Mouthpiece with sound reducer to enhance language translation

• US 20100250231A1
• Filed: 03/07/2010
• Published: 09/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Voice Muffler Corporation
• Original Assignee: Voice Muffler Corporation
• Inventors: Almagro, Irving
• Application Number:
  US12/719,004
• Publication Number:
  US 20100250231A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/58 Use of machine translation, e.g. for multi-lingual retrieval, for server-side translation for client devices or for real-time translation
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1008 Earpieces of the supra-aural or circum-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2201/107 Monophonic and stereophonic headphones with microphone for two-way hands free communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones

Abstract

A language translation device having a contour shaped housing that covers the mouth area of a user thereby substantially preventing said user'"'"'s speech from being heard by a person who speaks a different language thus enhancing realtime speech-to-speech interpretation. Said device comprises a microphone to capture a user'"'"'s speech that is transmitted to a language processing system and a loudspeaker to output a received translated speech for said different language person to hear.

Claims

1. A speech muffled language translation device comprising a contour shaped hollow housing having a closed end and a wide-open end, said housing further comprising:

a primary microphone to capture a user'"'"'s speech

and a loudspeaker to output a translated speech to a person other than the user of said device.

2. The speech muffled language translation device according to claim 1 wherein said housing further comprises a secondary microphone positioned on the exterior of said housing to capture a speech of a person other than the user of said device.

3. The speech muffled language translation device according to claim 1 wherein said housing is connected to a transceiver positioned at a suitable distance from said housing.

4. The speech muffled language translation device according to claim 1 wherein said housing further comprises a formable interior housing that reduces noise.

5. The speech muffled language translation device according to claim 1 wherein said housing further comprises a vent to allow pressurized air within said housing to escape to the outside.

6. The speech muffled language translation device according to claim 1 wherein said housing further comprises a supple material conforming to the brims of said housing associated with a user'"'"'s mouth area.

7. The speech muffled language translation device according to claim 1 wherein said housing further comprises a sensor or switch, or a combination thereof, associated with said transceiver.

8. A speech muffled language translation device comprising a contour shaped hollow housing having a closed end and a wide open end, said housing further comprising:

a primary microphone to capture a user'"'"'s speech;

a loudspeaker to output a translated speech to a person other than the user of said device;

and a secondary microphone positioned on the exterior of said housing to capture a speech of a person other than the user of said device.

9. The speech muffled language translation device according to claim 8 wherein said housing is connected to a transceiver positioned at a suitable distance from said housing.

10. The speech muffled language translation device according to claim 8 wherein said housing further comprises a formable interior housing that reduces noise.

11. The speech muffled language translation device according to claim 8 wherein said housing having a means for varying the input or output signals to or from said transceiver.

12. The speech muffled language translation device according to claim 8 wherein said housing further comprises a supple material conforming to the brims of said housing associated with a user'"'"'s mouth area.

13. The speech muffled language translation device according to claim 8 wherein said housing further comprises a sensor or switch, or a combination thereof, associated with said transceiver.

14. A speech muffled language translation device comprising a hollow housing having a closed end and a wide open end wherein the closed end having a contour shape, said housing further comprising:

a primary microphone to capture a user'"'"'s speech;

a loudspeaker to deliver a translated speech to a person other than the user of said device;

a secondary microphone to capture the speech of a person other than the user of said device;

and a transceiver connected to said housing for processing, transmitting and receiving signals.

15. The speech muffling language translation device according to claim 14 further comprising an earphone associated with said transceiver to output a translated speech to the user of said device.

16. The speech muffled language translation device according to claim 14 wherein said housing further comprises a supple material conforming to the brims of said housing associated with a user'"'"'s mouth area.

17. The speech muffled language translation device according to claim 14 wherein said interior housing is removable.

18. The speech muffled language translation device to according to claim 14 wherein said housing having a means for varying the input or output signals to or from said transceiver.

19. The speech muffled language translation device according to claim 14 wherein said housing further comprises a sensor or switch, or a combination thereof, associated with said transceiver.

20. The speech muffled language translation device according to claim 14 further comprising a sensor or electronic circuitry for activating or deactivating said device associated with said transceiver.