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Multi-lingual conference bridge with cues and method of use

  • US 9,031,827 B2
  • Filed: 11/30/2012
  • Issued: 05/12/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A teleconferencing system for simultaneous interpretation in a plurality of languages, comprising:

  • an audio connection for each of a plurality of delegates, each delegate having a particular listening language;

    a two-way audio connection for each of one or more interpreters, each interpreter being identified as having a listening language and a speaking language, the two languages being different;

    a plurality of audio bridges for carrying out the following steps, each bridge capable of accepting inputs from one or more connections, mixing said inputs with specified levels of attenuation, and providing the resulting output to one or more connections without echoing the audio received from a particular connection back to that same connection;

    means to configure the audio bridges such that each interpreter separately;

    receives audio from all delegates;

    transmits audio to those delegates with a listening language matching the interpreter'"'"'s spoken language for mixing without attenuation; and

    transmits audio to those delegates with a listening language matching the interpreter'"'"'s listening language for mixing with attenuation, such that the voice of the interpreter is heard softly and delegate voice(s) dominate;

    means for each delegate to transmit audio to all bridges; and

    means to separately detect when each interpreter is speaking, and, when said speech is detected, to cause any bridge receiving that interpreter'"'"'s speaking language to attenuate audio inputs from delegates such that delegates are heard softly and the interpreter'"'"'s voice dominates, where the audio connections are made over one or more wide-area networks capable of connecting physically distinct locations.

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