Language Translation System

• US 20100299150A1
• Filed: 05/22/2009
• Published: 11/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC (Allied Inventors Management, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC (Allied Inventors Management, LLC)
• Inventors: Fein, Gene S., Merritt, Edward A.
• Application Number:
  US12/470,731
• Publication Number:
  US 20100299150A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/277
• 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: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence

Abstract

A language translation system is generally described that facilitates parties who speak different languages to communicate with one another as though each were speaking the same language on their respective communication devices. Example language translation systems include language translation components for translating from one language to another language.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for translating a live conversation between a first party using a first communication device and a second party using a second communication device, where the first and second parties are speaking different languages, the method comprising:

receiving translation options from the first communication device;

receiving a source signal from the first communication device, the source signal being associated with a source language;

translating the source signal to a target signal based on the translation options received from the first communication device, the target signal being associated with a target language; and

transmitting the target signal to the second communication device, wherein the source language and the target language are different from one another.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein translating the source signal to a target signal further comprises:

converting the source signal to a source text, the source text being associated with the source language;

translating the source text to a target text, the target text being associated with the target language; and

generating the target signal from the target text such that the target signal is associated with the target language.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising archiving the source text.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising archiving the target text.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising sending a plurality of text messages to the first communication device, the text messages including a log of the live conversation between the first communication device and the second communication device, the log being written in the source language.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising providing a user-interface to the first communication device for entering the translation options.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the source signal comprises a voice signal.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the source language comprises a spoken language.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the source language comprises a non-spoken language.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the source signal comprises one or more data packets encapsulating the voice signal.

11. A computing device configured to translate a live conversation between a first party and a second party that are speaking different languages, the computing device comprising:

a computer storage media including computer-readable instructions;

a processor configured by the computer-readable instructions to;

convert a source signal to a source text, the source text and source signal being associated with a source language, the source signal being an audio signal generated from one or more spoken words using the source language;

translate the source text to a target text, the target text being associated with a target language;

generate a target signal, the target signal being associated with the target language; and

transmit the target signal for reception by another computing device.

12. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured by the computer-readable instructions to:

receive an incoming target signal, wherein the incoming target signal is associated with the other computing device, the incoming target signal being associated with the target language;

convert the incoming target signal to an incoming target text, the incoming target text being associated with the target language;

translate the incoming target text to an incoming source text, the incoming source text being associated with the source language;

generate an incoming source signal, the incoming source signal being associated with the source language; and

output the incoming source signal.

13. The computing device of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured by the computer-readable instructions to:

display a user-interface for setting translation options, the translation options comprising one or more of the source language and/or the target language.

14. The computing device of claim 11, wherein transmitting the target signal to the other computing device is via a voice over internet protocol (VOIP) communication.

15. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the source language comprises a spoken language.

16. A computing device configured to translate a live conversation between a first party on a first communication device and a second party on a second communication device, wherein the first party and the second party are speaking different languages, the computing device comprising:

a computer storage media including computer-readable instructions;

a processor configured by the computer-readable instructions to;

receive a source signal from the first communication device, wherein the source signal is associated with the first party communicating using a source language;

translate the source signal to a target signal based on translation options, the target signal being associated with a target language; and

transmit the target signal to the second communication device, wherein the source language and the target language are different from one another.

17. The computing device of claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured by the computer-readable instructions to:

provide a user-interface in a manner such that the first communication device sets the translation options.

18. The computing device of claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured by the computer-readable instructions to:

receive an incoming target signal from the second communication device, the incoming target signal being associated with the target language;

convert the incoming target signal to an incoming target text, the incoming target text being associated with the target language;

translate the incoming target text to an incoming source text, the incoming source text being associated with the source language;

generate an incoming source signal, the incoming source signal being associated with the source language; and

transmit the incoming source signal to the first communication device.

19. The computing device of claim 18, wherein the processor is further configured by the computer-readable instructions to:

archive the live conversation by storing the source text and incoming source text.

20. The computing device of claim 18, wherein the processor is further configured by the computer-readable instructions to:

send a plurality of text messages to the first communication device, the text messages including a log of the live conversation between the first communication device and the second communication device, the log being written in the source language.