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Machine translation of indirect speech

  • US 9,009,042 B1
  • Filed: 06/13/2014
  • Issued: 04/14/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method performed by data processing apparatus, the method comprising:

  • receiving a voice input corresponding to an utterance;

    determining, by a voice command processor, that a transcription of the utterance includes;

    (i) at least one command word associated with a voice command for initiating a communication, (ii) a reference to a message recipient, and (iii) a message;

    classifying the message as likely written in a form of speech that (i) is directed to the voice command processor and not to the message recipient, and (ii) is not to be directly quoted in the communication;

    in response to the classifying, translating the message to a form of speech that (i) is directed to the message recipient and not to the voice command processor, and (ii) is to be directly quoted in the communication; and

    initiating the communication that includes the translated message.

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