Method and apparatus for translating text and speech transferred over a telephony or similar network
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1. A system for interfacing between a textphone and a telephone via a telephone network comprising:
- means for receiving a call from a textphone or a telephone on a first network connection;
means for acquiring a destination telephone or textphone number respectively from the user of the telephone or textphone;
means for making a call on a second network connection to the destination telephone or textphone number;
means for receiving a textphone signal from the textphone in a first language;
a first translator for translating said textphone signal from said first language into a second language;
means for converting the translated textphone signal from a textphone protocol to a speech signal;
means for transmitting the speech signal to the telephone in said second language;
means for receiving a speech signal from the telephone in said second language;
means for converting the speech signal into a textphone signal in the desired protocol;
a second translator for translating said textphone signal from said second language into said first language; and
means for transmitting the translated textphone signal to the textphone in said first language.
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Abstract
A computer telephone relay service for interfacing between a textphone and a telephone. A textphone call is made to the computer which makes a further call to a telephone or vice versa. The computer then translates the messages between the text-phone and telephone using voice recognition and text-to-speech hardware.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for interfacing between a textphone and a telephone via a telephone network comprising:
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means for receiving a call from a textphone or a telephone on a first network connection; means for acquiring a destination telephone or textphone number respectively from the user of the telephone or textphone; means for making a call on a second network connection to the destination telephone or textphone number; means for receiving a textphone signal from the textphone in a first language; a first translator for translating said textphone signal from said first language into a second language; means for converting the translated textphone signal from a textphone protocol to a speech signal; means for transmitting the speech signal to the telephone in said second language; means for receiving a speech signal from the telephone in said second language; means for converting the speech signal into a textphone signal in the desired protocol; a second translator for translating said textphone signal from said second language into said first language; and means for transmitting the translated textphone signal to the textphone in said first language. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of interfacing between a textphone and a telephone via a telephone network comprising the steps of:
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receiving a call from a textphone or a telephone on a first network connection; acquiring a destination telephone or textphone number respectively from the user of the telephone or textphone; making a call on a second network connection to the destination telephone or textphone number; receiving a textphone signal from the textphone in a first language; translating said textphone signal from said first language into a second language; converting the translated textphone signal from a textphone protocol to a speech signal; transmitting the speech signal to the telephone in said second language; receiving a speech signal from the telephone in said second language; converting the speech signal into a textphone signal in the desired protocol; translating said textphone signal from said second language into said first language; and transmitting the translated textphone signal to a textphone in said first language. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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