Media translator
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1. A media translator comprising:
- speech receiving means acting to receive audio information;
speech-to-text conversion means acting to convert audio information from the speech receiving means into corresponding textual information; and
textual information output means acting to provide the textual information to a first instant communications client.
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Abstract
A media translator is disclosed for converting among speech signals and textual information, such as between telephony speech signals and textual information communicated via a messaging communications system.
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1. A media translator comprising:
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speech receiving means acting to receive audio information;
speech-to-text conversion means acting to convert audio information from the speech receiving means into corresponding textual information; and
textual information output means acting to provide the textual information to a first instant communications client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 42)
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22. A media translator comprising:
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textual information receiving means acting to receive textual information from a first instant communications client;
text-to-speech conversion means acting to convert the textual information into corresponding audio information; and
audio information output means acting to provide the audio information to a first party via a telephony connection. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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43. A media translator acting to facilitate communication among a telephony connection and an instant communications client, the translator comprising:
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an instant communications interface acting to conduct messaging communications involving the instant communications client;
a telephony communications interface acting to communicate audio information via the telephony connection; and
a media translating means acting to perform at least one of speech-to-text translation and text-to-speech translation between the audio information and the messaging communications.
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44. A method for facilitating communications between a telephone connection and an instant communications client, the method comprising:
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receiving textual information from the instant communications client;
translating the textual information into corresponding audio information; and
providing the audio information to be coupled to the telephone connection. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A method for facilitating communications between a telephone connection and an instant communications client, the method comprising:
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receiving audio information via the telephone connection, translating the audio information into corresponding textual information; and
providing the textual information to be communicated to the instant communications client. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause a communications system to perform a method for facilitating communications between a telephone connection and an instant communications client, the method comprising:
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receiving textual information from the instant communications client;
translating the textual information into corresponding audio information; and
providing the audio information to be coupled to the telephone connection. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A method for facilitating communications between a telephone connection and an instant communications client, the method comprising:
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receiving audio information via the telephone connection;
translating the audio information into corresponding textual information; and
providing the textual information to be communicated to the instant communications client. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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