SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING RELAYED LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION
First Claim
1. A method of providing a relayed language interpretation service to permit a caller to communicate with a third party, comprising:
- receiving a language interpretation call from a caller at a language interpretation provider;
determining a caller language corresponding to a language spoken of the caller;
engaging a first interpreter that speaks the caller language and a base language;
receiving an indication from the caller that the caller needs interpretation between the caller language and a third-party language;
permitting the first interpreter to engage a second interpreter that speaks the base language and the third-party language;
engaging the second interpreter to the language interpretation call;
engaging the third-party to the language interpretation call; and
permitting over-the-phone interpretation of the caller language and the third-party language.
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Abstract
Systems and methods disclosed herein to provide relayed language interpretation are disclosed herein. The relayed language interpretation permits a caller to communicate with a third party. A language interpretation call is received from a caller at a language interpretation provider. A caller language corresponding to a language spoken of the caller is determined. A first interpreter that speaks the caller language and a base language is engaged to the language interpretation call. An indication from the caller that the caller needs interpretation between the caller language and a third-party language is received. The first interpreter is permitted to engage a second interpreter that speaks the base language and the third-party language. The second interpreter is engaged to the language interpretation call. The third party is engaged to the language interpretation call. Over-the-phone interpretation of the caller language and the third-party language is performed.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of providing a relayed language interpretation service to permit a caller to communicate with a third party, comprising:
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receiving a language interpretation call from a caller at a language interpretation provider; determining a caller language corresponding to a language spoken of the caller; engaging a first interpreter that speaks the caller language and a base language; receiving an indication from the caller that the caller needs interpretation between the caller language and a third-party language; permitting the first interpreter to engage a second interpreter that speaks the base language and the third-party language; engaging the second interpreter to the language interpretation call; engaging the third-party to the language interpretation call; and permitting over-the-phone interpretation of the caller language and the third-party language. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of providing a relayed language interpretation service, comprising:
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receiving a language interpretation call from a caller at a language interpretation provider; receiving a caller indication of a need to communicate with a third party via live interpretation of a caller language and a third-party language; identifying a first interpreter that can interpret between the caller language and a base language; identifying a second interpreter that can interpret between the base language and the third-party language; engaging the first interpreter to the language interpretation call; engaging the second interpreter to the language interpretation call; engaging the third party to the language interpretation call; and permitting live interpretation between the caller language and the third-party language. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system of providing a relayed language interpretation service to permit a caller to communicate with a third party, comprising:
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a call processing module that receives a language interpretation call from a caller, the call processing module further configured to receive an indication from the caller that the caller needs interpretation between caller language spoken by the caller and a third-party language, wherein the call processing module is configured to identify a first interpreter that speaks the caller language and a base language, and is further configured to identify a second interpreter that speaks the base language and the third-party language; a first interpreter telephonic device that permits the first interpreter to engage in the language interpretation call, wherein the first interpreter telephonic device is configured to receive an input from the first interpreter to permit the first interpreter to engage a second interpreter that speaks the base language and the third-party language, and a second interpreter telephonic device that permits the second interpreter to engage in the language interpretation call. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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