INTERPRETING ASSISTANT SYSTEM

• US 20180374483A1
• Filed: 01/31/2018
• Published: 12/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Saida Ashley Florexil
• Original Assignee: Saida Ashley Florexil
• Inventors: Florexil, Saida Ashley
• Granted Patent: US 10,453,459 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/40 Processing or translation of natural language natural language analysis G06F40/20; semantic analysis G06F40/30
• 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: G09B 21/009 Teaching or communicating with deaf persons G09B21/04 takes precedence; deaf and dumb persons G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72478 for hearing-impaired users
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/58 including a multilanguage function

Abstract

An interpreting assistant system which provides to a user captions of auditory communications in the user'"'"'s vicinity. The interpreting assistant system includes a smart microphone transmitter that defines an input device which converts auditory communications into audio signals and transmit the signals a translation device, with a smart phone defining the translation device which generates a text transcript from the audio signals and send the transcript file to a display device, with the display device being defined by a wearable display interface which displays the transcript for a user to see. When in use, the interpreting assistant system provides for the display of a real time transcription and display of auditory communications such as spoken words for a user that may have hearing difficulties.

Claims

1. An interpreting assistant system, comprising:

a primary input device having a microphone adapted to generate audio signals from auditory communication, and a wireless networking interface adapted to communicate electrical signals wirelessly;

wherein said primary input device is configured to transmit the audio signals wirelessly;

a translation device having at least one translation device wireless networking interface adapted to receive the audio signals transmitted by the primary input device and a processor configured to generate a text transcription which corresponds to words in the audio signals received by the translation device; and

a display interface adapted to display text visually, wherein said translation device is configured to transmit the text transcription to the display interface.

2. The interpreting assistant system of claim 1, wherein said input device additionally includes an antenna adapted to convert radio waves which correspond to audio signals into electrical audio signals.

3. The interpreting assistant system of claim 2, additionally comprising a secondary input device having a microphone adapted to generate audio signals from auditory communication, and an antenna adapted to convert audio signals generated by the microphone of the secondary input device into radio waves.

4. The interpreting assistant system of claim 3, wherein said primary input device is configured to transmit the audio signals generated by the primary input device and audio signals converted by the antenna wirelessly.

5. The interpreting assistant system of claim 4, wherein said processor of said translation device, when generating the text transcription which corresponds to words in the audio signals received by the translation device, is additionally configured to distinguish in the text translation between text translated from audio signals generated by the primary input device and text translated from audio signals converted by the antenna.

6. The interpreting assistant system of claim 2, wherein said primary input device is configured to transmit the audio signals generated by the primary input device and audio signals converted by the antenna wirelessly.

7. The interpreting assistant system of claim 1, wherein said display interface is defined by a discrete display device and said translation device is configured to transmit the text transcription to the display interface wirelessly.

8. The interpreting assistant system of claim 7, wherein said discrete display device is defined by a smart watch.

9. The interpreting assistant system of claim 7, wherein said discrete display device is defined by a pair of wearable smart glasses.

10. The interpreting assistant system of claim 1, wherein said translation device is defined by a mobile computer device.

11. The interpreting assistant system of claim 10, wherein said primary input device and said translation device as adapted to wirelessly pair, thereby said translation device to receive the audio signals transmitted by the primary input device wirelessly.

12. An interpreting assistant system, comprising:

a primary input device having a microphone adapted to generate audio signals from auditory communication, an antenna adapted to convert radio waves which correspond to audio signals into electrical audio signals, and a wireless networking interface adapted to communicate electrical signals wirelessly;

wherein said primary input device is configured to transmit the audio signals wirelessly;

a translation device having at least one translation device wireless networking interface adapted to receive the audio signals transmitted by the primary input device and a processor configured to automatically generate a text transcription which corresponds to words in the audio signals received by the translation device; and

a display interface adapted to display text visually, wherein said translation device is configured to transmit the text transcription to the display interface.

13. The interpreting assistant system of claim 12, additionally comprising a secondary input device having a microphone adapted to generate audio signals from auditory communication, and an antenna adapted to convert audio signals generated by the microphone of the secondary input device into radio waves.

14. The interpreting assistant system of claim 13, wherein said processor of said translation device, when generating the text transcription which corresponds to words in the audio signals received by the translation device, is additionally configured to distinguish in the text translation between text translated from audio signals generated by the primary input device and text translated from audio signals converted by the antenna.

15. The interpreting assistant system of claim 12, wherein said display interface is defined by a discrete display device and said translation device is configured to transmit the text transcription to the display interface wirelessly.

16. The interpreting assistant system of claim 15, wherein said discrete display device is defined by a smart watch.

17. The interpreting assistant system of claim 15, wherein said discrete display device is defined by a pair of wearable smart glasses.

18. The interpreting assistant system of claim 12, wherein said translation device is defined by a mobile computer device.

19. The interpreting assistant system of claim 12, wherein said primary input device and said translation device as adapted to wirelessly pair, thereby said translation device to receive the audio signals transmitted by the primary input device wirelessly.

20. An interpreting assistant system, comprising:

a primary input device having a microphone adapted to generate audio signals from auditory communication, an antenna adapted to convert radio waves which correspond to audio signals into electrical audio signals, and a wireless networking interface adapted to communicate electrical signals wirelessly;

wherein said primary input device is configured to transmit the audio signals wirelessly;

a secondary input device having a microphone adapted to generate audio signals from auditory communication, and an antenna adapted to convert audio signals generated by the microphone of the secondary input device into radio waves;

a translation device having at least one translation device wireless networking interface adapted to receive the audio signals transmitted by the primary input device and a processor configured to automatically generate a text transcription which corresponds to words in the audio signals received by the translation device and to distinguish in the text translation between text translated from audio signals generated by the primary input device and text translated from audio signals converted by the antenna;

wherein said primary input device and said translation device as adapted to wirelessly pair, thereby said translation device to receive the audio signals transmitted by the primary input device wirelessly; and

a display interface defined by a discrete display device and adapted to display text visually, wherein said translation device is configured to transmit the text transcription to the display interface.