Sign language/word translation system
First Claim
1. A sign language/word translation computer system for translating a sign language motion into a verbal language representation thereof, comprising:
- hand operation input means for converting a sign language hand operation into a signal representative thereof;
means including a sign language word dictionary memory for storing words corresponding to sign language hand operations;
means for pattern matching contents of said sign language word dictionary memory to recognize a word corresponding to a hand operation signal from said hand operation input means;
finger operation input means for converting a sign language finger operation into a finger operation signal when the word corresponding to the hand operation signal is not found in the sign language word dictionary memory;
means including a manual alphabet pattern dictionary memory for storing characters corresponding to sign language finger operations;
manual alphabet pattern recognition means for pattern matching contents of said manual alphabet pattern dictionary memory to recognize a character corresponding to each finger operation signal from said finger operation input means;
means including a character word dictionary memory for storing words corresponding to trains of said characters of said manual alphabet pattern dictionary memory; and
character train word pattern recognition means for pattern matching contents of said character word dictionary memory for a word based on a train of characters searched by said manual alphabet pattern recognition means.
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Abstract
A sign language/word translation system can cope with the case where no word corresponding to a hand operation is found. The system includes a configuration for taking a countermeasure against the finding of a plurality of words corresponding to a hand operation. When a word corresponding to a hand operation is not found in a sign language word dictionary, a finger operation is input, a character corresponding to the finger operation is searched for in a manual alphabet pattern dictionary, and the character train thus obtained is found from a character word dictionary, thereby producing an appropriate word. Also, a plurality of words found from the sign language word dictionary are displayed as translation candidates, and the user inputs by a hand operation as to whether the translation candidate is appropriate or not. The translation candidate that has been decided to be appropriate is determined as the word resulting from the translation.
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12 Claims
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1. A sign language/word translation computer system for translating a sign language motion into a verbal language representation thereof, comprising:
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hand operation input means for converting a sign language hand operation into a signal representative thereof; means including a sign language word dictionary memory for storing words corresponding to sign language hand operations; means for pattern matching contents of said sign language word dictionary memory to recognize a word corresponding to a hand operation signal from said hand operation input means; finger operation input means for converting a sign language finger operation into a finger operation signal when the word corresponding to the hand operation signal is not found in the sign language word dictionary memory; means including a manual alphabet pattern dictionary memory for storing characters corresponding to sign language finger operations; manual alphabet pattern recognition means for pattern matching contents of said manual alphabet pattern dictionary memory to recognize a character corresponding to each finger operation signal from said finger operation input means; means including a character word dictionary memory for storing words corresponding to trains of said characters of said manual alphabet pattern dictionary memory; and character train word pattern recognition means for pattern matching contents of said character word dictionary memory for a word based on a train of characters searched by said manual alphabet pattern recognition means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An automated machine-implemented sign language/word translation method for translating a sign language motion into a verbal language representation thereof, comprising the steps of:
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converting a sign language hand operation into an electrical signal representative thereof; storing words corresponding to sign language hand operations in a sign language word dictionary memory; pattern matching contents of said sign language word dictionary memory to recognize a word corresponding to a hand operation electrical signal generated by said step of converting a sign language hand operation into an electrical signal; converting a sign language finger operation into a finger operation electrical signal when the word corresponding to the hand operation electrical signal is not found in the step of pattern matching contents of the sign language word dictionary memory; storing characters corresponding to sign language finger operations in a manual alphabet pattern dictionary memory; pattern matching contents of said manual alphabet pattern dictionary memory to recognize a character corresponding to each finger operation electrical signal generated by said step of converting a sign language finger operation into a finger operation electrical signal; storing words corresponding to trains of said characters of said manual alphabet pattern dictionary memory in a character word dictionary memory; and pattern matching contents of said character word dictionary memory to recognize a word based on a train of characters determined by said step of pattern matching contents of said manual alphabet pattern dictionary memory. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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