US 9,438,294 B2Granted

Voice communication device with foreign language translation

OwnerPeter V. Boeseninventor

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Abstract

Methods and devices for voice communications and foreign language translation are disclosed. One method includes selecting one of a plurality of microphones of an earpiece unit, receiving a selected voice communication of a first language from the selected microphone and translating the selected voice communication from the first language to a second language, the second language different from the first to create a translated voice communication, and transducing the translated voice communication at a speaker within the earpiece unit. Preferably the microphones are oriented in different directions and are directional microphones. The present invention further optionally provides for the sensing and transmission of pulse oximeter measurements and temperature measurements.

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Dependent claims

A method for voice translation, comprising:

providing to a first person a translation device having a housing and a microphone and a speaker and a pulse oximeter sensor and a temperature sensor within the housing;
receiving at the microphone of the translation device a voice communication in a first language from a second person while the translation device is physically with the first person;
processing the voice communication in the first language into text in the first language using the translation device;
translating the text in the first language to text in a second language;
converting the text in the second language to a voice communication in the second language;
transducing the voice communication in the second language at the speaker of the translation device to the first person;
processing the pulse oximeter signal and the temperature sensor to indicate the physiological condition of the first person;
and
processing the pulse oximeter signal and the temperature sensor to indicate the physiological condition of the second person.

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Application: 13/967,413Filed 15 Aug 2013 · continuation
Priority: 13 Dec 2001
Published: US 2013/0325434 A15 Dec 2013
Granted: 6 Sep 2016
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification21 codes

G06F 40/58
Processing or translation of natural language: use of machine translation, e.g. for multi-lingual retrieval, for server-side translation for…
A61B 5/01
Measuring for diagnostic purposes ; Identification of persons: measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for…
A61B 5/024
Detecting, measuring or recording for evaluating the cardiovascular system, e.g. pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow: measuring pulse…
A61B 5/14551
Using optical sensors, e.g. spectral photometrical oximeters: for measuring blood gases

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Application10/022,022Parent of this continuation · filed 13 Dec 2001
US 2013/0325434 A1Pre-grant publication · published 5 Dec 2013
US 8,527,280 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2003/0115068 A1Published application
US 9,438,294 B2This patent

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