger Donley

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Abstract

The compact and portable interactive system allows person-to-person communication in a typed language format between individuals experiencing language barriers such as the hearing impaired and the language impaired. The communication system includes a custom configuration having a display screen and a keyboard, a data translation module for translating the original data from a first language type to a second language type. The display screen shows a split configuration with multiple dialogue boxes to facilitate simultaneous display of each user's input. The system supports multilingual text-based conversations as well as conversion from audio-to-text and text-to-audio conversations. Translation from one communication format to a second communication format is performed as messages are transmitted between users.

Claims21

Dependent claims

A method for providing text-based dialogue between communicants in a portable environment, the method comprising:

selecting a first dialogue language for a first communicant using a first text-based input communication device;
selecting a second dialogue language for a second communicant using a second text-based input communication device;
entering text-based communication data from the first communicant using the first text-based input communication device in the first dialogue language, wherein the text-based communication data from the first communicant is displayed on a first communicant display;
entering text-based communication data from the second communicant using the second text-based input communication device in the second dialogue language, wherein the text-based communication data from the second communicant is displayed on a second communicant display;
transmitting a copy of the text-based communication data from the first communicant to the second communicant while the text-based communication data is entered by the first communicant;
receiving the text-based communication data from the first communicant by the second communicant;
transmitting a copy of the text-based communication data from the second communicant to the first communicant while the text-based communication data is entered by the second communicant;
receiving the text-based communication data from the second communicant by the first communicant;
displaying the received text-based communication data from the first communicant on the second communicant display;
and
displaying the received text-based communication data from the second communicant on the first communicant display,
wherein the first text-based input communication device and the first communicant display are comprised in a first communicant system, and
wherein the second text-based input communication device and the second communicant display are comprised in a second communicant system separate from the first communicant system.

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A system for providing text-based dialogue between communicants in a portable environment, the system comprising:

first and second I/O interfaces for selecting a dialogue language for first and second communicants, the first and second I/O interfaces including first and second input devices, respectively, connected to allow the first and second communicants to input text-based data;
a dialogue processor for receiving the inputted text-based data in the selected dialogue language from the communicants while the text-based data is being input by the communicants;
a first display screen for displaying text-based data entered by a first communicant;
a translation control processor for translating the received inputted text-based data from the first communicant to a second communicant's selected dialogue language for display to the second communicant;
and
a second display screen for displaying the translated text-based data to the second communicant in the selected dialogue language,
wherein the first input device and the first display screen are comprised in a first communicant system;
wherein the second input device and the second display screen are comprised in a second communicant system separate from the first communicant system;
wherein the first and second communicant systems are each foldable into a first and second position,
wherein the first and second display screens are erected substantially upright in the first position, and
wherein the first and second display screens oppose the first and second input devices, respectively, in the second position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 11/790,085Filed 23 Apr 2007 · us provisional application
Priority: 21 Apr 2006
Published: US 2008/0109208 A18 May 2008
Granted: 25 Sep 2012
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

G09B 5/06
Electrically-operated educational appliances: with both visual and audible presentation of the material to be studied
G09B 5/12
Providing for individual presentation of information to a plurality of student stations: different stations being capable of presenting different…
G09B 21/009
Teaching, or communicating with, the blind, deaf or mute: teaching or communicating with deaf persons
G09B
Educational or demonstration appliances