Method and apparatus for communicating with people who speak a foreign language
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1. A method of communicating, comprising the steps of:
- receiving one or more input commands in a communication device;
outputting instructions in a target language from the communication device in response to a received input command, the instructions request a non-verbal response to a phrase;
receiving a selection of the phrase from a list of phrases in a user'"'"'s language; and
outputting the phrase in the target language from the communication device.
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Abstract
A method of communicating with another person, or “helper”, who speaks a foreign, or “target”, language. The method includes using a device having a speaker to play instructions and phrases in the target language. The phrases query the helper and can include canned phrases that are pre-programmed on the CD-ROM and user programmed custom phrases stored in the EEPROM. The instructions request the helper to respond to the phrases not in his or her own (or target) language, but rather with head movements, hand gestures such as pointing, drawings, or any other non-verbal response or “universal” method that does not require the traveler to understand the target language.
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1. A method of communicating, comprising the steps of:
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receiving one or more input commands in a communication device;
outputting instructions in a target language from the communication device in response to a received input command, the instructions request a non-verbal response to a phrase;
receiving a selection of the phrase from a list of phrases in a user'"'"'s language; and
outputting the phrase in the target language from the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for communicating comprising:
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input controls for receiving commands from a user;
a speaker; and
a processing system configured to play instructions in a target language from the speaker in response to interaction with the input controls, wherein the instructions request a non-verbal response to a phrase;
the processing system further configured to receive a selection of the phrase from a list of phrases in a user'"'"'s language and to play the phrase in the target language from the speaker. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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37. A method of communicating, comprising the steps of:
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receiving one or more input commands in a communication device;
storing text in a user'"'"'s language corresponding to a custom phrase;
storing audio in a target language corresponding to the custom phrase;
receiving a selection of the custom phrase from a list of phrases in the user'"'"'s language; and
outputting the custom phrase in the target language from the communication device.
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43. An apparatus for communicating comprising:
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input controls for receiving commands from a user;
a speaker; and
a processing system configured to store text in a user'"'"'s language corresponding to a custom phrase and to store audio in a target language corresponding to the custom phrase;
the processing system further configured to receive a selection of the custom phrase from a list of phrases in the user'"'"'s language and to play the custom phrase in the target language from the speaker. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51)
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49. A method of communicating, comprising the steps of:
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storing personal information in a communication device using a user'"'"'s language; and
outputting the information from the communication device in a target language.
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